Sunday, October 01, 2006

what its like being a professional blogger

I know you are probably surprised by the title of this article.  Professsional blogger?  What?  This is shit, how could this be considered professional?

Years ago while attending NDSU I took an english class.  A lot of it was writing.  We would do this stuff where we'd write for 3 minutes, you were supposed to keep writing, even if you started to write about not knowing what else to write about.  Then we'd trade what we wrote with a partner and read theirs.  One day I wrote about how I hated writing and how I thought I was not a talented writer.  My partner read this and told me that I was a good writer.  It was bizarre.

Fast forward a couple of years and now I'm a professional blogger, which is basically like being a professional writer.  Yes, back to the subject of this shit being professional.  You might think that re-posting links to stupid websites, games or articles can not be considered professional blogging.  Let me tell you something, the life of a professional blogger leaves no room for doubt.  You have to be sure about everything you write, or you risk being labeled as a fake.  Just try it, become a blogger and then tell me that I am wrong.  Blogging is one of the most stressfull jobs on the planet.  Yeah I know that air traffic controllers are usually high up on the list, but thats only because us bloggers said no, don't put us on that list.  It will make those airport guys feel better about themselves.  Its also one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.  I have to keep a full time security team with me 24 hours a day.

I need to retire soon.

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