I've only just noticed the time, because... I've been busy. Housekeeping - a new semester, a new class - and lots of exciting new blogs! Some of which have already gathered a few posts - beyond the initial "hello world" tentative steps - and a few hits, and a few comments. Like Nieuwoudville erupting into flower after the rains, the student blogspot has burst into life.
But the truly disturbing thing... each time I click back onto the Student Summary Page - there are more posts. More comments. The hit count has gone up. Somewhere, hidden from view, there are students sitting typing away at their, or others', blogs - reading, posting, commenting. Has no one told them it's Friday? Has no one taught them the concept "weekend"?
It's wonderful that they have opinions, it really is. But wouldn't it be great if they also had lives....?
Beyond the new group of bloggers, there is still a core of bloggers from last semester, feeding the need of their cult followings, drawing their crowds, pleasing their fans.
The Mouthpiece still echoes through the passages, and MXIT excitedly relays news of a new Blogball. Against the Brain provokes musings over coffee, and A Day in the LIFE! stirs debate around the photocopy machine.
Far beyond the ivied walls of Campus, people are reading, and coming back for more.