Signing Off
I have three blogs:
Songs of the Salamander on Blogger, which is currently just a repository of the nasty posts I write primarily for The Man Blog.
Shaman with a Gun, also on Blogger; but this one’s already dead and its soul has gone on to blog heaven for not being an internet asshole. What’s left of it is a corpse that just wouldn’t turn into dust. I created it so that I can publish my short stories online.
And then there’s this one, The Salamander. This is my first ever blog and I’ve managed to get attract a handful of readers throughout the years. Unlike the articles in Songs of the Salamander (which are just retarded buffoonery), my posts here are a little bit closer to what I really am in real life. Closer, because a lot of bloggers will tell you (if they are being painfully honest) that they make themselves sound just a bit more interesting in their posts than they actually are. It’s forgivable, I think. We are all the protagonists in our own lives. God help you if you consider yourself a mere co-star in the movie of your life. So, yes, I’ve tried to make myself sound a little bit more interesting here. My sarcastic humor (humor being arguable to people who don’t like me) has found its way here as well. My posts here are sometimes nasty but it’s obvious when I’m just fucking with you. At least, I hope it’s obvious. And I hope that it’s also obvious to you by now that Songs of the Salamander is me making nasty jokes with a straight face while The Salamander is me making nasty jokes as an aside to what we’re discussing because I know we’re chums and you wouldn’t mind me fucking with you.
Notice how I try to distance myself with Songs of the Salamander? Like I can’t stress it enough that Squid Villanueva isn’t really me. That he’s just what Ade calls the Inner Jerk, a repressed monster who’s only got a voice when on the internet.
Now, my cyberfriends, it is my sad duty to inform you that The Salamander is signing off. That goes for Shaman with a Gun too.
My reasons?
One, I’m fed up with trying (in vain) to maintain three blogs. My life isn’t interesting enough for three blogs.
Two, I realized I should make money out of short stories and not give them to you guys for free. I don’t love you guys that much. I’m deleting Shaman with a Gun within a week’s time. If you want to see what my stories sound like before my Internet Asshole stage, head over there.
Three, I think it’s time to do some justice by Squid and stop treating him like the mad uncle everyone’s too embarrassed to talk about and who lives by himself in the attic. He may be my inner jerk but he’s still a part of me… if for nothing else than the opportunity to refer to myself in the third person.
Four, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Friendster Blogs suck. I’m fed up with my blog’s crappy design and I’m fed up with how I can’t do anything about it; at least not in the free account. And I don’t know anyone who actually pays for this shit.
From hereon I’ll be posting everything on Songs of the Salamander, retarded articles as well as the more serious ones. I’ll leave it to you to decide if I’m making nasty jokes with a straight face or if I’m actually trying to say something worthwhile. You’re smart enough to do that. What I’ll be posting here will be little teasers that will link you to Songs of the Salamander. If you really like my writing you’ll manage to have the time to check out that blog. The Salamander, after this post, will just be a zombie blog.
Good day, everyone. It’s been a great ride and I hope I see you in Songs of the Salamander. Booya.
