Yeahhhhhh!
30 posts in 30 days has been challenging, enlightening, fun, cathartic, bawse, grueling, delightful, and a bunch of other sh*t. I’m glad that I did it, and I’m proud of myself for staying true to a goal that I very easily could’ve scrapped without repercussion. Counting my other writings, it’s actually been about 35 posts in 30 days which makes it all the more exquisite. And like most journeys, I learned some stuff along the way.
I’m driven by deadlines.
The fact that I wrote 3 posts on the 30th day is just a testament to that. It’s better to get it done right on time than not at all. Besides, last minute work production is just how I roll yo. I thrive on the pressure and then have to go back and correct typos while the post is live.
I can talk myself out of stuff pretty easily.
Can’t tell you how many times along the way I was like “Ehh nobody really cares if I make it through,” or “It’s Saturday. Nobody’s gonna be reading blogs today,” or “I’m f*cking tired. It’s my site and I don’t have to write if I don’t feel like it.” That’s one of the downsides of being creative and/or smart. You really know how to rationalize stuff in your head to justify what you should or shouldn’t be doing. I made it through this, but can only imagine the number of things I’ve talked myself out of over the years.
I’m more creative than I thought.
For whatever reason, I wrote a couple poetry posts. Aight, I know why I did it. There was nothing else for me to write about, so I tried something different and it worked out pretty well. Truth be told, I titled these 2 posts “The Lab” to signal to people that the poems were out of the norm and might suck. I also gotta say that I felt a little nervous posting them. It wasn’t so much because of the potential for failure, but because I was letting people into a part of my mind that I usually keep away from the blogosphere. Regardless, I plan to post more going froward. Poetry is fun.
It comes in spurts.
My writing. The one loophole I gave myself was to produce 30 posts in days instead of 1 post everyday for 30 days. Some days I really just had nothing. But when I did, a lot came out. *snickering*
I love this personal blog.
In 1 month, I’ve surpassed 200 subscribers and seen a bunch of comments from people that I didn’t know were out there. One of the great things about this blog is that I don’t have to worry about traffic. The other great thing is that I don’t have to worry about entertaining. I write what I write and the people who follow along accept it for what it is. They understand that this is my creative playground and online journal. It’s f*cking awesome.
I like smelling a woman’s hair because it tells me whether or not she’s a good person.
Bullsh*t. I do like smelling hair though. Of course I don’t walk up to random chicks sniffing them. But if someone’s on my couch, I might just lean over, inhale, and get lost in the aroma. This has absolutely nothing to do with the post.
For those that followed along for 30 in 30, thanks for your lurking and active support. TRSJ is off to a great start and I look forward to keeping this blog updated. Who knows? I might f*ck around and win an award or something next year. We’ll see. All I know is that there are a lot of good things to come. Pause.
Clothes Tattered, Pen Sharp,
This sniffing thing has me worried for the women you’ll meet….
Congrats on 30 for 30. I can’t even get 1 for 90. Smh.
Word. I couldn't even complete a single post before I scrapped the whole idea. It doesn't help that I spend more time than the average person poring over my work/comments/whatever.
You are a good writer, take time to organize your thoughts, and you actually proofread. Keep up the good work.
The last part reminds be to keep Herbal Essences as my staple conditioner…
I was wondering if they even still made it. They killed those orgasmic campaign ads years ago.lol
Glad you made it. I have enjoyed reading and have tried to comment on most of them. your writing gives a different vibe than your avi's(in your pics you look l like you kick puppies for living). Keep up the good work and congrats!
Funny that you mention puppies, I actually have a trophy from this kick-a-chihuahua competition I did last summer.
I knew it!
Did you see this guy’s twitter pic with muscles and veins coming out of his arms/chest? Da hell kinda tease chit is that? Where da hell did “Slim” come from? Liar.
my thoughts almost exactly. ain’t nathan Slim about him but his name. lmbo.
Told ya about the veins, Slim. lol
I was wondering if you would peruse the comments and see that.lol
Yay you did it! And I too am driven by deadlines. There’s just something about writing at the last minute that gets the creative juices flowing. If there is no deadline I lack the motivation to write.
*blows party horn* Congrats on completing 30 in 30!
"That’s one of the downsides of being creative and/or smart. You really know how to rationalize stuff in your head to justify what you should or shouldn’t be doing. I made it through this, but can only imagine the number of things I’ve talked myself out of over the years."
I can totally relate to this statement b/c I'm the same way. Anyhoo, I really enjoy your writing and look forward to reading more from you!
Yay you did it! I enjoyed every moment of it….cant wait to read more. Congrats.
The smelling of a woman’s hair is too funny. I think there are quite a few men who are on that…CONGRATS on the 30. That’s good business!!!! Now you should double it. Just playing.
job well done. i laughed i cried i smiled i frowned i shrugged. mostly laughed.
i should try this challenge myself.
*saves Slim's twitter profile pic as desktop background* (no I'm not, yes I am) … Congratulations indeed. The poetry was cool too. I see you've made your body armour goal for the summer. smh
I still have some work to do.lol. I just ordered some product from Mexico which should have me on that Zeus in a few weeks. Oh, and it won't shrink my nuts.
*Pshew* We were all worried about your nuts…
(-_-)
lol
Congrats!
Soooo how often will you write then?
3 times a week at minimum. I won’t put myself on a schedule yet though. Well, the exception being eff em fridays.
Good stuff; Congrats! And it’s because of people like you I make sure to have some nice smelling hair spray at home. Ok fine, it’s because I’m a recovering sweet-aroma addict. No, I don’t stink now. I just always had to have some candy-type scents on my person. It proved useful, though.
There's some apple splash spray or something out there than I'm sure was concocted to serve as my weakness. I understand.
lol You done set yourself up now. Ima try to act surprised when you write a post questioning why every other woman you run into at your next publicized event was smelling of some variant or the other of said spray. Someone’s bound to mess around and get it right.
*sneaks off to see what Bath & Body Works is sayin’*
No lie, I still think of a tweet that you sent loooong ago
before I was even on Twitterof a woman that that smelled of lavender and hope or some such loveliness in an elevator with you once…lol Whenever I walk away from a man that’s obviously smelling me, I secretly hope he’s tweeting what I smell like…well, not so secretly anymore.Yeah, I guess I did tweet about the lavender and hope chick.lol. Good memory Star. The last point in this post should come as no surprise then.
@CherieTeezee:disqus i know they have it at bath and bodyworks for a fact. i can see the bottle sitting there. turn a chick to dessert with a few — wait a second, nevermind.
lmao. Don’t you dare stop. *cue ”Tell me more” song from Grease soundtrack*
Not even gonna lie, I really did check it out after posting. Country Apple, right? I almost bought 3-5 items from the product line because I peeped some pretty high ratings and they have a decent special going on, but then I hesitated cuz I didn’t like the last popular scent I procured. I’m more partial to strawberry & similar scents, myself. I’ll just have to make converts out of the Apple lovers.
Came our of lurking to say Congrats on meeting your goal. I really think meeting your goal wasn’t a smalll innocuous feat.
Congrats Slim!
Your spurts paragraph?
*judgey eyes*
followed by fits of laughter, lol
Congratulations!! Your last point is why I keep my locs smelling like nirvana and The Truth, with a little lavender and vanilla mixed in. lol.
@7ace61d22a690326c9e6160eaac6408e:disqus @NIAnaturally:disqus thanks yall!