My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Ooops!…I totally forgot that September 13th marked the second year anniversary of this here blog.
It’s hard to believe that two years has flown by in the blink of an eye!
Change.
I’m a firm believer that my life will take me where I need to go and things will change whether I want them to change or not - and for good reason.
In the past year, I’ve had a couple readers ask me why my email address and domain name have the word triloquist in them.
You see, back when I first started this blog I wasn’t exactly sure where I was going with it. I had a previous blog for almost a year, but was feeling the desire to publish a more personal one.
I had originally wanted to have a space where I could just vent my daily frustrations.
Now here’s something that’s REALLY interesting about how things change…
When I first started Vent I created an anonymous name. That’s right, an anonymous name (voice box). And I had also seriously thought about disabling comments. I simply wanted a place to spew and really didn’t care whether anybody commented or not.
I wracked my brain trying to come up with an overall theme and name for my new blog, but couldn't think of a damn thing. Then, one evening while I was flipping though a dictionary/thesaurus; searching for words that were similar to spew, yell, and scream, my hand suddenly stopped on a page with words that started with the letter V. And when looked down, I saw the word Ventriloquist.
Aaah!
I suddenly got an idea…
…why not call my blog Ventriloquist and have the tagline be, “Throwing my voice.”
However, when I tried to use the word ventriloquist as my domain name it had already been taken. So I had to shorten it to triloquist, but still kept my blog name Ventriloquist.
A few weeks after I published this blog, I suddenly decided to change the name to Vent and eventually customized the blog design to reflect how I honestly see my life….a movie, with each moment a series takes.
So what you see now, is nothing like what this blog started out to be. The Ventriloquist blog had a scary-ass image of a ventriloquist dummy on the header that looked like Howdy Doody on CRACK cocaine.
Vent has been an amazing journey. Not only have I met some of the most wonderful and talented people through this blog (and a few I have actually met), but it has also taught me more about myself, than I ever thought possible.
Over the years I’ve gradually revealed more and more of my life to my readers. I still have boundaries about what I will and will not talk about on the Internet, but I’ve share some very personal experiences on this blog, which I never thought I would.
And as far as Vent being a place where I could just SPEW - that has changed also.
You see, my natural tendency is to be a “reactive person.” I have a habit of immediately responding to something without ever stopping to think how my words will affect another person. In having this blog, it’s taught me to PAUSE before saying something either in a post or comment, and to FEEL what my words will be conveying. And not only has it taught me pause here, but also in my day to day life away from this blog. Blogging has taught me how to be a better communicator.
Mostly…having Vent has allowed me to see the humor in my madness. And in doing so, has taught me not to take myself so seriously.
Honestly? I still have no idea where the hell this blog is going or how it will change. My hope is that whatever it is I share, you will either find a bit of humor or something to think about.
I would like to take this time, to thank each and every one of you who make this blog what it is. Because without you, it would merely be my own voice. You are the ones who make this blog come alive by sharing the energy of your voices with me.
My sincere wish is that everyone who stops by will feel individually appreciated and special.
So, in the tradition of Vent, I would like to share a little token of my appreciation.
Your very own celluloid film clip.
Because remember…
Life is like a movie. And each moment is a series of takes. So savor the moments, because that’s where life happens.
Thanks, everyone!
X ya!
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