Blogiversary

The Undaground blog is one-year old.

I continue to be motivated by the same reasons I opened my account and started typing one year ago.

First, I was looking for a creative outlet. While it is a tall challenge to continue to update the Undaground on a regular basis, I think that its presence makes me a more observant person on a daily basis and also forces me to continue to try to develop my writing ability. Someday, when the great idea strikes me, I hope to be able to sit down and write it, and I hope the blogging experience will keep me sharp enough until then.

Next, I want to leave a “footprint in the sand”. By this, I mean that I personally enjoy looking back and reading my own thoughts as I move forward in life. I’ve never been organized enough to keep a journal, and this is certainly the closest I’ve ever come to documenting my thoughts and observations as a habit. Someday in the far-off future, I hope that my son will be able to read my thoughts as we experienced the pregnancy and the story of his birth.

My Grandfather loved to write. When I think of people I’ve tried to emulate in life; people who have inspired me, he will always sit at the top of the list. I have three or four of his writings in a shoebox at home. They’re handwritten and are sprinkled with spelling mistakes and some creative grammatical liberties, and that makes them more personal. When I go back to that shoebox and look at his notes, they remind me of his essence and inspire me to keep writing. I wish my Grandfather had a blog, because I’d be the most loyal of readers.

With year one behind me, I look forward to year two. In year two, I think I’ll try to increase my readers. For reasons stated above, that’s not my main motivation, but it seems like the next logical step. I think that more readers will lead to more comments, which will lead to more ideas. I’d like for the Undaground to be more interactive than it is. In the world of blogging, I think I’m somewhat of a recluse. Bloggers are social creatures, and I’m not. I’ve been looking around at other blogs and will soon add some links to the side of the page to begin this socialization.

Now, I have some questions for you. Please comment. Do you read any other blogs that you find interesting? If so, who? Anything you’d like to see more of on the Undaground? Anything you’d like to see less of? Questions? Comments? Concerns?