WHY?

“The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to Salvation is hard.”

- Katha-Upanishad

 

I started this blog for a number of reasons. 

First, I need a creative outlet.  As a law student, I rarely have time outside my studying to pursue any kind of creative endeavor.  When I do have some extra time, my brain needs a rest, and I’d rather be doing something less intense.  Like watching movies.  Or boozing. 

Right now I am bursting with ideas, stories, reviews, experiences that I want to relate to others.  This is the time to do it.  I told Nikita the other day that when I came home from work in the evening, I nearly panicked from trying to decide what to do with spare time.  Work on the script?  Read Guns, Germs and Steel?  Learn Dreamweaver so I can create websites?  Draw some more stencils?  Watch The Fountain one more time?  And now, write a blog entry?

Second, I want to improve my writing skills.

Third, I want to write about, and relate to others, the things I like.  Having so many passions is a blessing and a curse.  I’m lucky to be inspired other people and their stories, experiences and creative works, but all that inspiration turns into a clusterfuck of ideas in my head.  It’s easy to start a project, but it’s quite another thing to finish it.  It’s also easy to go to law school, but it’s another thing to be a lawyer your whole life.  The contents of this blog are diverse and cover a lot of what I’m interested in.

Fourth, and perhaps most importantly, I’m writing to figure out what my true passions are.  This blog is a self-prescribed compass that I hope points me in the right direction.