Blogging - How I Felt Then; How I Feel Now

In contemplating my experiences with blogging thus far, the greatest personal challenge I’ve encountered has been adapting to the necessity of having to rely on the internet for completing my homework assignments. I’m not quite used to having assignments due on the internet yet, so remembering to get online and contribute posts the morning before the class in which we’ll discuss the posts does not come naturally. I’ve developed a habit for doing easy assignments in the wee hours of the morning before class, but due to the peer-response-oriented nature of our blogging activities, this does not leave ample time for the peer response part.
I’ve been surprised how easily writing online has come to me. Once I start, the easy-going, participation-centered setup of our class posting activities is very stress-free and open. I can talk as though I were rambling to a friend.
At the beginning of this semester, my opinion toward personal-reflection blogging was limited to narcissistic rants about how depressing life is and how nobody understands, reminiscent of some “livejournal” pages. In reading the responses of my peers and through the process of writing my own responses, I better realize how blogging can aid in the selfless and noble expression of ideas by providing another means of communicating thought. Everyone has his or her own preferences toward the various means of expression; some express themselves through paintings, and others through published essays. But for an ever-growing portion of the world population, the accessible and simplistic medium of blogging has become their preference.