When did I become the "blogger" type? (+more)

When blogging became more prevalent, I subconsciously decided that I would never begin one. I'm not really sure why I had such disdain for it -- maybe because I thought it was just another outlet for self-absorbed, egotistical people to get more attention. To make things worse, their blogs usually consisted of uninteresting "drama," which usually led to a "I'm better than that/I will rise above" self revelation -- all poorly written and riddled with grammatical errors.

*Sidenote: I realize that the above paragraph probably makes me seem self-absorbed and/or pretentious. C'est la vie. Proving my point, perhaps? (I hope not.)

Of course, I'm generalizing. Not to mention, people have the right to write (haha!) about whatever they want. At any rate, my feelings toward blogging have obviously changed. Blogging has been an integral part of my coursework at Purdue. This has helped me realize that blogging can be useful and beneficial. For me, the greatest advantage is an opportunity to practice my writing.

I criticize bloggers that post their drama and cliche self revelations, but only because their writing doesn't seem genuine. My whole premise in creating this blog is that it's a place where I can be completely honest with myself. And are you ready for a shocker? My hope is to come to some sort of self revelation. Yep.

* Sidenote: Do you think I'm a hypocrite, yet?

A genuine self revelation. A life-changing self revelation.

The real reason I was inspired to create a blog is to really learn what it is I want to do with my life. In less than one year, I will (hopefully) enter the "real world": the world beyond three months of freedom each year and parents as ATMs.

I'm beginning to worry because I have discovered fields I don't like, as opposed to fields that I do like. I don't like journalism. At all. (Okay, I may consider a career as a columnist, but that's discussion for a later post). I also do not like publishing -- at least not the publicity/marketing side of the field. Although, I have had the chance to experience the editing side of things as well, and I wasn't very interested in that, either (surprisingly).

On a positive note, these are things that I know:

• I like to write (Although the subject matter must have some meaning; in other words, it can't be inconsequential.
• I tend to write in a more professional tone. I can't/refuse to write in an overly conversational style. I think it's sloppy and an insult to the art of writing.
• I love linguistics.

So, is there any career out there that I can enjoy? I'm sure there is. And if there isn't, I'll create a new niche.

My journey to a self revelation continues.