Oh Well ;-)
Normally I don't respond to comments on my blog since to a large extent I am writing this for my own benefit and as a pseudo-scientific experiment and I don't really give a damn what the rest of the world thinks. However, due to recent circumstances I couldn't resist. I looked through my site tracker this morning just to see who was bothering to read this and how they were finding it and I noticed that someone had google searched-
site:todayinthelife.blogspot.com "oh well"
Later this morning I received an email asking me to reduce the use of "oh well" in my blogging. Apparently it is counter to my theme of listless dissatisfaction. Of course, I do not intend to create any particular theme or mood in my writing, this blog is a combination diary/stream of consciousness. To the extent that I think "oh well" while writing it appears in the blog. While my use of "oh well" may ruin the mood others are attempting to tap into in this blog, it is still the most accurate representation of my own mood/thought process and is therefore exactly what I am intending to invoke (in myself in the future if not in my loyal readers). That all being said, I too have come to the conclusion that "oh well" is becoming redundant not only in my blogging but in my own thought processes as well. It is likely that the phrase's occurence will drop in the future due to this realization. But first allow me to thumb my nose at critics everywhere who question art: OH WELL! Just kidding. I'm not vindictive like that. Or am I? Maybe I'd be more charitable if commentors weren't always posting anonymously. Oh well.
