Here I am, this is me, there's no where else on earth I'd rather be.

I am taking a slight break from homework right now. I figured I needed a slight break before getting back to the grind. I've actually accomplished a great deal with homework tonight (okay, not really but I did have a bit of progress).
I shall not spend the blog discussing and will instead other events that are going on in life. Tonight was the church's general meeting and the main focus of the meeting was to vote on whether or not to change the name of the church. The result of the vote was to change the name. So, Temple Baptist Church is now Stone-Ridge Fellowship Baptist Church. I will not express my thoughts on the subject since it has been voted on and is now a done deal. All I can say is I will learn to get use to the new name.
To end, I thought it would be educational to think about blogging. I'm really not that deep; I just saw this entry on a friend's blog and thought that it was so well written that I would share it with others. So enjoy :).

So this is my first time actually doing a blog and I have pondered what exactly makes a blog successful. Is it the blogger's natural ability to blog? Do they get a lot of views and comments due to having an extensive web of friends? In trying to get in touch with my nerdier side, I have decided to look up a few definitions.

blog:
- A short form for weblog, a frequent and chronological publication of comments and thoughts on the web. They usually include philosophical reflections, opinions on the Internet and social or political issues.
- A public web site where users post informal journals of their thoughts, comments, and philosophies, updated frequently and normally reflecting the views of the blog creator's thoughts and comments...can do...philosophies = problem)

blogging:
- the act of writing in one's blog (duh)

blogger:
- a person who keeps and updates a blog...also the name of Google's blogging service

I've even decided to search Google for what makes a successful blog. You can find it too at
- http://ezinearticles.com/?13-Steps-to-Successful-Blogging&id=44258
- http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/404/beginner-blogging/
- http://davebriggs.net/index.php?p=109

Some useful tips I found were
- update daily
- keep it short and concise
- digital art
- keep it personal
- link, link and comment
- make sure your presentation is good
- be interesting, even controversial, but not stupid (hmmm...might have to work on that one)
- be funny
- interact with your visitory by creating a regular theme such as "Monday Money Tip" or "Picture of the Week"
- start commenting on others blogs