Three posts, one day?!?

I think blogging has become my excuse not to write. Like, write in novels and stuff. Which I really need to start doing. But blogging is so much more FUN. Actually, that’s a lie. It’s equally fun, but more immediately gratifying. Anyways. That’s not the point of this post. What is the point of this post? I actually don’t remember…

….wait yes I do. Housekeeping. I like housekeeping blogs. I think they’re fun to write, although I doubt anyone particularly enjoys reading them.

Ok, so first, next week is Surviving High School Week, which should be interesting. I would really love you if you tried to spread them around the internet. There’s a cool floating bar next to these posts which allows you to share the blogs on Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. If people would start using those… it would be much appreciated. But more on that in a second. I want to preface next week’s theme a bit more.

Although the first two posts, on essays and taking notes, will be fairly standard, I want to briefly touch on the rest of the week. Tips #3-7. Notice the week is called “Surviving” high school. Not “enjoying” high school, because that’s sort of impossible. I want to make that clear. The tips I have for you essentially boil down to this: keep your head down, don’t draw attention to yourself, and keep your grades up. Eventually, everything will turn out for the best.

That sounds cynical, but let’s be honest, high school graduates, high school isn’t about having fun. It’s not even about being yourself. It’s about seeing how much you can stomach. It’s about testing your limits and learning how to blend in. Because once you know how to blend in, you can be yourself. Dress the way you want. Be the way you are. But no in high school. It’s not the correct environment.

My tips for high school mostly apply to people like me and a lot of the people I know, the people who are different enough to garner annoyance and teasing amongst peers. Next week will be about learning to fly under the radar. Your teachers will continue to tell you to “be yourself” and “express yourself”, but they’re not giving you good advice. Or maybe it is good advice, they’re just giving it to you too early.

If my views on public school and how to get through it offend you or you disagree with them, then don’t read them. I’m just giving you what I think will help. Because I’ve lived through the crap that teenagers put you through. I’ve lived through trying to “be myself”, and it only made me miserable. It gave me panic attacks and made me feel insecure. Maybe you’re just stronger than me. But I’m just recounting the experiences I had and explaining how to avoid them. Ok? Ok.

Now that I’ve gotten that taken care of, let’s move back to the fun floaty thing with all the icons. I’ve been blogging every day for 316 days now. That’s a lot of consecutive days. That’s a lot of work. And I’d be lying if I wasn’t hoping for a slightly larger response. I mean, the VlogBrothers were no one until they started their yearlong Brotherhood 2.0 vlog. Ze Frank got big (well, bigGER) after his year long “the show with Ze Frank”. But Bri’s Own World has… mostly stayed the same.

So I need your help, you five faithful readers. Help me out a little. It won’t take long, I promise. Just retweet the blogs I write that you think are worth getting out there. Share the posts on Facebook you think your friends will have the attention span to enjoy. Stumble the posts you think the anonymous internet browsers will find entertaining. Even word of mouth will work.

I’ve but a lot of heart and soul into this blog, and as much as I appreciate everything that the five or so of you have done for me, I’d like to someday have a following. Because as much as I write this blog for me and my sanity, I’m also writing for you and everyone else. I don’t want my voice to remain buried under the traffic to more popular blogs forever.

So help a brutha (sista?) out. Retweet. Stumble. Facebook. Please?