I’ve had fun the past couple of days with customizing my WP theme again. I brought over some of the same elements I had that I liked. I’m not sure who still subscribes to this RSS (if anyone did!), but hopefully I’ll get some readers on my WP blog. There will be some cross-posting among my accounts. I know that runs the risk of being annoying, but I’m hoping to have some “exclusive” (lol that sounds so pretentious and weird) things that’ll only be here, or on Tumblr, or on Twitter.

The real perk, I think, from having made the move to Tumblr for awhile was feeling some inspiration to post things more often. I’ve even made it a bit of a habit. I come across so much online that I feel strongly about, and somehow it never occurred to me that I could make simple, concise, even amusing posts that are short. I used to kind of look at blogging like a chore or homework. I have to think up this whole big entry like it’s an essay! It doesn’t need to be though. A blog, besides being a journal, is a place to express yourself. Share things you’ve come across that you enjoyed or that made you think. I like microblogging. Some things really can be said using few words, or just an image.

I will of course still make long and detailed posts, such as this one! But between the wordy posts, I hope to share more quotes, photos, videos, or snippets of info. Anything I want! It’s tempting to say I do this “for myself and no one else”, but I think another point of maintaining a blog is to find people who have similar interests. Or even find people who are your polar opposite but there’s something about their personality and writing that keeps you coming back for more. So I will continue and perhaps try even more to open up and express myself and my thoughts here. We all have to get it out somehow!

I will now be in both places?

This blog came about after I realized I was censoring myself more and more in my projects. Trying to be less and less of myself, less opinionated, less out-spoken. Why was I losing myself? Because of the exhortation that you have to always put your best self forward, for some hypothetical future employer, or your mom, or big brother, or what the fuck ever. Don’t curse, don’t speak your mind, don’t step on anyone’s toes.

The more and more you (or me, or whoever) do that, the more diluted and boring you become. I’m fucking sick of it.

I want to talk politics, religion, sex, celebrities, funny shit. Whatever I want! Without feeling like “gosh, I better not say that, someone might not like it.” Screw it! I’m tired of reading blog after blog after blog that is all written in politically-correct, dry, boring speak. If being myself and speaking my mind hurts me later, well fuck it. I probably wouldn’t want anything to do with a person who doesn’t want me to just be myself.

So here it is. Bare fucking naked. Ang uncensored. Just being oh so Ang!