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dolorosa_12Day 7: Have you come across Tumblr, and how has your life changed since joining?
I have indeed got a Tumblr, and I make fairly frequent use of it. To a certain extent, I like it, and I have tried, since its inception (and increasing popularity) not to be one of those 'get off my lawn' cane-waving types about it.
And yet, and yet...
Tumblr is not a medium that feels natural to me. Sure, I like the graphics and gif sets that pop up on my dashboard, which are simply gorgeous. But I'm not an artist or maker of graphics myself, and even though I follow some people who engage in fandom (and life in general) in a way that appeals to me (namely, writing essays and reviews and meta), I don't like the way conversations happen on Tumblr, as it seems chaotic and difficult to keep track of where discussions are going. It genuinely saddens me that fandom has moved on from LJ and other LJ-like blogging platforms, because I do find them a more natural way in which to hold and follow a conversation: you've got your blog post, and then an ever-expanding collection of comments and comments on comments. With Tumblr, I find myself chasing discussions through a labyrinthine garden of forking paths, reblogging forever, but never actively engaging with the initiators of the discussions or any of their interlocutors.
I don't begrudge Tumblr and its evangelists, really. I can see that for some people, it really really works, and maybe I'm not trying hard enough, or there is something quite obvious that I am missing. I follow some really fascinating people, and I appreciate that Tumblr has opened up a space in fandom for people who are not necessarily content creators but just want to squee and celebrate. But it is a community (or series of communities) from which I feel some distance, and I mourn what it has done to blog-based fandom, which was a community in which I felt like an active participant, rather than a consumer and observer.
Day 8: Are you a fitness guru or a couch potato? Talk about your exercise habits.
Day 9: Favorite meme at the moment.
Day 10: Talk about your pet(s), or pets you would like to have.
Day 11: Your top three favorite bands.
Day 12: Your thoughts or opinions about Harry Potter.
Day 13: Your thoughts or opinions about Mean Girls.
Day 14: Do you have siblings? Talk about them, or talk about what it's like to be an only child.
Day 15: Tell us your favorite junk food.
Day 16: Your favorite Disney princess movie.
Day 17: Your thoughts on Ugg boots.
Day 18: Do you drink soda more often than milk?
Day 19: The initials of your crush(es).
Day 20: Do you wear glasses? If so, what are they for?
day 21: Your favorite subject to study.
Day 22: Do you play a sport? Tell us about it. If not, talk about a different hobby you may have.
Day 23; Your opinions on Lady Gaga.
Day 24: Tell us about the last movie you saw in the cinema.
Day 25: Tell us about the last book you read (for leisure or for school).
Day 26: Name one place you would love to visit one day.
Day 27: List your three favorite girl names, three favorite boy names, and your three favorite names for a pet.
Day 28: Your first celebrity crush.
Day 29: Your opinions on the television show Glee.
Day 30: Take a picture of yourself right now and post it, or post the most recent picture you can find.
Also, enjoy this video entitled 'Shit Men Say to Men Who Say Shit to Women'.
I have indeed got a Tumblr, and I make fairly frequent use of it. To a certain extent, I like it, and I have tried, since its inception (and increasing popularity) not to be one of those 'get off my lawn' cane-waving types about it.
And yet, and yet...
Tumblr is not a medium that feels natural to me. Sure, I like the graphics and gif sets that pop up on my dashboard, which are simply gorgeous. But I'm not an artist or maker of graphics myself, and even though I follow some people who engage in fandom (and life in general) in a way that appeals to me (namely, writing essays and reviews and meta), I don't like the way conversations happen on Tumblr, as it seems chaotic and difficult to keep track of where discussions are going. It genuinely saddens me that fandom has moved on from LJ and other LJ-like blogging platforms, because I do find them a more natural way in which to hold and follow a conversation: you've got your blog post, and then an ever-expanding collection of comments and comments on comments. With Tumblr, I find myself chasing discussions through a labyrinthine garden of forking paths, reblogging forever, but never actively engaging with the initiators of the discussions or any of their interlocutors.
I don't begrudge Tumblr and its evangelists, really. I can see that for some people, it really really works, and maybe I'm not trying hard enough, or there is something quite obvious that I am missing. I follow some really fascinating people, and I appreciate that Tumblr has opened up a space in fandom for people who are not necessarily content creators but just want to squee and celebrate. But it is a community (or series of communities) from which I feel some distance, and I mourn what it has done to blog-based fandom, which was a community in which I felt like an active participant, rather than a consumer and observer.
Day 8: Are you a fitness guru or a couch potato? Talk about your exercise habits.
Day 9: Favorite meme at the moment.
Day 10: Talk about your pet(s), or pets you would like to have.
Day 11: Your top three favorite bands.
Day 12: Your thoughts or opinions about Harry Potter.
Day 13: Your thoughts or opinions about Mean Girls.
Day 14: Do you have siblings? Talk about them, or talk about what it's like to be an only child.
Day 15: Tell us your favorite junk food.
Day 16: Your favorite Disney princess movie.
Day 17: Your thoughts on Ugg boots.
Day 18: Do you drink soda more often than milk?
Day 19: The initials of your crush(es).
Day 20: Do you wear glasses? If so, what are they for?
day 21: Your favorite subject to study.
Day 22: Do you play a sport? Tell us about it. If not, talk about a different hobby you may have.
Day 23; Your opinions on Lady Gaga.
Day 24: Tell us about the last movie you saw in the cinema.
Day 25: Tell us about the last book you read (for leisure or for school).
Day 26: Name one place you would love to visit one day.
Day 27: List your three favorite girl names, three favorite boy names, and your three favorite names for a pet.
Day 28: Your first celebrity crush.
Day 29: Your opinions on the television show Glee.
Day 30: Take a picture of yourself right now and post it, or post the most recent picture you can find.
Also, enjoy this video entitled 'Shit Men Say to Men Who Say Shit to Women'.
