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A Day in the Life of Blogging

posted by Daniel Solove

Wake up

Check email

Check blog – see if co-bloggers have posted anything and read comments to posts

Check site meter stats – see how many people visited and who’s linking to the blog

Check Technorati – see who’s linking to the blog

Check out blogs linking to the blog

Check The Truth Laid Bear – see the latest ranking of the blog

Check other blogs for ideas for blog posts

Check news sites for ideas for blog posts

computer-addict4.jpgWrite blog post

Check email

Check blog

Check site meter

Lunch

Check blog

Check email

Check site meter

Check blogs and news websites

Write blog post

Check Technorati again

Check email again

Check site meter again

Dinner

Check blog

Check other blogs

Think of ideas for tomorrow’s blog posts

Check email

Check Technorati

Check out blogs linking to the blog

Check site meter

Bedtime

Repeat the above for life . . . .


 October 18, 2005 at 12:01 am   Posted in: Blogging, Humor   Print This Post Print This Post

Responses (52)

  1. The Volokh Conspiracy - October 17, 2005 at 11:54 pm

    Over at Concurring Opinions,

    Dan Solove takes a look at the exciting life of a serious blogger.

  2. KipEsquire - October 18, 2005 at 12:04 am

    Yeah, pretty much, but you forgot three “walk dog while mentally composing blogposts”…

  3. Doug B. - October 18, 2005 at 12:35 am

    And don’t forget “watch a program or sporting event on TV while taking pride you are not in front of the computer (and also getting exciting that, while watching, some new e-mails may be accumulating).”

  4. Addict - October 18, 2005 at 12:55 am

    Ugh. I read that, laughed because it was obviously a carciature, and then said, “Oh sh*t, that’s about right.” Of course, Firefox makes it worse. I generally have five tabs open. Four are cases I’m reading on Westlaw and one is Bloglines. “Oops, my Bloglines subscription is updated. Better see what’s going on!” Of course, a lot of times while working I’ll think, “Man, I need to work on another project. This was is pure civil litigation. It doesn’t give me an angle for my blog.”

  5. Laurence Simon - October 18, 2005 at 12:28 pm

    Wow. From the looks of things, you’re saying you’ve got zero comment or trackback spam to deal with.

    How do you do it?

  6. JackAssFestival - October 18, 2005 at 12:59 pm

    What!?!? No bathroom breaks?

    Or are you bloggin on the john?

  7. Tim Worstall - October 18, 2005 at 1:04 pm

    LEft out “Hug oneself with glee at getting another Installanche” as well. Tsk Tsk.

  8. Rat Notes - October 18, 2005 at 1:18 pm

    Is there a 12 step program?

    So I’m surfing another bloggers site, and I find this description of a day in the life of a blogger.

    I think I’m going to need help.

    Eventually.

    Naaaah.

    …

  9. Infinitely Prolonged - October 18, 2005 at 1:25 pm

    Blogging is Hell…

    A day in the life of a blogger…yup.

    …

  10. Reasoned Audacity: Politics in Real Life - October 18, 2005 at 1:49 pm

    See “A Day in the Life of a Blogger”

    From Concurring Opinions. Funny….

  11. Enrico Schaefer - October 18, 2005 at 2:01 pm

    Classic! Of course, if you were really serious, you would skip lunch. By the way, given recent posts that technology can cause a more severe drop in IQ than smoking pot, I can only wonder when Blog Rehab clinics will open nationwide?

    Enrico Schaefer

    Traverse Legal

  12. Bruce - October 18, 2005 at 2:30 pm

    Heh, I have Happtauge USB tv tuner so I can be at my computer AND be watching TV.

  13. Tom - October 18, 2005 at 2:36 pm

    I got the TV tuner too. Is it lame or intelligence. I thought it was the latter before I talked to my wife. Now I realize that it is the former.

  14. Dan - October 18, 2005 at 2:45 pm

    1. Blog

    2. ???

    3. Profit!

  15. Jim O'sullivan - October 18, 2005 at 2:46 pm

    And I thought it was only me!

  16. Jim O'sullivan - October 18, 2005 at 2:46 pm

    And I thought it was only me!

  17. Writing Right - Stacy Harp - October 18, 2005 at 2:47 pm

    This is hilarious! Of course you could also add, kiss up to new bloggers so they will visit your site…and harass them until they do.

  18. Kim - October 18, 2005 at 2:47 pm

    Have you been spying on me? Am I the only one who gets depressed when she drops from being a slithery snake back to a crawling amphibian at TTLB? It was like being held back a year in school…..

  19. Sissy Willis - October 18, 2005 at 2:51 pm

    What about those brilliant posts you compose in dreamland as you sleep?

  20. Waco Kid - October 18, 2005 at 3:00 pm

    Here’s my look at a blogger’s life.

    http://penguinproletariat.com/archives/467

  21. PoliBlog: Politics is the Master Science - October 18, 2005 at 3:02 pm

    I Have…

    …no idea what this guy is talking about.

    h/t: Althouse.

    …

  22. Half Sigma - October 18, 2005 at 3:17 pm

    Thanks for giving me a chuckle. Hilarious!

  23. MrSpkr - October 18, 2005 at 3:34 pm

    You forgot “send link-whoring email to several other highly-travelled blogs talking up your most recent offering, then refreshing throughout the day in a vain hope one of them will link to you and get you traffic.”

    Or is that just me?

