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Beginning

Date Posted: 07.11.07

I am going to begin a new web journal.

I intend to write on a subject by subject rather than daily basis. I do not feel that a daily diary of my life would truly fill my purpose. I do not really need to rehash every experience in my personal life. I may include personal stories about my life in this journal, but that is not my primary intent at this moment (I could always change my mind). I intend to simply write about the things that interest me.

I would like to write fearlessly and candidly. I do not want to worry about offending my friends or colleagues. I live in a small, somewhat conservative community. I have a job that requires constant interaction with the public. I will probably write in more detail about my feelings on this subject at another time. For now, suffice to say that I need the privacy of anonymity.


"Alice" is obviously a pseudonym. I had a difficult time coming up with one that did not link to my real life at all. Then I noticed that greymatter (The blog script I am using) comes with the default username "Alice" with the password “wonderland.” It struck me as appropriate so I have decided to use it. Obviously, I have changed the password.

If I want privacy so much, why not just keep a private journal? I could but part of the frustration that has been building up in me is that I have almost no one with whom I can discuss my thoughts. Making this journal public provides the illusion of conversation, or perhaps the illusion of potential conversation. I know that it is unlikely that many people will just stumble upon this website and decide to read, much less respond, but the knowledge that someone might is enough to maintain my illusion.

At any rate, if I get bored I can always just delete the pages but I do I hope that this little experiment alleviates some of the intellectual frustration that I have been feeling lately.

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