Inspiration

Inspiration in itself, I find quite hard to come by. The concept of it seems simple enough to just sit down and think of something to share - how hard can it be? I think you might be able to see by the hiatus I have inadvertently had from posting on her that I struggle. Real life blogs aren't something that is uncommon to the internet, but interesting ones aren't made up of people who necessarily work a 'regular office job' which limits your sharing capability. I am sure you would love to learn about me playing my Xbox, relaxing and playing with the cats - but for how long? I know I probably wouldn't be enticed to trawl through my old blog posts to read more about it.

To me that leaves, writing about my interests which makes sense, but sharing it in a way I want to isn't always easy. Whilst Blogger is a great free blogging tool, it is limited in its features to a single feed. The natural solution would to be to move to a paid service, and as with everything starting out new, is a risk. Investing money into something that may never make capital is a scary thought, imagine paying for the train every day knowing you might not be getting paid for the work you do.

So what lead me to where we are now, this moment, typing this post and reading it back in my head? I am honestly surprised to say music, which is something I don't usually bother with. I hate the hassle of untangling headphones and the detriments to your battery life and the constant worry that your music is just that little bit too loud so everyone can hear and be annoyed with you. I'm listening to the rock radio station on Spotify, after listening to Macklemore's album, The Heist. Personally, rock and metal do it for me, if I choose music, I like your mainstream chart music as well, but I find it doesn't tend to have real connection, a meaning that you can empathise with. Macklemore surprised me, taking my attention like a hook to the mouth. I generally don't like rap, but his music is honest and brings real life matters into the spotlight such as sexual equality and a world under the thumb of global corporations. A good beat is nice to listen to, but when the lyrics make you think about the world around you, I think that says a lot more about a song that millions of hits on YouTube ever could.

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Another thing I find worrying - the amount of people who haven't actually listened to Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns 'N' Roses - it is more than just that one sentence.

I want to start writing again, I have been dipping in and out of the story I want to write making some head way. I find it so hard to write for any long period of time, I constantly read back thinking it sounds strange or stupid. Is that just me being over critical, if it was written by someone else would it seem so alien - who knows? I guess that is what peer reviewing is for.

So where is the blog going? I don't really know, but I want to move it forward. I want to express my interests and talk, talk to like minded people and engage with an audience. I am probably the worst example of this, but I guess people don't necessarily like posting to random pages on the internet. I don't post to any, no YouTube comments, no Reddit threads. This is my expression, I just hope some like minded people find it and engage. I have never had a comment on my blog form someone who I don't personally know - not that I didn't appreciate their input. I feel like, if I want to progress this further, I need to catch some sort of media bug, actually utilise the different applications I have linked in the top right. Get emailing, I made an email for my blog as well - MattTalksLife@gmail.com - it can be anything, something you want me to right about. I like finding out stuff.

Right now, another game of The Binding Of Isaac which I have recently found my love for again. There is a new expansion but I can't bring myself to buy it -  still got so much to do and unlock with my current version! Blog you later.