Meta-Blogging

Maybe I should've gotten this out of the way on the first posting, but I can't help thinking about someone else reading this blog - which of course leads to the question of why write a blog in the first place.

If my mom were to ask what a 'blog' is, I'd describe it as an online diary or journal (the former being what a girl writes and thus something my mom might understand, the latter being what a boy writes and thus showing her that I do in fact know what a boy would call it) that anyone can read. Assuming they find it. Or care what a complete stranger has to say. However, this description is disingenuous - for me anyway - because I'm writing this with the understanding that it isn't a private journal; thus, absolutely private/secret things are not going here. But, isn't that why one writes a journal in the first place? Besides, the likelihood of anyone reading this beyond one or two entries (if that) is so remote that I really shouldn't worry about what I post, right? Then why not put down secrets? Or, why write at all?

I guess the answer has to be that I enjoy collecting my thoughts and putting them in some slightly-organized form. And even though I'm currently between jobs (cough cough), this is a good way for me to keep up my writing skills should the need arise to actually use them. I won't put down secrets because I may one day invite friends/family to read this, and I wouldn't want to over share. (Although it does make me think about starting a private, X-rated blog. Hmm...) Finally, should strangers actually find and read these posts, it would be good to share opinions and - to quote "Seinfeld" - yadda yadda yadda.

The only other problem I've encountered so far with writing a blog is that I forget half the things that I think about or happen to me during the day. I hear something on NPR, get outraged, then when I finally sit down to compose this, I can't remember exactly what outraged me. I suppose I should just write things down as soon as they happen, even if that means multiple posts on the same day. Who would care, right? Is there some blogger protocol which states you can't do that?