I don't know what it was exactly that pushed me over the edge to finally start writing here. Maybe it was the hints here and there from my wife, telling me that I should. Or the fact that if I'm going to be getting a degree in English, and hope to be a sort of writer some day. Or the urge to express what goes on in my head; you can only day-dream and wonder for a short while before you go insane and need an outlet for your thoughts and dreams. Maybe I'm bored, have too much time on my hands, and want to stay up as late as possible on a work night.
Except for that last reason, all of the above have had a small part to play in me finally writing something, anything. I've always enjoyed writing, enjoyed thinking through ideas and building them in words. For the longest time I wouldn't though, or couldn't, or figured I shouldn't. I'm not sure why exactly, but the desire, the longing, to write was there; the technology was there (Blogger.com is great!); and I had plenty of time. Yet I just couldn't make that first step, to finally start writing. For so long I've wanted to, yet didn't.
Well, now the time has come. The dam has broken, and I am not plugging it this time; I'm letting the waters come out. Sure, I might not write something each and every day, but at least I can tell myself that I've written at least one day's worth already, and with that, one more day will be no problem at all. So expect to see some more from me, whether it's something generic ("Work was good today") or funny ("I tripped and fell on my face") or thoughtful ("Why do we try so hard to control everything and everyone around us?"), whatever I end up writing I now know that I'll be able to write it out and share it with you.
Here's to the end of the silence, and the beginning of something, God willing, grand.
-Corbin L. Foster