Well I have finally broken down and decided to start a blog...I know, take a moment to marinate in that. I have a few ideas of things that I want to do with this blog and wanted to map that out so that I stay true to the essence of starting this blog. I imagine it might sound a little dramatic to "stay true to a blog's essence" but I am doing this because there are things that I absolutely do NOT want this blog to become. If I start doing a few different things I need to refer to this post, and the promise I am now making to myself, that I will take the blog down.
Firstly, I do not want this to be a diary where I just write about my day and my thoughts and/or feelings at the time of writing. It isnt that I dont think that is a bad thing to do, it is just that I think that is a lame thing to do for me because I barely care about my thoughts and/or feelings. If I hardly care then who does care? Nobody, that's who...maybe my Mother but that doesn't count because she HAS to love me. So ya, I dont want this to turn into a diary and if it does I am going to SHUT IT DOWN!
Secondly, I do not want this to be something where I review products or do some sort of a service to provide my opinion. I am not saying that I am above recommending a good movie or putting my stamp of approval on a product I believe in (I will not put my name on an inferior product, I'm like George Foreman and will only endorse something I use...if you dont believe me about that then again I am like George Foreman in that we will take our disagreement into the ring and go ten rounds about it) but I would rather do it in a format that is interesting to read and not just, "You will love the ergonomic feel of the [blank] in your hand, so fresh and so clean!". If I start doing that and it either isnt, or is flirting with the line of not interesting, I am going to SHUT IT DOWN!
Lastly, I do not want to just post either other articles or links or funny quotations on this blog. I would like this to be a compilation of original material and not a collection of something stupid like my favorite song lyrics. As much as I like good articles or webcomics or interesting videos, they are not something that I have squeezed out of my mind grapes; and I would much rather drink that sweet elixir than a weird cocktail of different grapes. If I start just posting articles, links or non-original material I am going to SHUT IT DOWN!
So that is my blog's manifesto, my blog's declaration of independence, my blog's rules to live by, my blog's terms of probation. I want this to be a fun thing for me to do and something that I hope will hone and sharpen my writing skills (jinx if you thought "What skills?"). So now that we know the answer, I suppose only the question remains:
Martin Bradshaw starting a blog.....What's up with that?
