I hate blogs.

blog
noun
1. a Web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other Web sites.


I hate blogs because I don't want to sound like I'm self promotional. It's a horrible trait, and as intelligent, observant human beings, we seem to be able to pick it out really quickly. So why the hell am I writing a blog? Because I like writing about my opinion. And I have a lot of opinions. Everyone does. But unlike any of the modest, humble, stoic role models who are written into the fables of seemingly every human culture, I'm very open about my opinions. As much as it hurts to admit, I will never be a good role model. Expressing my opinion is part of my nature. Sharing ideas is how we build relationships and start movements!... ::record scratches:: but enough of that crap... I am here because writing my opinion down really helps me to organize my thoughts! I can really build on an idea when I can go back and review the way I worded something and can edit it and rework it. I feel like I've accomplished something when it's all saved to a tangible document, and sometimes when I go back to what I've written I can read about what a little prick I was ;)... It's always nice to be able to see and appreciate how much you've grown.

That being said, I have more to say (ya know... the phrase that I had written is pretty common in English compositions but sometimes the literal meanings of some common phraseology just make a sentence sound absurd!). ANYWAY... in this introductory posting, because I'm not completely shameless and feel a slight twinge of insecurity about what people might think, I have to say that you would probably have a very different idea of me if you ever met me in person. When you meet someone in person you get a much better idea of who they are. This is obvious, but it is also something that is really hard to remember when you're reading what someone has written. Those of us in the habit of text messages, emails, and online chatting get to learn this really quickly. Typing seems a lot more raw and unfiltered than speech. But the ease of editing means this is far from the case at all times. Typing is great for some things, but NOT getting to know someone. When you're talking to someone face to face you have a whole lot of information being thrown at you! The whole time you are actively as well as passively gathering info about the other person. There's information in the way the other person is carrying themselves, the way they look, what their expressions are, and how their voice/speech sounds. It's really quite interesting to me. If you like that kind of stuff too, I definitely recommend watching the BBC documentary "The Human Face". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280262/ John Cleese stars with other big names like Elizabeth Hurley and David Attenborough. Definitely some interesting and useful information in that show!

Anyway, enough self promotion and enough pushing my favorite movies on you. This blog ::cringes:: (again, I really don't care for that designation) is just gonna be my little place to talk about things that I'm thinking about. I hope someone is reading so that I'm not just crazy and talking to myself, but also I want to hear feedback. Maybe you're enjoying what you're reading, but it's more likely that I'm extremely long-winded and hard to follow. Please do NOT hesitate to voice your opinion! I'm not a major news network (hah, obviously) I'm a person and I love reading and responding to others' opinions!

So I really mean it when I say, Thanks for reading!