That epic saga can be read here. The things is, I got that (what I now know as an affiliate hop-link) from the initial sign-up that I joined to find out about this blogging malarkey. Before I got bogged down with the idea of throwing up web-sites and producing e-books, the initial idea was a blog that I could generate some of this 'promised land' revenue from. Blogging for Profit'.
That was when the 'analysis paralysis' first started to set in. There are other suggested routes, but the conventional wisdom seems to be blog about something you love. The thinking being that it will be easier to deliver fresh articles and sparkling content if you love your subject.
Therein lay the problem.
I 'do' IT for a living, but wouldn't claim expert status; there are many cleverer than I in the field. Worse , my career path has seen me turn my hand to many things but I can truly claim mastery of few. In all honesty, I could probably write a passable ebook for anti-virus and home IT security topics. I'm probably saving that as a port of last resort.
With my day job ruled out (for now), what else was I interested in or knowledgeable about?
You see NoozeHound has never really had a hobby. He likes computers but not enough to get totally nerdy over them. There have been various things along the way; football programs, motor memorabilia, comics, all were half-hearted and short-lived.
Analysing my likes lead to a small field:
Music - I have wide and varied tastes and a large collection of mostly purchased or converted from original CDs.
Football - My memory is too screwed for facts and figures. I've never really had the wherewithal to regularly attend Highbury or of late, The Grove. I have no anorak and I'm no stato.
Graphic Novels - I was totally bitten by the consumptive bug until the money ran out. I will return to this in more detail.
Sex - Sex as a subject fascinates me. I don't think I could be an expert in clear conscience though.
Booze - NoozeHound loves a drink. Master of Wine? Nope. Home-brewer? Nope. Just drink it.
Drugs - I love drugs. We haven't been in each others' company for many moons, but my love has never faded. Not actually playing the game, I feel precludes me from commenting on it.
Smoking - I'm a non-smoking nicotine addict. I've not smoked in nearly two years. I miss it every day but know it to be a mugs game. Not much in the way of blogging material.
Movies - I like films. I have, considering I rarely watch them after the initial viewing, a vast DVD collection. No movie geek in me though. I can critique a recent viewing, but not with authority.
Console Games - I loved GTA San Andreas. To this day, if I see a pedestrian wearing blue jeans and a grey hoodie it takes an immense feat of will to stop me veering onto the pavement, mowing him down and collecting the $2,000 he drops. We still have a PS/2 and a selection of games. Hardly cutting edge though. Nor blog-worthy.
There you have it. I like writing my blog. Doing blogging as it were. Perhaps I could get a job like Peter Griffin on his stint of 'What Grinds My Gears...
In essence that is a large part of what this blog is.
'Lunch Monkeys' is just starting - it's crap.
I've waffled long enough for tonight, without an actual clear topic in sight.
Bringing you up to date, my Brazilian visitors didn't return. Despite me hanging out the flags and rolling out the welcome mat, they seem to have been little more than blips on the radar. Ho-hum.
On a musical note, I was mulling a topic for today's blog, namely Florence and The Machine. I've tried, really tried but I just don't like them. Really, all summer long, on and off she's come along and I've pricked my ears up and nothing more than irritation. I've listened again, right at this instant to 'Drumming Song'. It sorts of starts to grow on me, then I drop back to not liking it again. 'Rabbit Heart' is playing now.I recognise it, there' s a familiarity. Like it? Not really. Maybe one day. I can still see myself ending up buying it though.
Another band I just couldn't get to liking are Biffy Clyro. They went and buggered that up with their really rather excellent cover of Love, Sex and Magic. Go here to hear it but I can't link it directly - BBC cleverness eh?
Welcome to the disappointment.