  24. Wizbang - October 18, 2005 at 4:09 pm

    Working In The Blog Mines…

    A Day in the Life of Blogging…

  25. triticale - October 18, 2005 at 4:24 pm

    Pick some high-ranking blogs to leave comments on in hopes some of the readership will follow the namelink to your blog.

  26. WunderKraut.com - October 18, 2005 at 4:35 pm

    Damn If Feels Good To Be A Blogger

    Concurring Opinions has a great run down on a day in the life of blogging. Those of you thinking about joining the blog world, be forewarned. It is a demanding mistress.

    What he describes is EVERY day for me. Fun stuff!

    …

  27. Major John - October 18, 2005 at 4:35 pm

    OK, I get the rest of it, but “Bedtime”? Hmm…

  28. The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns - October 18, 2005 at 4:40 pm

    He Forgot The Morning Sh*t, Too

    Wizbang leads us to an article describing the life and events of your typical blogger, written by Concurring Opinions. And, I’ve gotta tell ya… that just sums it all up, doesn’t it? The only thing I’d change, as I mentioned…

  29. Not Exactly Rocket Science - October 18, 2005 at 4:50 pm

    Addicted??? Me????

    Pretty Much….

  30. Sister Toldjah - October 18, 2005 at 5:00 pm

    Typical blogging day

    This just about sums up the average day for a blogger! Hat tip: Glenn

  31. chipmathis - October 18, 2005 at 5:31 pm

    And my girlfriend thinks I’m bad NOW. If this is the future, I’m in for many nights on the couch.

    Now, go look at my blog!

  32. bRight & Early - October 18, 2005 at 5:38 pm

    Dead On Accurate

    And as funny as it comes. A Day in the Life of Blogging.

    (h/t: Ann Althouse first. This one is going to be linked to a lot. A Whole Lot.)

    …

  33. bRight & Early - October 18, 2005 at 5:38 pm

    Dead On Accurate

    And as funny as it comes. A Day in the Life of Blogging.

    (h/t: Ann Althouse first. This one is going to be linked to a lot. A Whole Lot.)

    …

  34. idlegrasshopper - October 18, 2005 at 5:43 pm

    You only check your site meter five times a day? Rookie.

  35. Eric Goldman - October 18, 2005 at 5:55 pm

    For those of us with AdSense on our site, we also regularly check how many pennies we earned in the last X hours.

    One thing that has removed some of the repetitiveness for narcissists: you can set up RSS feeds to automatically catch references to your blog on Technorati, BlogPulse, etc. Plus, I subscribe to my own RSS feed. So a lot of these checks can be done from a single interface (my Bloglines account).

    Eric.

  36. Will Franklin - October 18, 2005 at 6:33 pm

    My day is a bit different. But yeah, it can get tedious and monotonous like that.

  37. Kim - October 18, 2005 at 8:49 pm

    And then there is the “degrees of separation” where an Instalanche is concerned. I’ve never had an Instalanche, but I’ve been in Grand Rounds and THEY got the Instalanche so that’s one degree of separation, etc. How many gift baskets do I have to SEND to Glenn before I get an Instalanche…????

  38. triticale - October 18, 2005 at 9:45 pm

    I’ve gotten quite a few of those nearstalanches, but all it takes for the real thing is to volunteer to host one of the carnivals. I did the Carnival of Recipes, and even with a complex theme and difficulty sending the notifications it took less than four hours. Lots of visits from people who’d never stopped by before.

  39. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:04 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  40. Below The Beltway - October 18, 2005 at 11:04 pm

    What It Means To Be A Blogger

    Hey, I resemble that remark.

  41. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:08 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  42. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:11 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  43. The Sanity Inspector - October 18, 2005 at 11:14 pm

    For those of us with AdSense on our site, we also regularly check how many pennies we earned in the last X hours.

    “Hours”…? Not months?

  44. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:18 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  45. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:42 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  46. NIF - October 18, 2005 at 11:45 pm

    Shizno

    Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Kerry-180 Tuesday

  47. AmbivaBlog - October 19, 2005 at 12:29 pm

    So embarrassing.

    A day in the blogging life. Next, let’s see a day in the life of a junkie: Wake up. Bad taste in mouth. Scratch all over . . . need fix . . . search pockets for bills. Nothing. Pull

  48. AmbivaBlog - October 19, 2005 at 12:31 pm

    So embarrassing.

    A day in the blogging life. Next, let’s see a day in the life of a junkie: Wake up. Blow nose. Scratch . . . need fix bad . . . search pockets for bills. Nothing. Pull on dirty clothes

  49. Ablogistan - October 19, 2005 at 1:57 pm

    http://www.ablogistan.com/archives/2005/10/concurring_opin.html

    Concurring Opinions’ A Day in the Life of a Blogger (via Ambivablog): Wake up Check email Check blog – see if co-bloggers have posted anything and read comments to posts Check site meter stats – see how many people visited…

  50. P. Pell - October 22, 2005 at 1:55 pm

    Thanks for making me think about my day (an idler’s day) in the life of blogging.

  51. Goldman's Observations - October 25, 2005 at 4:52 pm

    Should I Blog? (Part 2 of a 3 Part Series on Blogs)

    This is the second of a three part series about blogging based on my presentation at a Minnesota IP CLE…

  52. Goldman's Observations - October 25, 2005 at 4:52 pm

    Should I Blog? (Part 2 of a 3 Part Series on Blogs)

    This is the second of a three part series about blogging based on my presentation at a Minnesota IP CLE…

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