To "just doing things"
There's some feeling of fear with some sprinkling of imposter syndrome as I type with the intent to publish something on the internet. To be honest with you, aside from pithy social media posts, I haven't done this since the days of Livejournal. Maybe the fear comes from remembering when I dug up my old LJ and withered from embarrassment at the still-publicly-available evidence of my naive teenage self. But it's a happy quality of getting older that you gradually stop caring about how others perceive you. So I want to lean into that new sense of courage and just try things out, damnit. For any readers, bear with my stream of consciousness writing attempts as I find my footing.
Why am I here, and why now? Recently I came across some lovely little blogs with very old-school vibes. It made my heart leap and instantly made me think "I want some of that". I've also been yearning for some months (years?) now to do some type of writing. I used to love journaling. I try to find opportunities to write at work but that's something... different. I also love the idea of just creating a space where I can play, document, share, and maybe connect with new like-minded people. I don't have the clearest vision of what I want to create, but I'm here taking the first steps.
I might write about any of the following things that I find myself thinking about lately: tech, AI, vegan food, travel, learning a language, houseplants, garden plants, money and personal finance, life goals, movies, TV shows, the Internet, video games, goth music, electroclash music, growing older, dogs, cats, birds, social anxiety, volunteer work, things that disappoint me, things that give me hope, cocktails, how the weather impacts my mood, trying new things.
Let's see how this goes.