So...count on me to come back to my blog two years later...and to kick it off by writing it on paper and then transferring it to the blog site. Why? Because it was too late the other night to get my laptop out (didn't want to be up all night designing and didn't want to wake up Kenny, he was asleep on the couch) and doing that on my phone would have infuriated me. I thought I was starting a new blog, but I'm really just resurrecting an old one that I made one introduction post and one measly (but meaty) post on.
I've had other blogs before; one of them being Xanga. I'm sure any of you who went to college around the same time I did had or at least remember hearing about Xanga. It was all the rage before Facebook got popular. You've gotta start somewhere...
After that, I did Facebook notes. I actually went to the Facebook Notes feature and realized people are still posting notes. I wish I had known. They are not showing up on my newsfeed. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Anywho, I figure other people aren't seeing those in their newsfeeds if I'm not, so I needed another option.
So here I am back on Blogger, which I will be linking each post to Facebook. When I first started this blog, I couldn't figure out how to design it and it looked terrible. But I used my brain and clicked on stuff until it looked right. (Spoken like a true web design artist). I also didn't even remember which site it was on but accidentally found it again today as friends suggested I try blogspot.com. Lo and behold, I was still signed in. That's my type of site. I can never remember any of my fifteen million usernames/passwords floating around out there, so that was quite handy.
So, why I am back in the blogging world in general you may ask? The main reason is, I'd like to share my thoughts with a wide audience, and I'm terrified of public speaking. It's not so much the fact that people are watching me (I can sing in front of large crowds, no problem- if well-prepared), but when I start speaking, teaching, preaching, telling a story etc., the words don't come out right. It's pretty much like verbal diarrhea. (Yeah I just dropped the "D" bomb). It's all organized well in the compartments of my mind, but it all comes out in a disorganized, jumbled mess.
What I'm trying to say is, the thing I love about blogging/journaling is that I can get my thoughts out in a somewhat pure form without so many "bumbling idiot" moments. Sure I sometimes go on rants about things. Sure, I've probably got an electronic footprint that would embarrass the crap out of my mother. But I don't want to pretend I'm someone I'm not. I'm here to help those of you out there who wonder if you're crazy because of the things you say, think or do. You're not alone out there. And I think that's the main reason people blog. So others will know they are not alone and to be reasurred (through comments and feedback from others) that they are not alone either.
If being alone is not a concern for you, you probably aren't out there blogging or even reading this . You probably have a secret diary hidden under your mattress. But in case you are reading this, if that's you, you're not alone either, even if you want to be. Trust me, unless you live alone, someone has read that "secret" diary (most likely a pesky sibling, or a nosy parent or spouse).
Anyway, I'm here to say the things on my mind and hopefully I can say them in a tactful enough way to encourage others. Or at least in a coherent enough way to get others thinking. Topics will be pretty diverse and random so be prepared!
Next time I'm going to give a little more info about me and I've got some thoughts about motherhood as a competition. Get ready!
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