So, my dear imaginary reader, this blog is now in its third month. Three months and ten posts. Admittedly, that's not a record by any stretch of the imagination, but it is more than I expected. As I'm sure you recall, oh dedicated reader (as long as you're imaginary, you may as well be a fanatically dedicated reader), I promised one post every two or so weeks "if you were lucky". I have, however, written even more frequently than that. Not much more, but more. Had time permitted, I would have written even more often.
So, what is it that drew me into this blogging thing so much more than I expected? I think it was just the chance to write. I've always enjoyed writing, but, up until this point, I only wrote papers for school. Blogging gave me a new excuse to write. Not only that, but I could write whatever I wanted, on any topic I chose. It also provided me with a captive (albeit theoretical) audience with which to impose my opinions upon. Though I'm seldom reluctant to share my views on things, and though I haven't yet discussed anything here which I wouldn't talk about in person, with the exception of the post Girl.Sister.Friend., it is somewhat liberating to be able to expel them here.
I find writing these posts relaxing, as well as a lot of fun. I find that I sleep the best on the nights which I have written a post. Sleep is a big deal for me, since it has never come easy. I'm something of a mild insomniac. I can't ever get to sleep before 11:30, and if I wake up after about 4:00 am I can't fall back asleep. I can't nap, and I can't sleep in cars, planes, trains, or buses. It's because of this that I value anything which isn't a drug that can aid in putting me to sleep. I think it is the fact that writing allows me to collect and organize my thoughts and then release them which helps me fall asleep. Typically, when I'm lying awake, it's because my thoughts are racing and I just can't get them under control enough to fall asleep. Though it wasn't my originally intended meaning, the sign off I use has become even more apt.
I hope that someone gets something out of these posts. But even if no one ever reads a single post, I expect that I will continue to write them, simply because I enjoy it. And, really, that's what it's all about.
Sleep well,
DTE
