I was talking with a friend last night and he said that my site is ‘losing it’s first place status’ (in his eyes) and that my posts are, well, too self-centered, that they’re all about me. True. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and am stuck between the conundrum that is a true blog (the daily updating, the shorter entry length, and the often one-person (me) centered nature of it) vs. what I started this site for, a place to put up longer, editorial-style articles so some famous editor out there in the great blue yonder would discover me and think I’m the next best thing. (Or something along those lines.) And they both appeal to me. I’ve considered combining the two and adding a sidebar where I could post my daily ramblings (like the fact that my work picnic was in a parking garage with the electric slide playing in the background or the fact that I listened to “Far Behind” by Candlebox on the way to work today and that song still rocks in it’s 11th grade glory) and then do longer, less frequent article-like entries for the main part. I’m doing a site redesign anyway, so am weighing both options.
In the meantime, however, I turn to you, my semi-loyal audience, and seek your feedback. Though I write for me, I also write for you. (awww, isn’t that sweet….) I’d hate to think that you go to my site half-heartedly, as my friend last night said he now does, and that one day you finally just leave and don’t return. So, I’ve got a two-fold plan.
1. Being the internet whiz that I am, I created a 3-question online survey for your Friday amusement. Click HERE to take it. I beseech you.
2. Katie swapped with Jay, Anne swapped with Mia, Matt swapped with some unknown cabbie and Al swapped with Daniel.
Now it’s my turn.
While I’m figuring out just what I’m going to do here, I figured it’s time for a Blogswap. (Or Blogshare.) Yes, I’ve babbled on for almost 2 years now, me talking about me, without interruption. So I’m taking a little break and having an open call for guest writers. It’s a chance of a lifetime, people! I’m giving you free reign to talk about anything you want – politics, relationships, bad poetry, how much you hate Tucker Max, or even go crazy and criticise me. I don’t care – just want a bit of variety on here.
If you’ve got your own site and want to ‘swap’ for a day, I’m game to that, but if you’re just wanting to exercise your writing, that’s fine too. Email me at aubrey@aubreysabala.com or leave me a comment and we’ll get it all worked out. I’m thinking the first week in June for my time-frame.
So, vote away, send me a comment, and, above all, have a great weekend.
AubreySabala.com 
As Sammy Sosa would say, “Keep it continuing.” Which doesn’t really make sense, but anyhow, your site is different than the thousands of blogs talking about what they made for dinner or who they puked on the night before – which CAN be interesting, mind you – but there’s no reason inherently to become more ‘blog-like.’ Which sounds uncomfortable anyhow.
You’re the next best thing. Keep writing the longer pieces and we’ll all direct as many famous editors as possible to the site. Provided you tell us how to recognize them. Perhaps they could wear nametags, or some special type of hat.
But something more bloggish on the side would offer a good outlet for your (and your readers’) less earth-shaking observations.
Im fussy, and I very much enjoy your site. Oh, and who is your hot hot blond friend with the big eyes and big smile?
You can tell her she roasting toasting from (insert whoever you want here, this is the web)
and now it worked.
some weird stuff in this comments coding
but it took me three tries to get this to post
Yeah, there’s something with a Java Runtime error or something along those lines — it works on some computers but not on others. Still trying to figure out how to fix it…be patient, it’ll come soon.