Help!

So, I'm well aware of my tendency as a writer and conversationalist to introduce tangents into my thoughts rather frequently. That's not too big a problem in conversation, and I can curb the tendency in academic writing, but in this format, I've noticed that I just happen to write about whatever is on my mind at the time. I think I'm going to keep this blog for that purpose, though I'm also considering starting up a second one, with a more directed focus. So, I'm asking for some input. These are the topics I am considering writing about:

Comedy, especially Improvisational (Improv) - techniques, rules, habits to break, habits to hold onto

Literature - something similar to one of my favorite blogs, Better Living Through Beowulf. The author writes about real-world experiences, and relates them back to poems and stories that he's read.

Storytelling - another "technique" oriented blog, focused on what works in storytelling, and what doesn't.

Academia - A blog on my school experiences and academic writings, as well as my experiences as a mentor next year, for a freshman.

Nutrition/Workout log - I think this one will happen here in the next couple of days regardless, now that I think about it. Meaning, I'll be running a total of 3 blogs, which should give me enough motivation to actually follow up on them. Especially if two of the three have a purpose aside from my own personal ramblings.

Any other ideas people might have.


I'm asking anybody who reads this to please comment with your thoughts. What would interest you? What would you like to read, and what would bore you? Take 2 minutes, and let me know!

I'm so bad at things!

So, once again, it has been far too long since my last post. Only a month this time, and I've already written on my to-do list (which is on my bathroom mirror) to write again tomorrow, so expect at least two posts in a row. Which is CRAZY, I know. Today, I feel like writing about Home. It's such a great word, in so many ways. It's been talked about to death in semi-clever little quotes and platitudes, so I will do my best to not sound sophomoric and sappy when I write about it, but I do honestly feel like the difference between having an apartment/house/flat/condo/studio, and having a "home", is that feeling of complete comfort and peace associated with the latter. I feel quite at home at my job, in my car, in my apartment, or in the theater we use to put on improv shows. Most of my daily life is spent "at home" in one place or another, and so my life is rather peaceful, calm, and quiet.

I hate it.

That isn't to say that I don't like having a nice place to return to at the end of the day. That's a luxury not granted to many people in the world, and not one that I am taking for granted. On the contrary, I am most appreciative for my apartment and my wonderful roommates. However, the sort of calm, quiet lifestyle that most of us have fallen into is making me crazy. I don't really need to engage with anything to get by, and that leaves me feeling quite unsatisfied at the end of the day. I believe this is what they call ennui, and I now understand its effect on people. I need a change. I need adventure, and stories, and experiences. I need the unexpected. Most importantly, I need to be doing what I love to do, instead of doing what I am expected to do. This 8-5 job, these lower-division, general elective classes, and this silly money business is just so damned tiresome. Give me stories, and people, and travel, and good beer and food, and laughter. Laughter most of all. Home is not "where the heart is", or any other silly saying like that. Home is ennui. Home is boredom, and everyone needs a little bit of that in their lives, but my God, too much can make you crazy.

QOTD:
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman