12 June 2010

The Mandatory First Post

So here it is: post #1. It's time to write. This is something different. This time, it's about writing. And writing is an act of worship. 

A friend recently asked me if I was posting poetry somewhere. The answer, unfortunately, was no. At that point, I knew I had to do something. So I immediately decided I had to start one. Then, I waited several months. This was not because I  was contemplating it, but because I just didn't do it. 

For the last week and a half, I've been considerring social media and the implications of such, as well as relationships. I guess ultimately this is about not just posting poetry, but also having people comment. 

I'm listening right now to Gary Vaynerchuk at Rails Conference. In a lot of ways, he's the reason I'm just posting poetry. After all, there are many things about which more people will read. I could make some advertising money writing about things people are more broadly interested in. But writing is important to me. 

Please read and comment. I was going to say enjoy, but that's up to you. I hope you do, but I'm ok if you don't. Let's talk about it. 

If one person follows you and gives a crap about what you say, you should be ridiculously happy. -Gary Vaynerchuk