Blogging at Tim’s

November 23, 2005 D. H. McKee

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I’m at the Tim Hortons at Davenport and Northfield. I’ve got a Maple Dip and a medium black coffee. Reading through a discarded copy of “The Record”, or whatever’s left of it, which includes the classifieds, the business section, and the local news, plus some advertising insert. There’s nothing interesting in any of them, unless you’re looking for a Mac PowerPC G3 for $225. Thought I’d try a couple of different coffee places around town for a change, though I seem to remember why I don’t usually hang out at Timmies in the morning. Had something to do with the huge lineups, and the door opening and closing constantly, letting the cold air in. Currently, the lineup stands at 15 people, all of them looking for some of that liquid gold that’s available here. I’m not normally one to sing the praises of the coffee at these places, but it’s so ubiquitous, so familiar. It’s where you go if you want a cup of coffee. Lowercase “c” coffee, of course.
People keep looking at me strangely, too, so I’m going to put the NetBook away and start reading (I know, I know… who reads at a Tim Hortons?).

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.