Sunday, November 18, 2007

DESTINATION BLOG

BLOG - Person, Place or Thing?

Well, when i asked myself this question, i immediately ruled out person. i mean, clearly, a blog cannot take on human characteristics. it cannot think. and no matter how funny its content, it cannot sit there and laugh at itself.

But as i got to thinking more about how a blog could be a person, i started to wonder why no one has named their child "Blog". I mean, seriously, maybe there really is someone out there whose real name is "Blog." And as he grows up, he has to introduce himself as "Blog." He will go through school, and write "Blog" on the top of his homework assignments. Then he'll hand out his school photos to all the other kids, and his mom will have printed "BLOG - 5th Grade" on the back of the picture. When he plays Red Rover on the playground, everyone will yell "Red Rover, Red Rover......send BLOG right over." And eventually, when he graduates, he will have "BLOG" written on his diploma, and the principal will say "Congratulations BLOG"....you are now ready to enter the world.

Now...what happens when BLOG enters the world and becomes a blogger himself. And he quickly follows in his parents footsteps and becomes obsessed with blogging. In addition to having to admit that he is obsessed with himself, he will eventually have to make a blog profile. it will ask for 'Name' and Blog would have to type 'Blog.' Then it will ask 'Interests' and Blog will have to type 'blogging.' So he is 'Blog' who likes 'blogging'.

getting back to the subject at hand. I have realized that I don't think BLOG can be a place. So, someone should tell The Human Head that you cannot ever get to destination: BLOG. But after figuring out how cool 'Blog' the person could be, I think I need to figure out how to get to BLOG, the place.

Because how awesome would it be to drive into a city and look at a sign that says:

Welcome to BLOG
Population: 41,000

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