BlogClogged I

My actions lack focus and my interests are widely varied. I readily make connections between ideas–to the nth degree sometimes–but the threads often get lost in translation. The thinking behind the BlogClogged experiment (perhaps it should be called the BlogClogged Plunge, for short?) is that making the underlying framework transparent may help foster change for this blogclogged blogger in all arenas. Some folks might think: “You need ten blogs to accomplish this?” Having worked over the past 24 hours on this project my response is affirmative. The way I see it, it’s not unlike the two oversized chocolate bars with almonds in my kitchen cupboard. For the past month and a half I craved chocolate so much there were moments I wanted to cry about it. Now that I have it, and I know I can eat it any time I want, I don’t really have a taste for it. Granted, I know as soon as I open the first package I may be inclined to eat more of it than I plan because my tastebuds will be so delighted. However, I am fairly certain I will not want to consume one whole chocolate bar in one sitting, let alone two chocolate bars….

How about I try to explain it this way. I used to smoke cigarettes. As a smoker, if I was out of cigarettes, it was all I could think about until I got more. As soon as I had them I was fine. I didn’t have to smoke them–I just needed to know I could. By way of comparison, I have ten blogs for the BlogClogged Plunge because if I didn’t I would feel like Jackson Pollock would have if you told him to settle down with the splashing and dribbling and “paint nice” like everyone else.

I have enough sense to realize that the BlogClogged Plunge may end up focusing on just a handful (if not fewer) venues, perhaps more because of the varied functionality and usability among the sites than anything else. I also know that documenting the motivations behind my choices as part of this research will give a larger sense of purpose and clarity to the whole endeavor. (As if I need a larger sense of purpose and clarity beyond the premise of changing my blogclogged life.)