Thoughts and Insights on Writing and Blogging (I promise this is somewhat insightful and not that boring..)

Because I am not sure whether or not the new '3 posts instead of 4 per week' has been implemented yet, I decided I will write this 4th post just in case. Also, this is a good chance to practice on my writing while expressing my thoughts this week.
Although I did not raise my hand in class when asked 'Who here keeps an active blog?" I do have one that I keep in my spare time. In my defense, it is not an active blog at all, I write it in spontaneously, sometimes a few times a week, sometimes once a month, sometimes every 2-3 months. I don't always write in it, but I check pretty frequently for my 'Subscription updates' which are entries written by my friends. As I have mentioned in my first post, when blogging I do not like to proofread, I feel like sometimes I'm just brainstorming but posting it online so others can see what I'm thinking and so I can record my thoughts that I can refer to in the future. Another reason for me to write informally and have some pleasure doing so is because I feel as if I'm expressing my truest thoughts and feelings. Thoughts that I'm thinking, and emotions that I'm feeling at the moment exposed at that moment, pure and unedited. I feel like editing or proofreading it may take a bit away from my post, as it may be primarily so the audience will find it more enjoyable, or easier to read. The irony of all this is, I have a habit of constantly rereading what I just wrote to make sure everything makes sense, there are no typos and to come up with a coherent thought to continue on with my quasi-essay. When I write seriously, I treat my work like it's supposed to be my masterpiece. Even now, I'm going to spend a good 45 minutes on this supposed 200 word entry.
While writing a paper for a history class, I came across the story of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome. As taken directly from my Textbook "Michelangelo undertook the project but refused for a long time to allow anyone, including the pope, to see his work. Julius grew anxious, pestering Michelangelo on a regular basis about when the ceiling would be finished...Michelangelo...replied...'when it satisfies me as an artist". What stood out to here was, Michelangelo spent weeks and maybe even months to create a masterpiece not everyone has the capacity to enjoy. The work he created can be shown to an audience who may not stay for more than a few minutes, perhaps an hour at the most. Comparing Michelangelo's work to writing, while I'm spending 45 minutes to write this entry, it will take less than 5 minutes to read. It became more apparent to me when I read some fellow classmates' blogs. I thought, s/he must have spent a considerable amount of time, and put a considerable amount of thought into this entry, yet I am done reading it in 3 minutes. Novels themselves, probably take years to write, yet only a few days to read. Even now that I think about it, movies take about a year to produce, yet are seen in an average of about 100 minutes. I have a friend who, in High school, entered a contest to design a logo for an after school program. The contest was completely optional, and it did not have a fabulous prize. He considered himself not artistic at all, yet he wanted to win. He spent weeks on his drawing, telling himself he was going to win and in the end, he did. After winning, he was disappointed and found it regrettable how the photocopied poster looked nothing like the original, and how he did not look natural in the picture they took of him, as his smile was crooked. This has led me to realize how fragile it is to be a creator, an artist, a writer, when it could feel like all the work and efforts that one has been in vain. In a way, maybe I'm just wasting my 45 minutes writing something nobody will even read. Then again, even if nobody reads it, maybe it isn't true. Through experiencing hard work and witnessing the hard work of my fellow classmates, I have gained valuable insight. I have realized what it means to make something beautiful, make something look easy, and enjoyable in the eyes of others. Unless experiencing something of a lesser degree, if not similar, the audience will fail to understand the amount of hard work one has put in, and fail to visualize the blood, sweat, and tears one has shed in order to attain their end result.

Closing comments: I may not ever blog the same way ever again after this class. Maybe it's because if it 'does not satisfy me as an (artist)' I don't want people to see it. Maybe it's because I too hate seeing uninformative posts about the lives of people or that people care craving crab mmmmmmMMmmmmmMm. Maybe because it's just pointless to write something that is well..pointless. I am also changing the name of my blog from 'Summer Thoughts' to 'Controlled Spontaneity' because that's what it basically is. I'm being spontaneous but I'm also editing it, to make it less spontaneous, and thus readable and coherent. So long to how I used to blog, and so much for pure, unadulterated spontaneity. Bummer.