A New World

This evening, I began to investigate life outside The Office Diaries. In other words, I decided to leave the cocoon of my own blog to check out what else is out there. It's not that I've been so self-absorbed that I didn't care what else exists in blogger-land, it's just that I really had no idea how many other areas in blogger.com there are. This is partly because this isn't the most user friendly site in the world. Um, wait, please don't erase my blog, Google. I do appreciate you letting me blog for free and all. I'm just surprised that a cool tech company like you can make a site that is so consistently difficult to navigate.

The best blog I've come across so far is this: http://gulfcoastmommy.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-in-my-eye.html. This person has a great writing style. She's got a way of writing about random, every day occurances and turning them into hilarious stories. Sort of reminds me of how I like to write. I hate to use cliches, but the classic "truth is stranger than fiction" is spot on. I've learned over the years through journaling that you just can't make up some of the stuff that happens in real life and expect readers to believe it. You just can't. Life is too much of a "trip." You can, however, take a story that you've been part of and/or seen, embellish it just a touch, and get a great response. The secret lies in realizing that people are in fact "characters." If you really pay attention to what people do and say, and how they act, you'll notice that it's tough to create a fictional character that can be as entertaining as anyone you come into contact with each day. Any good writer, and I'm certainly not labeling myself a good writer, is extremely observant. Personally, I've always thoroughly enjoyed people watching, but I've only recently realized that I can put that semi-obsession to work for me. Now if I can only get my 183 other previously useless "talents" work work for me, I'll be rich.