i've been thinking lately that blogging is something that isn't actually writing--or, that it is taking something that is supposed to be selfless and making it selfish.  then, i read an article in "the atlantic" magazine about blogging.  andrew sullivan said "in some ways, blogging's gifts to our discourse make the skills of a good traditional writer much more valueable, not less.  the torrent of blogospheric insights, ideas, and arguments places a a greater premium on the person who can fully make sense of it all."

i wouldn't say that i make sense of it all.  but, i'm trying, right?

he goes on to say:

"blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics:  more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive.  blogging is writing out loud."

and lastly:

"you have to express yourself now, while your emotions roil, while your temper flares, while your humor lasts.  you can't have blogger's block."

and so, i continue. 

fight the good fight,
+kaia