Monday, November 27, 2006

Where to go with this?

Well, I have to admit I am not the most enthusiastic blogger - like so many others I take the current hype around online expression with at least 3 grains of salt. I think that we should not always share everything with anyone. Blogs are, after all, more time in front of a screen and an easy field for narcissism. I do not need more of that in my life...yet the possibility to express instant thoughts is too promising to NOT give it a try. The reason why I set up this blog, is because I want to share information and thoughts with friends, to post my music and to express some ideas on media, culture and blogging. I have to figure out how far I want to go with this, what information, personal stuff and impressions I want to share.

I see this blog as an experiment for me - I do not have a website, so this blog is my online-metauniverse, mainly intended for others to stay in touch with me and for me to stay in touch with (or run away from) myself. And of course I want to comment, muse and rant on things that make my day. Does this make me a blogger? We'll see...

Is this it?

"The Internet is our confession box" (J.G. Ballard, 2003)

If Ballard is right (he always is), this is my tiny chamber in this confession box. My first blog. Written out of my favourite Cafe in San Francisco.

So this is it? Getting started, username, password, I am my own printing press now? What would Gutenberg say? Or Morrissey?