Looking at my recent drafts, I was surprised to see this:
Is it still fun? It’s a seemingly innocent question, but I faltered before answering. It was a question Amanda asked me, when we got around to talking about blogging.
Amanda’s a friend I made through blogging, as is most of the friends I have now. The big difference is that I met her before I was blogging. I was one of those who used to write in online journals, with long winding entries about the what we did and how we feel. I snubbed blogging then, much in the same way I snubbed everything that’s in fashion. Little did I know then that blogging is something that will help me reach my goals and fulfill my dreams (somewhat).
I have been writing online for 12 years. It started out as a super emo diary-eque page full of vague phrases that I probably won’t be able to understand now. Writing in code became tiring after a while, so I completely changed it into something more normal. It was also the time that I started discovering a huge world outside my own — other people writing about their own feelings online. It felt good to know that someone out there, somebody is feeling as crappy as you are.
My best blogging moments was around 2004. I was active in Rice Bowl Journals’ forums. Imagine being surrounded by people who are so passionate about writing online! That’s how I met Amanda
I remember writing it, when blogging is starting to get to me. Almost a year later, though I am still can’t be bothered working on my ever growing backlog, I’m not hating blogging as much as I did.
Ask me again a year from now.