So I’ve been thinking about restarting this blog, and what that means for my life. Not really so much in the day-to-day sense as in the context of how my life has progressed since my first brief (but by no means wondrous) flirtation with parking myself here on the Internet.
Back Then: I had just graduated college and was adjusting to my new and exciting full-time job as an organizer for a labor union. It was fun– I got to travel a lot, and I met a bunch of great, interesting people (some of whom I’m lucky enough to still call friends) but I had no permanent home and was growing restless of becoming increasingly rootless.
Now: I have not one, but two jobs (technically one job and one internship) that I absolutely love. I’ve got an apartment that I love with a great roommate in a neighborhood that I love being a part of and I’m growing to really consider maybe thinking about saying that I might like New York city, just a little bit. I work a lot of hours, and my room is never clean, but I get challenged every single day and never do I feel complacent. But I am happy. And that’s pretty nice. (The only constant is my seeming inability to form coherent sentences around attractive men, but even that’s getting better every day, ha!)
Bad things have happened in my life in these past two years, for sure. And I definitely think about them from time to time. I’m absolutely nothing if not a cynic– I was so glad that Obama won, but I knew deep down in my heart that the systemic inequality that exists in this country have roots so deep that they will always be our foundation no matter what side of the aisle the President is from. But I’m also a mess of contradictions: In spite of the example I just gave, I know that I want to spend a great deal of my life trying to prove that side of my brain wrong. I recognize these two very distinct aspects of my personality and I don’t see them as conflicting so much as I derive inspiration to fuel my inner passions. As much as possible, I try to take the good with the bad and take away lessons on how to go forward. I try to learn from my mistakes, but like everyone else, I’m also human.
That said, I think that’s the most honest, unedited touchy-feely self-reflective paragraph you will read on this blog. If you’re thinking about dropping in here from time to time, (and please do!) you can expect to see a few of the following things:
- Thoughts about pop culture, from high brow to low brow. No “Twilight” junk though– that’s where I draw the line.
- Political commentary. As you can tell by the URL and some of the older posts, I started this blog as an outlet for thoughts about political activism and other progressive issues. That’s still what I spend most of my time thinking about, so don’t be surprised if you see it lurking these pages.
- Some personal stuff. Not like the Diaryland I had when I was 16 or anything like that, but things that are relevant to my life– pictures of Chicago and those sorts of things. No Dashboard Confessional song lyrics or anything like that.
- Things I think are super cool. Because my taste is that good and I want to share it with the world.
Those are the main things, but don’t be surprised if you see other topics because I’ve never been one for following rules or sticking to resolutions. I’m sure you’ll find that this blog will jump all over the Interesting/Relevant Matrix* from “Kim Kardashian’s Twitter Feed” to “Why is Katie Couric Dancing Like This?” to “Why Isn’t This On HuffPo?” and everywhere in between. I’m excited for restarting this project! Can’t wait to hear feedback from time to time.
*If I were less of a lazy blogger, I would have popped open Photoshop and assembled a picture for you, Dear Reader. I promise to work on that. I also promise to redesign at some point.
