hey dudes check out some blogs

jcjc
edited February 2007 in Games
the blogs are at http://www.dsfanboy.com and http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com

the blogs are about nintendo games

the blogs are made up of posts

the posts are written by people

the people are hired to write posts on the blogs

i am a person

ok

Comments

  • stefstef
    edited February 2007
    So when are you going to start posting?

    EDIT: Oh, you've posted already. Duh.
  • jasonjason
    edited February 2007
    I read and like these blogs. Now I have more reason to like! Go, JC!

    p.s.-- sorry for dropping the ball on the project. :(
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    The project will abide. It's a long-term sort of thing.

    There's also another project that I've been idly discussing with Stef.

    Dude, it feels like old times discussing awesome projects with the two of you. That's sort of how we all "met!" I'm developing nostalgia for past message boards.

    We should totally accomplish a thing or two one of these days.

    Please continue reading the blogs! Despite my usual complete lack of self-confidence or self-respect, I think I'm doing a pretty good job of being an interesting blogger!
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    oh man i want to crawl into a fucking hole and die

    i keep making little formatting mistakes, and that's all i ever hear about

    my bosses haven't told me i've done anything well, but i hear about everything i fuck up

    which leads me to believe that i'm doing a bad job and i'm a bad writer and a bad employee, and i have no evidence to the contrary

    :(:(:(
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited February 2007
    That's the way the working world works. Out of 100 things, 99 of which you can do right, but you'll always hear about the 1 you fucked up.

    If you think you're a good writer, prove it to them. If you wallow in your mistakes, you'll never be able to turn around and do your job well.

    /peptalk
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited February 2007
    Show them bastards what's up! Yeah! Someone get Hamelin to pep talk this guy!
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    Your idea of a peptalk is telling me I'm reacting wrong? That only makes me feel more like crap.
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited February 2007
    Okay, now you've gone and set me off. I was waiting for this to get worse...anhow. Dude. You say they keep bugging you about formatting mistakes? That's kind of harsh! You can go back later and edit swiftly. also, if they aren't giving you any positive feedback, don't assume that they think the opposite, because they might think they don't have time to praise you. That's what it's all about, they want to not waste time by telling people that they're doing a good job, but when someone gets one little thing wrong, they're going to want to fix it to make them look ever so better. And don't let them bully you or intimidate you either. Because just remember, they're human, and they make mistakes too, and really, it's not important what they think. If you really want to get something done about it, you could e-mail your boss, and politely ask him/her how you're doing. Unless they're a complete jerk, they'll tell you how you're doing. If they tell you that you need to improve, ask HOW to improve, specifically. And, ask them what you're doing really well on. Really, as an artist, I can relate, having to deal with criticism. If people tell you when's something's worng, but not right, they're not doing a very good job. One last thing, don't let this mess up your future performances, because then you'd show yourself to be a weak person. And if your employers aren't seeing eye to ye, are are just being jerks, quit and move on, because you don't need them. They are 1,000s of other Wii and gaming blogs on the net. So don't let this screw you up. I want to see you be the best you can be!
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    That's pretty awesome.

    Anyway, no, I am being told exactly what I need to fix. The problem is that there are things that I need to fix, which means I'm not doing it right and am annoying my bosses and cruisin' for a bruisin'. I wanted to impress them right away, and apparently did impress them enough to get a job, but I'm afraid I'm making a bad impression as an employee and won't ever be seen as good even after I start getting really good.

    There's nothing anyone else can do about it, and not that much I can do about it other than be spectacular. I just needed to vent and to talk to somebody who was my friend, and there aren't many places online or off where I have any.

    And I am a weak person. Every time I've been bad at something in the past, I've always had this ideal that there's one thing out there that I actually am good at, and everybody's got one thing like that. Well, now I'm doing what I thought was that thing, and if that doesn't work out, then I'll be left feeling certain that I am useless.
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited February 2007
    You've got to believe in yourself! Everyone makes mistakes, if it worries you that much the best thing to do is an extra run of proofreading or two, always makes me feel better.

