Revisiting Why

So yesterday I didn't post anything. I'm not sure why, except I feel I really didn't have much to say, which made me question, again, why I chose to start this Blog. On one hand I've wanted to write down my thoughts in a journal for a long time, but never really set pen to paper. This way, since I'm on the computer almost every night anyway, I might as well do something similar on-line. Of course the main difference is that only a few people might read my hand-written journal, while this one is out there for the world to see. Of course, I have no idea if I'm the only one reading this page or if there are people who are reading it, though I'm not sure which would scare me more.

I like writing. It's cathartic, but it is hard for me to write fiction. I do enjoy it, but it is a special challenge. On top of that, I'm one of those people who feels that I constantly have an "inner dialogue" going on and sometimes it's easier to get those thoughts down on paper (or the screen--I think one of my posts will eventually be about turns of speech and how they've changed).

So if you're reading this, I apologize if the nature of the posts or the writing seems...confused. This journal is more for myself than anyone else, but if you're reading it and enjoy it, then so much the better.

I do wrestle with the idea of posting my e-mail on-line, as I said, I'm not sure if I want to know if people are reading this. But I am interested in what people think, so I'll give it a try. If you promise not to sign me up for tons of spam, feel free to send me your thoughts at shivkaladrakh@yahoo.com. Just make sure to title the e-mail with something that I would recognize as not being spam, since I usually don't check my bulk mail folder thoroughly before I delete it (I'm tired of viagara, debt relief, male enhancement, etc. spam. And I don't even open those with vague titles that are almost assuredly spam).

And if you notice spelling mistakes in this post, I apologize. I'm currently using my wife's laptop until I can get my computer out of storage and I do have a spell-checker on my computer for the internet, but God-forbid I download strange programs onto my wife's computer. Look for better spelled posts next month. Edit: There's a built in Spell-Checker, sorry I have this problem where I can't see things right in front of me, I'm fixing the spelling now on all the posts and promise to check spelling before I publish from now on.