About

When it comes to me and blogging, the relationship is much like a lot of relationships I’ve had. I’m into it hardcore, then it’s over for me and I drop it. Then something in me is rekindled and I’m all over it like mosquitoes on dead baby birds (wow, what a terrible simile). Then it grows cold again. Katy Perry should never meet me, I fear we wouldn’t get along.

HOWEVER… just like all good things that make me a better person (like cardio, UGH) I will do my best to remain DILIGENT while inadvertently attempting to hone the craft sharpened by the fine faculty at the University of Texas English department… let’s cross our fingers and see how this goes.

Here’s a little excerpt of the “About Me” section I wrote in 2007. A lot of it still pertains, a lot of it’s gone bad like sour milk. Ah well. Who says textual time capsules aren’t interesting obviously never met me:

I think sharing your ideas is just as important as sharing your life experiences with one another. That’s how you learn not only about where that person has been but who that person has evolved into. It’s crucial! Shabublie is just as much about sharing as it is about helping you be the better person you’ve always been, or figuring out what you want to do. Shabublie is a word, as I’ve explained before, but words last, even if you make them up or if people change them along the way. I mean, derivatives of the word love have withstood the tests of time, and at the end of the day we all still know and can relate to “amore,” “love,” or “amour.”

So I decided to share earlier this year. I finally became the kid who wore down their Crayolas enough to be comfortable with sharing them with the guy across the table. I got a WordPress a while ago, but wasn’t new to blogging. I had a Blogger account back in the day, and migrated over to Xanga my junior year of high school. I was pretty consistent about it, to toot my own horn. I’m not afraid to do that.

But I’ve realized how important it is to chronicle the things I do. That’s how I’m going to figure out who I am- by examining my tracks. I’ve gotten really good about updating my social networks (I’m a total sucker for Twitter and Facebook) but I guess I’ve been shy to share my thoughts online again. I guess maybe I’m scared of my thoughts in general. But let’s toast to getting rid of that fear, and embracing who I am… because let’s face it- you’ve gotta love up on yourself before you shabuble on over to being who you wanna be.