Posted 11:33 AM by Gene

I could use a little more boredom in my life. After a struggle registering I left a comment on a certain Web site for a particularly egregious piece (I will not link). I don't like leaving comments, in part because I have my blog (for what that's worth, which is zero), in part because they're mostly spitting in a fierce wind, and also because most comments are ritten by peepol hoo spel fonetikly, and augment their ignorance with a gust of four-letter words. Also I must confess to wondering if I've hit a fly with an anvil. Much as I would welcome thoughtful, intelligent comments -- I am eager for someone to prove me wrong; it would make my blog better, although that would take a lot -- with so many phreaks out there I won't do it, and moderating them would take more time than posting. Indeed after the burst of nerves and anger I had trouble calming myself down commenting. It is such an empty thing; blogging has made me a more anxious and suspicious creature than otherwise, and I am rewarded with people looking up pictures of Sophia Loren and a fat beauty-pageant contestant. (Although that's better than it was.) Yet I keep at it, hoping someday to be noticed, and that it will be worth the nerves.