The Time Has Come.

"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things..."

 Personally, I think way too many people talk about way too many things. Hence, the reason I'm abandoning the Facebook ship - for a time, at least. Of course, my page is still activated, people can still tag me in photos, comment on my meaningless crap, and see the status updates that I will inevitably send from my cell phone...but I've ensured that I can't access Facebook, save for every once in a while.  I have things I need to get done, and Facebook seems to take up a monstrous amount of time - time utterly wasted. I figured that, if I started a blog, it'd be a way for me to do more actual writing, and for people to still see what I'm up to, if they really care enough to read it. I bet most won't. And that's point. I'm sick of being exposed, and of everyone exposing themselves.

Why start a blog, then? Why expose myself at all? Well, that IS the thing about Facebook, isn't it - you can keep up with countless people without even trying. And that's nice. I like getting to know distant family members, old friends, and even my closest friends without necessarily having to talk to them all the time. Who has time for that? But, the "personal"-ness of Facebook has become, to me, impersonal. Everyone gets to know the "Facebook Jessie" and doesn't even think of the real one. Let's be real, 90% of what happens in my life doesn't end up on there. 90% of people might not want to know that 90% of my life, but they're the ones who won't be reading this blog. Limited exposure. Ahh. I can't say it will do much for me keeping up with other people, but I guess I just can't care about that right now. If you want me to know what you're up to, tell me! I've made it so that anyone can comment on anything, regardless of whether they have a Gmail/Blogger account - so if you post a comment on something that you want me to see, make sure that I can tell who you are.

 And, obviously, I have a cell phone. And e-mail. Utilize those, as well.

I won't be posting every day, but there will be days where I post multiple things.This blog has no agenda - anything I post is just here because it's a part of my life. Papers I've written, notes I've taken, thoughts I've thunk - don't read into something that isn't there, because it's all just...here.

Peace, love, and all that...
-Jessie