The lost art of penmanship
I wonder how long it will be before the art of penmanship will become specialized. I ended up having to write today when I was away from my desk, my PDA, and my cell phone. The only time I really use pen and paper is when i’m signing my name to something. Phone numbers that’s the cell phone, grocery list that’s the PDA, and now the journal has been replaced by the computer keyboard. I found crossing out less elegant than backspace…I frowned upon the random distances between my spaces…and then I snapped out of it and started doodling. I find it interesting that I have so many other options to actually writing on paper, and how I usually chose that other option. Maybe its because i’m a lefty with a mutant like pen grip that always leaves ink on the side of my hand.
I have no idea what i’m doing!
I ran out of books to read and TV to watch…although I was tempted to actually watch Smallville. So instead of going into that dark alley…I surfed my usual sites newsarama, joystiq, borders, and finally I ended up at Myspace. Then I came to the conclusion that I may be getting too old for that site, but it still serves as a great means of getting in touch with those who have lost touch. While going through the alumni sections for College and High School I saw multiple people with wordpress urls. What the hell, I decided to check them out and 1 hour later I found the perfect time waster. My brain doesn’t feel dirty (like watching Flava of Love, or I Love NY on VH1)…so after reminiscing with a former friend through her blog, or just seeing how former friends/acquaintances are through their blogs…I decided to make one myself. I go through the process and then realize this….all of the blogs I read were written by people who in high school and college had a thing for writing, and intellectual conversations/debates. I was the goofy smart ass who played video games and read comic books (regretfully I still do). The dread of this being another one of my random joins like Friendster and 1up came over me. Is this a shot in the pan…will this be my only post? I’m not sure but we shall see. To sum it up i’m not a philosophizing late 20 something….nor someone looking to become a full time blogger, i’m just a guy who at times will be subject to posting rants, random thoughts, and possible reviews that will probably be juvenile or worthless…or maybe i’ll surprise myself…nahhh. All have been warned.
