...it would be a highly secretive, tell-all-gossip, deepest-darkest-fears-and-feelings, who-my-current-crush-is, good old fashioned journal. Gone are the days of the faded blue lined paper in a book hidden so well that only a mother knows where to find it. No longer will hours be spent poring over decorating the outside of a precious diary with magazine cut-outs, glitter-glue, and fancy lettering, as well as the compulsory "Keep Out" and "Private" smack-bam on the front.
No, this right here is the twenty-first century. These days, journals can be read by nearly anyone with a PC, and some mothers I know would struggle to even get their heads around the concept of a blog, let alone know how to find their child's blog on the vast world wide web.
Instead of teenage angst, there is anything from hot-topics of modern ethical debate, to make-up and fashion. Granted, there are still countless blogs overflowing with teenage angst, but for most, this is the diary you don't want private, where you want it to be found and read, not hidden under a mattress or at the back of a closet.
In place of hours spent covering the last barrier to your innermost thoughts with the hottest heart-throb of this year, time is spent on HTML, and designing the functionality and visual appeal of the blog to the people who may follow you or just simply stumble across your blog. After all, it remains your innermost thoughts and opinions, essentially, you present yourself to the world, how you want them to see you.
So, for my first blog entry, after all that waffle I just wanted to say, this is my contribution to the millions of other voices out there trying to be heard. Whilst I may not be the most regular of bloggers, I can guarantee what I write here will be what I REALLY think. Enjoy. Or not. It's really up to you!
