My Blog & the Blogosphere

My Blog is called The Craziness in Nikkilynn’s Head. And that is exactly the theme to my blog. With this blog I wrote whatever popped in my head that day. Mostly the things I wrote about were things that were important to me, like my truck Pete and my dogs. I really enjoy writing my blog, because it allows me to write in the voice I like to write in. The voice I write in is just how I talk every day. Because of this I found it easy to write my blogs and fun.
I think my best post was the one about my dog show in Indianapolis. It’s one of my longer ones, and I really put thought into it and had a story to tell. It also has humor in it, because I didn’t win with my own dog and I was very frustrated with that. I think that blog shows that I have a good attitude when it comes to losing, because I make fun of myself. People always say I lose as gracefully as I win. I like to make fun of myself and I think this blog really shows it.
Before I entered the world of blogging, I honestly thought it was for bored people that wanted other people to know their problems and such. I honestly didn’t care about other people’s blogs. Now, after blogging for a semester, I have changed my mind. It felt good to write about my thoughts and to have people read them. I understand now why people blog and I think there are different reasons.
I think people blog for several reasons. Some people blog for information. They may be very knowledgeable on a subject and want to share with others. And I think some people could use their information, if it’s creditable and has citations in it, in reports and such. Informational blogs may be easier to read than some other sites, because it’s written by every day people.
I know what it feels like to have thoughts all built up inside you and you just want to break loose. I think blogging is great way to express yourself and your thoughts. A great quote from one of my favorite movies, Sydney White. In the movie there, one of the guys Sydney lives with is Gurkin. Gurkin is constantly on his computer blogging. He actually created his own blogging site called peoplespuninsher.com. One of the other guys in the house says something like, why do you even write, nobody reads those stupid blogs. Gurkin’s response is “Peoplespunisher.com isn’t about being read, it’s being writ.” I think that quote sums up the reason why some people blog. I know I would never blog about something serious. And I really don’t care if people read what I write, it’s just nice to know that there is something about you up there for people to read if you want. It’s a great way to vent and to express yourself.