Take One

Here we go.

This is my first official blog, ladies and gents. I deleted my old (WordPress) blog for this. I thought it was about time I scrapped the old material with something fresher and less juvenile. I saved all the files in my hard drive though. I’ll be looking back at them one day, and I’ll realize how ridiculous I used to be – or still am, for that matter.

It feels great to be blogging again. By the time I got to high school, I completely lost all ounces of patience with diaries. Manual writing was a chore. That’s why I seek refuge in modern technology which has yet to disappoint. Besides, the good thing about blogging is that you don’t have to deal with illegible scribbles later. My spiky handwriting may be appealing to some people, but, in truth, is actually nothing more but a botched form of “art”.

English class was interesting this morning. We talked about Virgil’s Aeneid and how similar it really is to Homer’s Illiad and Oddyssey. From there, we went through an overview of (the Glory that was) Greece and (the Grandeur that was) Rome. We then had the discussion of how the Romans were a bunch of copycats, and how the Greeks were a race of push-overs. Miss A then posed this question: “Would you rather be Greek or Roman? Why?”. To me, it was a question of whether you’d rather be the artist or the businessman. On one corner you have natural ability, classic taste and brilliant talent. While on the other you have skillful ingenuity, cool tact, and cunning sensibility. Personally, I’d rather be Greek. No offense to the Latins, but I find it extremely tacky having to exploit another peoples’ culture to create yours. Also, I’m an individualist. I refuse to be subject to popular culture (Of course, the Greeks got the the other end of that bargain). I want to be the one setting the trend, not the one following it like a lost puppy.

Hmm. Look at me, all academic. It’s a good thing you guys don’t know me. If you did, you’d probably realize how parallel I am to a teenage imbecile.

That’s about it for now. See you around, folks.

P.S.

NO CLASS TOMORROW. La-la-lovely. Oh, and try listening to Cute Is What We Aim For and Metro Station. They’re my Artist/s-for-the-Week. If we have the same flavor of music, they’ll be a nice addition to your growing list of “Bands to Watch Out For”.