How does this thing work?

I have raved about the coolness of blogging; the voice in the world of each individual blogger, out there, just to be heard - ignored or listened to, discarded or treasured, each voice one in billions but still there - the personal publisher, the open forum to end all open forums - but I've never managed to get many people to view my blog ( not that I expect masses of people to appreciate it - visual art and poetry are niche interests in the digital age. ) How does it work? How do I find and talk to others in the world of blogging? I guess it doesn't help that my scanner is a $200 paperweight, and my digicam was stolen, and I only have an internet connection on one day every week or so, and I'm not really writing or painting so much anymore, but I digress.

The fact is that I have several ideas that could benefit greatly from some outside input... blogging itself being the least of those ideas. This thing is supposed to bridge gaps and allow a person some creative freedom; HELP!! any advice would be greatly appreciated. Much love and pleasure to anyone who reads this, and even more to anyone who advises this drifting, headstrong man in channeling his creative spark. Everyone knows that a headstrong drifter is a recipe for disaster - so DRIFT NO MORE...