misc ramblings n' thoughts...
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...my first ever blog... Why did i want to start "blogging?" We actually had a very interesting discussion about this in committee meeting the other day. Why do people have the need or the urge or desire to put their thoughts (sometimes very intimate and private ones) onto a public server for any wandering eyes to behold? "Blogs" or journals are traditionally something very sacred, private and even intimate. Young girls are perceived to write intimately into their precious diaries every night, and then lock it up, so that none may find it. So how has it transformed from this private and personal "for your eyes only" book into a public "let the whole world know" journal? For me, I used to keep a prayer journal a couple years ago, and kept that up quite consistently. But that was always kept between me and God. No one else. Lil was just telling me that blogs probably became popular because of the way our world is. Everyone is busy and moving, and blogs are a good way of keeping informed on what is going on in each other's lives. It's also a way of sharing your ideas and thoughts w/ the rest of the world. I think it's also because the internet has provided a means for people to share things in ways that were never before possible. There's always a human desire for people to know that someone out there feels what they feel, and experiences what they experience, and can understand them. Maybe that's why I wanna blog. I want to share my experience, thoughts, emotions, blessings, and stories with others, in hopes that they may understand, learn, laugh, mourn, and debate with me. Lil also raised a good point: it's up to the blogger to determine how much of their life they wanna share. For me, I think I'll just try to blog whenever i have time, whenever I have something I wanna get off my chest, or if I just have something that I'd like to share. I think that blogs reflect how impresonal our lives have become. What happened to meeting up w/ an old friend for coffee or ice cream or a milkshake? Or just sitting on the phone chatting a bit? It's come to ICQ and reading others blogs; we can't even see the other person's face, their reactions and emotions, or their sarcasm and expressions. It's come to typical "hey, sup", "not much, u?", "same" kind of conversations (and I admit, I'm guilty of this too.) I think i'm really blessed to have a few ppls that I can REALLY talk to, and not worry about anything. When they say "sup", I can really tell them what's going on in my mind and my heart, instead of saying "not much." I guess i'm the next little "bandwagon blogger" to jump onboard, but I know that this is a place where I will be honest and true, and really genuinely say what's in my head, and not be ashamed of it. So, with that in mind...enjoy!! Thanks so much Em for going through this whole complicated and confusing blogging process and all this messed up server stuff w/ me!!!..ahhhh!!! You're a superstar!!! posted by jamescl | 1:41 AM
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Thanks to my buddies for adding colour to my otherwise dull life.