Pinterest is online heroine for girls. And homosexual young men, I can only assume. I need my fix even though I don't really need it at all. But I do need it. I need it in the morning, and at lunch, after work, at home, before bed. It's a sick cycle and I'm never left fulfilled, only wanting more.
We each have our own story as to how we stumbled upon this little drug. Mine being from one of my blog consultant's, Dannie, who told me other bloggers were doing it and finding success. I would be a fool not to at least experiment with it a bit. So I did. Just a little at first to see what the hype was all about. Scrolling through a few photos of home decor ideas. Then a few good recipes. And look at that scarf. Who makes those shoes? Oh my gosh I need that dress for New Years Eve and what a great hairstyle and how did she make that Christmas wreath? And are those really cupcakes and what a funny photo of that dog wrapped in Christmas lights! Is that a popcorn cake? My blood pressure is shooting through the roof, my pupils are dilated from staring at my computer screen for hours, I'm sleep deprived, but I can't stop. I need the Pinterest. And I need my official INVITE so I can start reppining. WhyTF hasn't it come yet? What do I have to do to get it, because you name it and I'll do it.
Chris wonders what this new drug is I'm addicted to. He's suddenly surprised to see me not creeping every night on Facebook. So how do you explain the site of Pinterst to a boy? "
Remember those collages you used to have to do in middle school? Like where you had to cut out examples from magazines of images that described you or things that you liked?...
'No, he doesn't remember those assignments because he probably had a girl do them for him. So I try again.
"Imagine a website you could get onto and find every article ever written about the Huskers, or all of your Fantasy updates, or clips from Man vs Wild, or quotes from Family Guy or photos of really big fish, or deer shot during hunting season or images of really delicious chicken wings or that whore Megan Fox."
He's listening. This is what Pinterest is like to girls. All of our favorite things in one place. It's ingenious. It's the best waste of time since Facebook. And those are strong words for me to say. The other cool thing about Pinterest is that it promotes blogs. Thus the reason Dannie recommended I check it out. You click on a photo and then are redirected to the blog that initially posted the photo. So here is where the DailyTay comes up short. Think of the photos I post... They're basically all of the Sanduskyer. Pinterest isn't exactly the type of site friendly to the Dusky photos, I can't imagine a lot of girls would repost them with the caption "So cute! I need this!." So this is where I have to step it up. More photos of less incriminating things. Like my illiterate coworker Tiffer once so rudely told me, "your blog has too many words, I only like to look at things." Tiffers also often makes us, Kirby (my other coworker) and I, read articles out loud to her at work, I think maybe she really can't read but is too embarrassed to say... But anyway, she might be on to something, people don't like to read anymore. And when they do, it's the bare minimum, Twitter updates anyone? And Pinterest is literally full of just images, with the exception of a few captions on SomeEcards.
I can't part with my words though. I'm old fashioned and still think we need them. But perhaps I should attempt at adding a few more photos. I mean, I'm not trying to sell out. I'm just trying to make some money, is that so wrong? All I want is to get paid to blog like every other sell-out writer. So if that means a few more images so be it. And I can't think of a better time to share the images I see everyday right now with my first Christmas in Chicago! And not to mention I leave for Cabo tomorrow morning for seven days. Boooo yah!!! Yeah I just "boo yah'd," haven't done that in ages. It just felt right.
