...there was my very first blog post. As an aspiring LIS student/professional, I'm rather embarrassed to admit that this is my first attempt to carve a niche for myself in the blogosphere. After all, didn't Business Week announce the significance of blogging over three years ago? Until now, my creative internet activities have been centered around Livejournal, Grinnell's very own [plans] and, of course, the infamous Facebook. How perfectly juvenile of me.
I don't have a solid vision for this blog yet, which I know puts me in danger of role confusion - especially in terms of privacy. Should this blog be a professional development tool? An outlet for creative expression? I don't want this to be a bad case of TMI (too much information) - for example, you'll probably tune out my updates if I write nothing but quirky updates about what I ate for breakfast or thought about the weather today. (Perhaps this is why Twitter does not particularly appeal to me.) On the other hand, I want to save the formal essay writing for class work. I'm much more interested in thoughtful interactions with friends, family, and colleagues than anything else.
Right now I'm thinking about updating 3-4x per week - a reasonable frequency, I hope. I'm also planning to upload a photo with each post for you visual learners out there. And now the explanation of today's post: Edgar! He is one of the two fine felines who reside with my family of origin. In the picture above, he is "helping" me read The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Charming, isn't he?
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