The Beginning

For all the times I've started blogs, you'd think I'd be a successful blogger by now. By now, I must be approaching the number of journals I've purchased, with every intention of becoming a journaler. While I've long ago given up on the journal, I'm still holding out for this blogging thing. I think I've nailed down the problem to my lack of blogging motivation....

1. Too personal. I've tried to do a diary blog before, but throwing that out on the web just seems so wrong. If I cant write it in a private journal, I ought not write it on the world wide web.
2. Too newsy. Don't get me wrong, I love the news, but I cant simply write editorials 365 days a year. Or 36 days a year, for that matter
3. Too Trendy. I SO want to be a hipster and a trend started, but I'm just not. While I slowly and painfully come to terms with that, I've got to think of something else to do.

I'm all but convinced the three bullets above are what have kept me from blogging effectively. It also might be because I have not yet made it habit. I vow to blog at least one post for the next five days and see where it goes from there. Why? Because....

1. I'm not half bad at constructing sentences and paragraphs and papers. I can write. But I'm pretty sure I can write better. And you know, practice makes perfect.
2. I need the practice. I told my boss today that the internet and I have our creative differences. He promptly reminded me that I work for a social networking company. Which means, the fact that I don't understand the first thing about HTML equates to a sin of the highest offense.
3. The internet is reality. And all the cool kids are blogging. And I've always wanted to be a cool kid.

So here goes nothing. Even if no one reads what I write, I ought to write. I'm not holding back this time. Let this be the beginning.