Me vs. Blog
July 21, 2008
There are times when I think that maintaining a blog on the internet is a frivolous, futile project due to the fact that I rarely have anything interesting to write down. Those precious, fleeting moments when I do write something, it’s usually in my paper journal, which is tucked in my desk, (and made from paper that doesn’t come from trees, because I tend to be a pretentious environmentalist at times).
But those thoughts are usually personal and need not be read by anybody, as they are not very engaging thoughts, nor are they tidbits of wisdom. However, I often think such things as, “Wow, what I just wrote with this terrible ink pen, in my journal made of paper derived from banana leaves whilst sitting on a plane, concerning the habits of first-class airline passengers whose only special treatment is a dish of candy, slightly more comfortable seats, and a separation from us lowly coach flyers by a flimsy blue curtain, is something that maybe someone else might find interesting, especially people who read extremely long run-on sentences.”
So, here I sit, writing a blog entry which I may or may not write about in my non-tree-paper journal later on tonight when detailing my uneventful Sunday. There is really no point to this entry, no point at all, other than the fact that it may or may not constitute an interesting thought which whoever is reading this may or may not enjoy.
July 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I think I personally may enjoy someone else’s thoughts besides my own. But I too struggle with the same problem with blogging. But at the very least, you have a dexterity with words that I one day hope to have (so for the moment, I sit in envy), and it is a lovely gift indeed.
It takes a bit of coaxing yourself to write and practice, but eventually blogging will feel a bit more natural.
January 18, 2009 at 7:40 am
Blogging is as natural to me as ruining lives is natural to newborn babies. Now that I have improved your chances of a higher score on your next SAT, should you ever choose to take it, I will thank you for your compliment on my ‘lovely gift.’ I received it for Christmas in 2002, and it is perhaps the best gift I have ever been given.
June 9, 2009 at 1:46 am
Saw your pic on twitter, I think you are my long lost twin