Post-AWOL
Posted on 12.19.07 2:32PM under General Entries
So the semester is finally over, and I can at last procrastinate without feeling guilty. With no more papers to write or text chapters to outline, it feels quite liberating to have a few weeks to unwind and enjoy the holidays. With no academic obligations holding me back, I guess it’s due time I gave my poor site some attention.
A lot of things have happened, though when I think about it, the changes were all rather superficial. The things I really wanted to change remained pretty inert, which doesn’t sit well with me, seeing as the year is ending. I suppose there’s the redeeming power of new year resolutions, but I’ve decided to set some pretty realistic ones this time, and most of my resolutions are in regards to my character and habits. Thinking about how I handled my first semester as a college student, I was pretty pathetic and aside from the few moments of increased consciousness, I haven’t met personal expectations of growth.
Well, with December more than halfway done, there’s the new year to look forward to. Getting back to blogging (again! >__>), I realized that most of the other bloggers I read are predominantly female. Where are all the male bloggers out there? I know plenty of guys have blog sites, but most of them tend to be very specific–from tech geek to politico topics. They’re great and all, and I read plenty of them, but I find that there’s a lack of guys writing on personal topics. I suppose it has to do with the whole openness thing. Perspective posts and writing in general doesn’t seem to be a macho thing. In every writing class I’m in (not the required Composition courses, but actual Writing/Literature classes), females are the overwhelming majority. I don’t think it has to do with the male-to-female ratio, since in the hard sciences and mathematics, there are way more guys there. I suppose writing is just too soft? O_o?
Two out of three authors are female now, so I guess that extrapolates to the domain of online writers. Many of the personal domains seem to be operated by webmistresses, too. I’m not discounting women (in fact, I’m glad they’ve staked their voices as something prominent and worth listening to), but I’m rather discouraged that the general male population in this country feels being literary, and even being literate, is not worth it. To go from the great thinkers and writers of the Founding Fathers to the beer pong parties today, that seems to be a very steep degradation in just two and a half centuries.
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Posted by abovethelies on 12.20.07 1:46 am
Nice to see you back man.
I agree with you that most of the bloggers out there are female. I would think it’s because guys are less willing to divulge their personal thoughts to the world. I mean, we’re programmed to be like that.. you know, the whole ‘boys don’t cry’ thing when you’re little.
guess we’re just brainwashed :-x
Posted by Crystal on 03.17.08 4:45 pm
You haven’t blogged in three months, EXPLAIN YOURSELF! XD
Posted by Vickie on 03.18.08 4:11 am
It’s true that more than half the bloggers out there are female bloggers — or those who own domains, anyway. My male friends seem to be happy to stay with Xanga, Blogspot, LJ and the like. Some bloggers have gender-neutral names, too, so they could really be guys when I expect them to be girls.
Posted by Marsha on 03.20.08 12:04 pm
That’s true, I hardly see male bloggers around. I do see some occasionally but women seem to overrule their numbers, haha.
Posted by Daniielle on 04.28.08 12:04 pm
hello, kuya george.
i can only count male bloggers i know using my hands. i don’t know but i think its kinda true that there are just few. most of them dont really like jutting down their personal lives on blogs.
hey, this has been sleeping for months.
Posted by Kathy on 05.05.08 4:55 pm
yeah, i’m a serious procastinator…but it’s true what they say– you work harder and more efficiently when you’re under pressure ;D
lol, true. most sites i’ve visted are owned by females.