Rob, Rambling - A lot of things interest me...

Anonymous asked: If Samuel Pepys were around today would he use Tumblr?

I think he would blog, definitely, although not necessarily with Tumblr. Tumblr is perhaps too geared towards making it easy to post all forms of media, whereas Pepys seemed to thoroughly enjoy the written word.

Blogging, in general, is a form of writing a diary, is it not? I certainly treat it that way, and quite enjoy going back to look at what I was doing seven years ago, when I first started blogging.

There’s much more chance nowadays that the writing will survive, and get an audience. Previously, we relied more on luck for diaries to survive, whereas everything is cached pretty much instantaneously online. For better or worse, you could say, but it’s important to document what’s happening in the world, no?

In terms of Pepy’s writing on London life, I can highly recommend Diamond Geezer as a modern-day equivalent. His writing is brilliant, and he somehow seems to do an incredible amount every week.

I love presenting new followers with a great big wall of text as the first new post they see from me on their Dashboard.

Expect more over the weekend, as all of the parties now have their manifestos out. There’s a few things I have in mind already about them, but just need to find the time to get it written out.

I’ve noticed a big upswing in followers the last 48 hours. Did I get on the Radar or something?

EDIT: Thanks to kapi for recommending me to Personalities in the directory. I guess there’s no category for “Gets annoyed easily at the media, and tends to write reams and reams without pausing for breath nor editing”. Yet.

Man, when I get into a subject, I can just write and write…

I think about, read about, talk about, and watch football far too much, and I feel that I could write about it endlessly too. I’m pretty damn opinionated about a lot of what happens in and around football, and am also one of those people that can laugh at how serious football takes itself.

I don’t want to turn my normal blog into a football-heavy one, because it is still only a small part of me, and of what interests me, so I’m starting a new blog on the side for all of my football-related thoughts and ramblings. Aptly enough, I’m calling it “Rob, Rambling about Football”.

If you like football, or even if you don’t, yet want understand the obsession, check it out.

EDIT: There’s a nice correlation between this being the 3000th post on the blog, and starting a new blog on the side.

kapi asked: When are we having the next meetup?

Indeed, when is the next London Tumblr Meet-Up going to be, people? I’m free and easy as to time and place, although central is probably the best bet, I figure?

Maybe a Friday evening, so that no-one has to worry about sore heads the next morning? Other than the first weekend of February (in Venice with the girlfriend), I’m usually around.

London Tumblrs, drop me a line if you want to come along; they’re really good fun, and it’s a good way to meet your fellow Tumblrs.

Dammit, I missed my two-year Tumblr anniversary, on 2nd November.

It’s crazy to think I’ve been writing my inane nonsense here for 733 days now, and that people actually read it. It’s especially gratifying when people read my words and then get inspired to write their own words as a result.

I love the Tumblr community, the sense of worth I feel with every Like or Reblog and new Follower. I don’t write in order to get these, but it’s always nice when they happen.

I’m also delighted to have met so many great people purely through the medium of Tumblr. There are too many to list here, but both at home and abroad you’ve all been fantastic.

And this is merely the tip of the iceberg. There are loads of people I’d love to meet in the future, but for the meantime I’ll just have to cope with the daily insight into your lives and personalities that is my Dashboard.

Thanks everyone, here’s to the next 733 days and beyond.