Blog Preface

     La Jornada is the name of my blog. In Spanish could be translated to mean 'the day' or like 'the workday,' but in this instance it's going to signify more of 'the day's journey.' I think it's a great word. If you read my posts, sometimes there will be random words in Spanish. That's okay.
     There's a specific reason why I'm writing this blog. I thought I would actually start a blog. Well, I started a blog once, but so much of the stuff I kept too personal, or I thought that nobody would really understand, that I just kept it all too myself. I would write and never post, or if I did, it wasn't actually to anything I thought people would ever see...and definitely not connect it with me. Nothing bad, of course, I mean, if you know me well enough, I really don't have too much of some secret dark double-life or anything like that. Just things that are apart of this vast web of philosophical nebula mixed with deep practically intangible emotion too thick to sort out that I couldn't possibly expect anyone to understand. Except for crazy people. And I didn't want to look like a crazy people so I just left it unsaid.
     But it is for that precise reason that I am writing a blog. I'm trying to get out all of the things inside my head. Or at least not be consumed by them.

     Anyway, I thought I'd tell you some rules for reading my blog. They're not really rules exactly, I guess just some things to expect or look forward to. So perhaps you could see if this blog is for you.
----(As previously discussed) there may be Spanish words thrown in once in a while. Don't get scared. I'll probably define them for you, and if not, you can look them up on spanishdict.com--I like it better than google translate because it often gives both context and etymology). I've been learning Spanish since for over ten years now and it just feels like it's easier to express my feelings in that language than any other.
----I go off on random tangents. Often times they are funny, sometimes they're just random. They are usually pertinent to the point at hand. And if you think I'm analyzing too much, just know that that is REALLY how my mind is going about ninety percent of the day. I clarify myself. I'm kind of wordy at times, but I think I'm worth listening to on occasion.
----I analyze. Everything. I don't do it on purpose. I believe it was a skill I acquired to learn a lot of important things. But I think I'm related to Monk in that way...it's a gift and a curse.
----I like Monk. And a lot of other tv shows. I may reference them on occasion. As well as literature. I love literature.
----Same goes for philosophy. But it's harder to wrap my mind around that stuff. So if I'm understanding it wrong, please bear with me.
----I'm reaching out to you to not feel so isolated. I think we can do this thing together.
----I can be funny at times. Or exaggerate to make a point. I do all of those irrational argument flaws that Plato talked about. But I suppose I don't have to really care considering it's my blog.
----And lastly, I'm grateful to those who are reading. I'm turning to the world for support. And I hope it works out in the end.


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