Let me start by saying I’ve done this before.
I don’t say that to set expectations content-wise. It’s not like I’m some grizzled veteran who expertly meshes images and words with appropriate linked phrases here and there. No, I’d be more like a crotchety old man. I used to do this when there were maybe four or five people in high school who’d sit at home in front of their PCs typing way into the wee hours. We would feel so clever, at the time, taking nothing but a few ideas and turning them into these long, sprawling epics (okay, I’m exaggerating a bit, but you get the idea).
Then the whole blogging thing kinda took off. I mean I’m all for freedom of speech, and I wouldn’t deprive anybody of that, but understand how I felt at the time. Suddenly us strange, peculiar people doing this strange, peculiar thing were joined by people who were not-so-strange and not-so-peculiar. I was surrounded by these voices speaking at the same time, lost in a torrent of sentences that really didn’t mean anything to me. Ultimately it got boring for me, so I quit.
I wish I hadn’t, now, seeing how things turned out in the end. The technology got better, the communities got better, and, more importantly, the writers got better. These kids, as I remembered them, matured rather well. I regret not being there to see it happen, and I regret missing the opportunity to improve my skills as well. But here I am, late as usual, but it’s like that old saying, no?
Back to my original point: I’ve done this before. And I mention it because, well, I’ve blogged publicly a few times before, and anonymously once or twice, and each time I just never really got in stride, so to speak. Will this attempt be any better? I don’t really know. I’ve obviously abandoned my fair share of failed attempts, so I really can’t guarantee anything.
But for as long as I’m typing, stick around. I’d certainly appreciate it.
