Comments on: Drive the Boringness Out http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out a blog about the connected age Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Use a blog to respond to a blog post? « just write click http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-1559 Use a blog to respond to a blog post? « just write click Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:38:46 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-1559 [...] Currently, I get paid with a pseudo-currency of community connections more than any actual currency payoff with my blog, and I like it that way. My blog is driving the boringness out. [...] […] Currently, I get paid with a pseudo-currency of community connections more than any actual currency payoff with my blog, and I like it that way. My blog is driving the boringness out. […]

]]> By: Jenn http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-249 Jenn Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:03:21 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-249 I am glad to see you back! Your open, honest approach is exactly what makes your blog so great. Momblog. Techblog. Geekblog. It doesn't matter. You have a REAL blog. That is what is good and makes your worth reading! I am glad to see you back! Your open, honest approach is exactly what makes your blog so great.

Momblog. Techblog. Geekblog. It doesn’t matter. You have a REAL blog. That is what is good and makes your worth reading!

]]> By: Scott Mark http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-247 Scott Mark Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:36:41 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-247 Being genuine is the best thing you can do in blogging, I think - it shows when its there and when its not. RE: Leisa and coping: here is one thing, the schedule change! I am up at 5-5:30 to satisfy my blogging habits with kids around. Yikes! And I'm a Dad, I know Mom's have it harder. ;-) I really enjoy the RMR podcasts too - I hope you will check out episode 8 and comment! (Note: that is blatantly self-interested of me). Glad to see you back! Being genuine is the best thing you can do in blogging, I think - it shows when its there and when its not.

RE: Leisa and coping: here is one thing, the schedule change! I am up at 5-5:30 to satisfy my blogging habits with kids around. Yikes! And I’m a Dad, I know Mom’s have it harder. ;-)
I really enjoy the RMR podcasts too - I hope you will check out episode 8 and comment! (Note: that is blatantly self-interested of me).

Glad to see you back!

]]> By: james governor http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-248 james governor Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:14:58 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-248 So you're in Denver now. Going to the next tech meetup? That won't be boring, I promise. thanks for the links. claymation sounds GREAT... can you imagine if we had claymation avitars on our blogs? that would be stoopidly cool. I know the feeling about an office with doors. i worked from my living room for nearly two years. i got an office just in time before my head exploded. my "office" used to be desk and cupboard set - that the doors to the office were the doors to the cupboard.... still - it made me disciplined about not surfing and working and geeking out all night. Natalie would say: "You're working..." So you’re in Denver now. Going to the next tech meetup? That won’t be boring, I promise.

thanks for the links. claymation sounds GREAT… can you imagine if we had claymation avitars on our blogs? that would be stoopidly cool.

I know the feeling about an office with doors. i worked from my living room for nearly two years. i got an office just in time before my head exploded. my “office” used to be desk and cupboard set - that the doors to the office were the doors to the cupboard….

still - it made me disciplined about not surfing and working and geeking out all night. Natalie would say: “You’re working…”

]]> By: leisa http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-246 leisa Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:46:08 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-246 definitely not a bad thing Anne :) definitely not a bad thing Anne :)

]]> By: Anne http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-245 Anne Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:11:57 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-245 Bob - I didn't get any of your three comments, boo hoo! Am wondering what insightful thing you may have said... Leisa, Rachel: when I wrote this post, I didn't feel it was especially revealing, but on reflection and on reading your comments, I realize I was more truthful than perhaps mothers are expected to be. Is that a bad thing? I don't know. I don't want to be seen as a neglectful, uncaring mother but I also don't want other people, women or men, feeling bad when they experience some parts of parenting aren't all that rewarding. Thank you for your feedback. Mary: so nice to see you over here! Bob - I didn’t get any of your three comments, boo hoo! Am wondering what insightful thing you may have said…

Leisa, Rachel: when I wrote this post, I didn’t feel it was especially revealing, but on reflection and on reading your comments, I realize I was more truthful than perhaps mothers are expected to be. Is that a bad thing? I don’t know. I don’t want to be seen as a neglectful, uncaring mother but I also don’t want other people, women or men, feeling bad when they experience some parts of parenting aren’t all that rewarding. Thank you for your feedback.

Mary: so nice to see you over here!

]]> By: Bob McIlree http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-241 Bob McIlree Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:25:23 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-241 If my comments show up 3 or 4 times, I apologize but Haloscan randomly decides to give me error messages or admonish me that "I ready said that." Which, of course happened later after I tried submitting it 3-4 times... :) If my comments show up 3 or 4 times, I apologize but Haloscan randomly decides to give me error messages or admonish me that “I ready said that.” Which, of course happened later after I tried submitting it 3-4 times… :)

]]> By: leisa http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-244 leisa Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:43:54 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-244 Rachel put it better than I ever could. What she said. I have no kids, yet. But I have imaginings like this every now and then and I wonder if or how I'd cope with little ones dragging me away from what I'd rather be doing. It's strangely reassuring to to hear you talk about this. It makes a nice break from the 'official line' which is that your priorities change when you have kids and that skyping and tech.memeoranduming and meebo'ing pale into insignificance. I'm sure priorities do change... but I doubt the other things go away... Thanks for your honesty Anne. I appreciate it. Rachel put it better than I ever could. What she said.

I have no kids, yet. But I have imaginings like this every now and then and I wonder if or how I’d cope with little ones dragging me away from what I’d rather be doing.

It’s strangely reassuring to to hear you talk about this. It makes a nice break from the ‘official line’ which is that your priorities change when you have kids and that skyping and tech.memeoranduming and meebo’ing pale into insignificance.

I’m sure priorities do change… but I doubt the other things go away…

Thanks for your honesty Anne. I appreciate it.

]]> By: Rachel C http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-242 Rachel C Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:44:50 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-242 Anne, I barely know you but I've really missed your blog posts lately and have been sadly on the verge of writing to say hello but not quite enough momentum to make a good idea an action. This post reminds me why I love reading your blog so much - you're not just a geek when you write, you're human :) Anne, I barely know you but I’ve really missed your blog posts lately and have been sadly on the verge of writing to say hello but not quite enough momentum to make a good idea an action.

This post reminds me why I love reading your blog so much - you’re not just a geek when you write, you’re human :)

]]> By: Mary http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-243 Mary Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:03:20 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/04/drive-the-boringness-out#comment-243 Doors are good. Especially ones that close and have a lock. Doors are good. Especially ones that close and have a lock.

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