And thus my blog is born. Hello Lovers! After losing sleep over what to call my blog, I've decided to let you all know that this is the BEST BLOG IN THE WORLD! BW. Bethany Warr=Best blog in the World! Ah, I know. I've always wanted to fit into a nice little chinsy category like "luv2bake" or "seriouslysoblessed" (shout out to TAMN) or "lovefromUtah" but I...I...I just can't. I'm Bethany. Bethany Warr. BW. I am my own brand and I'm not apologizing for it. And since I consider myself an expert at branding (ok, I took a few classes as part of my journalism/public relations major) I decided differentiation is key, and I'm sticking with a simple, straightforward sell of what this blog is: All Bethany All the Time.
For those who don't know me, you may be saying, "so what's the big deal?" I'm glad you asked that. You should care what I have to say because I know enough to know I don't know very much, and that makes me the best candidate of all! I'm smart, but not TOO smart, cute but not sexy, funny but not hilarious, friendly but sassy, honorably good but delightfully wicked, well-informed yet completely clueless. You get the picture, I won't go on with sickening similies.
Another reason to be my own brand is that I can't fit my blog into a catchphrase because this blog is about NOTHING! (think George Costanza from Seinfeld pitching his show to NBC). This will be a memoir, travel blog, current events commentary, occasional expose on the evils of society to which I am privy, food review, diet diary (ugh), etc. etc. etc. This is where you can find a refreshing blend of fiction and reality; a delightful review of hard-knocks yet footloose-and-fancy-free moments of bliss. See? Nothing on the surface but everything if you really think about it. Ahhh, how very Buddhist of me.
Ok, as for the somber part. I hate facebook. There, I said it. I hate it. Hate almost as much as I hate the cougars from you-know-where. Who even cares what you're doing right now? Not me, especially because I haven't seen you for 10 years (or more) and even when I knew you, we weren't especially close. I realize how hypocritical this may sound since I'm spouting off into the dark abyss of the world wide web, hoping that someone reads my mental meanderings via blog. But I am the exception for several reasons 1) a blog is something you won't see unless you want to, 2) not to be concieted, but I actually have funny and cool things to say, 3) you'll feel better once you read how much of a slacker I really am.
It makes me feel all kinds of weired that people can look in on my life. At first, since I love getting attention, I was like "cool! everyone can look at my pretty wedding pictures!" But since then, I have luckily matured and realized I only like attention from the people I like....people I like NOT including all my facebook "friends."
Don't get me wrong. There are people on there I absolutely heart (for old people, this is how the youngins say "love") and like staying in touch with, and for that reason alone I stay on the stupid time-waster extraordinaire. Old college roomies, true kindred friends with whom I've lost touch...these are the reasons facebook should exist. But I hate this whole post-everything-I-do-at-every-second-and-amass-as-many-fake-friends-as-possible frenzy taking over human relationships. Do you know lots of divorcees last year (don't know the stat but I'll look it up) cited "facebook" as the reason for their divorce? YUCK! What are we DOING on there, people? Don't even get me started on Tweeting. Are you serious?
Because I am well on my way to becoming a professional slacker, not only do I not care about what you had for lunch, I don't take time to read blogs. This is sad, because there are actually blogs I want to read, but can't be bothered to wake up from my upteenth nap of the week to do so. And so, with a hint of sarcasm, yet hopeful that I will reciprocate with reading your blog, I present BETHANY WARR-THE BEST BLOG IN THE WORLD!
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