Why do I blog? (or why shoud I blog?)

I’m not attempting to answer this question, I cannot. I don’t even know the answer. I just created this blog because a friend told me to.

1. I have a diary that I’ve been writing for five years now. I think there is no need for me to have a blog- it’s like a diary right?

2. I have enough school work and do not find writing for leisure a very good use of time. I’d rather just dose off or read a good book. Seriously, I have an English teacher who gives me more than enough homework. No, don’t take it otherwise, I like Ms. Perry very (internal rhyme) much (except for her occasional moodyness), but really, I write enough at school.

3. I talk a lot. I seriously wouldn’t need to write a blog to express myself. I can yap on and on for hours, and even a close friend said that I just can’t stop once I start talking- on second thought, if someone else had told me the same thing, I probably wouldn’t tell the world about it and be angry at the other person forever.

4. Being an enthusiastic LitLang (as in Literature and Language) student, I am hardly ever satisfied with the quality of my writing. This habit of mine very often refrains me from publishing my writing. I mean why would you want to publish online something that you don’t even like?

5. If I manage to ever write something that I am satisfied with, wouldn’t I rather give it to a newspaper or magazine? That way the piece would get more publicity and I would get some money. A few hundred rupees’ increase in my pocket money would do no one any harm whatsoever.

6. I have hardly any time. See, first there’s school, and homework and community service (I really need to start being regular). And sleep, and guitar and keyboards and dance (yaya…me and dance? I know… but its fun). I already have too many things up my sleeve. Maintaining a blog wouldn’t help me manage my time better.

7. The computer isn’t reliable, at all. The other day, after typing up a whole article (trying to communicate was the same that is being communicated by this piece), I accidentally shut it without saving. At least what I write on paper cannot be erased in a single click of the hand. Now, I am typing this thing in Microsoft word and transferring it to the blog- what fun.

Despite the fact that I have a number of reason why I shouldn’t blog, I like the way my friend Ajapa puts it- a blog is like your email to the world. I’ve come up with a number of topics I’d like to write about. I will write, in the close future. At least I’ll try. If you see a new post on my blog by next week, assume that I had the time and the will. If not, … well, I will write. Welcome to my blog.