This month marks the start of the 19th year of ALANILAGAN.com.
Yes, I’ve had this little corner of the internet since 2003, when all it held was a small repository of written and photographic work, and some vague nonsensical ramblings of a 27-year-old. Other than my age (eek!) and body (double eek!) not much has changed all that drastically. I won’t be making a big deal about turning 19 – we’ll save this sort of hype and hoopla for next year’s 20th birthday – still not sure how much longer I’ll be going beyond that, though I can’t imagine not communicating to the general ‘you’ – even if social media has largely afforded everyone such an outlet. At any rate, 25 seems a nicer number than 20, so I will likely try to hang on until then, and goals are appreciated here.
Besides, this is a safe haven for me, and such places are becoming more and more scarce. In the madness that this world has become, in the mess that is social media, a site like this offers a respite and reprieve from all that awfulness, where no one is judged (well, maybe a little, but it’s mostly me) and where all are welcome and embraced. I want it to be feel like that for you too, and for anyone who deigns to visit. Hospitality comes in many forms, and hospitality is a show of grace.
With that, I deliver the same open invitation to join me for another year of ALANILAGAN.com, whatever it may bring.
