Blarg

Of course, the word "blarg" isn't really a word, but I like it. It suggests disgust. It's a perfect word to describe a blog, another disgusting fictitious word. I hate the word blog. They say it's an abbreviation for "Web log". I can't think of a single precedent for combining the end of one word with the beginning of the next to form a new word (although I'm sure anyone that reads this will scour the intraweb to find such a word just to prove me wrong!). Plus, you're only cutting off two letters... one measly syllable... are we really that lazy? Web log. Besides, nobody uses the word "log" to describe something they write. In the IT field I use the word log fairly often, but never to describe something a person does. Systems log things. People write, comment, draft, compose, jot, note, record, author, scribe and scribble. They do these things in journals, books, diaries, letters, memoirs and post cards. What are we, captains on a ship? If we were, I'd be Captain Jean Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Captains log, star date 06072007.5. Today I blogged for the first time in probably 3 years. It's the 24th century and I still hate that word. Upon reflection, it's even more disgusting when used in past tense. We are currently on course to the so called Bloggosphere where I plan to have Lieutenant Worf fire as many photon torpedoes as this wondrous craft can muster. Perhaps that will put an end to Ensign Crushers endless ramblings and he can get back to work thinking about odd ways to get us out of our next major predicament which will likely be caused by his crazed mother.

What was I talking about? No matter, SET PHASERS TO STUN!