Thursday, July 06, 2006
the requisite farewell post.
so um. in case you couldn't really put the dots together, this blog is dead. why? because photoblogs are obnoxious.
there. i said it.
not only are photoblogs obnoxious, but so are digital cameras. at parties. at concerts. at the beach. whereever.
what made me come ot this realization? it was pretty simple really. my camera was ruining my good time. at every party i went to with it it felt like more and more of a burden. i hated taking it out and asking people to pose for pictures. its intrusive. it kills moods. i found i was more concerned with capturing the good time than actually having a good time.
in the past 6 months, ive collected so many great memories with so many great friends, i dont need pictures to stop me from forgetting them. i dont need to spend 3 hours on a sunday night uploading pictures with the hope that ex-friends will read my entries and envy me. i dont need a camera to introduce myself to people and make new friends.
so. to step up onto an even higher soapbox, im going to reach out to you. put down your camera. enjoy the summer with your friends and remember the good times the way you want to, not the way a 3.2 megapixel ccd chip wants to. try it for this weekend. go to a show and sing along with the band instead of taking pictures. instead of interrupting a conversation at a party for a photo-op, put down the camera and join the conversation like a normal human being.
ENJOY THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING AND STOP TRYING TO CONSTANTLY DOCUMENT IT.
so this is it. new york as nick has official ended. all four of you can delete the bookmark, delete links in your blog's sidebar. it's done. i still love talking about new music, so if you want to, IM me at "nicholas c snow".
thanks for reading!
-nick
p.s. listen to annuals.
(seriously. go to both pages and listen to every song on each, then come see them with me at piano's on the 28th)
there. i said it.
not only are photoblogs obnoxious, but so are digital cameras. at parties. at concerts. at the beach. whereever.
what made me come ot this realization? it was pretty simple really. my camera was ruining my good time. at every party i went to with it it felt like more and more of a burden. i hated taking it out and asking people to pose for pictures. its intrusive. it kills moods. i found i was more concerned with capturing the good time than actually having a good time.
in the past 6 months, ive collected so many great memories with so many great friends, i dont need pictures to stop me from forgetting them. i dont need to spend 3 hours on a sunday night uploading pictures with the hope that ex-friends will read my entries and envy me. i dont need a camera to introduce myself to people and make new friends.
so. to step up onto an even higher soapbox, im going to reach out to you. put down your camera. enjoy the summer with your friends and remember the good times the way you want to, not the way a 3.2 megapixel ccd chip wants to. try it for this weekend. go to a show and sing along with the band instead of taking pictures. instead of interrupting a conversation at a party for a photo-op, put down the camera and join the conversation like a normal human being.
ENJOY THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING AND STOP TRYING TO CONSTANTLY DOCUMENT IT.
so this is it. new york as nick has official ended. all four of you can delete the bookmark, delete links in your blog's sidebar. it's done. i still love talking about new music, so if you want to, IM me at "nicholas c snow".
thanks for reading!
-nick
p.s. listen to annuals.
(seriously. go to both pages and listen to every song on each, then come see them with me at piano's on the 28th)
# posted by Nick @ 11:31 PM 
