Lack of a Mission Statement

I’ve intended to start a blog for years. Writing is something I used to really enjoy, and have been led to believe I am good at. When I was younger, I was really interested in creative writing but, later, had to accept that I am not a fiction writer and grew out of bad adolescent poetry.

Then, I came to the conclusion I am much more of an essayist. I haven’t had much occasion, though, to write formal or informal essays since graduating from college. This blog is an excuse to do something I enjoy, as well as have something to be held accountable to in order to stop my writing muscles from atrophying any further.

It’s taken years to start this blog because I overcomplicate things and put too much pressure on myself, which leads to my bad habit of analyzing things to death before I finally just say “fuck it” and do what I was originally going to do.

For a long time, I felt I needed a high-concept because I’m not interesting enough on my own to warrant a blog. Eventually, though, I would become dissatisfied with every concept I had and/or doubt my ability to be consistent with the concept and keep it interesting.

Finally, I’m saying “fuck it,” and writing this blog. And you know what? There’s a ton of shitty blogs out there that mine will be better than. I don’t need to follow a concept, and this blog will probably end up a hodgepodge--and that’s okay.

This being said, I am using a kernel of my favorite concept. Hence the title of this blog and my nom de plume. Being a pugnacious contrarian comes rather naturally to me, as friends have often pointed out. So, living up to the title shouldn’t be a struggle.

I want to write a blog I enjoy. Creative, successful people often say they make things to please themselves, first, and that’s usually where the best work comes from. If I write a blog I enjoy, I hope others will enjoy it, too.


A few notes:

My goal is to update no less than weekly. This shouldn’t be too difficult, especially since I have a back catalogue of possible entries from various stops and starts on blogging ventures. If I miss that goal, it will probably be because I have nothing interesting to say that week.

I will swear freely in my entries, as I’ve already done in this “lack of a mission statement.” I don’t think swearing makes one sound less intelligent if done correctly. There is a time and place for everything, and some things are best expressed with swear words.

On occasion, I may review things from various media. I don’t often catch things when they are new releases, so these reviews will probably be behind the curve. If you’re not in the habit of seeing/reading/hearing/playing every new release, either, it shouldn’t matter to you.

Gay porn may randomly appear on this blog. The gay community tends to be very comfortable and frank about porn, and some very good gay cultural blogs make no bones about sometimes writing about porn. I enjoy this sense of freedom, and my follow suit when I see fit.

I’m not comfortable using my real name on this blog. There are people I’m sure I don’t want to find me on the internet, and people I know in the real world who I don’t want reading this blog. Also, I’m sure I will write about stupid people in my everyday life, and I should protect their anonymity. Everyone I write about will be given a nickname, which should be enjoyable, especially when writing about my friends. Speaking of which, none of this may ever matter, because maybe no one but my friends will ever read this blog.