Easing Back Into It

It ebbs and flows this blog writing thing. Almost like a journal, which I've managed to maintain, complete with long occasional periods of neglect followed by months of daily consecutive entries, throughout the majority of my young adult life. Usually my journal reflects my mood. Change inspires me to write. A new experience, a traumatic event, or maybe a sudden realization that no one else is going to document my life.

Blogging of course is a bit different. It's forever accessible to millions, no billions of people... forever. The internet is ink, not pencil. Just because you've cut, deleted, erased, or de-tagged doesn't mean it's been removed from the digital network. And I find something intriguing about altering the entries on my blog to make posts appropriate for the potential billions of readers for years to come. Not to say of course that there will be billions of readers, no, I don't think I'm that interesting, but it's the possibility. The possibility that future acquaintances, bosses, employees, or my children one day will have access to whatever I publish on the internet.

More than anything, especially because this is my way to transmit information to my family and friends, to say things, describe my life in a way that maybe I wouldn't normally do over Skype, either because I forget during our brief chats or because some things are easier written than spoken, this blog is the "user friendly" version of Brett's insights on life. So no, this is not a journal; that's reserved for my more intimate and personal thoughts. The thoughts that I hope to share someday with those that maybe never had the chance to meet me or those that need to know just exactly what I've been thinking all these years. (I promise, it's not TOO outrageous!) The blog instead is my way to stay connected with those that I love who I can't be with every day. For those who read each new post, I just want to say that when I write it's because I want you to be a part of my life. No matter the distance or the long intervals between phone calls, it's special to me that you've taken an interest in what I have to say. So... thank you!

Now that I've exhausted my spurt of sentimental commentary, we can jump back into this regular blogging to which I was once so dedicated. I've been feeling the urge to get back into 'blog mode' lately and with all this rain and thunder we've been having I figure now's the time! After a crazy, beautiful week of constant tours and endless activities, being stuck inside for the last couple days hasn't been so bad. Forced to face the daunting task of dual papers due at the end of the month (eek!), that technically need to be done within the week (I have a visitor coming!), this much needed outlet from the academic gauntlet is just the medicine to reactivate my creative writing juices.

Stay tuned! We are expecting rain for the rest of the week and glued to my Mac I will surely be craving frequent breaks to fill you in on the winter months of my first year in Argentina. xo