Wondering just who I might be, Who I was and will become and Wondering if I can move on
Decision time.
I’ve decided to end Afterimage. There are a few reasons for this decision, the most glaringly obvious being that I barely have the time to write one anime blog, let alone two. I started Afterimage at a time when I needed to write for myself, outside of the (imagined) pressures of constantly striving to write something good, I just wanted to remember how it was to blog for (or to) myself again, to toil in relative anonymity and experiment with blogging. Basically, I needed a break. Afterimage offered that fresh start and for a while, it felt good to be writing somewhere new and exciting, but once that “new car smell” faded, I’ve admittedly found it hard to split my energies in so many different directions and feel bad that I haven’t been able to update as much as I would like. Afterimage was supposed to be concise, ‘episodic’ and experimental, but it hasn’t worked out that way, it’s now more like an extension of “Bateszi“, so I may as well just stop deluding myself and totally focus on that “main” blog. Even still, I’m absolutely fucking determined to write something about every episode of Kaiba.
Anyway, I loathe giving up on anything, but at this point, I’m fairly sure this is for the best. A massive thanks goes out to the following people, all of whom have supported me on Afterimage, some by dropping more than a few comments, others by linking via their blog-roll. Thank you, guys. I hate to think I’ve wasted your time.
berkles, Brack, Cameron Probert, Celeste, coburn, Hige, IKnight, itsubun, Lelangir, Martin, OGT, Owen S, usagijen and Xerox.
9 comments
Wating time? Hell no. TBH, all too many blogs are short-lived these days so if it provided even a temporary means to keep blogging, it’s served its purpose. A shorter, Twitter-esque type of post might be a refreshing change for the writer, but the same can apply to reading it too!
Of course, you can always keep this blog mothballed for the next time you need a creative ’safety valve’ or a refuge from hiatus disease. alternatively, you could make use of your MyAnimeList profile for ’side blogging’ as IKnight does I guess.
A dreadful case of double-hiatus-disease? Maybe, I’m too young to feel that pressure yet I guess.
It’d be interesting to read 12 posts on Kaiba - I was going to do that for Haibane Renmei, but I can’t be assed to conjure up nonsense for every single episode.
With the internet identity again, this probably does sound of more as an extension of Batezi than a separate, autonomous After Image. Considering your writing [style], it’d be impossible to shake off the reputation of Batezi regardless of where you go or under what title or handle.
I’d agree with Martin - don’t delete the blog, just like, leave it sit or something, since you can always come back to it later.
If you were ‘deluding’ yourself on here then it was a fun delusion while it lasted, and I certainly enjoyed it a great deal. I suppose the pressures of consistency over on the main blog must get to you over time, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s happy with even the briefest and least orthodox of updates. Even if this is really the end, the experimentation probably has some value in itself - maybe some day we’ll see others follow in your footsteps.
“Even still, I’m absolutely fucking determined to write something about every episode of Kaiba.”
u go grrl!
hmm, in alot of ways i enjoyed this blog more than the main blog; as a reader, it was a little less low-stress to deal with than some of the articles on Batezi can be. then again, the reason i started reading batezi was because of that writing style.
i agree with the two above; just let the blog sit. no one says you have to update this regularly, since this afterall, the “impulsive little sister” (or something along those lines) of batezi. as such, it’s allowed to be active and inactive as you like, without prior warning, i think.
wasting time?
as long as you were enjoying yourself and we were enjoying it ourselves…not a second was wasted
hell without this blog I never would’ve(exaggeration) discovered that new tytania show
Thanks for the nice comments, y’all. I won’t delete this place, and who knows, I still might return? All I know is that right now, I’ve had an absolutely mental weekend, with weddings to attend and all sorts, so I’m merely trying to remember what it is to relax and watch anime without the spectare of ‘life’ hanging over me!
And I was just starting to love this blog! Oh well, at least there’s still bateszi!
Never say never. You gained something out of it, and that’s what counts. At least you’re still updating!
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