I manage to waste multiple hours a day on the internet, including various social networking sites and other people's blogs, but for some reason I can't scrape together the time to write down any thoughts. It's not like I don't have the time or the thoughts/misinformed opinions or the technical prowess; I am just lazy. Also, half the time I can't stand reading or hearing other people's inner thoughts (not their fault, totally mine, especially when it comes to weather...), so I don't always feel like it's worth the time to post mine. Like, why add to the problem? Everyone knows what opinions are like, and in 2009, blogs are the new opinions.
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| Hey, McCorkley! Everyone's got one and they all smell! |
However, the other half of me DOES like reading other people's blogs (thanks to Google Reader), and this half of me wants me to write in my own blog. And by writing, I mean something beyond self-serving posts about my entries in T-shirt contests which are apparently judged by middle-aged shut-ins who only shop at Hot Topic and the NPR sassy sweatshirt catalog: "Approach with caution: I haven't had my coffee and my Office T-shirt today!" Yes, we all know Jim put Dwight's stapler in some Jello. You don't need to wear a shirt about it.
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| "Hey look at me, I am familiar with this generally known event from The Office, and not only that, but I spent $20 to be able to passively tell you about that. Want to share a box of carb-sensible Triscuits?" |
One reason I want to start blogging more is because I recently read a book in which the main character narrates the story in the form of his diary throughout a year of his life. The book is Twentysomething: The quarter life crisis of Jack Lancaster, by Iain Hollingshead. Much like the fictional British protagonist of TS: TQLCOJL, it might be therapeutic to put my thoughts to paper (or some web server in Mountain Valley, CA) for a while. Also, it would be nice to have a record of my life to look back on and print out and bind as Christmas gifts for my family in the future. (In the future, showing your relatives your blog from the early 2000's will be like looking at slides from your family vacation in the 1980's: obsolete and emotionally trying.)
Another reason for my (re)new(ed) interest in blogging is that famous TV anchor Brian Williams recommended it in his speech at OSU Spring 2008 Commencement: Hell on Earth. Brian suggested that we start blogging about things that matter instead of just ourselves. I like to think that I am knocking out both those birds with one stone when I write about myself, but hopefully I can also offer my valuable opinions about something other than my day-to-day life.
So there it is.
