It's actually past midnight, but I haven't gone to sleep so it's still the first day of the new year for me.
Starting a blog is a bad idea. It's never worked for me, in the 6 or 7 times I have tried it in the past. I think it's something about my incredibly lazy nature that just prevents it from working smoothly.
I haven't ever really started something on the first day of the new year before, mostly because I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions. Significant life changes can't be made just because you realise the relentless march of time has seen another pointless year go by. I'm sure it works for some people, but most don't have the motivation to stick with it.
Normally I start trying to write a blog in about June or July, when I have a mid-year crisis. My uni marks aren't going so well, and it's winter so the only time I leave the house is to watch football, and after a year like 2010 for the Eagles that was more like chinese water torture.
One advantage I do have is this- I have plenty to say, and I can think fast. For instance right now I'm just typing and thinking of what to type next at the exact same time, it probably won't amount to anything brilliant but a spark of inspiration could be right around the corner- the right wing media is poisoning the Australian Cricket team. OK, not everything is a winner, but it's the internet. You're not expecting brilliance, and if you've read this far you'll know there's none coming.
Have a great 2011 my loyal and dedicated reader(s?).
Sunday, January 2, 2011
In The Beginning
In sporting terms, an unmarked man is one without an opponent.
Two of the definition of the word opponent are:
1. Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument.
2. A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice.
In sporting terms, we are referring to number one. In the title of this blog, I am using the sporting term 'unmarked man', but using the second definition of the word 'opponent', which you would understand me to be using if you were a sports fan. So in saying this, I am attempting to convey the message that my thoughts have no opponent, that they are without doubt accurate and intelligent, without logical opposition to them.
This whole mess could have been avoided with a less obscure title to the blog, but I had to choose that first and I felt under pressure at the time.
Welcome to the unmarked man, a blog without opposition*
*In the sense that the word opposition... oh I've already explained this.
Two of the definition of the word opponent are:
1. Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument.
2. A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice.
In sporting terms, we are referring to number one. In the title of this blog, I am using the sporting term 'unmarked man', but using the second definition of the word 'opponent', which you would understand me to be using if you were a sports fan. So in saying this, I am attempting to convey the message that my thoughts have no opponent, that they are without doubt accurate and intelligent, without logical opposition to them.
This whole mess could have been avoided with a less obscure title to the blog, but I had to choose that first and I felt under pressure at the time.
Welcome to the unmarked man, a blog without opposition*
*In the sense that the word opposition... oh I've already explained this.
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