Redundance

I actually wasn't too sure what to put up here. I'm still not fully clear on the whole idea of the commonplace book/blog. Is it a journal? That's probably one of the reasons it took me so long to post everything up; I wasn't sure what I was supposed to put up. I've looked at every single student's page in Ms. Taite's classes, and the entire concept is still a little foggy to me.

Many of the entries I saw addressed world issues and controversy: over fishing, abortion, tragedies/disasters, bad influences... etc. I'm definitely not against any of these things, but they aren't topics that plague my thoughts all day. They are written because that's what some people think teachers want to hear: that we care about all the bad things that happen in the world and we are trying to raise awareness, and because they can't be bothered to think of anything different. While these reasons aren't bad, they are boring. I've got nothing against world peace and universal awareness, and I realize that many people couldn't think of their own ideas so they went searching through other peoples' pages (much like I did) in hopes of finding a good topic or inspiration. The result of this is half the class writing about the same issues, either paraphrasing or contradicting another's opinion. To be redundant, I was bored. I actually bothered to read much of what people wrote and by the time I was finished, I was quite unimpressed by the lack of variation in originality and opinion. I had heard it all before.

This is not to say that they aren't good writers, or that they lack an opinion. I am not accusing anyone of false genuineness in caring about these matters, just stating my opinion on the absence of variety and interesting posts. While many were not as exciting as others, there were also a bunch of posts that astounded me.

I guess I still don't know what else to write, so I wrote this. It's pretty much a rant, so pardon me if I've offended anyone (everyone), it wasn't intended. I am told I'm blunt, but that's no excuse. I apologize to all who have taken offense, suffered indignity, insult, or indignation. Once again, it wasn't intended.

When I write, I try to write what truly interests me. I like everyday things, stuff I can relate to. This is not really displayed on my blog because I hardly post what means a great deal to me, for fear of being ridiculed. In admitting this, I can hardly blame people for what they have written on their own blogs.