I succumbed. The lure of the blog was too powerful to desist. Seduced by the modifiable layouts, the ornate typefaces and the guarantee of winning an argument free from the fear of interjection from a quick-witted clever dick with an articulatory agility to match.
I've always thought myself too private to be a good blogger, but I've come to realise that actually, I have an inability to withhold information about myself when questioned. I wish that I could; I often say things that I probably shouldn't, pushing the boundaries of humour and talking myself deeper into honest, awkward ramblings whilst trying to cleverly prise myself out.
So I expect that this blog will comprise of a series of intricate, awkward ramblings akin to a stream of (frequently showbiz related) consciousness.
I am currently musing the words of Blaise Pascal. I could fill this entire blog with Pascal quotes for certainty of inspiring anyone who comes to read them. And so I have christened this blog "A painting of thoughts" in my wanting for eloquence. It seems right that he features in my first entry and because this journey will have no end of challenges, the following quote seemed like a fitting way to start. As much as we aspire to be great, we too often disregard our intrinsic, human nature and artists are prime targets for critique. Granted, we must be open to it, but we would also benefit from occasionally sparing ourselves this type of thought:
"What amazes me most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness. We behave seriously, and everyone follows his calling, not because it is really a good thing to do so, in accordance with fashion, but as if everyone knew for certain where reason and justice lie. We are constantly disappointed and an absurd humility makes us blame ourselves and not the skill we always boast of having. But it is a good thing for the reputation of scepticism that there are so many people about who are not sceptics, to show that man is quite capable of believing that he is not naturally and inevitably weak, but is on the contrary, naturally wise".
Ok. I am not infallible. Check. And so this journey begins...
