Am I the friendly blogger?

Apparently, I’m the friendly blogger. This is because, whenever I write a review, I have mostly good things to say about my subject. Those of you who know me will perhaps be skeptical about this: I’m crusty and argumentative at the best of times, so reading my positive blog posts may seem out of character.

So I thought I’d quickly provide some context. I’m writing this blog because I like thinking and talking about culture (music, mostly), and I like to showcase and reflect on the things that I like. My reviews are more recommendations than ‘reviews’ – I’d like to think they are conscious of whatever idiosyncracies may be present in what I’m writing about, but ultimately, I’m saying, “Listen to this,” or “See this.”

This blog is a series of entries documenting a personal journey but not of the ‘personal journal’ kind. I’m not sure that I want to write a blog full of the things that I did every day (“Today, I had breakfast with…” or “My stomach was upset today after eating too much broccoli.”). I write about what pleases me, what I find remarkable, interesting or challenging. I write about things I believe others should hear, see or read.

Since I have almost no readership (according to Google Analytics), I also have to assume that almost nobody actually reads this, so we should be good :)

My blog fulfills a psychological purpose for me: I like to write and I crave the opportunity to editorialize about things. I also like putting some mindful, focused time into appreciating, or thinking about, something properly and with the care it deserves. In that way, Teabowl may be a meditation of sorts.