in the midst of gossip today we brought up how majority of bloggers tend to park themselves on the depression shelf for a far longer season than necessary.

it's notably common to read about people who "blog because they want to vent their frustrations". too common for comfort, i think.

think about it, how long can you sustain a "depression" journal? you may shoot back a defiant "forever" but what about your readers?

"fuck the readers," you say, "i have a right to post what i want."

don't kid yourself.

if you still want to argue, why not chuck the journal offline and see if it does the same for you.

i don't really understand, neither do i see the point of, having entry after entry of god-why-didnt-you-just-let-me-die or i-miss-him-so-much-i-never-should-have-broken-up or even anguish-is-my-best-friend types.

these journals or journal-writers just seem to be dying to proclaim, "i look normal on the outside, but pal, you have no idea how i feel right now." they all behave to convey the synonymous message: humanity is suffering inside.

in a nutshell, i hate reading these kind of blogs. they're as boring as watching my nails grow and only serve to fuddle the reader. (on second thought, does said reader exist?)

ok, it's not like my journal's been happy.com or even barney.com, but hey at least dolor does not permeate my blog 86,400 seconds a day!

so i reckon fAlcHi0N (in dk's blog) said it best, "if you only use it as an outlet for frustration and people come around and relate with you for it, it's only right to try and maintain a blog to show a complete picture of yourself. So when the good times come (and they will) you shouldn't abandon them just because you have no need for this outlet any longer. Instead use it as a new outlet to share your joy and life as we are interested regardless."

word, dude.