Memoirs of a memoir

I could write a whole memoir about the process I have gone through to write my own personal memoirs.  Since I enrolled in the Teaching Writing course I have been inspired to look at my own writing.  Originally I wanted to learn how to help my GED students improve their writing skills.  Ultimately what happened is I began to review some of my own “issues” with writing.  Since I was 12 years old I have journalled about my life.  I always knew eventually I would have a story to tell, even if I was the only one who read it.  Nowadays it seems like having a story worth telling isn’t enough anymore.  I haven’t accomplished anything extraordinarily great, although I have survived what most would view as a terrible upbringing.  Yet, I am waiting for that great ending! I don’t want the end to be “the end” you know, but at least a good stopping point that makes the story worth while, and inspiring.  By the time I have a finished autobiography it will probably be about all the trouble I went through just to write it.

This is NOT Facebook! But I’m still social networking

It was in 2005 that I overheard my little sister talking about MySpace.  I assumed it was just something all the young and dumb kids were doing so I didn’t bother with it.  From then on I keep hearing about MySpace everywhere I went.  After I surfed the site I came across some friends I hadn’t seen in awhile.  In an effort to not fully engage in the social networking I asked my sister to create a MySpace page for me.  Once I learned to navigate it I was on a roll.  By 2008 I was a MySpace pro, only to have my bubble burst by Facebook.  I had noticed more and more of my “friends” becoming less engaged and talking more about Facebook.  I assumed they were all the same, and refused to switch.  After being left behind again at the end of 2008 I was forced to join the Facebook world.  With the help of technology I now am engaged with “the Book” on the go so it’s not  hard to be an active member of the Facebook community.  I actually enjoy it.  Although I do miss the glitter and glam of MySpace I still have my page activate in case I need a blast from the past.  Depsite my new found committment to Facebook, my experience is being threatened.  The phenomenon of social networking flight is happening again as Twitter becomes the new social networking site of choice.  I am determined to remain on solid ground will not be joining in on tweets.  In an effort to continue to network I figured I should expand my cyber wings and start a blog.  I am reluctant and hesistant about the site, but unlike the MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, and yep Black Planet abandonments, I think blogs are here to stay.