So What Now?

Wow, look at that. 100 posts. I know that might not seem so special, since it's not like it's a great feat, putting thoughts into blog form, but still, 100's a good number.

I thought about what I wanted to do for my 100^th post. I mean, I wanted to do something different, not a movie review, not a comic recommendation. But what to do?

Well, I think I have the answer: though I probably have a readership of... three people, if that, I still write in order to practice my craft and because someone may be unlucky enough to stumble on an earlier post and think “Well, this doesn't entirely suck” and decide to read more. That's probably a low probability but hey, it can happen.

So, what I want to know from anyone reading this, people who have read previous posts, is this: what can I do to improve this blog? And before you say “Suck less”, that won't be happening anytime soon.

Are there things you want me to discuss? Things you want me to drop? Certain movies/shows you want me to cover? As much as I can come up with things to go over, feel free to throw some suggestions my way.

I also want to use this post to not just apologize for the umpteenth time about lack of consistent updates, but to also confess something.

Lately, I haven't had the highest of motivation to write posts for this blog. Part of it is concern over my writing, which I admit hasn't been high caliber as of late.

Another is my new duty with the stream, which I do every Saturday morning at 10 AM (Friday 8 PM EST over in America). Now, I love doing the stream, talking with my fellow TGWTG fans and discussing the latest in geek fandoms, but I meet with my co-hosts every Friday to go over the topics for the next day and after the stream itself, we discuss how it went and brainstorm ideas for the future. Now, I could write my posts while I'm in the meeting, but the stream requires a great deal of focus and since it's not mine and mine alone, I would be dishonouring my co-hosts by not giving the stream my full attention on those days.

The biggest, perhaps, is work. Now, my work isn't exactly hard or glamorous to justify a huge rant or anything, but my job could be made easier if I wasn't given the lion's share of the tasks. Last time I checked, I wasn't Boxer the horse. I work a console at a BP service station overnight, and for nearly 6 hours, I work alone. Thus, I have to stop for anyone and everyone who passes through. And even when someone else takes over while I'm in my last hour (that's providing everything else hasn't screwed up before then, which is actually uncommon), I could still be summoned at any moment to help the clear the customer line.

While the job isn't normally physically draining, it can be mentally draining, especially since I do it six nights a week and sometimes, one night off doesn't help. So, sometimes I don't have the motivation to do a blog post because I need time to decompress after work. And since this is something I do in my leisure time and isn't something that is demanded by someone higher-up, this often falls by the wayside.

I will try and make a more active attempt to get posts out but I just thought I'd share why these posts have been few and far between.

Also, I want to take this opportunity to say that I'll be stopping posts on the rest of Smallville, due to the fact that I'm not enjoying the series as much as I should be since I've been trying to analyze it as well as watch. I will return to them one day but not until I've watched the series all the way through at least once, and then be more thorough on the next viewing. Not to mention the fact that so far, besides Clark and Lana, character development is scarce and the only other character to get significant dimension is Lex, who is taking quite a beating character-wise. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Chloe but her character's already pretty set. She can and will develop more, but she was already pretty mature and consistent, if that makes any sense.

So, until then, expect more movies as I reach the final stretch for my 50 films of the year, as well as all sorts of different topics (like the next two I want to do).

And apologies for a lackluster 100^th post. Let's hope the next 100 (if I go that high) will be better.