Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A blog by any other name
What is a blog? Have you ever really thought about it? Really what is it? I've been contemplating the meaning of this word for some time now. Did someone some day just make up the word? They were probably thinking to themselves, "hmmm. I wish to rant and rave about a particular topic or maybe even nothing at all. I wish to do this online, so that everyone in the world and their dog can have a taste of my mind. The problem is, I don't have a word that captures the magnitude of this globally viewable journal that I wish to publish. Rant and Rave just doesn't give enough justice. I know I'll make up a word.......I like the word log, as in logging in or logging down what I think, but that alone isn't enough. maybe it could be something with blah. Thats it! blah-log. Yes blah-log." Sadly to the man's dismay, the blah part, which is really what they are all about, was shortened to just a b. So there you have it blog. So maybe this is a fictitious story that I made up to explain why in the world do we call it blogging. 20 years ago, the word didn't exist in the English language. This phenomenon known only as blogging is so big that a new word had to be made up to capture its grandeur. Shakespeare is known for creating new words that have become cannon over the course of time. I may not know where the name came from, but I do know it for what it is - a small word trying to describe a multitude of people's opinions, philosophies, ideas, stories, rants and raves. Millions upon millions of differing concepts all binded together in one category: A Blog. I just don't know how such a simple word can do it without bursting from the pressure. Its a huge task for just a simple word. Thus I leave you with another of my own personal Blogs.
Something I should have said.
Today I have a post that I've been meaning to post for about two weeks now.
Not too long ago I was having a conversation with a male friend and a female friend. Their names shall remain hidden for the sake of I don't want to tell everyone in cyberspace who they were. So there. Conversations with these two are always interesting and unique. They have varying opinions on relationships, and wouldn't you know it, the conversation turned towards relationships. My male friend spoke about a girl that he had wanted to date. She gave the excuse to end all excuses, "I'm planning on going on a mission." Now this is only listed here as an excuse to illustrate or drive home my friend's point. That is to say that my opinion will be stated later, this is his opinion. He found out that the girl was engaged a short while after, thus confirming that she was using going on a mission as an excuse.
Now going on a mission is a wonderful thing, for anyone male or female. For the female it isn't expected of them to do so. They choose if they want to or not. Some females think that since they aren't in a relationship or married by the time they reach the ripe old age of 21 that they might as well go on a mission. So feel that they should go way before they reach this age. Usually the ones that do this put off dating, or are more selective in the dating process than they would be if not planning such an excursion. My male friend believes that women only use this as an excuse to not date somebody.
It was about this time that my female friend stated that maybe the girl had all intentions of going on a mission then something prevented her. In this case it was a marriage. Some women do that. They feel that they have every intention of going, then something prevents it from happening. She then said that she herself had told someone that she was going on a mission, then three weeks later she was dating someone. Obviously my friend hadn't gone on a mission or she wouldn't have been there talking with us at that point. I was taken back a little that she mentioned said story. She also said that sometimes women have every intention of going. That is where the fault lies is in the intention.
At that point I should have brought up the time where a girl had told me she was going on a mission, but then didn't. A girl who I have had feelings for since the time we worked together and was having a difficult time trying to tell her so. She had a boyfriend when we first met, but I was still hopeful. Winter came, her boyfriend left, and the thought came to her that she should go on a mission. Don't get me wrong, it was a noble thought for her to want to do this. A mission is a wonderful thing. There is nothing like preaching the gospel for 18 months or 2 years. I heard that she was going, and I felt that I couldn't let her go without telling her how I felt about her. On a side note, she to this day hasn't told me how she felt about me. I was supportive of her going, but couldn't help feel like she just wanted to get away. Get away from her life for a while; go someplace new where she could think and sort everything out. I believe that she believed she had every intention of going. To me, it seemed like she was looking for a way out. Out of what exactly, I'm not sure. Sometimes people just need little escapes. I've taken plenty of them.
Imagine how I felt when I found out that three weeks later she had a boyfriend and was no longer planning on going on a mission. I didn't get to talk to her for a few weeks later when I found out she was planning an escape to another country for a few months in the coming summer. Like I mentioned earlier, she needed an escape.
