first.
In a lot of ways, this blog will feel a lot like a diary to me.
I cannot describe you the amount of experience I have with first pages of diaries. I am a pro at this stuff. I have a whole structure and everything. There is a certain check-off list that exists for this very speific type of literature(?) and I can honestly say that I'm very close to mastering it.
1. start off with a one-liner or witty sentence to get things going;
2. talk about how often you've had to write first pages of diaries because you are just so inconsistent and irresponsible and something as equally as self-deprecating because critisizing yourself makes you seem like you're very in touch with who you are;
3. do not forget to mention how skeptical you feel about making this blog/diary a long-term commiment. If you're 14 years old and in your "angst" phase, you can kind of make an analogy about your fear of commitment in romantic relationships and/or hint at the fact that you believe you'll never find true love in your life.
4. sort of talk about what this blog/diary is going to be about? maybe. you'll figure it out.
5. end with a one-liner or, if you're feeling extra pretentious, a quote by an author whose books you've never read.
You can also causally mention some cool song or a movie that you've been enjoying lately so that you can find this blog/diary in two years and bury your hands in your face in sheer shame and disappointment. Hey, future me, how about them Fleet Foxes, huh?
The truth is, this might not work out at all. Most likely it won't. Not because of some cliche fear of commitment or a busy schedule, but because I forget. I forget and I'm lazy. And sometimes writing feels like a chore. And because when it's 9pm I'd much rather watch an Onion video than to sit down and make up things to say.
But what I can confess is that this is important to me - it has been everytime I've written one of my first pages - and I can't promise that I'll keep going, but I'll try. I'll try.
