A blog seems to be a journal or diary, a public exhibition, a newspaperesque column, and a website all rolled into one. They seem to be used in a myriad of ways, but most that I have encounter stick to its namesake: a weblog. An online diary or perhaps a journal with a particular audience, which is probably why it reminds me of a newspaper column.
Starting a blog right now seems a bit strange to me. I feel a bit bad for having not (really) started one years ago and feel a little worse for having not picked one up when they were just started to become fashionable. Instead, it seems that there is an odd expectation for people to have a blog. I wonder sometimes if a blog will become as common as an email address. It will be on business cards (already is) and found nessary on resumés (probably also).
What this blog will become I don't really know. My mind jumps from subject to subject on a daily basis and my hobbies cover a wide range (though mostly in the realm of geekdom). I also fear a lack of self censurship, giving me something in common with Joe Biden.
But I'll find a way to deal with these issues, and I suppose it is about time that I stake more land in the frontier of the internet, though I am only renting it from Google.
My audience will be whoever feels like listening, my subjects whatever I feel like, its direction wherever evolution takes it.
Also, as with any new adventure with writing, I expect to suck for quite a while.
Only diligence can lead to mastery.
-David
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"Only diligence can lead to mastery."
ReplyDeleteAmen, bro. Maybe someday, we'll both be able to regularly blog, and then our CVs will be complete. Actually, you seem to be doing much better than me, so I defer to your own personal diligence.