On 2 Years.

When I first started this blog, it was an attempt to leave my Xanga. Dun-hate. Yeah, yeah, I was still religiously blogging on Xanga up until last year...chut-up! Xanga, if you don't know, is an online community of bloggers. And because it was a community of bloggers, it was difficult to leave because unlike many other writers who may claim to write for themselves, I liked feedback. So the sense of "community" I received on Xanga truly motivated me to keep pumping out pointless posts.

I also write because I'm much better at expressing my mind through written form. When I verbally articulate what I want to share, my voice escalates and I start speaking really fast and loud and nothing makes sense. Then I mix up words and sound like a fob because my brain moves faster than my tongue. I write because I want to share my words with people. I'd like to think that my somewhat unimportant words might be able to entertain or better yet--reach one person who may then be able to pass on the good vibes and that person will continue to pay it forward and so forth.

I believe the human race yearns for a sense of connection--community, if you will. We might not always enjoy doing things communally, but I'd like to think that most of us enjoy the company of other people. I'm not an exception. I enjoy sharing in hopes that maybe you'd also be able to relate. In hopes that you'll be able to give me insight. It's a give-take relationship. I also enjoy not using a semi-anonymous blog (Okay, I lied. This blog is still pretty semi-anonymous in the sense that I don't use my name.) But still, I think it sort of allows me to be vulnerable since I'm finally able to share my life and experiences and work art pieces of me with people who know and have met me.

I write because it gives me a sense of purpose. Purpose for what? I'm not exactly quite sure but it's there and it motivates me. I've never been really exceptionally good at anything else, except for maybe showing up on time for brunch. Of course, I can't say I write well either, but I do know it's something I have not lost interest and passion for.

So while this blog is fairly new, I'm excited for its future. I'm also very grateful for the small readership, some who have made themselves known, some who I know personally, some who have been reading me since my Xanga days, and all the rest who lurk. Thank you for finding me mildly interesting to keep coming back.