The First Post

I am blocked.

I have deleted my Multiply account after editing the settings of every one of my posts to "for me only". My Formspring account has also been closed by me. My previous Blogger account has been removed. All my dated ideas have now vanished and whatever I am going to conclude in this post will be the start of a new chapter in the story of my literary maturity. I am not talking literary theory. I am talking about training myself into more effectively communicating my ideas in text.

Whenever I read my own words, I am drunk dry. Why is it that my ideas sound so monotonous? I want some flavor in my writing. I want some way to add a pitch to it. I do not want to sound like a reporter or a teenager who loves to rant (which I am, still). Hopefully, a literary voice would be established with my blogging. Also, I want to try what everybody does: post too much of their life. I will try posting points of my life but keep myself in the shadows. Think of it as a ninja. You know they exist and you know what they can do but you will never be able to confirm anything unless you've been chopped up by one. Let me indulge in uncertainty.

On this uneventful evening full of Christmas enthusiasm, I open this Blogger account. I do not desire traffic. I do not desire recognition which is the common motivation of bloggers despite the anonymousness of their usernames. All I want is the avenue of expression. Being read is a plus. Also, I want to clean out my habit of irrelevance. I want to track myself down somehow. Let this blog be a reference point. 

My purposes aside, let my first post be about my Christmas Wishlist. Nothing like a feel-good theme to start a blog with. Also, I am quite the a semi-consumerist and finance is something one has to take track of. That was supposed to be a joke but I did not make it sound comic.

My Christmas Wishlist

I am generally not a materialistic person. Nothing of material nature has consumed me. However, whatever I buy is something that fits in the profile of a consumerist. On the bright side, I help my parents in deducting income tax. On another bright side, I keep the economy flowing in my own little way. 

1. This Journal Will Actually Change Someone's Life Planner

Here is the evidence of my 2011 planner-hunting. I see Belle de Jour everywhere and it is adorable. Free coupons to almost very feminine establishments, a menstrual tracker and a few inserted facts are what everybody seems to be craving for. But BDJ is just too bulky for me and it offers things I do not need. 

I have been checking the Starbucks 2011 planner out. I feel that it is not enough to fit my needs. Stamp collecting is a tedious task and that adds a con. 

The Change Journal

Now, the Change planner is what I am talking about. Spot.ph describes it as a taste for the soul-searchers. I do not really fall in that category but I love the idea. I can organize my agendas but keep the spontaneity I really want because of the random holidays or occasions the Change planner inserts. Also, it is light and thin. Plus points. I definitely am going to buy this.

2. True Blood DVD sets

If there is one thing that marked my 2010, it would be Sookie Stackhouse and the story of the non-human creatures that shook her life. A blockmate of mine referred the series and after a few episodes, I was so easily hooked. I have copies of all the aired seasons. My addiction to the series compels me to buy the DVD boxes.

True Blood fever is kicking in

3. Knowledge

Comic relief. I cannot think of anything else to want.

That is my wishlist subject to change. I shall conclude my blog post here. This is my first effort in publishing a post with a substantial amount of pictures (this is substantial).