Comments for cliaz.net http://www.cliaz.net pretty much a sandbox Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:12:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Erlenbach by cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Weinlese – the Wine Harvest http://www.cliaz.net/2009/09/29/erlenbach/comment-page-1/#comment-673 cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Weinlese – the Wine Harvest Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:12:26 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=593#comment-673 [...] method was quite different too. Being a large producer of wine, the Kerner family (same guys who made the oil) had much more machinery to speed things up. Tractors galore (loved driving them around, mad fun), [...] [...] method was quite different too. Being a large producer of wine, the Kerner family (same guys who made the oil) had much more machinery to speed things up. Tractors galore (loved driving them around, mad fun), [...]

]]> Comment on Alright let me explain… by cliaz.net » Blog Archive » A quiet little town called Lisbon http://www.cliaz.net/2009/09/10/alright-let-me-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-594 cliaz.net » Blog Archive » A quiet little town called Lisbon Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:34:10 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=561#comment-594 [...] (shat all over Nando’s) we spent the evening putting our affairs into order – hence my angry post early thursday [...] [...] (shat all over Nando’s) we spent the evening putting our affairs into order – hence my angry post early thursday [...]

]]> Comment on Alright let me explain… by Martin http://www.cliaz.net/2009/09/10/alright-let-me-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Martin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:44:50 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=561#comment-507 But I thought Macs just worked :-P But I thought Macs just worked :-P

]]> Comment on Apparently I ramble by Martin http://www.cliaz.net/2009/08/16/apparently-i-ramble/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Martin Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:02:18 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=413#comment-407 The people who say you ramble – fuck 'em. Arguments: a) For whom are you writing? This is your blog, where you express yourself. Yourself, in your own style. Perhaps your personal writing style is a little differently to how you speak, but probably not very much. So if people – your friends – cope with the way you speak, they should be able to cope with the way you write. b) Can you really portray your experiences in 500 words or less? I doubt it. If I wanted to read "$CITY_A is nice, weather is awesome, drinking heaps with friendly strangers, shame I have to leave so soon, next stop is $CITY_B", I'd ask you to send me a postcard. Don't make yourself boring just because people have short attention spans. c) At the time you are writing these posts you remember more about these places and events than you ever will again. The more you write down now – the little things, the ones that sound like rambling but really just capture what exactly made the trip personal and not a sequence of images from a travel catalogue – the more value you will have from these posts in the future. I hardly blogged my World Cup games at all, and I really, really regret it. There's a few cool bits and pieces I remember, but so much is gone. OTOH, reading accounts I /did/ post, I am reminded of the quirks that made the trip uniquely mine. /Martin P.S. Yes, I did the 10 push-ups. The people who say you ramble – fuck ‘em.
Arguments:
a) For whom are you writing? This is your blog, where you express yourself. Yourself, in your own style. Perhaps your personal writing style is a little differently to how you speak, but probably not very much. So if people – your friends – cope with the way you speak, they should be able to cope with the way you write.
b) Can you really portray your experiences in 500 words or less? I doubt it. If I wanted to read “$CITY_A is nice, weather is awesome, drinking heaps with friendly strangers, shame I have to leave so soon, next stop is $CITY_B”, I’d ask you to send me a postcard. Don’t make yourself boring just because people have short attention spans.
c) At the time you are writing these posts you remember more about these places and events than you ever will again. The more you write down now – the little things, the ones that sound like rambling but really just capture what exactly made the trip personal and not a sequence of images from a travel catalogue – the more value you will have from these posts in the future. I hardly blogged my World Cup games at all, and I really, really regret it. There’s a few cool bits and pieces I remember, but so much is gone. OTOH, reading accounts I /did/ post, I am reminded of the quirks that made the trip uniquely mine.

/Martin

P.S. Yes, I did the 10 push-ups.

]]> Comment on Day 1 – Slano by cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Day 7 – Split http://www.cliaz.net/2009/08/16/day-1-%e2%80%93-slano/comment-page-1/#comment-342 cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Day 7 – Split Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:55:40 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=415#comment-342 [...] – as Steve was being done for jaywalking… – while I was there, I accidently said the forbidden word, and did 10 pressups in the middle of a police station. The translator had a fun time explaining [...] [...] – as Steve was being done for jaywalking… – while I was there, I accidently said the forbidden word, and did 10 pressups in the middle of a police station. The translator had a fun time explaining [...]

]]> Comment on Pirates of the Carribean Marathon!! by JamesD http://www.cliaz.net/2009/03/28/pirates-of-the-carribean-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-254 JamesD Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:58:20 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=261#comment-254 Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

]]> Comment on Pirates of the Carribean Marathon!! by Jess http://www.cliaz.net/2009/03/28/pirates-of-the-carribean-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Jess Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:09:36 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=261#comment-233 I am awesome with the bacon and eggs :) I am awesome with the bacon and eggs :)

]]> Comment on Surfing! by Klaus Jones http://www.cliaz.net/2008/12/09/surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Klaus Jones Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:21:48 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=208#comment-218 yea, but its a pretty half assed effort, updated haphazardly at best. Started off as something that looked better than poor xhtml, now its mainly sandbox stuff really. Do YOU blag? yea, but its a pretty half assed effort, updated haphazardly at best. Started off as something that looked better than poor xhtml, now its mainly sandbox stuff really.
Do YOU blag?

]]> Comment on Surfing! by Juff http://www.cliaz.net/2008/12/09/surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Juff Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:39:06 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=208#comment-215 Christ on a rusty pogo stick... you blag? Christ on a rusty pogo stick… you blag?

]]> Comment on Whos idea was it to go for a run anyway, what the hell by cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Lesbians, Midgets, Strippers, and a giant Ice Penis http://www.cliaz.net/2008/11/13/whos-idea-was-it-to-go-for-a-run-anyway-what-the-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-31 cliaz.net » Blog Archive » Lesbians, Midgets, Strippers, and a giant Ice Penis Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:16:21 +0000 http://www.cliaz.net/?p=150#comment-31 [...] The blag of my life « Studying Whos idea was it to go for a run anyway, what the hell [...] [...] The blag of my life « Studying Whos idea was it to go for a run anyway, what the hell [...]

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