Why Do We Keep Justifying How Weird Blogging Is?

We're all

dumb.

"The Shameless Selfie"

Like....

really dumb.

Like,

when-I-look-at-myself-from-the-outside-sometimes-I-want-to-hit-myself-with-a-car dumb,

I mean, LOOK at us.

"The Vertical Coffee On Wood Grain" Pic

"The Casual I-Don't-Know-Someone's-Taking-a-Photo-of-Me-As-I-Sip-My-Latte" Pic
Also known as "The-I'm-Actually-Really-Deep" Pic
Also known as "The I-Struggle-to-Do-Anything-Without-Having-it-Photographed" pic

Tell me, fellow bloggers out there:

How many times have you caught yourself in a out-of-body blogging moment in which you seriously begin to question your own sanity?

I mean, the angles at which I've contorted my body in order to get a good "natural looking" top-down leg/shoe photo is actually disturbing. Not to mention the countless times I've humiliated myself in public places for the sake of a "casual/impromptu" photo.

The Fake Walk

Blogging (the act itself- not the final product) is strange to the public eye/Muggles.

So why do we, as bloggers, keep putting up with this kind of idiocy from ourselves?

Why do we keep doing it?

Why do we keep talking about how nobody gets "us" or how "hard" it can be to keep up with a blog?

Why is it so weird when it's supposed to be enjoyable? An extension of ourselves, really.

I think -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- we do it for a sense of connection.

But then why is the process often so often so isolating??

"The My-Friends-Are-More-Into-Their-Instagrams-Than-Me" scenario
also known as "The Every-Friendship-I-Have" scenario
also known as "Sad"

I have no answer, mainly because I don't know if the creation of art is inherently isolating?

And if it is - are blogs are art?

And if they are, I don't know how that translates to them also being such vessels for social interaction?

Or why being weird and "narcissistic" and photo-obsessed and overly-analytical of our wardrobes is weird to do while in public, but suddenly becomes cool when perceived in hindsight by an online audience and thus leads to not-weird, dare I say fulfilling, secondary public interactions.

For example:

If you saw your favorite blogger taking an outfit photo,

I'm guessing (knowing) you'd think she looked like a moron doing so.

Same goes for watching her over-think every aspect of her ensemble.

"The Wide Legged Stance"/"The Ali" ... and ...Blogger Poses 101: "The Faux Thumb Suck"/"The Gabby"

Blogger Poses 101: "The Casual/Sexy(?) Over-the-Shoulder Glance"

And yet, you still check her blog every day,

and you still love to read the three quickly sprawled sentences about how she selected every piece she's wearing,

and you still would probably be a little bit intimidated/impressed by her in most social contexts.

so intimidating

IN CONCLUSION:

Is the weirdness of the blogging process worth the reward?

And if it is, does the process have to be weird? Is there any way that the creation of blog content could become more socially accepted?
What would have to change? The content? Or us?

Cheers.

Featuring fellow blogger, Ali, from Those White Walls

Photography by Sarah Rose Smiley (who now knows for sure that we're both idiots)

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