My Defense of Everything Else

The main purpose of this blog is so that family and friends can keep up with my adventures when I move to South Korea this February. I have begun it this early because: a) I love to write, b) I want to get the hang of this before I move, and c) Refer to my very first post.

I hope you will still read it. Especially if you are a relative or friend, if you are not, you of course are more than welcome.

I have perused many a blog lately seeing what works and what doesn’t. I have decided that if I don’t have strict rules to abide by I could fall into blogging sin. I have resolved to create a bloggers code of honor that I will abide by under all circumstances. Here they are:

I.                    Thou shall not let a blog become word vomit or a place to vent personal, religious and political life.

II.                  Thou shall not post copious amounts of pictures of your pets (unless you are Pioneer Woman, no one cares, unless you have an exceptionally cute Basset Hound and are a professional photographer).

III.                Thou shall not make fun of anyone under any circumstances (unless it’s Keira Knightly and her awkward dinosaur posture).

IV.                Thou shall use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation.

V.                  Thou shall always have someone proofread your posts before you publish. There will always be something you didn’t catch yourself.

VI.                Thou shall write often about what interests you, unless what interests you is too boring for the public eye.

VII.              Thou shall never write in caps lock (unless you are using an acronym). Your readers are nice enough to read your posts; you should not make them feel like you are yelling at them. There are much more creative and interesting ways to get your point across. THIS JUST IS ANNOYING TO LOOK AT.

VIII.            Thou shall have the freedom to break your own rules if you can properly justify breaking them.

I really wish I had ten rules. That way I can call them The Bloggers 10 Commandments, but alas, close but no cigar. Maybe it is for the best; I don’t want to be blasphemous. Except the former sentence just made me think of 2 more:

IX.                Thou shall be free to use the vocabulary you choose (using words like alas and thou, and even use clichés) no matter how archaic, unless it is profanity.

X.                  Thou shall be yourself.

There you have it. The Bloggers 10 Commandments. If you think of anything else to add, send your suggestions my way.