Typical Cliché "I Can't Believe I'm Blogging So Let Me Explain Myself" First Blog Post

I don't like blogs. I think they can be for good use within certain settings/individual's lives. But as for me, I just don't like them. I have fears of dishonesty and manipulation of morals in regard to intellectual property and plagiarism. I think people too easily become obsessed with their own voices (words) and become vain as a result to comments on their blogs. I think people (self included; see this post for support) make ignorant judgments about people based on their blogs, and further, that ignorant people post ignorant comments on blogs. I hate ignorance.

See how all those thoughts were about me? On to better things: peers, family, friends, community, and so on--why I'm doing this.

Some friends of mine have recently urged me to start a blog to post creative work so I can start establishing a readership. Reason being? This May I'll finish an English degree at Colorado Christian University and pack up all the wall decs I've had for the last four years and end up somewhere that isn't here. What comes next, I don't know. The hope--that is, my hope--is to work on my existing portfolio and have a manuscript for a collection of poems by September of this year. What I'm saying is, I want to be published, and I want the people in my life to be a part of my process.

So welcome. Leave comments. Send emails. Ask questions. Tell me what you think. Challenge me. Be a part of what comes next for me.

Now and every time, thanks for reading.