Embrace the Blog

Well...I've finally set up my blog.

I've never written a blog before and I don't really read them either. The only one I have read is my cousin Ryan's titled "Will Write for Food". It is not only one of the funniest blogs out there but also it provided a lot of comfort for me while I was living outside of Canada. I doubt my blog will be as creative as his but I'll do my best to please.

I think my problem with blogging is that I don't like people reading my work or, in this case, my thoughts. In my undergrad my essays were only read by professors. Anyone who knows me knows that I can be quiet at times but that's only because I have a million things going through my mind. I'm not saying I'm busier than anyone else, it's just that most of the time I'm thinking of jokes that I could make at that moment. (but don't, because I'm not sure if everyone has the same humour as me.) Or....I'm just listening and observing. BUT!! Sometimes I am thinking about the discussion in last week's class and I really want to express myself but just can't. So I'm hoping this blog can help me with that. I'll try hard to remember Dr. Turkel's advice: DON'T PANIC!

And so....I've decided to embrace the blog! I will write down my thoughts about history for everyone to read. I think I'm going to try to write this blog in a more off the cuff sort of fashion instead of a professionally written essay. My reason being is that, if I'm going to be a Public Historian, and one of my goals as such is to make history not only accessible but enjoyable for everyone then I should write in a way that everyone can benefit. I'm not saying that some people just don't understand those well-written essays! Please don't think that! I just want to be able to grab the attention of my readers before they get bored and click off to read that latest Newsfeed on Facebook. (Only to find out Sally Mae and John recently broke up! OMG! ) In all seriousness though, as discussed in our Digital History class, the internet has helped to shorten our attention span. As a result, I'm hoping to captivate my audience! Though, I'm not promising anything.