For a while, I was participating in something called Buzznet. It?s a place where you can share your snapshots with the world. Some people just post their images. Other people include a little story. Of course, I was more like the latter. And for a while there, people seemed to really enjoy what I was offering.
How did I know? There?s a comment feature. All it takes is a few seconds to say how you feel about a shot (?Nice color.? ?Cool.? ?Great pic.? ?Scary.?) And I got a lot of them. Well, for a while, at least. Then they started tapering off, until I got to the point where I was wondering why I was bothering.
It?s not like it?s that easy to post your images to Buzznet. I used to be able to post them via e-mail, but that?s been full of glitches for a while. So I was forced to post through the Web interface. One image at a time. Needless to say, it?s rather time-consuming. And although I really have nothing else better to do, I?d rather not do it anymore.
Why quit now? Well, if you?ve been following my blog, you won?t be surprised. I?ve been known to participate in something for a relatively long period of time and then just drop out. It?s my M.O. But the main reason I?m quitting now is that I?ve become way too obsessed with the Buzznet site.
I visit my Buzznet site at least eight times a day and I check the Buzznet sites of others even more. I read the comments. I see what people have been up to. And, frankly, I?m starting to feel kind of creepy about doing it. Why should I be so obsessed with everyone else?s lives? Who gives a shit? I do. But I?m trying to let go.
I thought it would be clever to write a post about leaving Buzznet that was exactly 1,000 words. But then I realized how many words 1,000 really is ?- way too many. So, fuck it. You?re just gonna have to settle for 348.
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