February 5, 2007 | | Meta

I hate the first post. What do you say? How do you start?

I guess I’ll start with why I started this blog, which basically boils down to fact that I needed a fresh start. I had four years of archives on my old blog and I just couldn’t stand it anymore. So I deleted them all and turned that into a photoblog (link on the sidebar) and decided to start fresh.

You know those girls on America’s Next Top Model who always freak out when Tyra wants to cut all their hair off? And they cry and cry like it’s the end of the world. Well, that’s how I felt when I was deleting all my archives. I literally stared at the delete button for 5 minutes before I could push it. I felt like I was cutting off a part of myself. But after I finally pressed that button, I realized how much they had been weighing me down. I needed a fresh start and here’s as good a place as any. Plus, I did make a backup (I’m not stupid), so if I want to read those entries again, I can. One day, I might even import some of the good ones here, but not right now.

What else do I want to get out of this? Well, I hope to write more. My father found my old blog awhile ago and that’s when I stopped feeling I could write freely there. Plus, I’m keeping this one from my boyfriend as well. So hopefully, I will feel like I can write more personal things here. But you may want to register (link on the sidebar) because I might make a few private entries only viewable to registered users.

You might be wondering how I came up with the name “Surprisingly Shallow”? It’s not most flattering name. But it’s actually one of my favorite lines from one my all-time favorite TV shows (if you know what it is, you are automatically my new best friend), so it makes sense to me. Plus, you have to admit everyone is at least a little bit shallow, I certainly am.

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