3 Responses to Back In A Minute

1. uacommunication research says:

   July 8, 2010 at 7:15 pm

   Hello,

   My name is David Keating and I am a student at the University of Arizona. I am working with Dr. Steve Rains, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication. We are conducting a study about blogging and health and would greatly appreciate it if you would complete our survey. We found your blog by conducting a general search for blogs about health. We would like to know more about your experience blogging.

   Our survey takes about 20 minutes to complete. To participate, you must be (a) 18 years of age or older and (b) have made a blog entry in the past 30 days.

   If you meet these requirements and would like to participate, please click the link below. The study will be conducted online and the link will take you to the first webpage of the survey.

   http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/283578/blogging

   [Note: You may copy and paste the address directly into your web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer) to access the study.]

   If you have any questions or concerns about the study, you may contact Dr. Rains at: srains@email.arizona.edu

   Thanks for your consideration!

   Best Regards,

   David Keating
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   David Keating
   Department of Communication
   University of Arizona
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2. auralay says:

   July 12, 2010 at 11:58 pm

   Gabe-
   Come back soon. Your writing is missed.
   -Auralay

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3. Gabriel... says:

   July 13, 2010 at 2:32 am

   Thanks Auralay. I’ll be starting up again this week. I’ve just needed to rethink some of the things I’ve been writing here… like, this is no place to be giving updates on how my son’s week has gone. I can do that elsewhere. I think, for almost a year, I’ve been writing to an audience rather than for myself, it’s a trap I used to get into with my column writing. I’d get some positive feedback on a topic, then start writing to get the positive feedback rather than what I wanted to write about.

   So if I get thirty comments all loving the updates I post on my son, this blog will eventually become entirely about updates on my son. The same goes for the more tangible tragedies I’ve had in my life. If those posts get huge amounts of comments, then I’ll spend more time trying to write about those topics. It’s the blogger / writers curse. The feedback can drive the writer’s direction.

   I’ll be back here soon. Thanks for poking me.

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