Yes. I haven't posted something in this blog since April. Over six months. I've been busy. I've been bored. I've found things to entertain me and also school.
But really. What is the purpose of a blog? I understand those few blogs that are followed by thousands of people. They're written about cooking, music, or just their "interesting" life. But why do I have a blog? I'm certainly not going to be followed by thousands of people, let alone a handful of people. I think the purpose of my blog is a diary. As cheesy as this'll sound, it's a special diary, because it's supposed to make me feel better that my personal thoughts are being sent out into the world, with the slight possibility that they'll be read by someone that'll care. And really, what do I care? Why do I bother? Even if someone, like you, stubbles onto my blog, you'll quickly realize that this is terribly boring and you will move on to the next blog just as quickly as you found mine. All I talk about are things I'm thinking about and my opinions. Why would you, who doesn't know me at all, want to read that? My opinion means absolutely nothing to you.
Recently I've considered starting a movie blog where I review movies. I happened across this woman who is reviewing every Academy Award Nominated movie in one year. Her webpage is pretty inspiring to me. I love movies and I love reviewing them, so I think it'd be fun. She has a nice little following. About 100 followers on Twitter and who knows how many others that don't use Twitter. Anyway, back to my original train of thought: Should I blog? Honestly, if anyone I knew read my blog I would probably be incredibly embarrassed. Some things can get personal. So then, if there's that fear factor, shouldn't I just quit? I've pondered this a lot, and I've come to the conclusion that it's good to blog. Since there's the possibility that someone you know will somehow, miraculously, come across your personal blog, I think that makes it that much more therapeutic. By clicking the "PUBLISH POST" button you are taking a chance that someone will read your inner thoughts and judge you about them. So I guess blogging is a sort of liberating experience. For all I know, you could be thinking right now, "She is crazy." But really. Have you tried blogging? Please do, before you judge.
Well, I find myself now just rambling. But I guess my main point is, "Blogging is good." I may go so far as to say, "Blogging is healthy." Perhaps not, since blogging is spending time on an electronic device, which I would rather try to wane myself from. I spend so much time on my computer and on my iPhone, it's probably become a little unhealthy.
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