State of the Blog
May 30, 2007 at 10:59 pm · Filed under Thoughts
I often forget when I blog that people other than me actually read this thing. I’ve found out recently that pretty much anyone can find you on the internet if they search hard enough, and I have seriously considered trying to erase all of the content on here and shutting down this site for good. I’ve also thought about trying to find some way to move whatever I’ve written about onto a private site. After thinking about it quite a bit, though, I’ve decided to continue with it. Life comes at you at such a rapid-fire pace and it really bothers me to know that so many great details can be forgotten along with interesting thoughts. I mean, in just the two weeks that I took off from writing I’ve spent a weekend in Chicago with my high school friends, saw possibly the best baseball game I’ve ever seen at a Cubs game, saw Arcade Fire live (also one of my favorites), had my first experience at Camden Yards in Baltimore, and took part in my roommate’s bachelor’s party. All of that has happened in the past 13 days, and that isn’t even counting what random thoughts that have passed through my brain in which I’ve already forgotten.
I need to just be mindful that others do read what I put on here. As a perfect example, a short while ago I posted a picture of me drinking at a bar while reading the Bible. The picture wasn’t meant in a sacrilegious way but was instead meant to ridicule whatever moron thought bringing a Bible to a bar would be appropriate. That was what the picture was about to me but I can obviously see how things like that can be taken the wrong way. I already make a point not to talk about certain things (i.e. relationships, work, etc.), but I guess I should probably use a little more caution with what I post about knowing that anyone can read it. In a perfect world this wouldn’t be the case but that is reality. So I’m content with saying that I will continue blogging. I’ve been doing it for four and a half years, and it would just be too weird not to do it. Thanks for reading.