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Journal vs. Blog
Apr. 1st, 2011 03:10 pmSo, I've gone and done something I didn't expect to do. I started a blog.
It's all Heidi's fault. We went out to the lecture on the crocheted coral reef (which was fabulous, btw) and then out to dinner and we had our typical long rambling conversations about everything under the sun, and she kept encouraging me to write a blog. I was telling her what resources I use to follow the political saga here so that she could do the same and she said "or, you could write about it and I could just read what you say."
There are so many people writing about these things, about anything really - that I feel weird adding my voice to the chorus and saying "here, what I have to say is worth reading." That's never been what this space is about. This is a journal. It's not something I want you to read because my opinion is well researched or whatever. It's just my thoughts, my personal rambles, my experiences, my day to day living, my gripes and my joys and my half formed lists and thoughts.
Blogging, to me, is about targeted writing. You're not writing for an audience of your friends - you're writing for the world. You're writing about things, topical and specific. And I really never do that. But I thought I'd give it a try. She has a way of talking me into things, and because she went and set it up on her server and made it brain-dead, I didn't even have to do anything fancy to get it going.
So, if you want to see what my writing is like when I'm not distracted by tasty lemonade or just making lists or angsting or what have you, check it out. Tell me what you think, please (there or here). I'm still very ambivalent. I might write for a week and then say "meh, it's not for me." We'll see.
It's all Heidi's fault. We went out to the lecture on the crocheted coral reef (which was fabulous, btw) and then out to dinner and we had our typical long rambling conversations about everything under the sun, and she kept encouraging me to write a blog. I was telling her what resources I use to follow the political saga here so that she could do the same and she said "or, you could write about it and I could just read what you say."
There are so many people writing about these things, about anything really - that I feel weird adding my voice to the chorus and saying "here, what I have to say is worth reading." That's never been what this space is about. This is a journal. It's not something I want you to read because my opinion is well researched or whatever. It's just my thoughts, my personal rambles, my experiences, my day to day living, my gripes and my joys and my half formed lists and thoughts.
Blogging, to me, is about targeted writing. You're not writing for an audience of your friends - you're writing for the world. You're writing about things, topical and specific. And I really never do that. But I thought I'd give it a try. She has a way of talking me into things, and because she went and set it up on her server and made it brain-dead, I didn't even have to do anything fancy to get it going.
So, if you want to see what my writing is like when I'm not distracted by tasty lemonade or just making lists or angsting or what have you, check it out. Tell me what you think, please (there or here). I'm still very ambivalent. I might write for a week and then say "meh, it's not for me." We'll see.
