Still here

[flaviomatani]

As per the title -I'm still here, even if I've been a bit quiet.

In reality, I have to say that it is difficult to keep sending these words into the void with practically no response back. This applies to a lot of what I put on the internet except, perhaps curiously, Facebook. If I put a picture I took in Instagram or similar it gets fifteen views and four likes. If I put a sample of me playing, it gets fewer views and perhaps two or three 'likes'. It is perhaps in the nature of these things that if you don't do a lot of homework on tagging and keywords you get little response. I have been telling myself that I do these things mostly for myself -it may be largely true but it still is a bit disheartening at times to find that a lot of effort (as it often is) results in ... not very much.

I have been doing a tiny bit more social life of late, been to a couple of small clubs (Dead & Buried, Reformation) and re-connected with a lot of people I hadn't seen for rather a long time. That has been good.

Guitar: no public playing. I have been studying the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 as well as a few minor pieces, plus some that my students are playing. Need a few more pupils but wouldn't want to undertake another school, I don't think I would have the time or energy for a commitment like that. Would like to do some public playing, indeed, as this does kick me forward, forces me to keep to the standard I feel I should be at. Not happening for now, at any rate and haven't been chasing gigs.

Health still is what it is, I'm more or less operational but not all my circuits are functioning perfectly. Will need to ask questions about some of those things at some point.

So that's the state of the flav. Not a lot more happening, apart from scales to a metronome, strange dreams at night, nightmarish (often) teaching days at one of my schools and walks to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. Hope you are all well.

Comments

[hairyears]

I have started catching-up and commenting here, on a daily schedule: rest assured that the rolling tumbleweeds of Dreamwidth will be joined by the occasional shoggoth of a hairy-eared remark or two.

[flaviomatani]

Looking forward to that! :)

[sfred]

I definitely see Dreamwidth these days as a journal for myself that a few other people might look at, rather than something prompting lots of interaction.

Glad you've been getting out and seeing people a bit.

[flaviomatani]

It's good to have some semblance of social life. And some work. As for DW, I do write mostly for myself but I do like to see that people react to what I have to say, even if they disagree :)

[dancefloorlandmine]

I think Instagram is suffering another Attack of the Algorithms these days. Even with loads of followers, the number of views and likes seem pretty low. (Although I'll accept that in my case it may just be a critique of my content, that's less likely to be the case for you.) It seems like knowng the correct ritual incantation of tags is one of the mystical secrets.

Well done on the socialising - more than I've managed from my not-very-secret lair in South London.