tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post7743626036233084957..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: Weekly Geeks: Burn Out?Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-31131885280969732152009-11-19T17:08:04.677-05:002009-11-19T17:08:04.677-05:00It is very interesting for me to read this post. T...It is very interesting for me to read this post. Thank you for it. I like such topics and everything that is connected to them. I definitely want to read more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-3428620186948858642009-11-19T02:08:30.756-05:002009-11-19T02:08:30.756-05:00It was certainly interesting for me to read the bl...It was certainly interesting for me to read the blog. Thanks for it. I like such topics and everything connected to this matter. I would like to read more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-14926648622844377322009-09-30T01:04:15.944-04:002009-09-30T01:04:15.944-04:00I love this post, Megan! I so completely identify ...I love this post, Megan! I so completely identify with the feelings of inadequacy. Sometimes I read other bloggers reviews and think...why in the world do I think I can do this book blog thing?<br /><br />But hey my voice which is not nearly as articulate as yours is still mine and it's what I have to offer. And this community makes me very happy indeed.<br /><br />And your blog is one I always hope to see updated fwiw! :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-46988556833585683822009-09-27T08:40:52.176-04:002009-09-27T08:40:52.176-04:00Elizabeth - Hallelujah, sister! =)
Ali - I defini...Elizabeth - Hallelujah, sister! =)<br /><br />Ali - I definitely get what you're saying, unfortunately. The nature of that whole beast was to leave a lot of us feeling down and left out despite the good intentions about it. And thanks, this is probably the first and last time I will be referred to as upper crust! LOL ;-) <br /><br />Wendy - You can't see me, but I'm smiling at you, like really big and nodding very emphatically! =D<br /><br />Lilly - Thanks! Sometimes I like to think that I'd still do this even if all my readers (and friends!) said "to heck with her" and dashed off into the sunset, but I know that's not true, and it's the people that make this the fun that it is, that is, when it's not an insufferable chore. ;-)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-72635221602824473672009-09-25T07:44:44.011-04:002009-09-25T07:44:44.011-04:00Wonderful piece you have written here! And it is c...Wonderful piece you have written here! And it is crazy how similarly we feel about 'the insufferable chore' blogging sometimes becomes. But you are right and it's ridiculous that I haven't thought of it (humbling as well to be reminded), it's the community that counts and the wonderful people that we like and they like us back. Thanks for this post Megan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-86461530971152748972009-09-23T13:49:21.339-04:002009-09-23T13:49:21.339-04:00I can totally relate to not feeling like you measu...I can totally relate to not feeling like you measure up to your peers. I find myself thinking that too during events like BBAW. And you are so right about the bloggers behind those blogs. In my worst of moments when I am wondering why I bother, I think of all the blogger friends, like you, I've made and I find inspiration.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-88323992431885023982009-09-23T13:12:33.019-04:002009-09-23T13:12:33.019-04:00Yes, I totally get where you're coming from. H...Yes, I totally get where you're coming from. Here's the pity-party post that I opted not to write: As wonderful as it was to see the celebration of book blogs as a whole--and it was!--the awards I didn't end up shortlisted for and then the posts highlighting people's favorite blogs got the week off to a kind of melancholy start for me, too. I didn't expect to win awards or to be everyone's favorite blog, but starting the week highlighting the fact that I'm not, kind of put a damper on the bloggy-love for me.<br /><br />In my reader, your blog is in the top half of my first-to-read blog folder. That makes you definitely upper-crust, in my book. :-)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-25238351462235901692009-09-21T23:01:12.189-04:002009-09-21T23:01:12.189-04:00Beautiful post! I'll be the person in the back...Beautiful post! I'll be the person in the back, nodding and shouting Amen! =)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939074543470696025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-64912832287277731062009-09-21T21:20:30.509-04:002009-09-21T21:20:30.509-04:00Kathy - Thanks! Sometimes I forget about why I do...Kathy - Thanks! Sometimes I forget about why I do this and need to remind myself, so this was such a great opportunity. And, thanks again. =)<br /><br />Eva - Doing all this crazy real life stuff certainly does make being a prolific blogger a challenge. I guess it's good that I'm not prolific, in some respect, because it means I'm getting out of the house and doing other stuff (which is not a bad thing!)