Well it seems about time to write something in this blog. Last year, in my opinion, was a good year for my blog. 85 posts between October till the end of 2007, consisting of a total of 31,157 words. No I didn’t count them, I have a plugin. My fifth attempt seemed to be more successful than my previous ones, but in saying that, there are some people (Peppery) that have gone through many more without success. You might define success by the amount of readers you have, or even the amount of hits you get per month, but to be honest, success for me is keeping something alive, something which I managed to achieve with this blog last year.

Now that I know I can keep it alive, it is time to get some readers. A blog isn’t a blog without readers, but then again, is this a blog? Its really the rants and discussions of a seventeen year old New Zealander. I’m sure the 2 regular readers would agree that this blog is pointless and I should kill it, because there is no way on earth anyone would read my stupid writing. I am not going to kill this blog. It is not going into the pile of the other dead blogs that I and many others (TheSkorm) have. This is going to survive, even if I am my only reader.

What is in store for 2008 for this blog then. There is going to be a few changes, nothing big and noticeable. One of them is the less frequent posts. Last year, I felt that it was compulsory to post, just to keep this thing alive. I don’t really need to do that anymore because this is alive and the fire is strong. I will still post, but less frequently, and when I feel like it. This blog started to feel more like a chore than something to do for enjoyment. Blogging when I feel like it will put the fun back into it and make it seem less like a job and more like a leisurely activity. Also I felt that last year, the blogs were written in a systematic way. Everyday, every two days, six days a week. That is not going to happen because of less frequent posting, it will be when I want to do it and not at a set time or period.

Other than that, this year is going to be the same, except the unobtrusive advertisement at the bottom of my blog and tumblelog. If you have any suggestions or anything you want to me talk/rant about, do contact me. Peppery, you suggested more images. I hope you are happy with what I deliver. Lets see how this goes, also feel free to use the comments system to leave your opinions and criticism (be nice please.) To another successful year, cheers!