I don’t really have much to say at the moment.
No, that’s not true. I have things to say, but nothing blogworthy. And that seems to be my eternal problem. I never know what I write about here, but I think that’s mostly because I haven’t yet figured out WHAT this blog actually is.
I see blogs of other people and they have posts that are nothing more than a YouTube video of a music video that they like. Or a picture from a night out. Or other completely pointless things that don’t really match what this blog should be in my head.
And then I see other people who seem to be able to wax poetically on a daily basis about anything and everything. And, well, as depressing as it is to admit, I’m just not that eloquent or thoughtful.
Then there are those people who comment on pop culture/current events, and that just doesn’t seem to fit me as well. I prefer to keep the news/events out of my blog so that my entries tend to be more timeless and less specific to a certain time and place. Maybe that’s the wrong way for me to approach it, but it’s a hurdle I haven’t yet gotten over.
And then there are those other blogs accompany the author’s business. Like my friend Michael. He’s a life coach and his blog, while not always, is generally related to and is an extension of that career. I don’t really have a job or business venture for which I can make this a companion blog. I’d love to, but I don’t. And I can’t really use it as a companion to my actual day job, because I always think it’s dangerous to talk about your job in places like this. Call me paranoid, but I’ve seen plenty of stories about people getting fired due to things like Facebook and blogs and Twitter. I just don’t even want to risk it.
I can’t forget to mention those blogs out there that talk about literally every single aspect of the author’s life, regardless of how personal or private. And as salacious and fun as those might be to read, not only would i be very uncomfortable writing about my personal life in such detail, but well, my life just isn’t that exciting.
There are a few other various types out there, but I just can’t seem to find the right fit for me.
Hence the reason this blog barely exists.
So, why am I writing something now? A feeling of obligation, mostly. It’s the final day of 2009, so it just feels like I should be posting something.
Back for my first blog (which I had from before they were even called blogs and kept from 1998 through 2005), I used to end each year with a special entry in which I would list my New Years Resolutions and take a look back at the previous year’s resolutions to see how well I had done with them. It never really went well, because I’ve never really been a resolution sort of guy. I would make them mostly because I felt like I should be making resolutions and so I could keep up with my yearly resolution tradition on the old blog. And with no thought or real intention behind them, I never kept up with them, so there was no real point in continuing with it anymore, or continuing with it now. So, I won’t.
That’s not to say that I don’t have a resolution this year, because for once I actually do. I’m going to be turning 30 in 2010, and I’m cool with that (I say that now), but things happen as we age and it’s always best to be proactive about these sorts of things. So, my resolution is related to taking better care of myself.
I’m intending, in 2010, to start taking better care of my skin. It’s always been troublesome for me throughout my entire life. Really bad acne through puberty and late teens. Even into my early 20′s some. It’s still not great, but far better than what it used to be as a kid. And you’d think that having gone through the horrible skin phase of my life that I would be far more aware and diligent about taking better care of it, but I’ve just never really gotten into a good routine and pattern of it. And it’s just going to get worse as I get older, so before I get to the point where it’s completely hopeless (too late?), I’m going to try to take a more active approach to staying this gorgeous.
Ha!
2010 is the year of moisturizer.
Especially since I just upgraded to an HD camcorder.
Happy New Year, everyone!