Sunday, May 23, 2010

I'm Back

I stopped blogging because of Facebook. I uploaded photos and posted witty little status updates on my Facebook profile, and I assumed that would fulfill my need for sharing the mundane details of my life with others. And, at first, it did fulfill that need. I abandoned my blog to drift aimlessly on the interwebs--an available target for comments advertising various pharmaceutical panaceas and shiny new discos in Berlin (I still regret titling that one post in German). Because of those random, and somewhat disturbing comments, I deleted my blog a few months ago.

But lately, I've been missing something. I had a difficult time figuring out what it was. Then it hit me--I had stopped visiting other personal blogs when I stopped blogging. I felt left out of the loop. I missed reading about the lives of my friends--both close and distant. And I missed telling others about my life. Why say something concisely, in a Facebook status update, when one can use oh so many more words in a blog post? Why, indeed. So, I'm back. Thankfully, blogger gave 90 days to change my mind about deleting my blog.

I promise to make an honest effort to update my blog more frequently. (Thank goodness there is no consideration for that promise, and therefore it is not legally enforceable. Just socially enforceable).


The series finale of Lost starts in a few minutes, so I must go now. Please allow me to leave you with a picture of a lion trying to eat my daughter. I realize there is "safety glass" between the Tsavo man-eating lion and my daughter, but it still freaks me out.





5 comments:

Hailey Vial said...

Yeah! It's tough to keep up with facebook for me, so I just don't. I can only give my time and witty comments to one source, so I'm glad yours is mine.
p.s. You have to check out H-Mart's signage.
"WE OPEN 365"

runningfan said...

You're back! I'm so glad! Luckily I didn't delete your blog from my list... :)

I will hold you accountable!

Chelle said...

Missed you.

Carroll Conversations said...

I can't believe how big your little girl has gotten. Glad you changed your mind about blogging. It will be fun to catch up a little with you guys.

Melinda said...

Thank you for coming back!!! I really do miss you guys and I loved being able to check out your blog to see cute pictures and read stories about how you are doing. I am so happy you changed your mind. That picture is just too crazy for words. SCARY! As for LOST - what did you think? Were you happy with the finale?