Time flies when you're having fun, or whatever it is that I have been doing since my last post on this webpage. However, one of my New Year's resolutions was to restart my blog. Unfortunately for you, many of my old posts have been archived, so you are not able to read the unhinged ramblings from the teenager who started this blog. Fortunately for me, I had such a fun time reading my unhinged ramblings to the point that I was inspired to grab my keyboard, step up to the plate, type away on my keyboard, and hit "Publish."
When I was a teenager, I was quite literally using this blog as an outlet to talk about television, movies, and books. It started off as a book blog, but once I entered high school and reading became required, I pivoted to movies. Bloggers in 2011 always had a sign-off, and mine was, "Happy Reading!" When movies and television became my special interest, that sign-off shifted to "Happy Movie Watching" or even "Signing Off" or "See you Next Time." Something about seeing how happy I was to send my words out into the digital void really touched me. I didn't care if one person saw it or if 50 people read what I wrote. I was just happy to write and talk about the things that I loved. This blog is what made me want to become a writer. I don't get paid to write. Hell, sometimes I wonder if I actually even enjoy it if there's no one reading what I have to say, but I've been getting in the mood to write. I've been getting into such a mood about writing that I get a headache if I don't at least attempt to write something down.
And so, I write, even though something about doing this makes me feel annoying.
Perhaps I want to be different by not posting on Substack, as this was once a safe space for me.
Maybe I actually want to stick to something consistently for once in my life, like I did when I was 13 and bored.
And so, I write, even if I am a little bit of all of those things...or even if there are mistakes...or if no one reads this at all.