blogs and popes
Posted on | April 22, 2005 |
I had a deadline last Friday so I sat down and created this blog. (I have one today so I’m writing the post.) Within the week, An old friend sent me her new blog URL and Delphine Fawundu-Buford, a photographer whose work I love but whom I don’t know also sent me hers (they’re both linked off the main blog page; Delphine’s got portfolios of her images linked from hers, so check it out). You know, I thought blogs were passé and I was late to the game but apparently not. This is exciting! In the 6 years that I’ve had my website fewer artists have created their own web pages than I thought would, though many have. But this is a great new twist. There is something really wonderful and direct and interactive about this format—maybe it’s more inviting than a website. There’s less formatting to be done—everything fits into a template. Clearly there’s this whole world of photoblogs (http://photoblogs.org/) out there of which I was completely ignorant.
Timing is everything. The election this past week of a former Hitler youth movement member (atoned, my ass) as Pope, the same week that the gruesome Ann Coulter is hailed on the cover of Time magazine, and even one of my favorite trashy gossip pages (http://pagesixsixsix.com/modules/news/) reports that some Christian website refused a prayer for Britney Spears because they don’t like her morals, have all come together to finally give me some small glimmer of hope for the future. Conservatives get more absurd, outlandish, and ridiculous each day. Could we take any more giant steps backward? For the first time since November I’m thinking if they don’t kill us all first (a distinct possibility) they just might collapse from the weight of all their absurd evil. Last week in Santa Fe I followed a guy until he parked so I could compliment him on his bumpersticker, which read:
Got Religion?
Please keep it to yourself.
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April 22nd, 2005 @ 11:15 am
Gosh, can’t believe that you have been doing carlagirl for 6 years! And the blog thing, yea, I thought I was totally late to the party too but come to find out that others have “just started” to get their thoughts out there in this format.
Popes…. the whole thing is very troubling. I like that bumper sticker slogan. Glad that you took the time to tell him so.
Btw, my encyclopedia stuff is due today and I’m not done. I am just terrible with deadlines - they should probably replace me! Yikes!
April 22nd, 2005 @ 11:34 am
Yeah, 6 years. I can hardly believe it myself. I launched it in February 1999.
As much as we fantasize and/or dread it they won’t replace us. My encyclopedia entries have to be done by the end of the month, but I have to be finished by Tuesday. I’ve sort of begun them. It’s hard; they pay so little there’s not much incentive to prioritize them, even though they’re interesting subjects. It’s amazing, though, how many extensions I’ve had to request and they’ve all been graciously granted.
Good luck with them!
April 22nd, 2005 @ 12:42 pm
Late to the party? I still don’t even know where it is! I don’t have a website or IM account — let alone a blog!
Figures at a time like this we get a pope named Ratzinger.
Can I just say I hate, hate, hate Camille Paglia. I had to turn off the radio this morning. How could a Pacifica outlet air such a reactionary windbag?
April 28th, 2005 @ 7:59 pm
Thanks for the mention Carla…We haven’t met but I feel like we’ve known each other forever in the internet world…
Yes, I must admit, I am late to the game…I’m tired of people asking me “do you have a website” and I’m like..”ah no -but soon”..This blog thing is so quick and easy - and it looks good! I LOVE it!
Hope to meet ya soon!
Blessings,
Delphine F.B.