Hemlock of the Internet

To the Constant Bloggers,

It's hard to really pinpoint what I enjoy so much about this blog. It's funny to hear people's stories, and sappily emotional is a way only Connecticut College can be, but most of all I think its the fact that the blog is the last tangible thing that connects us outside of the decliningly enjoyable facebook, and an occasional reunion or floralia. There is a certain appeal in belonging to the "Conn Coll Cool Kids (no apostrophe, of course) Club" that makes it one of the four websites I check when an opportunity to play on the internet arises (Gmail, Facebook, and SomethingAwful.com, in case you were curious).

I'm not delusional enough to believe that all of us will stay in contact forever, or even for that long. That's the way life works, and we can either like it or lump it (as my dad has been known to say, though I'm still not sure what he means by "lump it"). This blog, however, is one of the rare opportunities we have to (almost) effortlessly communicate with a substantial group of friends who we know are all eager and interested to read what we have to say about our lives.

We've been thrown into mature positions of self support and responsibility after what I might consider the 4 least mature and responsible years of my life. Whether we drift away from our hometowns, friends, and families, or not, sooner or later things are going to be different from our recent relatively stable lives at Conn. I guess to me this blog acts as a cushion. When I have trouble transitioning into "the real world", it makes my heart happy to be able and reconnect with everyone by signing onto the blog and remembering that I'm not the only one going through this strange part of my life. The blog helps me deal with that fact that we won't see each other on a daily basis anymore, but don't have to quit cold turkey.

You might have guessed what I'm getting at by now with all this melodramatic sentimentality. Yes, I'm asking people to post more. Yes, it's a guilt trip. And yes, I've fallen victim to the "I'm too busy" mentality that I just now realized is hurting me more than it's helping. We'll all be strong, motivated, Nobel prize winning individuals soon enough, but for now, if any of you feel similar to me, just post, if not because you have some great, important story to tell, do it because people want to hear from you and it will make them (or me at least) happy to read it.

Ok, enough of that. For now, I'll leave you with a segment I made for Plum this week. Enjoy, and good luck with all of your individual transitions!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EF6gixoofHk

Drew