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Well, I’m back. I couldn’t stay away. There are too many thoughts running through my head, too many things I want to write about. I am finding that I need this outlet when I just need to talk about something without, well, actually talking  And yes, I know there are private journals for that, but it’s just not the same. |
Well, I’ve decided to take an official hiatus from blogging. Maybe one day I’ll pick it up again, in a more structured and focused format than just ramblings from my head. I’d like the next incarnation of my blog to be study-oriented. I am a researcher at heart, after all
I feel like I gave this a good try, and I learned a lot. But I much like reading what other people have to say more than coming up with something original myself. Too much pressure.
Happy holidays, everyone. May God richly bless and prosper you.
I just updated my About Me page. I actually wrote something original about myself. Yay!
Okay. I am hereby challenging myself to post regularly. Instead of long periods of dry spells followed by a barrage of posts, I am going to post twice a week. Mondays and Thursdays.
There, I said it. Now I have committed myself.
I have five or six works in progress that I haven’t gotten around to finishing, so this will help me finish them. Plus, I like journaling. It’s good for the little bird inside.
Okay, Ready…BREAK!
Last night I spent over an hour trying to embed a YouTube video into my post. The only thing I got was mad. I was making it way too complicated, trying to upload plugins and create a YouTube account and get my API key (whatever that is)…
So my valiant brother found this nice little tutorial to teach me the easy way to embed YouTube vids. I hope this will prevent someone else’s headache down the road.
You know, blogging is a great way to explore the unanswerable questions of the universe. Like why God made boys the way He did. And having a blog forces me to form a coherent discussion out of my incoherent thoughts. I’ve actually got working documents for the first time ever. It’s weird, this whole getting organized thing.
I have also found that all kinds of side effects result from blogging: journaling (which I have learned is different than blogging, at least for me) to get some of my private thoughts out and dealt with, writing poetry, writing songs, signing up for guitar and dance lessons, basically anything that will help me express myself. I feel like the frickin’ healthiest person on the planet.
So here are some of the topics I’ve been exploring that may or may not make it to the final cut:
You might be a blog addict if you blog about what you’re thinking about blogging about in the future.
Just posted a lame attempt at an About Me page…go check it out!
Welcome to my little nest on the web. I am very happy to be here!
I’ve been toying with the idea of creating my own website for some time now. It’s all the rage, you know. Thanks Jerm for setting this up for me. It was the best Christmas present evah
Now that I have this wonderful site, I have been procrastinating about setting it up. I made a lot of excuses and rationalizations about why I didn’t have time to work on it. But the honest truth is, I didn’t want to work on it because a) I am a perfectionist and I didn’t want to do it wrong, and b) I didn’t want to get rejected by cyberspace.
I know, I’m a freak, but rejection is a big deal for me. I need to feel accepted and needed. That’s part of who I am. Often I keep my opinion, or even entire parts of my life, hidden from others because I’m afraid of what other people think about me. I am afraid to express myself, even in the anonymous atmosphere of the web. Because for me, it’s not really anonymous. I’m still putting myself out there for all to see, vulnerable to criticism from people I might not even know.
Obviously, I’ve worked through this enough to write my very first article, because let’s face it - I can’t hide behind my fears forever. I want to express myself and I’m tired of being too sensitive to accept criticism for what it is - a way to help me improve myself. However it comes across, whether it’s malicious or not, I can still use it in a constructive way.
Please check back often. This is a work in progress, just like everything else in my life.