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2 years
yep. who knew that when i started this thing 2 years ago that it would become such a large part of my life. i certainly didn't.
yes, today, well.. yeah, its after midnight, and by the tiime y'all read this it will be morning.. i started this weblog on election day of 2000. in fact you can read it here (you'll have to scroll to the bottom.
election day of 2000. i was too antsy, been hearing about this blog thing.. been wanting to do an online journal thing for a loong time. and a perfect day, when my only concern was whether all the work we'd put into defeating measure 9, an anti-gay measure, was going to succeed. we did. i was grateful. but that was also the same awful election that bush got elected.
the night of 7 november 2000 i went to lane co fairgrounds to do the election night thing.. grab results as they came in, watch the tv's, be around others from the varous campaigns. i was there until midnight, pacific time.. our measure was too close to call.... but well, earlier that night florida had been called for gore.. YEAH.. but then.. well it was changed to bush.. and then that awful graphic and the music and all this pomp and fucking circumstance and g.w.bush was announced president. i knew it was time to go home.
next day was about as producte as the 7th, because i was keeping tabs on our measure. right before i left, things were looking up. when i got to the after 9 gethering word was called in that it was called.
anyhow, thats the beginng. and only the beginning.
the journey so far has been an incredbly rewarding one. and i've been touched to have been able to peer into the lives and thoughts of so many people that i wouldn't have been otherwise gifted to have known. i have learned a lot about myself, i have been challenged to see things from new perspectives, i have been touched by the kindness of those hundreds of miles away. i have been given the ultimate gift of love by friends through this strange world of weblogging that i would have never otherwise have become friends with.
and me personally. i have chronicled the changes in me. the trends in my thoughts and interests. the comings and goings in my life. my illness, and my joys. i have been able to go back and look up what was going on when and remember it. i have done what i set out to do for me.. keep that journal. keep that record.
and i love it. i love it. i'm not a graphic designer, but i get to play. i've found a new hobby. yes, what do i do as a hobby? i am a weblogger. an online journalist. yes, my life is out there for the world to see. want to get to know me, to a degree? r.t.f.w. read the fucking weblog.
and thats what i do. every day. i read the weblog. 2 years and counting. hears to many more. at least i hope so.
thanks y'all for reading and for allowing me to read yours. thank all of you for allowing me a glimpse into your lives.
happy anniversary me :)
Posted by brooke at November 07, 2002 01.51.33 AM
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Yay! We are rapidly approaching the two year anniversary of our friendship. This - at the bottom - is the first post of yours I linked. You said that "f" word that I'm not allowed to say. hehehehehe
Posted by Lisa at November 7, 2002 9:14 AM
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