I'm not one of those people who emphasizes or even really invites newness, but I do sometimes relish it when it's forced on me. I hate moving, for example, but I love to see my new bedroom take shape from my imagination and the scraps of bedrooms past. I hate to feel like my appearance is not totally in my control, but I love getting a pretty new haircut. I guess I like newness but what I'm really afraid of is loss. What if something goes wrong and I lose something that makes me who I am? What if I look ugly? What if everything gets broken somehow? That's the stuff of my nightmares.
Anyway, the newness of this blog is kind of exciting. I've been posting things to my LiveJournal for a really long time now, and over there I've got a little network of friends and others I admire who I know will at least see new things I've posted. I like that comfort, but that also means the environment is stale, and new people aren't likely to just accidentally find the stuff I'm sharing. So we're full circle! I'm scared to leave the easiness of a familiar old system, but excited to be playin' with a new one that's more accessible.
Hey, y'all. I'm Alice. I cuss a lot, but I'll try to mind my mouth for the time being.
Anyway, the newness of this blog is kind of exciting. I've been posting things to my LiveJournal for a really long time now, and over there I've got a little network of friends and others I admire who I know will at least see new things I've posted. I like that comfort, but that also means the environment is stale, and new people aren't likely to just accidentally find the stuff I'm sharing. So we're full circle! I'm scared to leave the easiness of a familiar old system, but excited to be playin' with a new one that's more accessible.
Hey, y'all. I'm Alice. I cuss a lot, but I'll try to mind my mouth for the time being.
* The picture at the top was taken by Sumner Baggett. The one beneath it's mine.
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