I’ve been considering telling people this for months but I shuddered thinking about it each time. I felt so safe keeping it to myself, but I didn't realize that by doing so, I wasn't helping anyone else who happens to be going through this issue. People have speculated this for many years of my life but I’ve lied every time. I even went as far as faking it and making it seem like I was something that I wasn't. It’s hard for me to confess this but I, Ryan Clarke … suck at writing a blog.
My English teacher loved to utter the words, "You're an amazing writer," in my last semester of English class. Sure, I may be good at writing an essay or an opinion piece about how global warming is affecting our planet, but writing a blog is quite different. I enjoy writing but, for some reason, I’ve never been big into reading. Just earlier today I was remarking on Twitter about how I've never fully read a novel during my own time. I’m probably the worst person to create a blog, but for some reason I’m doing it.
Blogging is definitely something out of my comfort zone and I still have no clue why I’m doing it. You might say I’m doing this to gain a presence on the internet, but I sorta already have one? I've been podcasting for almost three years and have created four different shows. My most recent success was a topicless podcast known as The Twonks. That podcast alone needs another blog post to discuss fully, but in short, that show has brought me more experiences than almost anything else in my life … what was I talking about again? Oh yes! Blogging!
I've obviously never written or even considered the fact of writing a blog, so coming up with my first post seemed like an impossibly daunting task. I bought the domain name, created the site and even hired a professional to create my logo, but I’m still too chicken to even produce one piece of actual content. The biggest problem when writing was trying to create a post without sounding like a hybrid of an eHarmony profile and a cocky asshole.
“Hi my name is Ryan! I live in Toronto, Canada and I’m tall, dark and handsome with a sexy radio voice. I find myself very interesting so I decided to write a blog to display how awesome I am. I know you will all like it because I am so sexy. If you wanna contact me my Twitter is @thisgeekryan. I talk to everyone ;)”
Obviously that’s a slight exaggeration but it honestly isn't too far off from how it could have sounded. I think it’s a good idea to create an original first impression and I think something like that might have done just that … original, but not necessarily good.
Anyways, I think it’s best to spend my last paragraph talking about what I will post. If there is one thing I’ve learned from life, it’s that randomness is absolutely best. After much thought, I've decided to blog about anything that’s on my mind, even if it’s inappropriate. My goal is to be as realistic with you guys as possible, and that’s not an option while still being appropriate.
Basically I’ve got nothing more to say to you all, except I’m giving this a shot and you may like what you read.
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