Plagiarism

[[plagiarius, kidnapper]] to take (ideas, writings, etc,) from (another) and pass them off as one's own.

Let me first say that, yes, this blog entry required research, which meant that I had to stand up from my chair, reach over to another table and grab the dictionary to look up the proper meaning of this word. It also meant that I had to use my spell check in WordPerfect to make sure I spelled it correctly because I didn't believe that the dictionary I was holding in my hands was correct. (What is this world coming to?) So, that being said, I am guilty. Of Plagiarism, that is. We all are to some extent, are we not? WE see some cute shoes that someone else is wearing, and we think, "I must have those shoes. If they look that good on her, imagine how they would look on me!" So we go buy the shoes. (This I am guilty of, as well.) Or we hear a song that someone is singing and we just have to know who sings it so we can download it to our own ipod. Or how about the famous haircuts that look so adorable on others so we must now, too, chop our hair to match theirs. (This one does not bode so well with me. Seems like the haircut really does look better on them, not me!) Well, this time, I am kidnapping someone else's blog idea and passing it off as my own. It's called "blog vomit". She defines it as this: "writing, for me, is like throw up. I have no control what comes out and I can't worry about offending others or being judged for my thoughts and words. If you've gotta puke, you've gotta puke, right? No one will think less of you for it, (unless you do it on purpose, in which case, is gross and uncalled for)." It's so funny the way she puts it! She's not coming across as rude, she's merely stating that she wants to write things and not feel bad about who reads them and what they think of her. Not worrying If she's some rambling crazed lunatic who's thoughts have not one thing to do with one another, or if she needs to be admitted to the "blog writer's anonymus" ward at her local YMCA. (Ok so that last part was my own interpretation. Pretty witty, eh?) So, there you have it. I think I am going to create my own blog vomit and just write some stuff. Some may sound silly and totally random, but that's just one of the things you love about me, right? SOme of it is just my need to write, or say it out loud. Which, by the way is why I decided to write this very entry. Seems like I post lots of pictures (which i am still totally going to keep on doing!), but not enough of what's going on here and how we all feel about them. Hunter asked me the other day if he could type some stuff, too. So maybe one time, he will. Or I could just type what he says. Whatever.
Ok, I think my urge to blurge is over. Thanks for your participation! And in the words of my plagiaree, " be prepared to be entertained, mystified, disturbed and otherwise captured by my thoughts...a.k.a. my blog vomit."