I figure it’s about time I had something new to share. I also realize I stated that I wouldn’t settle upon a regular schedule, although without sharing the reasons for such. In fact, I didn’t share my reasons for much of anything.
Time to change that, I suppose.
The basic version is that this is an outlet, a personal and emotional vent so that I can get the thoughts out of my head and into somewhere they won’t spiral out of control in the confines of my brain. Why a blog, though? Read on.
Having picked up the habit of writing, I’ve found it to be a great way to clear my mind. It feels like putting the thoughts themselves on the paper and telling it “there, you’re in the paper and not inside my mind anymore”. For a while, I used this to get to sleep and for a little longer than that I attempted to keep a diary.
This is not too different from a diary, the only difference being the publicity of it. As far as a space for personal thoughts go, using something that requires me to filter and censor and consider five times what I can actually make public and what needs more thought seems counter productive for an outlet.
But see, that clashes with my personal view of writing in itself. Written works should be read, discussed, used for something other than the sake of just existing. Even though I just want to talk gratuitously, if some of my stray ideas can spark thought or conversation, then I have been successful.
The choice of a blog, in particular, as the medium comes from an old wish to join the big kids when blogs, the traditional text ones, were the hottest thing in the web. Long time ago, I know. But I never joined, I never considered myself worth of any attention, however little. Heck, even now I don’t expect to build up a huge audience of die-hard fans and start a new Renascence. What changed is that I have a little more confidence in my writing today than I had before, and in the end, it doesn’t matter whether this is read or not, if it’s used or not. It’s an attempt, something selfish that, by being made in this manner, has a chance of creating some positive results.
That said, you, however many of you are possibly out there. You could treat this as an AMA of sorts. Obviously, if this is interpreted anyway like a Twitter AMA I’ll die of old age before replying to half of the questions. But think of it in the sense that, this being a place for me to share my thoughts, if you care enough to wonder what I think about a certain subject, ask me about it. I may be unable to give a satisfying answer, I don’t know everything, after all. But that’s something we’ll only know after we know what the question is, don’t you agree?
An odd place to sleep 
I believe that, in order to take part in that little renaissance you mention, that one needs to have something to say.
Knowing you personally, I think you have plenty to say, and I applaud this method of choosing to do so. I’m not sure you know exactly what that something is yet, but it’s there, and I think it’ll work it’s way to the surface the more to write. We’ll all die of old age before saying a lot of the things we ought to have said (and perhaps, also, after saying a lot of the things we shouldn’t.)
Just keep posting and I’ll keep reading. I want to hear from you. This is a place to share. Share your thoughts and feeling. Share your views on everything: the little things and the big themes. Just say anything, because it’s better than saying nothing.
I’ll be waiting.