Dear internet,

The last few nights I have woken at 2am and haven’t been able to sleep. I’m not suffering with insomnia, I’m just jet lagged and still running on Californian time. My head is usually tangled with thoughts and at 2am I found myself trying to detangle. I reflected on the day and how I could have dealt with a situation better. I thought of what I was going to do tomorrow and in what order I should do particular tasks. I contemplated our recent trip to California and the American way of life and then I began thinking about the new year and the resolutions that come with it. I’m not usually one for resolutions. I think they are mostly bullshit. If you feel you need to set goals just because an arbitrary number flicks over on a calendar than you probably didn’t really want to achieve that goal. But the more I thought about it the more intrigued I became. Perhaps I should write a list and focus on these tasks. If I have a written pledge of things I want to have achieved by this time next year than how wonderful it will be next year rereading the list knowing that I have succeeded! In short I got suckered into the romance of resolutions. I started toying with the idea of writing some sort of blog or online diary. A place to write down my musings openly and honestly. This might help my sleeplessness and tangled mind? Like kernels of corn in a hot pan ideas for blog concepts popped into my head; travel, art, sport, food, politics, philosophy, marketing reviews, the list went on.

On reflection I found that the important part of this blog is not necessarily to pin down the content but to focus on the process. To enjoy doing it. To tap the keys and let my thoughts spill onto the page. I have made a few rules and I’ll always refer to these before I begin writing.

1. Anything goes

I want this to be a place for me to be free to write about any subject that is on my mind. Deep and intellectual or superficial bullshit, it doesn’t matter.

2. Keep editing and refinement to a minimum

The diary should work as an outlet for my brain. The writing should be raw and visceral. No rewriting and perfecting sentence structure.

3. Be honest

This will only work if I am truly honest and open.

Before signing off I’d like to say a little about who I am. I work as an Art Director for a design and marketing agency. I have been in the industry for almost 10 years. I am married and have a son and another baby on the way. I am not a writer nor do I wish to be one – I know my place in the world, or at least I know where my place isn’t. My grammar isn’t awful but it’s far from perfect and I am not overly verbose or poetic. First and foremost these entries will be a type of therapy for me and a place to experiment with my thoughts and the process of writing. As with design work, and even more so with drawing and illustration, I’ve always been fascinated by the correlation words (or images) can have when put with other words (or images). At a secondary level I hope these writings can prove to be useful in some way or other to its reader even if it’s in a very minor way.

I will write again soon.

Jace Bon