Thursday, September 16, 2004
Why blog?
I started this journal so that relatives and friends from away can see what I'm up to (since I'm generally pretty terrible at writing actual letters or calling). Of course, I think more local friends check this out regularly than anyone. But I digress.... I also started it to help me remember what I've been up to. There are days I can barely remember what I did the night before, let alone the previous week. And looking back on some old posts, I can see where I've spent my time. For example, more of my time has been spent gaming and seeing movies and hanging with friends and less of it has been spent doing creative projects than I realised. But then I have also spent more time involved in theatrical productions than I would have expected. Having this online forces me to try to update it on a regular basis, although I have to admit I get tired of listing what I did the night before, so every now and then I like to try to find something else to blog about.
I have quite a few friends who have blogs (which reminds me, I should update my friends links on this page) and I've seen some of them get disenchanted with blogging over the past few months. A blog may be easy to access, but how do you decide what to write in it? What is the point? Who cares anyway? Well I do - I like to see what my friends have to say - and I'm sorry to see some sites that used to be something I looked forward to reading every day wither away into sporadic updates at best. But I guess the blogs are essentially there for the blogger, not the reader. It can be a cathardic exercise for some, although since it is a public forum, it may attract unwanted attention. In that case, maybe it's better just to keep a journal by your bed.
Blogs evolve just like people evolve. And I don't think it's something that can be forced. It just happens. There are things I would like to do with this blog to make it more interesting, even if some days I don't feel like I have much to say at all (like yesterday, which is why I didn't post at all). Perhaps I could try and make a point of doing more illustrations and posting them, or taking photos around the area and using them in this blog every now and then. Of course, that takes a little more effort, but it may be worth a try. At least every once in a while. We'll see....
Posted by Dre at 8:43 AM
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