This blog, currently untitled, is an exercise in writing. I have always enjoyed writing--I'm a journalism major, after all--but I rarely write with any frequency. Whenever I read novels in which the protagonist maintains a diary or read diaries as primary source documents, I always think to myself that I would enjoy writing on a daily basis.
This summer, while on a 30-day NOLS course in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming, I journaled daily. It was hard for me to write in the beginning: I was self-conscious of my word choice, my thoughts, and my depiction of events. But as I continued throughout those 30 days, it got better, easier. And just the other day, I re-read my journal...it all came flooding back. The events I had recorded reminded me of those I had not. I am so glad I took the time to scribble down a couple of daily events.
With this blog, I hope to record my thoughts about events and issues. It is not intended to be a substitute for a personal diary--I will not attempt to share my innermost thoughts on the internet--but I hope it will be a record for my friends and family, especially as I go on trips, adventures, and tangents (well, maybe more like tirades). So here is to an exercise in writing.
