Look who's talking now

Getting new readers for your blog ain't easy. See what happened when I told about my blog, to a friend,a hard-headed guy(HHG)...


(Cellphone ringing)
HHG: "Hello"
Me: "Hey..."
HHG: "Hi....How you doing?Long time no see"
Me: "Yeah" (sigh !!)
HHG: "been busy?"
Me: "sort of"
HHG: "busy with??dont tell me it's work"
Me: "naah...jus writing some things"
HHG: "Writing?? Wow !! "
Me: (Sheepishly)"Yeah..a bit"
HHG: I
Me: "No,no.That takes a lot"
HHG: "Some newspaper may be,right?or is it a magazine?"
Me: "Its actually online"
HHG: "Aaah..I get it. On your company's intranet webpage.aint it?"
Me: "No.I mean,yes,there too.But I was gonna tell you....."
HHG: "Your stuff is on your company intranet?Whoa that's cool dude"
Me: "Actually,I did submit there but it never got published."
HHG: "Ohh O"
Me: "So,I was gonna tell you about this new blog that I've started writing"
HHG: "A what?"
Me: "A blog.Its like you can write the stuff on the internet and you can then publish and everone can read it."
HHG: "Ohh.So,there's no one who approves or rejects these?"
Me: "Not at all.Absolute artistic liberty,you see."
HHG: "So,basically,its for all those who dont get published elsewhere.Haha"
Me: "Well.."(grinning)
HHG: "I was kidding man"
Me: "I know.I'll pass you the link and you can read through it and let me know how do you find it"
HHG: "Ohh O.Got it.By the way,don't tell me,you write about new technologies,cutting-edge science,technology-trends and similar stuff ....all technical mambo-jambo.Yaar,I'm sick of reading these kinda things?"
Me: "No way...I am like lightyears away from these LATEST TECHNOLOGY stuff"
HHG: "Allright...politics,burning issues,your views etc;a magazine of your own,hanh !"
Me: "No,No...its nowhere about that.It's more about ...me,my experiences...you know."
HHG: "ok,ok...so,its for people who know you.Then why have it on internet"
Me: "No,no,its not for friends specifically.its a general thing"
HHG: "A timepass thing,you mean"
Me: "You can say that"(sigh!!)
HHG: "And who reads it?"
Me: "People who find it interesting,read it"
HHG: "I mean,how does someone reach to your,...what did you say it was?"
Me: "Blog"
HHG: "Yeah,blog.Where do readers come from?"
Me: "Till now,its only the people whom I refer it to"
HHG: "Till now? I see "(grinning)
Me: "Yeah.May be someday they get famous"
HHG: "And what do I need to do,once I have read it?"
Me: "Nothing.I am just telling you that when you have time you can take a look"
HHG: "See,TIMEPASS I said,and it wasn't entirely wrong.Haha"
Me: "Whatever"
HHG: "Ok.There must be many like these then,right?"
Me: "Huge"
HHG: "And I can read anyone of these?"
Me: "Absolutely.Provided you get the stuff of your liking"
HHG: "Well,if there are such plenty of AUTHORS out there,available for free,everyone would get something of his liking"
Me: "Most times."
HHG: "So,what starts as timepass becomes addiction?"
Me: "You don't have be judgemental about it"
HHG: "But,chances are that it may get addictive.Just like internet chatting is?"
Me: "You can't compare it to chatting"
HHG: "I just did"
Me: "So?"
HHG: "So....,you are already addicted to it.Infact,you gone one step up on the ladder and creating one of...,wht do you call it?"
Me: "A Blog"
HHG: "Yeah,a blog....and now you are getting people to try and use it.That's how drug mafia works"
Me: "For bum's sake,you are being such an extremist !!"
HHG: "Extremist?All,I'm trying to say is it may be like,ARTISITC EXPRESSION for you,for others,it is...it's...waste of time.an addictive waste of time !!"
Me: "Allright.Lets cut it off,right here.I just thought if you would be interested,so....Anyway,if you dont find it interesting,let it go"
HHG: "Let it go??What do you mean,'let it go??'.I'm trying to ask you to not waste yours and more importantly OTHERS'S time on it.Just do away with it.Why can't it be that simple?"
Me: "It IS simple.Don't read it"
HHG: "No,the point is,I'm aware enough and won't read but what about others?"
Me: "I think I'm getting some other call,on my landline....."
HHG: "You are trying to run away"
Me: "No,not at all.I just think I've to drop this call off"
HHG: "But do give it a thought man. You would be thankful to me"
(Phone's dial tone ringing)
HHG: "Hello,helllo"
(Beep on other end)