Hello, readers, to the start of yet another blog, and I can already hear you ask, 'What's the purpose of this blog, AB? Why are you making yet another ill-advised foray into the land of social media? Surely this is just beating a dead horse at this point!'
The title of this blog I think about sums it up: this is where I'll put whatever I want, whenever I want to, regardless of what others think. Why don't I expect it to fail? Because a) there is no regular schedule and b) I have a lot of stuff to say. Granted, that might not be important stuff. Hell, it might just be a link or a good book or a funny doodle I found cleaning out papers (note: that last one is more or less how xkcd started. No, I'm not that hopeful. Just saying.). It might be a rant on whatever's got my goat at the moment. It might be a short story. I don't know yet. I've no idea.
Now, I'd like to shortly elaborate on the other blogs I've done, why they failed, and why I expect this one not to fail (or at the very least, fail in a completely different way).
The first one was "AB: A Blog," which ran for something like ten months. I had hoped it would last longer, but as it turns out posting every banal little triviality that happens every day can get boring, and when you try to post every day and you can't, eventually you give up on it. The second was "The HSC with AB," which I never expected to last. Rather, the whole point was to help me during HSC and then fall by the wayside, which it did on both counts. That being said, its primary purpose quickly turned from "blogging about HSC" to "venue for handing out my study notes." If we want to mention other social networking stuff, I also have a Twitter and a Formspring that have been forgotten about.
But I don't want to go on much about my old blogs and so forth, because they are yesterday's news. They are currently deceased. Pining for the fjords. This blog will be (or so I hope) different.
If your question is now 'When will your first actual post be?' then you have missed the point. That being said, I have several ideas being tossed around, as well as a lot of random stuff I found while cleaning out the study. Expect a lot of random stuff.
So, in short: if you have come here for regular, intelligent posts that make you think, then I am going to disappoint you terribly. If you have come here because you want to hear about what I did on my day, then you need to find a hobby. If you have come here to hear what a nerdy teenager has to say about things like Pokémon and Slender Man, read random comics and jokes whose comedy mostly stems from non sequitur and terrible puns, and listen to random Youtube videos and songs by artists like Tom Lehrer, then you also probably need a hobby, but you have come to the right place.
That being said: Welcome to Wayward Letters. Bellisario's Maxim is in full force (and now I have introduced you to TV Tropes, I don't expect you back soon. That thing will take up most of your day if you are not careful.). Expect the unexpected. Believe in the heart of the cards. Hic abundant leones. Have a nice day.
Enjoy your stay.
AB
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