Recently I signed up for Myspace so that I could create my own webpage. Personally, I felt it would be fun to have my own personal space to keep track of daily happenings by means of a blog, or maybe save and display my favorite pictures and even make some new friends in cyberspace.
Sure, I thought it would be a cool way to keep in touch with friends in Toronto to keep them updated of happenings here in Winnipeg, and to let them keep an eye on our kids as they grow and adapt to life in the Peg.
After some time, I quickly got frustrated after only a couple of meager attempts to create my own webpage with Myspace. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting – but I guess I wanted the PC to in some way discern my preferences and information without me having to key it all in. So yes, I chalk it up to being pretty darn lazy. Though I did manage to complete my profile halfway through, however I feel that when I’m put on the spot to produce content, I always think of really unexciting interests, hobbies and favorites, and then I’m left kicking myself when I come across as a loser, a poser or even worse, just plain dull!
Perhaps, the secret to success is when I take the time to sit down to create my own webpage and plan it all out on paper before I key it in. And sure, that takes some consideration and planning and I seem to be greatly lacking in those two particular departments.
For a while, I did have a personal blog page, and I quite liked the approach. For sure, I’m pretty good at blathering on about this, that and the next thing. Now this was a way to kill two birds with one stone – I’d found my creative outlet AND I would in the process create my own webpage. Unfortunately, the novelty soon wore off pretty quickly with that too and I ended up with an abandoned blog page with a mere handful of entries.
I somehow do not comprehend why the idea of having a webpage appeals to me so much. Truly, it’s just another responsibility that will hang over my head with all the others. Or maybe if I am able to dictate my own webpage just by using my voice, perhaps I may be more inclined to make a go at it. Till then, I’m stuck with a dull, boring profile page, and empty friends list and hey do you remember the URL again?
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