Blogovulution

This blog started out 200 posts ago, in the spring of 2008, as a way to document our trip to Africa.

Then, when we returned from Africa, it had a little crisis. What to do? No scintillating African adventures to blog about. So it sat dormant, wheezing along at a pace of approximately one lame post per month.

But here's the thing:

Having a blog for that space of time made me realize that I liked blogging.

This is my second blog ever - my first attempt was during my study abroad semester in Prague in the fall of 2006 (hyperlinked in case you want some retro fun and have a lot of free time on your hands). And I actually had really liked it then, too.

And I sort of though that, you know, the two travel blogs created a great scrapbook. I printed them out and put them in the back of the respective photo albums as a little addendum.

And then I realized that: 1.) I liked blogging. It's fun to have a little forum to write whatever I feel like writing. 2.) It's sort of like my little scrapbook. It's a fun record of things I might not otherwise write down. 3.) Why not? All the cool kids are doing it.

And so, I resurrected my blog. Redesigned it. Actually starting posting regularly. Not about anything in particular. A Seinfeld-ish "Blog About Nothing". Collections of thoughts, in as many different moods as colors in a rainbow.

And something happened - you all humored me by sticking around.

I'm not really sure where this blog is going next - and I like it that way. It's sort of meandering along like a river in late summer. No direction, doesn't have to be anywhere in a hurry, is nice and warm and welcomes all swimmers.

But thanks for hanging around and reading my silly thoughts.