It is only two weeks into summer, but I didn't have to work today so I am setting up the exciting blog that I will be using for when I am away in Denmark this coming year. I don't leave for about...74 days, but I have so much to get accomplished before then so why not get one thing checked off my list today? You know what they say: procrastination is like masturbation, it feels great until you realize that you just fucked yourself :-)
Back in 10th grade, before myspace and facebook caught on, it was all about greatestjournal.com in Reno NV. EVERYONE had one and wrote their self hating and self righteous ramblings in there. It was a place to socialize after school, or late at night as we all started to become computer addicts. The cooler your layout was, the cooler you were. I am retarded when it comes to computers and accidentally made it so most of my writing was black, just like the background, so no one could even read anything! I was soooo not cool. As we all moved on to bigger and better stalker engines, GJ was left in the dust and is now closed down...I don't know how an internet site closes down, but you can't use it for blogging, hence the reason I am here.
I have never really liked blogs. I always thought they were kind of silly, like sugar-coatedly broadcasting yourself to the world, and I guess that is essentially what this is. We live in a world where we broadcast, so why not? I have kept a real written journal since I was 10 and claimed I would kill myself if anyone ever read it, so going public has always been a little horrifying in my mind. God forbid ANYONE ever read my never ending pages of heartbreak and complaints that my sister was a little poo head for using MY goddamn hair clips. Pshhh.
Once senior year hit my private writings have slowed to the point where I only write when I am in a new environment and I feel particularly inspired (these feelings of inspiration die off within a week or two) or when I am inebriated, so I am caving and going digital. Its so weird though, having an audience. How do I write these entries? Do I address them to people? Do I refer to people as "people" or my friends or what? Whatever, I am sure that I will figure it out and people, I mean my friends? you guys? will appreciate me keeping in contact whilst away and I am sure I will find it a good resource as well. Its much easier writing my happenings down so everyone can read them, rather than send out a billion in one private emails all the time, yes?
I'll talk more about the DK later for sure, this is just an introduction. And I know the title "Danish Diaries" is extremely cheesy, but hey, I am a cheesy gal and I have a strange attraction to alliteration!
