It's my party

Why blog?

My workmate, doesn't understand the concept. "Why in the world would you want or even need to put your personal 'stuff' out there for everyone to read? It just doesn't make sense to me. I think it's stupid." She asks, and insults.

Aside, from my personal viewpoint on how she runs and displays her own life, I can understand her lack of understanding. Everyone is different in their beliefs, convictions and operations. Everyone has their own individual outlets, ways of communicating, or not, whether they are creative and how they view beauty. I could go on and on.

As such, I can only explain why it works for me. Not only is it a diary of sorts (with limitations), but it is also a creative outlet for me. It motivates my photography, writing and learning the in's and out's of web page design (which wasn't expected but just kind of comes with the territory if you want to make it your own). I know anyone can read it and it isn't so much about recognition or wanting that. I think if I did, I would advertise it more than just having it available on a simple search if someone knew what they were looking for. It's also a place for me, to be me. I can say what I like, display what means the most to me, how I love, how I hurt and really just let myself out. I can't tell you how many times in my life, I set my own aside to satisfy or appease someone else. And to what end? The only one was left feeling lonely, forgotten and unworthy. This is my place of self worth. It gives me importance. And no matter if that makes you feel sad for me or even a pathetic view, It doesn't really matter to me. 'Cause...it's my page. Simple as that. At any rate, it is creativity that suits my needs. It's technical, hardly time or money consuming and I can utilize it whenever I have the need. Not to mention, I have gotten to know some awesome people through this medium. Life's responsibilities doesn't always lend itself to making new friends.

If you read me, you have no idea how appreciative I am.

I wasn't sure how to explain it to her at the time. And really, I don't think it would have made much of a difference. She is 26 and well ya know...she knows everything.

Here's a little of Wiki has to say about it...

A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log or weblog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles, most often in reverse chronological order. Early weblogs were simply manually updated components of common websites. However, the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of web articles posted in said chronological fashion made the publishing process feasible to a much larger, less technical, population. Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog software on regular web hosting services.

Like other media, blogs often focus on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news. Some blogs function as online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.

There's a ton more of course. You can find it Here.