Know(v)ember and 1 year on Bearblog
Today, it has been one year since my very first post on this blog, which is amazing to me, honestly. Robert Birming's Knowember felt like a great way to commemorate my anniversary.
You may notice that my title is slightly different from his. I couldn't help but add the little "v", because without it the word didn't sound complete to me. No-vember to Know-vember makes more sense in my head. This is fully a me thing. I am burdened by a great and terrible pattern recognition in words and language, and a desire for poetic symmetry. I do it all the time with billboards and news articles and headlines and even sacred prayers (which feels blasphemous, but I can't help it.)
A photo
My view1 when I'm sitting at my favorite spot, guest starring my October car duck.
Name or nickname
My blog is called Explicating Elle, and that's me, Elle, the one who explicates. Although not much of that has happened recently. I picked the title because when I was in college (for seven years straight, immersed in English literature and writing) I did a lot of explicating poetry and stories and scholarly articles, and teaching freshmen how to explicate for their essays, and I enjoyed it a lot. And I also like alliteration.
Where in the world I blog from
Currently, I live in one of the cold northern parts of the United States. This year, actually, it has become the state I've lived the longest, as I'm at nine years here. Next year, I plan on moving, but the where is still up in the air.
I also do most of my blogging while at work because it's more convenient and as a working woman2 I spend more time at work anyway, but don't tell my boss :)
What my blog is mostly about
Mostly, my blog is about reading and writing, my two biggest passions. I also blog quite a bit about my life. Isn't that what a personal blog is for?
Thoughts to share? I have a contact page now!