I have five “drafts” of blog posts pending right now. The natural question following this statement could easily be, “Why aren’t you writing one of them instead of this nonsense?” There’s an easy answer for that question, but I’ll be damned if I know it.
You see, I mostly write stream of consciousness style. That means words fall right out of my head and onto the keys. Sometimes they’re interesting, sometimes they’re clever, often they’re varying degrees of “why bother,” but they’re always honest. My honest words, from honest thoughts. When I write, I’m not “making up stories.” I’m sharing a brief view into my head. A brief, carefully filtered, view inside my head. Unfiltered Dave is a more acquired taste, and you poor souls only get a small does of me when I’m motivated to write.
Still, you’ve received some gems over the years, that’s for sure. The Way of Jello was pure gold (or pure jello!). This post about idiot companies being stupid was a personal favorite. I really appreciated the opportunity to call out the excellent service I received from Sharp Memorial Hospital before, during, and after my surgery last year. And how could we forget my first post, back when this blog was primarily focused on reviewing products I bought on Amazon (PS I still love my inflatable lounger!)?
The point is, I have no idea if I was trying to make point. That’s what this blog is all about. Wandering through my mind in a semi-coherent way, stopping to look at any interesting sights along the way. No, they won’t all be interesting to you. No, for the most part there’s no coherent theme or order in which they’re presented. And no…
I stopped here to check an email, and now I have no idea what I was talking about.
So anyway, no anything. But there’s a lot yesses (yeses? yeahs? Yarps, if you’re a Hot Fuzz fan) too! Yes, I find all my posts interesting! Yes, some of them will make a point accidentally, and some even on purpose. Yes, I’m usually smiling when I’m writing, and hopefully that cheer comes through on the page. Yes, I know most of you are reading this on a screen, but I’m allowed to call it a page because it’s my world and I rule here.
Maybe that’s what I like best about it. For me, this is an extremely low pressure environment. I had 5 ideas for blog posts and put them into drafts so I wouldn’t forget. But today, now, I have no interest in writing about them. I COULD force myself to do it, but that would be stressful. They are ideas that are obviously not ripe yet. So they have to sit and wait for me to be in the right mood (the WRITE mood! So punny) to ponder them. They need to percolate. But the fun bit, are you paying attention? I’m coming to the fun bit. The fun bit, however, is not writing about something that came to me yesterday, or 2+ days ago. The fun bit is putting my fingers on the keyboard and watching what falls out of my head. For me, THAT’S to fun of this blog.
I hope it’s fun for you, too! As always, thanks for reading and you’re welcome!
Living the dream,
Humble Dave
P.S. If any employers are reading this and are thinking about hiring me for a writing job, but are concerned I won’t be interested because it may not be fun: MAKE ME AN OFFER! I would LOVE to write for a living, and will happily trade my writing time for money and health insurance. And if in turn I receive power and fame I promise to only use them for good.
Humble Dave 