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Well, here it is. My first blog post on my very first blog…ever?

Now, this is a bit weird for me. Because here we are in the year 2024, when social media websites have completely taken over the internet [It’s strange because today’s ‘internet’ isn’t what I picture when I say the word ‘internet’. More on that in another blog though.] and here I am starting my blog as if it were 2004.

So why start a blog now you ask? While everyone else is out there making dance videos, taking exquisite photos of their extravagant vacations, and making their friends and family brutally aware of their own political alignments, here I am making people read shit.

Well I guess it’s a good thing that I’m really only doing this for me. For the first time since the early days of the internet I want to utilize the web to learn something. Instead of educating myself on the outside world though, I’ll hopefully be learning about myself with this project.

When I think about what my goals are with writing this blog, a few things come to mind. First and foremost, I intend on using this blog as an outlet. A kind of metaphysical space for me to think or rant. It seems to me that this could be therapeutic in a sense. To come here and unload about my week at work, or complain about how shitty someone was at a gas station. I understand that probably sounds boring to some people, but again I’m doing this for me. Secondly, I think the reason I’m starting this is to really hone in on something that I think I may actually be good at. Writing. I like putting my thoughts into words and being able to re-read them and show other like-minded people who may be interested in reading my words. Lastly, I want to be intentional about my writing. I want to really understand what I am writing and why I am writing it. This process is designed for me to learn about myself and become closer to who I am and who I want to be.

Now let’s be real.. it’s going to probably take me some time to really get a hold of where this blog is going. I want to be consistent with my posts, but I know it will take me awhile before I get the hang of it and have a routine worked out. With that said I’m already looking forward to my next blog. Sidenote, the word ‘blog’ kind of makes me cringe. I don’t know why, it just does. To me it’s like the word ‘moist’ to others, it just feels gross. So I’ll probably be working a different word for my future posts.

Catch ya later ✌️