But I am not in the mood to write, or rather, write about anything in particular. Like I've never been aimless or pointless in the past! Yes, the paid projects have been put on the back burner because I just can't think.
I've been obsessed with enlisting my new project "Wonder Wifey" in different blog directories lately. A crashing headache, some floating sensations and amusing double vision later, it's still raking a whopping 0 in Page Rank. I'm not worried. It takes time. I am inclined to believe that the universe is waiting for me to finally make up my mind about what direction I'll take that blogsite to. Anywhere, except for plummet south. I hope. We'll see.
I realized that there is a tremendous benefit that one can get from blogging. I liken it to a hands-on school with self-directed training on at least some computer fundamentals. I am willing to bet that each registered blogger can now write a short HTML or CSS code in her sleep.
The free vocabulary exercise is not to be ignored too. And don't forget, the free exercise of self-expression!
Blogging is changing society and the world. It is redefining the way we relate to each other and to issues. It helps us take away cobwebs from our minds and it irons out our thoughts for ourselves and for others. In effect, it is helping us grow.
"The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates)
It is a fun and entertaining therapy for everyone too. We learn from people's experiences and points of view, and people learn from ours. We acquire more information than we normally would if we didn't blog, and we share more useful information than we normally would in the classroom or by just socializing alone. And yes, it is a double-bladed sword. Some people are able to tread private grounds without the subject's consent (Hi, Stalker from IL -- "I see dead people, but they don't know that they are dead"). But blogging itself is a blanket waiver. It is similar to opening a window when you want to let the good air in. The bad breeze whisks along with it.
Are we on the road to getting smarter? (or just more nosy?)
We have never imagined more than a decade ago that open journals will proliferate in the world wide web one day.
When Doogie Howser MD sort of introduced the concept (check this out: someone transcribed the shows into a real blog, THE PERSONAL JOURNAL OF DOOGIE HOWSER,MD!), I've started blogging in my XT 286 PC back in that era of green monochrome phosphor screens. I still have my entries saved in those 5.25" floppy disks back home -- except that they probably wouldn't have withstood the test of time, now moldy, dusty and warped. Plus, who has floppy drives nowadays?
Decades from now, are we all going to be walking geniuses who communicate and do everything with computers, shrinking the entire earth into a world of interconnected and networked societies, enjoying virtual relationships and friendships. (And even "consummations"?)
I am scared. Technical advancements are more than welcome. But I hope we don't forget the basics of which the tapestry of mankind is still woven from -- affection (a hug, touch or a kiss); being physically present on birthdays, graduations, little league events, Thanksgivings and other holidays; family, kindred spirits around a dinner table, three kinds of ice cream...LIVING, LAUGHING AND LOVING.
If there is anything, I'm hoping that aside from photo and video applications, there would be some kind of smell-o-vision platforms!
You, where do you think are we heading after this?
Like in 2050 A.D. A.B. ("Ano Bloggini")...
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