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There are a lot of things I could talk about on my blog. A lot that I've considered posting about. Mathematical concepts, politics, psychology... I start to write a post, only to erase it all because I feel repetitive. There have got to be hundreds of blogs talking about politics. My view or opinion would only be what hundreds, if not thousands, of other people have already said. And as I have no real expertise, I really have nothing valuable to add.

Mathematical concepts... while they are relatively simple and straightforward to me, I doubt most people would feel the same. I imagine most people (namely my friends) would glance at my post and be like "Nope, not even going to try." So why try when I know most people wouldn't even try, let alone understand? It'd probably be a waste of a blog.

The only thing I could talk about on my blog that might be worth adding to the infinite seas of the internet would be my own experiences. No one else has talked about them or understands them the way I do, so I know that what I'm saying is actually adding something unique.

Now, I don't want this blog to turn into an autobiography. People don't want to read about the story of my life. As interesting and eventful as it's been, I'm sure most people don't care. They have their own life adventures to worry about. But maybe if I write about a life event's effect on my perspective... hopefully that would be something readers would gain from this. While my perspective is generally very skewed compared to 'normal' perspectives, maybe readers will find it interesting and/or insightful. Maybe.

I don't know. But, hey, I think that was subconsciously my purpose for this blog when I thought of the title. "On the Edge of Understanding." From my perspective, I often feel just slightly out of phase with the rest of the world. If the understanding the world were to be represented by a solid object, I would feel it as a liquid. I am semi-odd in that I feel this way. Not only feel, but have it confirmed by those around me that I just don't function the same as 'normal' people. This is due to many factors. My parents were/are very odd people and have seemed to passed that oddness on to me. Many aspects of my childhood also shaped the way I process things. For better or for worse.

So... I suppose my posts will mostly be about personal events and perspective. I'll try not to make them too personal because, again, no one wants to read about the details of my life. They're going to want to read things that can pertain to them.