I want my friends to have blogs too

Blogs. The curated, written looking glass into someone's perspective. That's what I love about them. Blogs. Waking up in the morning and spending a little time reading over the carefully chosen words of another human being. Truly astounding. Blogs. Poured time and energy, someone distilling themselves into this personal, sharable medium. Blogs. Excuse the ramble above (and below). This was partly written fairly late on a Wednesday night. Lectures tomorrow and assignments and tests on the horizon. Sleep aside, I have decided to reflect a bit on the process on blogging, and why I wish more people did- particularly people I know in real life. I have the privilege of knowing some really amazing people, and many of those online friends have blogs!! We'll chat on Signal and exchange likes and quips on the Fediverse - it's fun to have these short exchanges back and forth; you really get to know a person. However, what is then much more exciting, is to see what someone has spent their…