What? Another blog??

Here are the problems with me and blogging:

1) I intensely dislike the word "blogging." It seems like some kind of weird combination of the words "blob" and "log." Who puts those words together? What does it even mean? 

2) I have a  tendency to write, read-over, re-write, read-over, re-write, read-over, etc...It'll be a miracle if I'm ever happy enough with what I wrote to actually post it :-P

3) Who really wants to read my random, hodge-podge thoughts anyway?

Here are the good things with me and blogging:

1) I am more likely to write here than in a journal

2) If I have a particularly ridiculous thought, people can comment and set me straight, "Shaina, that's ridiculous! Why would you even think that???"

3) I have a really cool daisy picture :-)

I decided to start this project after reading over my old Xanga site. Does anybody remember Xanga? Anyway, I found that it was fun to reminisce old times even if my post was only like this one from February 22, 2007:

"The Death of Me:

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 26, Mvt. 3

Oh stink-face-head..."

As cryptic as that is, I remember exactly what was going on at that time and it makes me laugh! So, I guess this blog is mostly for me...sort of an online journal. Perhaps others will enjoy it...perhaps no one will read it. Either way I intend to memorialize this year so that I can look back and smile or cry or be encouraged.

Shaina

P.S. My word of the week is:

de·fen·es·tra·tion 

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window

Date: 1620

1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)