This is my first post since I've turned 25.
I started this blog when I was 19.
I'm obviously in a very different spot in my life.
This blog was initially a way for me to get out
my opinions or to vent about frustrating situations
because I didn't know how to vocalize them.
Somehow, I've become a talkative person
(as long as I have two good friends around me).
I rarely hold back my tongue unless I need to respect someone.
It's a odd sensation that not even
a 21 year-old Charles could have seen coming.
As I became more outspoken, the less I blogged.
I joked last year on April Fool's Day
that the Wacko Monologues had reached its last chapter.
In a way it had, and all the posts that followed were just epilogues.
But, as per usual, whenever my blog is absent for too long,
friends I haven't talked to in months
- friends I didn't even know read this thing -
told me how nice it was, complimenting me on my style.
My ego is a very easy thing to stroke.
In the past year, I've watch various college colleagues
prosper online and beyond:
be it through self-starts, established blogs, or poetry readings.
While I have been working on my own secret projects,
I feel as if I've been absent for too long.
I want to throw my hat back in the ring.
I want to reestablish my brand.
I want to remain relevant.
The ego-thing comes back into play.
Consider this a reboot of the Wacko Monologues.
It may pertain less to my personal life,
but reporting on issues or hot topics
won't be without my somehow sought after insight.
While I will attempt to withhold my creative writing,
there's no doubt I'll self-publish a few scribblings.
I've never been patient enough for major publications.
And if you're wondering [you probably aren't]
what happened to my 101 Tasks in 1001 Days...
I never finished. I honestly forgot about it myself.
But if - nay, when - I complete another task,
I'll still write about it.
Who knows, maybe I can get
a book published in the next year [task 4].
So, when can you expect new posts?
Every Tuesday at 2pm on the dot.
Will I actually keep up with this schedule?
I plan on it. I work from home; I have no excuse.
Will there ever be blogs on other days?
If I feel so compelled, yes. I'm still beating myself up
for missing the majority of the Michael Brown coverage.
But tensions are still hot from the following events,
so I'll end up writing about it eventually.
Will you still sign out of each post like you used to?
I don't see why not.
Word.
