Thursday, May 22, 2008

My First Blog Ever

I guess I'm a late comer to this internet phenomenon, but it's not for lack of know-how! More like an abundance of laziness. We've all got to start somewhere, and one of my self-prescribed remedial steps is to start this blog.

Really, this is just a test run to see how committed I can be to this. I have a lot of respect for bloggers and I hope that I can become a positive addition to this vibrant community. Here is what I expect you should expect from this blog:

  • Travel photographs - The inspiration for this blog was my upcoming trip to South Asia, specifically Bangladesh and hopefully India. Months ago I gave into temptation and bought an absurd camera, and I'm determined to make the purchase worthwhile! I also need to thank two friends, Margaret and Phoebe, for encouraging me to take the blogger leap.
  • Medical School - Pictures may have been the beginning, but they don't have to be the end. I've graduated. Finally. Now the next chapter begins. I want to share this next stage in my life. College was typical, nothing to really write home about. But med school is a bigger, scarier, disgustinger bag of bodies (Oooh, was that tasteless? You'll survive). I have a feeling adventures will ensue.
  • Self Reflection - Confessions are good for the soul, but they are hard to do in person, one-on-one. Don't think that's dramatic. Everyone has issues. Some are inconsequential, some are earth-shattering ball busters that are fit for any good prime-time drama cliffhanger. No worries, mine are never the latter -- knock on wood.
  • Evolution - Like most people, I want to grow as a person. I think it will be a fascinating journey to use this blog as an expression of that.
Because of all this, I decided to call my blog Journography. You can parse it however you like but I thought of it as a portmanteau of 'journey' or 'journal' and 'photography'. You know, 'journey of life' and all that + a liberal sprinkling of pictures taken (usually) by my own hands. I guess it could also just be the Greek base '-graph', meaning 'to write', tacked onto 'journey', in which case this would literally be 'travel writing', but that's so bourgeois. Actually, using bourgeois is bourgeois so I hereby declare a moratorium on its use until... I don't know... September 24, 2011.

BTW, can you tell I'm a card-carrying, cord-bearing member of Nerds International, University of Iowa Honors Chapter?


Well I guess there's no real point in drawing this out. I mean, who's going to even read this blog? It's not like anyone in cyberspace is going to google "Journography" on a whim. Oh well, I'll just pretend this blog is an exclusive club and I'm only inviting my close friends to see it.

Leave comments! Be Merry! Make friends!

-- The Journagraphist

3 comments:

Rebecca said...

I've found setting an achievable goal for myself helps me be consistent with blogging. I used to be hit or miss as well...partly because I was so busy but partly because I didn't have a discipline built in. Now I aim for 2-3 posts a week. I don't succeed every week but I get pretty close most weeks. Short, consistent posts are better than long rare posts.

You're a good writer and have interesting experiences to share. So set a goal and you're off!:-)

The Journagraphist said...

That's great advice. Let's start with modest goal. One post a week, two if I'm feeling particularly wanton.

Rebecca said...

Here here!