{"id":4858,"date":"2023-11-07T07:56:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=4858"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:58:55","slug":"a-cup-of-coffey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/a-cup-of-coffey\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cup of Coffey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/images\/blog\/cupofcoffey.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Splotchy:  <em>What is your blog?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CupOfCoffey: <a href=\"https:\/\/cup-of-coffey.blogspot.com\">A Cup of Coffey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>When and why did you start blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: I started blogging in March 2006 because I thought it would be a fun way to stay connected with my friends. I never imagined folks outside my group of friends would read it! I learned so much about life and music and people during my three blogging years. I really miss that connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>Did you stop blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>When did you stop blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: April 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>What were any factors that contributed to stopping?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC:  I just couldn\u2019t find the time to write a decent post anymore \u2014 and joining Facebook allowed me to keep up with those in our blogworld. Facebook is great for lazy interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>Do you ever miss it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: All the time! It was a great way to share my life with others and learn about their lives \u2014 and I loved doing the Mix Tape Friday posts! There was this lovely intimacy among our blogworld \u2014 and yet I\u2019d never seen their faces or heard their voices. It was a lovely connection, wasn\u2019t it? I couldn\u2019t wait to dive into those posts every day. I often think of the stories and the laughter and the tears those posts brought me. So many good, honest writers out there. I learned so much \u2014 and I valued the takedowns I got when needed (I\u2019m thinking of you, Coaster Punchman, and still feel filthy shame).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made so many true friends through our blogworld, just some of the coolest people around. I\u2019ve met a few in person \u2014 C.K. Baxter, Thomas Houck, Chris Hull, Jenny Shaw Kessler and Dax Kessler, Grant Miller, Joe O&#8217;Sullivan, Fran Szpylczyn, Lisa Williams, and Doug Golden \u2014 and I wish I could meet more of y\u2019all. I also met some of my now-dearest friends through A Cup of Coffey, non-bloggers who read my posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was one blogger, Mike Kascynski, who became a dear, dear friend, though we never met. I had planned to meet up with him in Chicago during the summer of 2022, but he died suddenly nearly two years ago. I miss him desperately and regret never seeing him face to face. Y\u2019all get out there and meet people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a beautiful, unique world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>Do you think you&#8217;ll ever pick it up again? Why or why not?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: I do consider it on occasion. Maybe once I retire in 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>How do you feel about social media? Does it give you the same feelings as blogging? Why or why not?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoC: I think of social media as lazy blogging. You don\u2019t<br \/>need to spend time thinking of a good post idea, then writing and polishing it, then posting it. I can post a photo and I\u2019m done. But what does that say about me? How am I learning about others? I know the foods they like and the books they read, but there\u2019s so much more. I\u2019m a bit more protective of myself on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S: <em>How do you feel about the state of the internet in general? 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