“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. This every sister of the Bene Gesserit knows.” - from Manual of Muad’Dib by the Princess Irulan
I’m not great at beginnings. Or endings, for that matter. The worst part of any paper that I had to write in school was the first and last paragraphs. In this case, it’s the first post of this blog, and I would really like to not look back on this post, cringe, and delete it like I have all the others. But the balance of saying the right amount is difficult for me: I either end up saying far too little or far too much. Thus, the deleted posts, the repeated attempts to get this whole blog thing working for me.
Where do I start? I go by Mara, here and elsewhere. Mara Jade, to be exact, though I can only dream of being half as badass as the true Mara Jade is. I’m currently a mid-20s recent graduate of computer science whose hobbies include reading and video games, mostly. Due to things I may or may not write about later, I am attempting to build a life from the ground up. Mentally, at least. I am priviledged that I have someone supporting me as I do this, especially as part of that building is attempting to find employment (Hi recruiters!).
A personal website is something I’ve been working on off and on throughout the years, to little success. This one might actually go somewhere, as it has a theme and layout I actually like and can use. The trick, as I alluded to earlier, will be writing posts that I don’t want to delete later. Well, the main problem is having the motivation/energy to write the posts in the first place, but not deleting them later will also help. That and figuring out a good process of getting my screenshots from my gaming computer to my working computer so I can upload them. So many lovely screenshots from Skyrim! So many screenshots of my Minecraft insanity.
Well, now that I managed to get through the beginning, and have probably rambled enough in the middle, we come to the end; my other big writing problem. I make no promises about a posting schedule, that would last for a post or two at most. But every time I try this, I get a little bit further, so here’s hoping it sticks this time!
Thank you for reading, and may the Force be with you.