No estaba muerto...

...andaba de parranda.

Intento número 3 de ponerle un poco de vida y acción a este blog.

Renate nos deleita con la primera historia de cronopios y de famas en el primer mundo.

Enjoy.

Abandoned or just unloved?

The other day I read that according to new released statistics less than 1% of the blogs tracked and analyzed by that site had been updated in the last 120 days. And because (1) I don't want my blog to be counted in those "abandoned or at least unloved blogs" and [more importantly] (2) I have the time now, here I am writing again.

Isn't it absurd that when I finally have the time to do those things I wanted to do the whole time when I was working, the prospect of doing them is not as attractive as when they are just a distraction? With this I'm not saying I'm not enjoying my "free time"...it's just that playing Tetris, folding Origami or blogging is just not as attractive now that I can spend all the time I want on them.

Does this mean these activities are really just meant to stay as hobbies or as procrastination activities and [more importantly] that I really NEED something relevant to work on and stress me out so that I can fully enjoy my distraction time?

The worst thing is maybe that I DO have things I have to do, other things for which time is always a good excuse NOT to do them like: cleaning the house, putting order to my thesis and exams documents, write some E-mails...etc etc etc. So maybe it is time to update my to-do lists to adapt to my new life as a "Master of Science but waiting to decide what to do in the future".

To conclude this I will create a new project and name it: Keep constant levels of love to my blog!

A new beginning

Today I was going to close my blog. It had been months since I last posted something and I had overcome that first urge to write down my stories and to check for comments everyday. I have to admit blogging turned out to be more difficult than what I had imagined. Not the writing as such…but all the other things “blogging” involved. I have been learning the power of blogging in the last months, while reading some great blogs from dedicated bloggers. And maybe that’s just what made me stop. When I do things I like to make them right, and in comparison to those blogs, mine was nothing much.

When I was a teenage swimmer I lived under the moto “Life is competition”. It was my favorite quote and I believed firmly in it. And it’s not hard to understand that I needed that kind of strength to keep me convinced that training everyday was the right thing to do.

Years later, I think quite different and my priorities in life have changed. You could say I have grown up a little bit. But once in a while I discover myself behaving unconsciously like that young swimmer. And this happened again with my blog.

Thankfully, when I entered my page today I discovered an old comment, which I had missed to read. And after reading it I remembered just why I had started to blog to begin with: It was not to compete with other bloggers or to prove anything to anyone. I never had in mind to create a popular blog. I just wanted to tell my stories! Because by writing things down I realize just how my life is full of wonderful moments worth both to remember and to share with others.

So, thank you for making me realize all this. Yours might have been only a small comment…but you have saved my blog and have become part of my stories.

Or just another common tree?

How difficult can it be to find an original blog name available?

Very difficult... it seems.

As I was struggling to find an appealing name for my blog address and discovered that most of them were already taken, I confirmed that:

1. In the (Internet-) world, it is difficult (but hopefully not impossible) to stick out for your originality

And that:

2. Most of the blogs created are abandoned rapidly after a few entries.

So I'll spend my first post to wish this site a brighter and longer future.