After two days of half swine flu, half intense migraines, I am just about ready to go to bed and get another eight hour or so night of sleep. In fact, the only reason I can type right now (albeit for only a short time) is due to the wonder drug Tylenol, which I have, surprisingly, never had before now. I was raised by very holistic parents.
Anyway, I just watched the wonderful chick flick Julie and Julia on this very computer screen, propped up by pillows, petting my dog and snacking on rice dream ice cream sandwiches. In that lovely movie, a young woman becomes famous from her blog after she cooks all of the recipe’s in Julia Childs’ book in one year.
*Sigh*
How many of us wanted to become famous by writing in our blogs? In fact, just before watching this movie, I completed Personal Effects, Dark Art by JC Hutchins and Jordan Weisman, which is an amazing book. I pushed myself through this book whilst sick and in pain specifically so I could blog about it. I could have tried writing, but I need a new laptop so that would have consisted of sitting up and staring at a glowing screen, not conducive to headache comfort.
Anyway, I guess the reason I’m typing all of this up is because the movie made me consider why I blog.
Is it narcissism? Very possibly.
Is it wanting others to like me? Probably not. The last couple of days I’ve been hoping everyone in the world would disappeer so I don’t have to hear cars or see their headlights when I walk my dog. Maybe that’s just the illness talking.
Is it just a place for me to keep myself honest?? In a way it is. I mean, why am I paying for this domain if I’m not posting anything about writing here? WTF mate? (BTW, I AM working on three projects, one is a picture book, one is YA and one is a collection of short stories that I will make available all in one download online eventually)
Is it a need to connect with like-minded individuals? Absolutely.
The other day, someone told me on Facebook that she liked After the Bombs and wanted to know more. It made me think, “Hell, I’d like to know more”. So, maybe one day I’ll revisit it and there will be more. But the real thing there is that I didn’t even really know that person. Now that she’s told me this, I’m a) excited to meet her and b) happy about the story.
So, I’ve gotta go in a minute, my head is telling me to lay down. But, if you find this blog and enjoy the stories, “send me a note, drop me a line, stating point of view”, as The Beatles put it.
There’s another story coming out in the next couple days. It’s an uber short about zombies. Hope you enjoy.