what does blogging bring?

so, i've been thinking lately about blogging. what is it about blogging that is so appealing? why do people read them? what to people want to read? do they want to find out about current events, like my friend dalai's blog, or are they looking for sexual insights such as those found on my favourite 'intimate' blog herdesires, or maybe they're looking for beautiful writing like the stuff i found at breebop, or maybe some touching moments like the one i found on politics and other catastrophes.

but here's the challenge. this blog doesn't really offer any of those things.

but then my question is, why am i blogging? am i blogging for me or for my audience? or are the two intrinsically linked. do i find joy from piquing someone's interest? i think in truth i do. it's exciting to see someone has read a post. it's exciting to think that someone might actually be interested enough to come back and read more.

i wonder if that's the same for everyone. i have to assume on some level it is, because otherwise, why choose the world wide web as your medium for recording thoughts. why not just a journal? or heck, even emails to friends.

yep. blogging is an interesting phenomenon, that's for sure.

if you're reading this, maybe you could tell me what you like about blogs, what makes you read them, and if you have your own, why do you write in one?