Unit 8 Blog Response

Bloggy, Bloggity, Blah-Another Beginning?.

To me, being able to blog regularly throughout the duration of this course, and to actually be given points for it, has proven to be somewhat of a joy-ride for me. Generally, even with writing that is 'required', like this, I still get some measure of enjoyment from it. Keeping a blog like this, hasn't needed to be anywhere near as prescriptive, nor formulaic as other, more formal aspects of this course, either-and that freedom has (mostly) been a pleasant distraction. Not because I have had a whole lot of intrinsic value to say nor to communicate on a daily basis. Rather, because I think that blogs can be telling markers of personal progress to reflect back upon. In my case, my thought-processes, mood and writing are very closely intertwined. As much as I might ferverently wish otherwise, sometimes. Yet, some of my best and my brightest writing has also been entirely 'off the cuff'. So, who really knows?.

That said, there is some value in keeping a regular web-log in a course like this one. If little else, it re-iterates the idea of writing regularly and consistently, in a particular format. There is a certain component of self-disicipline involved in doing that. Which, by extension, is an important skill to have and to develop as a college student. Writing and college-level study involves calling on a lot of different, complex skill sets. As time goes by, those skill sets can have a tendency to go down, particularly if you don't find opportunities to use them often enough. Having other forums, such as this one, helps me to stay sharp, with a little less pressure to write to a certain standard.

When Comp II finishes, I will likely keep this blog, and extend it to encompass my further studies at KU, my words willing.