Starting something new...

This will be my first attempt ever at starting a blog. Lately, I've been inspired by some of my friends' blogs--whether they be photo blogs, art portfolio blogs, or construction project blogs. I was amazed by how interesting, colorful, and rich life could be if one only takes the time to write down experiences, because in order to write anything of substance, you need to put in extra effort to feel, think, remember, and learn. And this is what I hope to achieve personally by starting this blog--to live life like it's worth writing about. 

To be honest, I am not very good at writing. Even more sadly, this has not always been the case. In middle school, I had a curious passion in writing Harry Potter fan fiction, Edgar Allan Poe style dark fantasies, and documenting interesting daily occurrences with (what I considered at the time) caustic wit and drawling sarcasm. Earlier today out of harmless curiosity, I Ctrl+Ved a page of my old Harry Potter fan fiction writing to the controversial I Write Like online writing analyzer, which compares your writing style and word choices to famous writers using a series of enigmatic algorithms and tells you who you write like. I was decidedly and secretly pleased when my result came out to be J.K Rowling, even though I knew that the mere act of including the words "Harry Potter", "dementors", "wands", "owls" and "Hogwarts" in any manner of writing will probably produce the same result. Somewhere along the way to adulthood, I have lost the imagination, the humor, and the interest in writing. Writing has become please write a 5 paragraph essay because that's the way SAT and GRE graders like it; writing became scrambling to finish that psychology research paper 3 o'clock in the morning and a solid oath to hate writing forever, period. I am about to break that oath, as this is the second goal I wish to achieve through this blog--to find enjoyment (if not passion) in writing again. I know starting will be the hardest part, like starting to run--just the thought of it is frightening. But each step you take lessens the fear, and before you know it, you will be striding a 5k with confidence. This is where I want my writing to be, and I am rising to the challenge.