Sunday Pre-thunderstorm Lowbrow
As imminent heavy rainstorms appear ready to put the kibosh on my outdoor activities for most the day, I suppose I may as well post something here.
Quite frankly, I'm getting to the point where blogging is beginning to seem more like a chore than a pleasure. Despite the effort I put into it, and the growth in reciprocal blogroll links from some very respectable weblogs, my basic readership hasn't increased at all in the last 6 months. It makes me question whether I've reached the point of diminishing returns and burnout. Maybe I need to go on hiatus for a while.
That's enough whining, I suppose. I think the low barometric pressure is getting to me.
I picked up the most-recent issue of Juxtapoz yesterday, and as usual, found a whole lot of great lowbrow art websites whilst perusing its glossy pages, and discovered a few tangents of my own. Here's the ones that I took a likin' to:
Ron English
Albert Carranza
Clayton Brothers
Joanne Stephens
Shaunna Peterson
That was inspiring. I think I'm gonna go down in the basement now and work on the collage I've been trying to finish for the last year.
Comments
No! You've got to go on, as one of the sole updating bloggers I know. *Someone's* got to keep the ball rolling, and I'm not the man.
Posted by: jkcohen | July 11, 2004 3:24 PM
*sniffle*
You wouldn't really leave us, would you?
Posted by: czeltic girl | July 12, 2004 8:28 PM
[hands CG a kleenex]
Nah, I'm just feeling a little uninspired right now and need a break. I'm very result oriented, and when I don't see things progressing the way I think they should, I start losing interest. I mean, I figgered I'd be bigger than Kottke by now...;-)
Posted by: MrBaliHai | July 12, 2004 8:55 PM
hi Matt - yes, maybe you just need a break... but please dont stop! Your loyal readership would be very disappointed.
Posted by: lili | July 14, 2004 5:21 AM
Just a temporary loss of blogging mojo, that's all.
Posted by: The Cartoonist | July 14, 2004 4:21 PM
I highly recommend taking a break if you're feeling burnt. Quitting one thing you do because you feel like you have to is a step along the path of quitting all the things you do because you have to.
Posted by: little america | July 14, 2004 5:57 PM
I don't comment enough!
Its all my fault!!
I understand the need to take a break though...
:)
Posted by: michelle | July 15, 2004 1:13 AM