    The hardest thing when you're writing, I've found, that even if you tell yourself what you're writing is good/bad/excellent/awful, you still tend to gloss over your own mistakes because you're biased towards yourself in some sense. If you have the time, as in, you don't have a deadline breathing down your neck, leave your article alone for an hour or even a day and take a look at it later when your mind isn't so preoccupied with it. I tend to catch stuff I missed that way.

    The thing about having a thing that you're good at, especially for artists, is that you can always improve and refine your craft, no matter what. Keep at it man, be optimistic.
  • stefstef
    edited February 2007
    JC, I think the moral of this thread is that you gotta believe.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited February 2007
    What'cha gonna do, when they come?
  • jasonjason
    edited February 2007
    Yeah, JC!, I'm with Hammy and Stef: you gotta belieeeeeeve! For reals.

    So you're making mistakes after just starting a new job? WHOA! THIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE HUMAN. Just work hard, don't take the critiques of your mistakes personally, and stay positive. In all the jobs that I've had (pretty much a new one each year or two for a lonnnng time), it took me 2-3 months or so before I was out of the "I am so stupid why did they ever hire me I'll never fill the shoes of my predecessors" phase. And a lot of my worries went away when I realized that phase happened for EVERYONE who was new. (I only realized this when I had to comfort a friend who confided in me that she was feeling EXACTLY like I did when I started.)
    I've always had this ideal that there's one thing out there that I actually am good at, and everybody's got one thing like that. Well, now I'm doing what I thought was that thing, and if that doesn't work out, then I'll be left feeling certain that I am useless.
    Dude, trust me--there is NO one thing that comes easily to anyone just as birthright, 'cept for maybe breathing. Everything takes practice, and no matter how good you are, you can always be pushed by people to improve. The most important thing to have is enthusiasm, which (from your articles) it seems you have in spades. Your blogging bosses obviously see this (you were hired, right). If they were good leaders, they would find ways to improve your performance that make you still feel GOOD about your job and your potential. Unfortunately, being a good leader is different from being a good manager...and at least (from the sound of it) they're giving you specific feedback on your mistakes?

    Hang in there, JC!. Besides...if the only thing that they can critique you on is formatting, then I think you're doing REALLY well.

    j
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_party_tips_from_who_else_college_finance_company

    Every time you click this, I get better at my job.
    When I get home from the library, I'll respond to some of the (absolutely perfect) things you guys told me.
  • KhanFusionKhanFusion
    edited February 2007
    Random negative comment.


    S'what I do.



    Actually, I'll come back and read these articles later, then give me opinion and so forth. More on this as it develops!


    The Wii seems ready made to be a great "party" console. That sports game alone has had a whole damned ton of people playing in groups.
  • jcjc
    edited February 2007
    Okay, thanks to everyone! I had a little meltdown there, which happens from time to time. Time for responses.

    Agentcel: you've got your shit together for someone so young. PLEASE don't ever go to the Gamefaqs forums. We should preserve your logic and intelligence.

    Stef, Takeru, Jason: those were precisely the right things to say. Thanks. Parappa actually, really makes me feel better. And Jason, you're right... when I say it out loud (or in a forum post,) being worried about some italics or forgetting to center pictures or something is really overdoing it. I'm not going to get fired for that, no matter how I feel like a dumb shit for it.

    Hamelin: I don't think for a second that I'm a good writer, really, but it doesn't mean I don't want to be good at my job. In fact, I hadn't even been thinking of it as "writing," and your advice in that context made me realize that writing is not really something people do perfectly, so yeah.

    KhanFusion: I see your random negative comment and raise you a RIDICULOUS ALL CAPS DISMISSAL. We both have our strengths.

    And I don't know if you guys did some Digging, but somebody has, and I appreciate it. It's a measurable way for my bosses to see people reading my stuff.

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