When I was in high school, blogging was a good way to create drama between your friends. Making snide comments toward people who read my blog was a passive aggressive way to communicate my disdain for being ignored at the cafeteria lunch table. As I grew older (and slightly wiser), the idea of writing down my day-to-day activities and woes began to feel selfish and petty. Thus, began my general annoyance with the blogging trend. It was beneath me (or so I thought).
However, now I have so many thoughts running around in my head (no, not in a crazy way) that would only make sense with pen and paper...well in this case the Internet and my keyboard. I know I always enjoyed reading my cousin, Jordan's blog. His blogs regarding his adventures in Australia were beautifully detailed and exciting. Now, I am well aware I won't have stories about diving with Great White Sharks or experiencing 3 months in Paris like my good friend Brianna...BUT I do work with the public at least 60 hours a week so I'm bound to have entertaining happenings to blog about. Trust me, they're guaranteed to occur because let's face it...People are F-ing crazy.
But I don't intend for this blog to be all fun and games. I've gained a lot of knowledge battling the obstacles life has placed before me. Knowledge I would like to share with whoever wants to hear it. Maybe my experiences can be of some comfort as you too press on in this chaotic journey.
Well, as a once self-proclaimed blog hater, this would be the preface to the very thing I swore I would never do again. Twelve years later, after my first post in LiveJournal on 9/11, I'm delving back into the blog scene. Only this time, my readers (if anyone does end up reading this) won't have to worry about a public Internet dissing.
