Third Person Sweeps the Blog
On the night of Sunday, November 8, 2002, Almeda, everyone's favourite fifteen-year-old blogger, made the spontaneous resolution to write all of her subsequent blog entries in the third person. Third person narrative is the style of writing used most frequently in literature in which the author does not use the pronoun "I." When asked how she reached this decision, Almeda explained, "I was writing my essay on Othello last night and finding it difficult to write without saying 'I' as one is meant to do in formal pieces of writing. I think blogging daily in such an informal manner has gotten me out of the practice of writing formally."
Almeda feels that writing articles in the third person, à la Lufelia of News-Girl.com, will improve her writing skills. "Plus," she adds, "It'll stir things up a bit. Lately I think I've been blogging out of habit rather than because I had anything interesting to say or because it's a creative challenge."
At the moment Almeda has no idea how long this whim will last, but says that she plans to keep it up for as long as she feels like it. "Above all, I write this blog for my personal satisfaction. If I'm enjoying writing in the third person, then I'll keep writing that way. Maybe for a day, maybe forever. Who knows?"
Almeda | 09.12.02 20:48 | TrackBackHey, I never blog about anything interesting, but... Wait, I don't know how to finish that sentence.
Posted by: Ruairi Ó Coileáin on 09.12.02 16:09Neil asks, "Why doesn't Almeda retell the ACLU adventure with NPR? It is slightly interesting."
Posted by: Neil on 09.12.02 17:15r collins is amusing
Posted by: on 09.12.02 19:31Elly hopes that Kate will cease blogging in the third person shortly, as it is most annoying. Also, Elly would like to add that she knows Kate has stolen the first sentence of this blog, and that Jean-Pierre Jeunet probably wants it back.
Posted by: Team Elly on 10.12.02 04:15Deirdre thinks Kate rocks.
Posted by: Deirdre on 10.12.02 08:09;-; But when you write in first person it screams "ALMEDA!!!!1111one" Now it just kind of talks normally and goes, "eh, k8."
Posted by: ©ö|îñ on 10.12.02 10:44stop it! it's annoying. and That's That.
Posted by: aLLiSoN, y0 on 10.12.02 11:13I like the new third-person narrative. I was worried, however, that you wouldn't be giving Lufelia credit. In fact, I was considering making this post something along the lines of, "Hey, Kate, I wonder how Lufelia would feel if she saw that you were ripping her off you disgusting slime!" Instead, I am making a post congratulating you on your style-shift. Congratulations, you disgusting slime.
Posted by: Almeda's Biggest Yan on 11.12.02 14:22