Bye-bye Blogger
I used to have a blogspot site. Now I don’t. There wasn’t really anything of note on there anyway. Besides, I feel like Tumblr’s approach to blogging is more aligned with my own: post whatever you feel like whenever you feel like.
Ah, the freedom.
There were many times I wished I could post a tune I’d been listening to, or a quote that gripped me, or a photograph that captured IT ALL, but I felt like I couldn’t post that to Blogger. On Blogger, I felt this heavy responsibility to write an article — something important. And to think the importance of a post relied on its formality was a cage of sorts for me. I started thinking the little things I wanted to share with the world weren’t important, and that’s a crippling belief for an artist.
Music, paintings, quotes, photographs, even animated gifs — they are all important to an artist. We glean inspiration from everything, not solely from impassioned articles or essays in traditional blog format.
That’s why I decided to switch my main website to Tumblr, so I can share everything with you and not leave you hanging for months while I try to think of something “important” to say. I’ll no longer cripple myself with arbitrary blogging rules. I’ll take Tumblr’s hand and blog how I want to blog. You’re welcome to follow the journey by clicking the +follow button at the top right. Maybe some of the things that inspire me will inspire you.
My old Tumblr is still alive and kicking here: http://mgbuehrlen-the-hermit.tumblr.com/ if you wanted to have a stroll through the mixed-up files of my mind. I use that tumblr as a sort of self-fueled muse. Otherwise, this one is where I’ll be posting things that might be relevant to you because:
Tim Burton (via b4ssm4k3sth4tb1tchc0m)
How true this is. This is partly why high school is so unbearable. You learn to shut up and fake it or else.
I finally got to see the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago. Here are a few examples of the insane craftsmanship you’ll find there. I highly recommend seeing these miniature rooms in person. They are 100% crafted to scale with real building materials - real wood plank floors, tile, copper, silver, velvet, silk, etc. The exhibit was one of the most fascinating I’ve ever seen.
With a peek inside each room, we were immediately transported to other worlds. When we were done and it was time to venture out into the real world again, it was like coming up for air and shaking off the fog of time travel.
