My first blog.....

Well, here I am.  I guess if I ever decide to write a book, I can look back at these blogs as a reference.  Where to start?  Just typing meaningless thoughts coming from my head?  Maybe not ideal... well, im not going back, I have come too far.  I am just going to continue from here and hopefully think of a clever way to get this blogging underway and hopefully pointing in one direction or another.  Maybe I should read some others blogs?  Maybe someone with the same pitiful lack of creativity, although... where is the originality in that.  Maybe I should start with a little life story?  Hmm... just the highlights or an extended package.  I am possibly not going to be the only one reading this stuff... it makes me not want to write anything remotely personal!  I need to break down those barriers though - oh how the internet encourages one to completely open up to the world but at the same time offers this false sense of privacy? It is somehow so impersonal yet so revealing.

What audience am I writing this for?  Is that what this is about?  What do I want it to be about?  A periodic account of my actions?  A record of my feelings toward various political events of the moment?  Are these the types of questions I should have asked myself before beginning this?  In some way I feel that I should just be writing whatever comes to mind?  I want this to be the real me, not some edited version which I have formulated for a given task... some sort of self marketing strategy, what a load of bullshit that would be.  I'm going to search for some tips on blogging.... I am hopelessly out of my depth and feel uncomfortable about embarking on this intangible journey.  Ok, it seems that this is a common difficulty for beginners, if I aim to one day be a successful blogger (one who writes a blog) I must accept that I will make mistakes and learn from them, like life I suppose.  Ok... I am going to attempt to have an exciting week so my next blog will have much more life, substance, pictures and meaning.  If you have read this entire blog, it has probably been an utter waste of time.  Here is to better blogging.....