After first receiving the assignment of having to blog throughout the semester for our Essay Writing class I was a little less than excited.  I have never blogged before, much less really known what blogging was all about.  The only blogs I was familiar with were the ones people choose to post on their MySpace and the celebrity gossip blogs such as Perez Hilton.  I did not know that there was a whole other blogging world out there. 

I guess I could consider myself a little naive to the constant progressing technological advances that are taking place on a daily basis.  I am still used to the basics and it is hard for me to get used to everything constantly changing within the internet world.  The internet is a big part of our culture and of my generation.  These days, everything can be found on the internet.  Whether it’s a picture of something specific to a whole background of a person you are trying to learn more about.  Everything in that is printed out in print now just seems so useless and unimportant because it is so easy and convenient to find things on the internet.  And it is a fact that everyone loves to do things the easy way, which is perfectly understandable.

To me, blogging can serve many purposes.  Blogging can serve as an online diary for the world to see, a way to practice your writing, or a way just to express your current thoughts knowing that anyone can come across your writing over the World Wide Web.  I am still hesitant to put my full feelings out on the internet for all to see, but after blogging throughout the semester I have become more familiar with the idea.

I will admit, I enjoyed the blogging assignment much more in comparison to prior assignments for classes where I have been assigned to write an essay on a specific topic, it gives your mind the opportunity to wander and your imagination to take charge.  I did not feel as if the blogging assignment was tedious or a chore, except at times when I would put off blogging until the last minute.  And honestly, I do regret putting it off until the last minute because I feel that if I would have started earlier I could have written to my full potential and made my blogs more meaningful and interesting.  But overall, I am glad that I had to the opportunity to create my own blog and post them on the internet.  I now feel as if I am a little more up to date with technology and I hope that I will become more tech savvy.  I do not know if I will continue to further my blogging once this class is over, but it is good to know that I now have the opportunity to continue it and know that if I do find some extra spare time and have a lot on my mind I could definitely see myself writing it down into a blog for all of the world to read!