Making the first move.

Well, I've typed, deleted, and re-typed the intro to this post (which is itself an intro to the blog) a number of times now.  Is it at all ironic that I'm having trouble communicating about communication?  So in order to save my time, and sanity, I think I'll have to just jump right in.  This is it, no going back.

Hello world.

Over the course of this semester, I will be sharing about the different ways we, as humans, communicate.   Sounds simple enough, but I'm looking to broaden the definition from the obvious, like: Facebook, texting, or Talking.

Sure, I'll probably give these their fair share of time in the spotlight, but what really interests me are the indirect, sometimes impractical mediums people often resort to in order to be heard.  I want to be able to look into the past and find, perhaps, extinct modes of communication, or even look into the future and imagine imagine what's to come.  In fact, the range of potential information is so large, I'm asking myself, "Where do I even start?"  At the same time I hope to continually find new information, unique from the last piece, and worth giving its own post.  The last thing I want to do is bore my audience.  After all, what is the purpose of the blog?  To reach out to people, and have them reach back in mutual interest?  Isn't that the shared purpose of communication?  Stay tuned to my blog to find out!

I myself, am not always the best communicator.  I try, but sometimes it's hard to communicate a thought when you yourself don't fully understand it.  But that's part of it all, no?  If I can help it, I'd like also to use this blog over the coming weeks with the added purpose of improving the ability to communicate.

I think I've just depleted my budget for the word communicate for this post, so it's time to close.  Oh, and if you haven't figured out the title, I'll give you a hint: you are the "1".