...but sometimes I can't help feeling that I'm trying to do everything and am being much less than successful at *all* of it! <br /><br />DelGal - Books in the mail are definitely a sure fire way to turn my frown upside down, er, cheesy as that may be.<br /><br />Ana - *blushes* Aww, thanks. =) The book blogosphere does have that extra something special that really does make it all worthwile, even when it's not as easy as it seems like it ought to be. <br /><br />Susan - That's very true. Thanks. You know, if all of us who not-as-prolific-as-we'd-like to be bloggers packed it in, we'd definitely be missing a big chunk of this community that I love so much, so I'm gonna keep giving it what I've got, and hope everyone else does, too! <br /><br />Debi - *more blushing* :) Thanks, I love you too, and I definitely won't be packing this blogging thing in anytime soon!<br /><br />Lexi - Consider it done! Life's too short for lots of pointless guilt which we do both seem to have more than enough of. Hey, maybe if we spent less time feeling guilty and more time doing, well, other stuff, then we'd be on our way to having it all together, right? ;-)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-53159981131456551432009-09-21T19:43:14.433-04:002009-09-21T19:43:14.433-04:00I have to agree with just about all of your post. ...I have to agree with just about all of your post. I'm not currently burnt out by BBAW, because I just simply didn't participate. Doesn't mean I don't love my fellow book bloggers...I just don't have time! (I posted a much longer and more thoughtful response to Dolce Bellezza's post on the same subject.)<br /><br />I think you and I are a lot alike, when it comes to blogging habits. Our blogs are about the same age, we both post quite sporadically, and we both seem to have some lingering GUILT over not doing enough, reading enough, posting enough, whatever. I battle it every day, because there are so many great blogs out there that I read.<br /><br />So let's make a pact. I'll read you and you read me, and if no one else reads us, at least we'll have each other!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867226903227387373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-74467756264782275712009-09-21T18:23:29.155-04:002009-09-21T18:23:29.155-04:00Well said!
And Megan, I believe with all my heart...Well said!<br /><br />And Megan, I believe with all my heart that you're not out to garner "I love you" and "Don't you ever stop blogging" and "Your blog is totally awesome" comments. But guess what...I do love you, and you better not ever stop blogging, and your blog is totally awesome!!!!!!!!!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-76443291107998651372009-09-21T07:50:52.915-04:002009-09-21T07:50:52.915-04:00You'd be surprised at how many book bloggers s...You'd be surprised at how many book bloggers said the same thing to me -- they can't compete, they feel inferior. <br /><br />It's a shame. Each one of you (us? I'm not really a book blogger) brings something unique to the table and to the discussion. So you can't give it full-time attention. Give it what you can. We're better off for it.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttp://westofmars.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-46856026573369622922009-09-21T06:39:52.399-04:002009-09-21T06:39:52.399-04:00I know you're not after reassurance, but mind ...I know you're not after reassurance, but mind if I tell you what you have to offer? It's pretty simple: your very own unique MEGAN brand of awesomeness, and there's absolutely nothing that beats that. And I don't care if this sounds cheese - it's TRUE.<br /><br />As for your favourite moment...it's things like that that make blogging for me too <3Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-74039548985203494702009-09-21T01:27:31.751-04:002009-09-21T01:27:31.751-04:00How true - nothing can change one's mood but r...How true - nothing can change one's mood but receiving a free book in the mail. It's like christmas every time that happens here :)DelGal Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019748610263460562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-3775343720426052082009-09-20T22:03:31.153-04:002009-09-20T22:03:31.153-04:00I agree! And don't feel about being less proli...I agree! And don't feel about being less prolific-when I was in grad school last year, I only posted 4 times in November! :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-30156528577795204302009-09-20T21:32:18.250-04:002009-09-20T21:32:18.250-04:00This is a great post! I love book bloggers and th...This is a great post! I love book bloggers and the book blogging community too. (Also, I think your blog is great - otherwise, I wouldn't subscribe to it.)bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com