Becoming a Blogger

I admit it.  I've been thinking about this for a long while - going back and forth with the question, "Should I become a blogger?"  Here's what I would like not to happen with this blog, and these are the main reasons I chose not to start one for so long:

1.) I do not want this to be boring.  I hate boring things.  No one wants to read boring things.  No one wants to do boring things.  No one likes to be around boring people.  Please call me out if this gets boring.
2.) I do not want this to be a fad that fades in a few months.  If you're a blogger, for goodness sakes, be a good one.  In my mind, good blogging is equivalent to consistent blogging.  The "once a year" blogger is not a blogger.  That person just needs to vent every year, and the blog happens to be a opportune opportunity (to use a horrible repetition).
3.) I do not want this to be self-centric.  How does a person not become more self-centric when blogging about themself?  I don't think I have an answer to this...yet.

So, now that you have the run-down of what I don't want, let me end with the positives.  Why am I blogging?  Let me explain my thought process:

1.) I love to write and share stories.  I love to read good writing and listen to good stories.  Ultimately, I would like to get better at writing.  Receiving public critique excites me just as much as false praise disgusts me.
2.) My life is about to change drastically, and very few people know.  Honestly, the best way to inform people is to just write it for all to see.  As opposed to writing email updates, only those who want to know what's going on can read.  Everyone else can just pass on by.
3.) I have benefited greatly from reading good blogs.  I read theological blogs, daily life blogs, friends' blogs, book blogs and professor's blogs.  If this just encourages or challenges one person in a positive way, this endeavor will be worth it.

And the decision has been made.  I am a blogger.