Monday, February 18, 2008

Year 1

It has been an extraordinary year. I started this blog, after being urged to by friends, to make it more convenient for them to see the things I was telling them about. Mostly I was talking about that which all of those listed to the right were doing and saying. They (perhaps you?) are a constant source of education and inspiration.

I have been a little surprised that no one has asked about the title of this blog. The audio portion of the video is the answer. It sums up my relationship with photography very well. The video itself is a compendium of the images (the sublime and the mundane) I have used in posts for the year.

In the Washington Post article Portrait of a Blogger: Under 30 and Sociable (neither of which apply to me) the author includes this; "The average blogger is a 14-year-old girl writing about her cat," said Alexander Halavais, an assistant professor of interactive communications at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Hmm. I guess that makes me well above average.

The high point of my blog year? Being called "weirdly eclectic" by none other than Tim Atherton. Duly honored.

I intend to keep going. I hope, every now and again, to add something to the rich conversation. In case you are not familiar, take a look at my inaugural post. It continues to be my template.

Oh, and thanks for stopping by.

4 comments:

  1. congratulations on year one!
    Thanks for the flashback, I need to look back at time more often than I do. Do keep going!
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  2. Congratulations!
    You were my initial blog informant, providing a long list to look at. Keep the fight and the inspiration, Mel.
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  3. happy anniversary Mel. that video says it all..
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  4. Mel, I think Tim should be even more chuffed with the tag 'none other than'!!!!
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