Destiny Converges

I've been hearing about blogs, blogging and the works for many years now. Quite traditional when it comes to writing, it was long before I even saw or read a blog. I found the concept interesting, well a bit intriguing in the beginning, 'why would anyone write things that was readable by all and sundry' and more so 'why would anyone read random stuff written by a stranger!!!'.

So I never bothered and got busy in other things in life. Computers for me were anyways just another tool to make life a little more easy. I have never been that into computers or even the internet as most of my contemporaries, being a first-generation computer user!

And as I mentioned earlier I am still traditional in some things.... Believe it or not, for a very long time I used to hand-write my stuff and then type it out - ha ha ha - I know the 12-18 yrs readers are holding their stomachs right now, but hey i think better when I write with a pen, that's how my brain was trained to do always!!

Anyways, coming back to blogging. I forgot all about it till I read some interesting pieces - okay blogs written by friends and got thinking. I suddenly loved the concept and wanted to just write and write and write more.

But then comes a technical glitch - I had to register at a blog-site, create a blog etc etc - nothing technical actually except that I rarely spent anytime on the computer/internet than was absolutely critical (ya I know this is just 1-2 yrs ago but that's how I am). AND then the bigger hitch than the glitch - I am a chronic procrastinator!!!!! Can't get worse!


So off goes 'blogging' in long-term sleep mode.


And tonight destiny converges many things:

1. I read such random blogs today that it felt such a sheer waste of a beautiful opportunity called blogging. And when such silly writings can make interesting readings (well I did read quite a few of those myself), then I could really discover my writing skills here.
   
2. Blogging does provide drive and motivation because there would be readers for my writing who will not just read but also give objective evaluation - to my content, to my writing and other things.
   
3. I can't sleep because of the stupid coffee I had after dinner! I am a confirmed non-coffee drinker who can't even close an eye-lid if I drink coffee after 3 pm - that's the deadline - so what was I thinking when I had coffee at 10pm - and I don't even like coffee!!! I'm telling you its destiny's hand at work.
4. Then I have to spend the night in the most uncomfortable environs - not my home; no books to read; nothing to tool around with either; the damn aircon conked off - so any attempt to sleep is thrown out of the window!
5. So here I am, stuck, wide awake with only my laptop and thankfully my internet connection. So, no big deal! - what are the networking sites; numerous pending 'send email to' lists; g-talk etc for?
   
6. Cut to next plan by the puppeteer called destiny. I am in absolutely no mood or state of mind to interact with anyone - even passively (meant writing an email or replying to them!!!).
7. And any bit of entertainment expected from the networking sites is surprisingly missing since no one is updating anyone. How come every morning I have so many status updates or comments; and no-one is sitting tonight wasting time on silly comments. What luck.
8. So I do what I do mostly, when I get bored - look at all the photos stored on my comp - fond memories. But that's done with very quickly.
9. And hence I am wide awake and with absolutely nothing to do!! That is a bad punishment for me, a very bad one!
10. I itched to write but writing just for myself never really excited me else I would have had many diaries by now. I so wanted to write a diary as a child because my dad would have felt proud of me and also because I am good at expressing my mind with the written word. I tried many times but it never lasted beyond 2 days.
11. Lo Behold!!! Destiny back to the rescue! I log in to comment on a blog and see that I am already registered on blogger- when did this happen? Aahaa, my dearie sweetie friend in an attempt to get rid of my technical handicap excuse had registered me and even created a blog with me as an author - frankly I had no clue what it meant - she just did it.
12. Even so the "Blogging Illiterate" that I was, and quite a stickler for procedures, I patiently scanned through the entire 'HELP' menu of blogger.com {OKAY, its turn for the 12-18 yrs to burst out in hysteria}. For me, the self-taught is the permanent learning!! Laugh away, laugh away...

So here I am - uncharacteristically awake, with only a laptop and sudden enlightenment for blogging!!!

And no excuses this time, all steps moved in tandem with the puppeteer's wishes.