Whew!

I am aware of blog-land. In fact, I am a notorious "lurker," meaning I hang around the fringes; reading posts, looking at beautiful pictures, following the stories of lives around the globe, and then, poof! I'm out. In fact, blogs feed into what I refer to as a 'human condition.' Humans are curious by nature, and each harbor a fascination about what is going on in other humans' lives.

So here, let me stand up and shout--I enjoy blogs! To me, it's way better than People magazine, simply because it is normal everyday people doing normal everyday things. For the most part. I read my brother's blog because he is a hard person to get a hold of. I read my friend's blog because she is currently living half way around the world. And other blogs I read because, I admit it, I've been sucked in. I started reading them because I was interested in these strangers' hobbies, but now, it almost feels as though I know their lives a little bit. Blog celebrities.

I've entertained starting a blog several times. I've always stopped, though. Do I really want to throw my thoughts into the wind (or rather, cyberspace). Because up until this point, my thoughts have been just that, thoughts. Voicing them gives tangibility, and suddenly, accountability, to them. Am I ready for that responsibility yet? I'm still not sure. But I do plan on taking Web 2.0 as an opportunity to test this all out.