After having quite some internal battles, deciding whether my droplets of words can actually make any difference at all to this ocean of communication, broadcasting of thought, experience and aspiration we like to call the Internet, I decided to take the plunge. I am now joining the ranks of those who think that what they think and believe others would be interested in reading is actually important!
It’s not a bad thing — we should already admit that personal blogging is one of the most subtle (or perhaps not so subtle?) forms of self-projection and self-admiration: as noted above, to start a web log one must think of himself as important and deem his or her life to be worthy of documenting one way or another. A lot of times it’s interesting solely to the writer… I do want to think that what I’ll be writing here will be interesting to others apart from me (I also keep a more personal diary I occassionally write in… Some certain people like to call it an “emo notebook”; you know who you are!). Quoting Benjamin Franklin:
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
While I’ll admit I have disagreed with Ben before, my goal is to achieve both of the above. Starting now! Prosecco for everyone! (English speakers only please click here.
PostScript: This was originally posted in my proto-blog on Blogspot on 6/12/07. It took only a few hours for me to decide that Blogspot was bad news, and soon thereafter I started working on getting my own domain up and running. And before you lie the results! Let’s have a toast now then… To private blogging! *lifts glass with Prosecco*
Once again, glad to be first… 😀
Well now I know that Prosecco is what we were drinking at the new-years gathering and it’s just awesome! Cheers for Prosecco… 😛
Yay! It’s up and running! Did you make the layout from scratch???? I can tell you i find it VERY nice, user friendly e.t.c The colors are beautifull and the page loads fast! Now why don’t make it more of a personal site? You have the space so why not take advandage of it aswell?? It’s ful and it will teach you much in HTML wise (if you wanna learn ofc :P)
Well i’ll get sure to check your blog often. See you around!
I’ve just spent a couple of hours reading your posts, old and new. I guess reading blogs is something I do these days, absorbing experiences of others. Going through huge chunks of time in journal form feels really strange, it compresses all these years in a weird way. It also brings moments that I would have otherwise forgotten back into clear focus, thats something that nothing else I know can do. So, with reading yahtzee’s blog and now yours, my resolve is stronger than ever. And here comes a statement (oi, teacher, btw can you start a sentence with an “And”): I will start my own blog before this month is over. There, it is now written. Maybe it is too late, all my university years gone down the memory drain and to be honest I have no idea how I can pour out thoughts and interesting articles at a regular pace ,as you seem to be able to, I am also very worried that it might turn into a bitching and nagging blog (oh, there, see, it started already!)…
-emergency evasive maneuvers-
So what I wanted to say is thanks for giving me a , hopefuly enough, push to start documenting my life and finding excuses to make it more interesting.
~Garret 7/10/2013
P.S. I really hope I follow this through and don’t end up reading this comment in shame 5 years from now at your 10th cubimention anniversary.
P.S.2. You created your blog on my birthday!
Thank you loads for this comment Garret. It means more than you might imagine. My trust and confidence in my writing and what my view on things is worth (to others) has been shaken quite a bit throughout the years. Thoughts like “who’s actually reading this?”, “why go through the trouble?”, “who the fuck do I think I am?” and others like them cross my mind alarmingly often. If I was self-conscious when I wrote the post above, now I am three times as much. I have considered closing this down and deleting everything, if only for the feeling of fresh beginnings and liberation -as well as for the room for experimenting with my online representation- it would bring me. Thankfully, comments such as yours show me that it’s all been meaningful to someone other than me – and that makes it all the more meaningful to me in return. It might not have a clear point or purpose, but, hey, that’s a pretty good representation of me and my ways in the end.
PS1: Making public statements such as this can and will be used to hold you accountable… 😉
PS2: I know! Isn’t that cool?
PS3: You had actually started blogging on MySpace before I started this here thing and I remember thinking that your posts about your long nights in Mytilini were insightful and funny. It’s never too late: do it now!
Am I supposed to start a blog as well now? I kinda feel left out 😛
Yes you’re supposed to start one right now! I already told you that I think it’d be a good idea to start a blog. I think that at this point you’d have a lot to share, right?