Come on everybody is doing it

I pointed out in my initial post that I often resist getting into things sometimes just to be contrary. I am convinced this why I have a mental block and do not find the Office funny. But as I was considering how proud I am of my independent streak the other day I realized when I finally do dismount my high horse I usually make up for lost time by being totally obsessed. Case in point, I can think of several situations recently. I remember when the Ebay craze hit several years ago - you know back when it was private people selling their uber-valuable crap not every unemployed person with a computer and their own "store". I was fashionable late to that party but then dedicated more time and energy to winning auctions at the last possible second then I care to admit. Do I even still have any of those treasures - NO! I was a freak. I was 10 second Tim and not because of a short term memory problem or lake of stamina. It was my goal to win every auction I could within the last 10 seconds. I was a bidding fool. Another recent craze (why do they all involve buying stuff?) was Craigslist. I remember my friend Caleb telling me about all these great sports tickets he would buy there. I thought it sounded wierd and possible immoral, which in certain sections it most certainly is! Eventually I caved on that one too. I shopped for hours for cars I would never own and would never give a second look at if I saw in person, but somehow on Craigslist they become this holy grail-esque prize of untold beauty. Those of you that know my obsession with old Camaro's may really question the use of the word beauty there. I can think of numerous other things that once I got over my snobbery and drank the koolaid I became the biggest addict on the block. Although I usually dropped them just as quickly like the bad habit they were.

So I wonder if blogging will become the same thing. So far I have resisted the urge to blog every day but I have picked up my blog stalking efforts and find myself being critical of other bloggers. Like somehow their brief comments on nothing of significance or their mundane posts about family stuff is not up to my high standards. I feel the trickle of koolaid down my throat. I wonder if in a while I will neglect this blog like I discarded my 10 second Tim persona. Although I do still wander to Craigslist occasionally in search of the perfect Camaro. Yes, I did just use the words perfect and Camaro in the same sentence.

Attention all you bloggers out there - I am watching!

And waiting for when I don't give a crap anymore and throw up the occasional picture or inadequately crafted prose.