I don't believe that all girls use the going on a mission excuse just to get out of dating someone. Some do, and it is a terrible thing to lie like that, to use something so sacred and noble as a scapegoat just to get out of dating a particular person. I'd rather the girl just say that they weren't interested. Ladies, Men can handle the truth. On the other side, there are certainly those who truly have their heart's intent upon going on a mission when something happens in their life that alters what they had originally intended. I guess I'm not really defending either side of the discussion, I simply should have chimed into the discussion stating what had happened in my life.
Not too long ago I was having a conversation with a male friend and a female friend. Their names shall remain hidden for the sake of I don't want to tell everyone in cyberspace who they were. So there. Conversations with these two are always interesting and unique. They have varying opinions on relationships, and wouldn't you know it, the conversation turned towards relationships. My male friend spoke about a girl that he had wanted to date. She gave the excuse to end all excuses, "I'm planning on going on a mission." Now this is only listed here as an excuse to illustrate or drive home my friend's point. That is to say that my opinion will be stated later, this is his opinion. He found out that the girl was engaged a short while after, thus confirming that she was using going on a mission as an excuse.
Now going on a mission is a wonderful thing, for anyone male or female. For the female it isn't expected of them to do so. They choose if they want to or not. Some females think that since they aren't in a relationship or married by the time they reach the ripe old age of 21 that they might as well go on a mission. So feel that they should go way before they reach this age. Usually the ones that do this put off dating, or are more selective in the dating process than they would be if not planning such an excursion. My male friend believes that women only use this as an excuse to not date somebody.
It was about this time that my female friend stated that maybe the girl had all intentions of going on a mission then something prevented her. In this case it was a marriage. Some women do that. They feel that they have every intention of going, then something prevents it from happening. She then said that she herself had told someone that she was going on a mission, then three weeks later she was dating someone. Obviously my friend hadn't gone on a mission or she wouldn't have been there talking with us at that point. I was taken back a little that she mentioned said story. She also said that sometimes women have every intention of going. That is where the fault lies is in the intention.
At that point I should have brought up the time where a girl had told me she was going on a mission, but then didn't. A girl who I have had feelings for since the time we worked together and was having a difficult time trying to tell her so. She had a boyfriend when we first met, but I was still hopeful. Winter came, her boyfriend left, and the thought came to her that she should go on a mission. Don't get me wrong, it was a noble thought for her to want to do this. A mission is a wonderful thing. There is nothing like preaching the gospel for 18 months or 2 years. I heard that she was going, and I felt that I couldn't let her go without telling her how I felt about her. On a side note, she to this day hasn't told me how she felt about me. I was supportive of her going, but couldn't help feel like she just wanted to get away. Get away from her life for a while; go someplace new where she could think and sort everything out. I believe that she believed she had every intention of going. To me, it seemed like she was looking for a way out. Out of what exactly, I'm not sure. Sometimes people just need little escapes. I've taken plenty of them.
Imagine how I felt when I found out that three weeks later she had a boyfriend and was no longer planning on going on a mission. I didn't get to talk to her for a few weeks later when I found out she was planning an escape to another country for a few months in the coming summer. Like I mentioned earlier, she needed an escape.
I don't believe that all girls use the going on a mission excuse just to get out of dating someone. Some do, and it is a terrible thing to lie like that, to use something so sacred and noble as a scapegoat just to get out of dating a particular person. I'd rather the girl just say that they weren't interested. Ladies, Men can handle the truth. On the other side, there are certainly those who truly have their heart's intent upon going on a mission when something happens in their life that alters what they had originally intended. I guess I'm not really defending either side of the discussion, I simply should have chimed into the discussion stating what had happened in my life.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
So Here I am, moving my blogging over to blogspot. I don't quite know if it is a good decision or not yet. Well it is a site devoted to just blogs and people blogging, so I guess it is the place that I need to be placing my blogs.
World, I'm here! and I'm ready to blog even if you aren't ready to ready what it is that I have to say.
World, I'm here! and I'm ready to blog even if you aren't ready to ready what it is that I have to say.
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