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creatively lately i’ve been feeling kinda, blah, i’ve been having panic attacks, wigging out for no reason, i’m almost entirely certain it is booze related (edit* also it runs in the fam BIG TIME). i’m gonna have to seriously take’r easy cos i do not want a repeat performance come the nite of my art opening, yeesh. i might even need a ‘script for housewife chill pills, my mom is trying to lure me back to the wild world of anti-depressants, no fucking way, this isn’t depression i’m dealing with, it’s just straight-up anxiety. anyway, cos of the creative zap it’s harder to make dick jokes here for you, so instead i give you these interview questions i just answered for a profile for some other site whatever not important.
1) When did you start your blog, and why?
I started my blog in 2000, I have an obsessive/creative nature and I quickly found that blogging was a perfect outlet for that, at the end of the day if I still had a ton of steam to blow off I’d hit up the ole internet and write about something stupid that happened to me that day, I also saw the potential to become “known” and to practice being funny.
2) What is your favourite aspect of blogging?
There are no rules, no boss to answer to, it’s freeing.
3) How does your blog represent Canada?
Well by the places I habit and mention it is obviously a canadian blog, I don’t think my life is extraordinary or anything compared to other canadian’s lives, I don’t doubt there are thousands more interesting canadians out there leading crazier lives, the only thing is are they blogging about it or not? I am a bit perplexed by this question, I think it’s funny. Am I properly canadian enough? Does my blog prattle on about canadian politics? Fuck no.
4) What do you hope that your readers take away from your posts?
nothing, there isn’t really a grand statement to it, some come away incensed to all hell while others are inspired to start up their own little blogs. I see my blog as a way to kill boredom for me and for you and if some days there is a bit of genius to it, awesome.
5) What tips do you have for new Canadian bloggers?
Why just Canadian? hahah. Depends what you are wanting to gain from your blogging experience. If you are into crafts, lots of pictures of your creations, people love to live vicariously through your work. Don’t overdo it, don’t try too hard, don’t bombard people with a ton of crap and then get pissed when no one reacts, don’t be long-winded unless you’re being interesting and are certain people are still with you come paragraph seventeen, unless your story is New York Times height interesting, shut up.
6) Do you use any other social networks (twitter, facebook, etc)?
facebook, but i was just permanently forced into the new one, once any site changes its platform for the “better” or “newer” that means the glory days are over, seriously, i have about 30 unread messages in fb, it’s only good for creating events and alerting people to what’s going on but even then it’s a waste of time cos everyone clicks ‘maybe’ and never shows. You should never force your users to evolve when they’re not ready for it, facebook is myspace for conformists who worry what people think and as for twitter, ugh, if your blog needs a blog that’s a bit much no?
7) Tell me a bit about your book (and others that you may be working on), and how it relates to your blog.
My first book Marketable Depression is basically about how when I was younger I was depressed then did some drugs, dated some assholes, went crazy etc etc. I have another one that’s going to be published soon as a chapbook, just excerpts from a larger story, I don’t actually know which parts the editor is choosing, i feel a bit distanced from when i initially wrote it cos it’s been awhile since i’ve looked at it, once that’s out i’m going to republish the rest in its entirety. I feel a bit stressed thinking about it, I feel like I should be focusing more on my writing and I don’t. Writers constantly feel guilt over not writing and all eventually kill themselves, whether by drink or other hands-on means. Right now I’m getting together pieces for an art show october 7, i’m focusing on that.
8) How would you classify your blog?
Basically my blog is what the inside of my brain looks like – narcissistic, bipolar, obnoxious and constantly embarrassed by all of it.
