What BEDA Taught Me

Even though there were two days when I didn't post, I found that doing BEDA helped me. Usually, I'm pretty resistant to blogging. I feel like there's nothing to say, and I don't care, so why am I doing this for myself? And then I end up on a hiatus from November to March, when I never was much of a poster (meaning person who posts- I never was a poster on a wall, to my knowledge. I could be, somewhere, maybe. I could also be in the background of some person's picture. I could be in hundreds of pictures, and I would never know it. And they would never know me) in the first place.

Although it doesn't seem like it, BEDA got easier as April dawdled along. I grew to actually like posting stuff, and starting to think about what I should write about. It became a ritual. It actually became fun, and if I want to pursue some kind of a career in writing, I need to become better at it, and more dedicated to writing quality on a regular basis.

So BEDA is practice, and I'll try to write like I did during BEDA (minus the "God life is so boring this is stupid I hate everything it's hot outside ooh, ice cream" posts that cropped up all too frequently...) the rest of the year. And depending on what my life is like in a couple of months, I might even try BEDAugust.

But now we're onto May! School is drawing to a close, my birthday is coming up, and it's utterly gorgeous outside. Life has potential.

Quote for Sunday, May 1, 2011:

It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.

-Winston Churchill

(http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Churchill,_Winston)

Muse for Today:

Bow ties. And not just because there was Doctor Who last night.

"Happy First Birthday!"

You can pretend I'm singing, and that I sound like a chorus of angels. Everyone would like a chorus of angels to sing to him or her on his or her birthday, and my blog is no exception.

Also, Happy Centennial! (Although a centennial usually refers to one-hundred years, I will happily misuse this word in the name of my blog's first birthday and my ONE-HUNDREDTH POST!)

Here's to another year of survival for all, whether I blog during this year or not (predictably enough, most likely not)! Stay in school, kids!

Quote for Sunday, July 18, 2010:

Every ten years a man should give himself a good kick in the pants.

-Edward Steichen

(http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Birthday)

Muse for Today:

I hope I never grow up, so that I can always appreciate good quotes like that.