Welcome to the first official post on my very own blog. I've been an avid reader of a few really amazing blogs for quite some time now (mostly excellent food blogs), but I've never really been into the idea of having my own. In all honesty, I've felt that 95% of blogs out there contain nothing new, creative, innovative or special when compared to the vast enormity of the rest of the internet. One person's opinion on the latest movie/gadget/political fiasco/etc is rarely different enough to warrant even a polite listen. I certainly do not exclude myself from this lumping, so why should I have bothered before now? Also, the constant self-examination and analysis that is required of a blogger has always felt like too much work when I could be out actually doing some stuff with friends and whatnot. It is for this same reason I was never able to keep up a diary or journal. Writing about my life always seemed to lack the physical spark that I found in actually living or even relating hilarious goings-on to actual people. Why sit in a room and write about the stuff you've done (or want to do) when you could actually go out and have fun?
But now that I am in Graduate School, the time is nigh to try new things and push myself to think of a world in a new way. My life is changing in a lot of ways - that are both scary and exciting - so the fact that I have no choice but to create this blog is actually a welcome obligation. As much as I love my routines, the thrill of the unknown and the possible is just enough to keep me going. This blog was only created for a particular course, and I don't know what will come after the semester is over, but I'm pretty interested in finding out.
Oh and in case anyone was wondering, my background image is a piece of collage work by Thomas Allen called "I Dive for Pleasure" (found in his book
Uncovered). I'm a sucker for art involving books and will probably be constantly changing the background of this site to suit my desire to share all the good book art I've found over the years. I will, of course, always note the artist/title/where I found it. If I don't, please make sure to comment and remind me. Even the most studious will forget from time to time.
So...in conclusion...welcome!
UPDATE: At the request of my dear friend Logan, here's an unobstructed view of my background image from Thomas Allen:
Dear friend, will you also be kind enough to post a picture of the background book art in your blog? It's sometimes difficult to admire the amazing-ness when it's not entirely transparent through the text. - Logan
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! & Thank you!
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