Assertion of purpose
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Assertion of purpose Sunday May 28
Some people at work seemed to take interest in the fact that I maintain a blog. Certainly, I am aware of the many cases of people who have gotten into troubles at their workplace for writing about it online, and I don't intend to do anything like that. Moreover, I went back through my archives once again and tried to see if there was anything even remotely questionable. Luckily, I didn't find anything.
Over the past four years, this blog has gone through many, many changes; many of those accompanied changes in me. Blogs aren't just cool anymore just because they exist, unfortunately. They have to have worthwhile content, something I've struggled with. When this was a totally personal blog, it was easy to make relevant content: it was all self-centered, and people close to me read it to keep tabs on me (in a good way).
Now that I've successfully distanced this blog from that past, it needs better content to stand on its own. Everything I read suggests that by offering well-written, concise content on a specific topic that I'm knowledgable about, I will draw readers. I'm not sure if that's entirely true, but as time goes on, I see that the best way for me to offer value to the Internet at-large is to do just that: offer something that no one else can.
As such, from here on I'm likely to write more perspectives on topical issues in Japan, and less about myself personally here. I am making an effort to increase the recipe catalog as well. I think that that will be more interesting to the general public and those who know me personally. However, I will not let this blog lose its personal edge entirely. That is, in effect, what makes it mine, what makes me keep it going, and why I write.
Anyway.
I'm currently finishing school in these next two weeks, but have started working part-time in the afternoons. Life is a little crazy; getting home at 7:30pm and trying to cook dinner, make lunch for the next day, shower, and do homework all before midnight, but somehow I've managed not to die after week one, so I think I can handle one more.
I've been getting some messages recently regarding my postings on 43 things about living in Japan, so I may also start up another section complete with information I learn about living in Japan that would be helpful to other foreigners. Seems to be some strong interest in that, which is a whole other topic I'll have to cover some other time. Why is Japan so cool in the States? Why is the States so cool in Japan? I refuse to simply accept the "complete opposite" theory stating both cultures are 180 degrees apart from each other, thus interesting.
