To blog, or not to blog. That is the
question.
One of the many thing I had hoped to
get to this weekend before getting sucked down the “Live From
Daryl's House” rabbit hole was to get our trip blog up to date
with a few housekeeping matters. As you know, I usually write blogs
when we're in Europe, and as you know, we're heading there in just
over two months. So I wanted to get a few things ready for that.
But the more I thought about it (and me thinking, as we all know, can
be a dangerous thing), the more I started to wonder--
Should I do it this time around? Do I
need to do it this time around? I'm not quite sure.
Let me explain the rationale behind
this—the trip we're making to Germany in two months is almost the
exact same trip that we made last year. We're flying into
Berlin, taking the train to Leipzig, going to a soccer match, and
then spending the rest of the trip exploring the city. Literally,
the only difference this time around is that we're not going to
Weissenfels for a day (Weissenfels being the place where Loraine's
the most famous American ever to visit).
So will there be anything new for me to
write about?
If you read the blogs from last year
you may remember that aside from the match against Freiburg and
Loraine's press conference in Weissenfels I wrote mainly about
Leipzig, its beauty, and its history, especially regarding the fall
of Communism and the Berlin Wall. This time around, we're looking
forward to exploring more of that beauty and more of that history.
Sure, we'll be in different parks and exploring different parts of
the city, but will it be different enough so that I can write
something original, and not just repeat myself?
That's why I'm not quite sure about
writing them this time around.
I've thought about doing something
different this time around; maybe something along the lines of
shooting a video at a significant place and then posting it in lieu
of a blog. But for that to look & sound good we might need some
extra equipment, and since we're only going over for nine days we try
to travel as light as possible. I've also thought about doing just
photo essays and cutting back on the writing, but sometimes you need
one to compliment the other. If that were to be the case, then I
should just write the blogs, even though I've already written about a
lot of the things we'll be seeing & doing.
See my quandary?
I still have two months to figure it
out; I'm sure some kind of solution or some kind of compromise will
pop into my head by then. Heck, if nothing else, I could always post
more “Live From Daryl's House” videos and call it a trip, right?
Don't worry. I won't be doing that.
But if you have thought on the matter; if you've enjoyed reading the
blogs and want me to continue, or if you have an idea I've not yet
thought about, let me know. For the moment, at least, I'm open to
any and all suggestions.
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