First Post Writer's Block Phenomenon

What?

I'm going to try and avoid having to explain the title of this post for as long as I can. Okay? Okay. (Unintended 'The Fault in Our Stars' reference. I recently re-watched the film, so you can't really blame me. Let's get off the subject before this turns into an amateur review.)

Hello there.

That greeting was just as awkward for me as it probably was for you. I haven't done this in a while, and even with that past experience I'm not very... Experienced. I can say that we're already off to a great start here. And that is exactly why I'm starting this blog! Lately I've been feeling the need to find some sort of creative outlet, or really just anything to do so that my days don't strictly consist of assignments and studying and what not. I think this blog will do nicely. Although I might as well mention that I have absolutely no idea what to write about right now. But you know what, I figured that rather than sitting in a corner and wasting my time thinking of a topic for my first post, I should just go for it. Right?

I am currently writing this from a university computer and yes, I'm supposed to be doing some work. But with Melissa Polinar's music in my ears and a few hours gap between classes, I've never been so eager to write. I feel like at this moment I can conquer any assignment that's thrown at me (after writing this blog post of course). It's interesting how moods and feelings that are not usually immediately accessible can be triggered by music.

Melissa Polinar, Singer/Songwriter

If you are unfamiliar with Melissa Polinar and her genius, she's a YouTube-based singer/songwriter and she's absolutely amazing. If you're into acoustic jams and the like, she's definitely one to check out. I've had this song on repeat for the past hour or so. You can say I'm obsessed with it. Beautiful music deserve to have people obsessing over them. I wish Melissa got more recognition for her talents, though. It feels great to listen to her music.

Alright, that's enough. Time for me to face and tackle my own trap. That's what the title of this post is – a trap. I literally pulled it out of nowhere in a failed and slightly pretentious attempt to describe the state that I experience when I start something and find it difficult to actually get started. Like this blog, and specifically this first post, for example.

The 'writer's block phenomenon' is not a new concept, I just tried to be creative by turning it into 'first post writer's block phenomenon.' I know it doesn't make sense, but just roll with it. As I have previously mentioned, I didn't particularly have anything planned for this post, so it ended up being a big mush of random and weakly related things. That's fine though, because that's kind of what I stated in my title anyway – aha! It's weird when I think I'm being clever but I'm actually not.

In all seriousness, I want to treat this blog as a place where I can express my ideas and discover new ones in the process. I'm actually pretty excited. I'm excited about being able to construct and reconstruct a world that is my own, and I want to share this world with everyone. I'm planning on submitting some work to online journals/magazines some time in the near future, in hopes of getting published. [Edit: Check out my post about losing friends that was published on Thought Catalog!] Right now I'm just focusing on refining my skills and gaining experience. I got this.

If you're wondering why I have included a picture of a cat in this post – why not? I thought because this post has been so painfully disorganized I would compensate (or perhaps make it even worse – your pick) with a cat picture. I mean, look at that cat and its fabulous flower crown. Cats are glorious. Pictures are glorious. Everything is awesome glorious. The amount of film references in this post is getting out of hand. That's my cue to stop.

Take care of yourself.