Monday, June 09, 2008

A blog lost and found

Its been more than a year since my last post. What could have happened in between that I could not find half an hour or 5 minutes even to jot down some updates. Was I undergoing chemotherapy? Had I been kidnapped and locked in some colorless prison where I was fed the leftovers of a sultans dog? Had I lost my love for keyboarding and making up stupid excuses like above?

This is what happened:

I crossed over from being single to married.
I quit my job and was busier than ever before.
I got a husband who writes better than me and decided that one writer in the family is more than enough.
I came across the term Web 2.0 and realised that blogging was simply not about jotting down your feelings or thoughts, but about citizen journalism, Social media, marketing and ten other "buzz words"
I took time out to read other blogs and the more I read, the more I felt I could not write as well as others.
Writing 25+ essays for almost 9 schools hampered my ability to write a single sentence! I was too intent on fine tuning every sentence and when you are writing at random about your thoughts, that can choke you a wee bit.
I missed my cubicle and my work which had served to distract me into writing.
I got caught up with my OWN life in the US.
I started becoming more organized and planned which killed a little of the spontaneity that i claim to possess.
I was just plain busy!

Now that I have stumbled upon my own blog once again, read about my funny little episodes in college and how I love Bruce Springsteen, I shall take to it again! Soon!