This was the question an actor asked me back in the early 2000s when I handed him a script I wrote for a movie called Geeksters. There was scene where his character was talking about his blog and the actor had never even heard the word before. It’s short for web log, I tried to explain. It’s like an online journal where people write about themselves. He looked at me like I was crazy.
This was a time before social medial. Before YouTube. Before Facebook. This was back when somebody would still call you a nerd for using the internet. Those days are long behind us. The idea of writing a blog in 2020 almost seems old fashioned and quaint now.
I have never been good at keeping up with the latest trends. I feel like I’m always late to the party. I often end up waiting too long before becoming involved. I don’t become interested until something is no longer cool or trendy. I jump on the bandwagon after it’s already been stopped and abandoned at the side of the road. I am constantly beating myself up for these missed opportunities.
Not today. Today, I’m going to embrace my anachronistic idiosyncrasies and try to make the best blog possible that nobody will ever read! My name is Daniel Wishes. I am a writer. A puppeteer. A coffee addict. And as of this moment right now…a blogger.
Coffee and Puppets 