beginnings:

[simply]

The first real post at a new journal looms just as large and intimidating as the first blank page in a fresh notebook. There is the temptation to say everything and yet make it good, to word it all in some devastatingly brilliant and yet incredibly offhand kind of way. But... no.

To ease myself in, I'm going to start with one epic meme, the mother of all memes. And since this meme doesn't appear to have a name, I'm calling it Thirty Things in Thirty Days. Super impressive, right?

The plan goes:

+ day 1 -- a favourite song
+ day 2 -- a favourite movie
+ day 3 -- a favourite television program
+ day 4 -- a favourite book
+ day 5 -- a favourite quote
+ day 6 -- whatever tickles your fancy
+ day 7 -- a photo that makes you happy
+ day 8 -- a photo that makes you sad
+ day 9 -- a photo you took
+ day 10 -- a photo of you taken over ten years ago
+ day 11 -- a photo of you taken recently
+ day 12 -- whatever tickles your fancy
+ day 13 -- a fiction book recommendation
+ day 14 -- a non-fiction book recommendation
+ day 15 -- a fanfic
+ day 16 -- a song that makes you cry
+ day 17 -- an art piece
+ day 18 -- whatever tickles your fancy
+ day 19 -- a talent of yours
+ day 20 -- a hobby of yours
+ day 21 -- a recipe
+ day 22 -- a website
+ day 23 -- a youtube video
+ day 24 -- whatever tickles your fancy
+ day 25 -- your day, in depth
+ day 26 -- your week, in depth
+ day 27 -- this month, in depth
+ day 28 -- this year, in depth
+ day 29 -- hopes, dreams, and plans for the next 365 days
+ day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy

A thought just occurred to me: wouldn't it be fun to do something like this every January, as the new year ticks over? It'd be a wonderful record of tastes and interests and hopes as they change, ebb, and flow.

Comments

[stormy]

Yes! Memes of any sort make posting so much easier.

[aseas_words]

I feel precisely the same about the first post or page of a journal. I always wish that I were full of bubbly good news and reflections on those days, but life doesn't generally care and like as not I'm wrestling with something or other. Still, congratulations on embarking on a new journal! :-)

[lalaloveyou]

I'm so confused by dreamwidth. Hence why I haven't really posted here at all. Hmmmm...