diary of a blogger

i know - it's redundant since a blog is a diary of sorts. but i wanted to share with you how a blog is born. or at least how mine was.
i am drawn to funny people. over the years, i have stolen jokes and snippets of stories from these people and from movies and tv. occasionally, i repeat these things and people laugh. then they say things like "oh, you are funny. you should be a writer." of course, i know that the material isn't mine, but maybe just the ability to remember and retell it is enough to be a stand-alone talent. i am skeptical. but as technology progresses and friends apply pressure, i decide to join facebook. it is there that i pour my most ridiculous, neurotic and obsessive thoughts into the "status update" and friends tell me they are entertained by them. i don't know if they are appalled and feel the need to comment or perhaps they just feel sorry for me. in any event, my head is constantly filled with ridiculous, neurotic and obsessive thoughts, so i can provide ample material for this forum. but ultimately, what made me go to all the trouble of typing in www.blogger.com and entering some personal information was when my therapist looked at me and said "you need a hobby" (and the implied "or you are going to be just as crazy as the rest of your family.") and so the blog begins. if i were ambitious at all or actually talented in my own right, i would consider looking for a job in this field or writing an actual book. but that simply isn't the case. i believe that ambition just sets you up for failure anyway. now some out there might say that is pessimistic, but like any true pessimist would, i think it's just being realistic. of course, there are some exceptions to my ambition equals disappointment theory. one such example is my friend kirsten, who, long before the therapist's advice, recommended that i pursue writing as a hobby. of course, she is ambitious and so naturally, her hobby has evolved into a thriving photography business serving the entire atlanta-area. and this, of course, means that her advice carries less weight as she is "one of them." them being people that make things happen. it reminds me of an old cliche - those who can, do. those who can't, blog.