What is it with online journals?
So what is it with online journals anyway? Why do so many people out there have online journals or "blogs"?...
So what is it with online journals anyway? Why do so many people out there have online journals or "blogs"?...
I’m sitting in the Second Cup on University and Philip. It’s nice and quiet — most of the patrons are...
I’m at home. I’m enjoying my solitude. Just finished up with a couple of friends and am now trying to...
I’m drinking a nice Argentinean Cab/Sauv tonight. Very good wine; very full-bodied, with a strong oaky flavour. It finishes off...
I’m sitting in Williams Coffee Pub on Fairview Road, drinking coffee. It’s not very strong, or good, and the cream...
Well, the website’s still up. I’m <sarcasm>glad those good folks at DSL.ca are hard at work</sarcasm>. In reality, I’m not...
Bake sale tomorrow at work. this is one of those rare occasions where I go all out and try to...
Here’s what I’m thinking: If I were to own a laptop of some kind, I’d be able to sit in...
I finished off Kerouac’s Dharma Bums, and wow — what a fine ending. I’ve just started on Desolation Angels, a...
It’s been a really non-descript week. At least tonight was something of a change. Not a very fun change, but...
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.