Name: Kim
Age: 21
School: UCI
Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence --- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound --- does not spring from disease of thought --- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. -- edgar allan poe

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February 17, 2005

Reasons

The return of the bomb

Hello all, it's been a week exactly since I went on my break. The vacation was good. Most of you probably didn't notice I was gone, but "thank you" for all of you who did notice and made inquiries. Also, thank you for putting up with my petulant temper -- I tend to get overwhelmed by trivialities easily.



Reason.

I hold the firm belief that everything, every action, has a reason behind it. We eat because we are hungry. We are hungry because our body needs food to survive. We need to survive to continue our species. Etcetera, etcetera.

Even a madman who acts seemingly without reason has a reason for doing what he does, though the reasoning may be alien and likely forever unknown to us.



This week I've had a lot of chances to think about reason. What is the reason behind the way I act? What are the reasons behind my actions themselves?

Blogging.

A good example, known and familiar to all of us, is blogging. Last week, I was in such a rage because of the way people were reacting [or lack of reaction] to my work that I was ready to leave the blogging community altogether. And for what reason? Because I wasn't getting the response and understanding that I wanted?

Throughout this week, I've discovered reasons to continue that are much greater than those listed in the previous posts that made me want to cease my online existence.

Why I blog
  1. I love to write.
  2. I think it's funny to tell people that I'm popular on the internet. aka "e-popular".
  3. Lots of people see my thoughts.
  4. Sometimes I have something important and thought provoking to say, and it's nice to know that there are people out there who will hear it.
  5. Sometimes I have something funny and interesting to say, and it's nice to know that there are people out there who will hear it.
  6. I like to make fun of stupid and ignorant people in a public forum.
  7. I like the attention.
  8. I love to write.
And... last of all, the NUMBER one reason that I blog is: I love to write. Ever since I stopped blogging, I haven't stopped writing, just not for others to see... But through this, I've come to realize that I love writing for an audience. I feel that it helps me push the envelope on my creativity. I also feel happy when I get the one or two or sometimes many responses that make me think, "Wow, that person really understood what I was trying to say."

So, unless some idiot discovers a way to make me lose my love for writing, I will continue on my quest of insightfulness and intrigue for your amusement and my own.



What is your reason? For anything?

P.S. Also, was there ANY doubt in your mind?

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Posted by Kim at February 17, 2005 03:16 PM

Comments

Glad to see you're back. We, everyone who blogs, we're all a little bit needy. At least we have a constructive way to find attention, you know, other than "acting out." Lord knows that if I didn't blog, I'd be a helluva badass biatch.

Posted by: Carrie at February 17, 2005 03:38 PM

I know the "why" or "how", but what is the "reason" there's a blob of birdshit on the outside of my window? :)

Posted by: richard at February 17, 2005 05:02 PM

Welcome back, Kim =)

Posted by: Sid at February 19, 2005 09:56 AM

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