These Crazy Things Called Blogs

I have always considered myself a writer, sometimes a journalist, but never, until now, a blogger. Interesting that such a new term has become a noun and a verb in such a short amount of time. Though not an entirely unexpected progression given the Internets' explosion into our ego driven world. Imagine a place where anyone can say anything they want and someone, somewhere will read it. Though I suppose they can be more then that, depending on who is writing them. Above and beyond the realm of Perez Hilton and his celeb-obsessed verbal meanderings, blogs have become something of an intellectual haven for people interested in virtually, pardon the pun, anything.

From sports to news to anything else imaginable, there are blogs written by eager bloggers on an array of topics - some important, others less so, depending on the opinion of the reader and writer. What used to be a media through which adolescents could purge their souls to strangers and friends, is now a valuable resource for professionals, intellectuals, eager students and seekers of knowledge across the globe.

Upon closer examination, and with a little encouragement in the form of a graded class, I have come to terms with the use of blogs and am even a little proud to say: My name is Heather, and I am now a blogger.