There are times when I really despise the blogosphere.

• There are a lot of nasty things going on between people that were supposed to be the positive, forward-thinking blog network (that’s b5media and the departure of Duncan Riley. I’m tired just reading the stuff. Google or Technorati it, it’s not hard to find…)
• There’s speculation upon speculation and rumour and it’s all just crap.
• There are a lot of very picky people around making life way too hard for the people that are helping make them quite a lot of money.
• On a personal note, it’s still impossible for me to comment on any of b5media‘s websites, including the main one, so I’m just going to give up altogether on it.
• I don’t like VCs
• Blog Network Watch have given up reporting anything going on at the Blue Fish Network. No biggie, but odd.

So I’ve decided that I am not going to read any more metablogs – or blogs about blogging or all the trappings surrounding it – because it’s really just too depressing, and there aren’t enough hours in the day.

I’m going to be spending my blogging life in more niche surroundings where people seem friendlier. And I’m going to spend my spare time discovering faith, playing the piano, spending time with my wife, my cat, and my friends, and just enjoying being alive.

Honestly, I’m vicariously experiencing other people’s stress… and I was almost holding out for a “Duncan Riley World Exclusive” from 1938 Media, but then I thought… stuff it, I just can’t be…, yeah whatever.

Good luck everyone involved. Hope you work something out. I’m tired…