As of today, my weekly column Twenty-Four/Seven is moving to a blog format.
Why, oh why, you may ask. And well you should, although maybe not as whiny. You deserve some straight answers, I think as a reader of Twenty-Four/Seven you’ve come to expect them, and they’ll help fill up my blog.
1. No deadline. My weekly deadline for Wednesday publication has previously been “sometime Tuesday” and I have maintained that rigid discipline except for when I haven’t. But “sometime” has been getting later and later, until I’ve been seen sneaking into the building at 11:59 p.m. to slide hastily scrawled copy under the office door. Now, at last, I am blessedly free of that crushing pressure.
Of course, since I prefer blogs that update regularly, I’ve just traded my weekly deadline for a constant and never-ending one that demands attention every hour of the day until I can no longer hear of an event, no matter how inconsequential, without obsessively typing it out even if there is no keyboard in front of me.
More... Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
quote: I mean, they’re all “look at me, I have ‘taste’ and ‘hygiene’ and ‘symmetrical body parts,’ lah dee dah.” Elitists.
Ah, its Wednesday .... Always good to start the day off with a smile on my face, courtesy of Chris Bridges. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Nice. Now I can add you to my Favorites folder of blog links. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Good column, Chris!
I noticed our local daily here, in their online version, also have their columnists doing blogs now.
I can see all the positives you reflected, except I disagree that it is "cooler" to be a blogger than a columnist. I think "columnist" has the implication of professionalism, that you are a trained journalist who is being paid for what he does. "Blogger," on the other hand, can be practically anyone.
And I think I will keep my comments to when you link here on Hatrack. Or are you going to quit doing that now that yours is an ongoing blog?
Farmgirl
[ September 20, 2006, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Don't you think though, Chris, that as a columnist you could have the luxury of ignoring (somewhat) the blogosphere and looking at the world sanely, calmly, from the distance of a spiraling 6 day deadline each week? There should still be columns- blogs are just well, like you said, wallowing most of the time.
I would relish a column for the freedom I would have from the blogosphere! I have had a column (but that was kid stuff-highschool), and liked the fact that I wasn't tied to "actual" reporting, and so I could feel free to kick back and riff on some idea that wouldn't go bad faster than the milk I left out on the counter last night. Blogs get updated so often for a reason- they are google.brain- they return 10,937 hits in .00124 seconds, when all you need is one good solid thought, (scatological references pop unbidden to mind). But whatever, enjoy blogging.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
:-|
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
I'm probably being unfair yeah? I still don't think blogs are so hot.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Are you still going to link here on hatrack? Or on your LJ?
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
Congrats, Chris! I think this is way cool, if only because that means I get MORE 24/7!
I've made a LiveJournal account for your blog's feed, so LiveJournal users can subscribe to it and read it on their friend's page. It's here. That means you don't have to post a link to your blog from your LJ account--though, of course, you still can if you want to. Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Thanks xnera!
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
I changed it to a blog for a couple reasons (aside from the ones listed, most of which are more or less accurate). One was that we wanted an entertainment blog that commented on local and national stuff, and my boss wasn't convinced it would keep going without someone at the helm so I volunteered. Consequently 24/7 will prolly mention a lot of stuff that anyone more than 60 miles away couldn't care less about.
There will still be longer pieces on occasion that may even work out to a weekly column, mostly because I'm a wordy SOB and I like the "finished" feel a carefully thought out column has over the average blog post. I'll post those here, when they happen, but I won't be linking the smaller blogs.
Thanks xnera! There's also an RSS feed for the blog here.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Sorry, Orincoro, I wasn't responding to you. I pretty much agree with you, and was voicing that.
So um, yeah, Chris, um, congratulations, and stuff. Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
I'll still read Chris', though. :-X
Posted by Eduardo St. Elmo (Member # 9566) on :
one reason why columns are better than blogs:
they can support buildings... Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
One Reason Why Blogs Are Better Then Columns:
You can have no professional background in writing and still find work as a corporate blogger, I did Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
That is not a valid Reason why Blogs are Better.
(certainly not coming from SOOME people )
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: That is not a valid Reason why Blogs are Better.
(certainly not coming from SOOME people )
I know where you live Orincoro! Ok well maybe I don't but Ill blog about you nonetheless!
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
So far I've managed to blog more or less regularly without injuring myself unduly, and I'll be posting a recap of Kevin Smith's talk in Orlando Saturday. FYI.
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I'll add you to the links of my own blog as soon as I create an English-only section. Which should be soon.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Mayfly to Chris....
Are you still writing on blog format? Because my link to your blog doesn't show anything since September 20th, unless I have the wrong link...
What's the update?
FG
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I think the original link Chris gave above was a permalink to that one entry. Click on the twenty-four/seven line at the top of the column where it says:
BLOGS >> TWENTY-FOUR/SEVEN
That will give you his latest. Which I'll go read now that I've figured out!
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Now I can add you to my Favorites folder of blog links. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)