The Perfect vs. The Posted

Here we are again…Blaugust 2024 is right around the corner, tomorrow in fact…and I am laying out all kinds of plans and strategies for how I am going to publish 31 posts in the month of August.

Last year, with high hopes, I managed to put up a single post in August, not my greatest achievement. But I was at least happy that I did not let the month go by without writing a little bit about what was going on.

And then I saw what I discussed.

I pointed out that I had not been gaming, or reading, or any of the things I previously did that I enjoyed blogging about.

And that made me sad.

2023 was a crazy year full of ups and downs – I managed a whopping 3 posts last year. 2024 so far has been crazy too and I’ve managed no posts.

I blame it on my desire for perfection – at least perfection in my mind. Sure, I know that my posts are not the greatest. They don’t provide astonishing insights or talk about that one trick that will make your gaming life better. But I want to find the best way to convey what I want to say and I often times fall short.

But I realized something when I look back at some of my older posts.

They might not be perfect, but they were posted. I actually got my ideas put together – somewhat coherently – and threw them out to the Internet.

And I realize that I am playing some games now, reading some books, and going to ComicCon. And I want to share those things with people again.

So I’m looking forward to Blaugust 2024 and while I might not make the 31 post goal, I’m gonna have fun, interact with the community, and hopefully contribute something that might help others feel a bit happy, understand some aspect of a game or book better, or get into running.

I don’t need to be perfect, I just need to keep posting.

And I need to figure out how this block editor works.