Hello World!

Once upon a time, a friend suggested I write a book.  A romance, to be specific.  I've read enough of them to know how it works: boy meets girl, they can't stand each other but are forced into some perilous situation together.  While working themselves out of said situation, they each secretly fall in love with each other but refuse to give in and say so.  The perilous situation comes to a crescendo with a near-death experience, during which one of them confesses his or her love for the other.  There is then a miraculous recovery, and a declaration of devoted love from both parties.  Then they get married and live happily ever after.

I did a little research and picked an approximate year for the story to take place, a basic storyline which would inject plenty of conflict.  I found out the style of clothing people wore in that time, what towns existed and which didn't, which methods of transportation were common.  I even went so far as to create characters with individual personalities.  This "book" that my friend suggested, has a chapter 1.  Exciting right?  But It's hard to turn that one chapter into the whole story that's in my head.  Plus, my thoughts are always a little scattered.  As I try to write more, my mind wanders to bills that need paying, things around the house that need cleaning, the weeds in the garden that need to be pulled, etc.  Some would probably call it ADD.

So, when this same friend, more recently, suggested I started blogging, it got me thinking.  I like facebook.  I like to come up with something witty or meaningful for my facebook profile.  But sometimes, what I have to say takes MUCH more than the allotted 140 characters (or at least the limit USED to be 140 characters, but that seems to have been changed recently).  So the idea of a blog interested me.  I don't have a theme.  Each blog update won't talk about the same thing.  Updates probably will not come in regular intervals.  Heck ,I can't even promise that each update will be witty, meaningful, funny, or even worth reading.  It may read like a  comical story, or a colorful drama.  But it may also read like the maniacal thoughts that go through my head in run-on sentences, one thought not necessarily connected with the other in any way shape or form, bouncing from one thought to another without stopping for breath.

So here I go, sharing my craziness with the world.  Enjoy!  And please feel free to leave comments below.