Day 1 - The Yaoi Gauntlet has been Thrown Down

I'm going to say that this is my first 'proper' blog. I'm going to say this even if it isn't true - I'm going to make it true. I have, of course, tried in the past to blog or keep an on-line diary or journal as it was called way back when, and I have tried and failed miserably.

This was most probably due to a variety of factors. None more so than the fact that I am incredibly lazy. I'm lazy about writing and I'm lazy about learning new skills - like creating a blog. So, I am using this as a challenge to rectify my lazy habit and hopefully improve my computer skills along the way.

One thing I am not lazy about is Yaoi (or shounen-ai, BL, Boys Love etc - the terminology issue is something I might blog about later). I have certainly not been lazy about Yaoi since I realised I had a genetic predisposition towards yaoi fangirling. I remember it well - it was a Wednesday. The sky was grey and overcast reflecting the very shadows in my unencumbered heart until I discovered simultaneously both yaoi and that I could involuntarily produce a "Kyah" noise. That revelation led to a brief period of self-reflection and like most yaoi fans I came to the realisation that I had always been one.

So, I am a fan of Yaoi or BL. And, I want to write a blog. 

The main challenge is to write a post for every single day of the year documenting my yaoi life. Come to think of it that would have been a really good title for this blog: My So-called Yaoi Life. I'll just say it is a subtitle. Anyway - this is my challenge: 365 posts about Yaoi in 365 days. 

'Wait!' I hear all you Yaoi fans shout - 'How is that a challenge?' I know.

But it really is a challenge. I try to make sure I include some yaoi activity in each day but I usually get completely swamped by it and in the end several hours have gone by. I end up procrastinating on all other tasks - even things I really want to do. That will probably include writing this blog. So, this blog may just be a way to document my slow and steady descent into yaoi madness - it may very well help my family and friends, and especially my doctor - understand my state of mind as I am finally consumed by the fires of Moe. On a side note though, I hope they don't find a cure.

I am keenly reminded by an episode of the Simpsons. Lisa states "We are the MTV generation. We feel neither highs nor lows." When asked what's it like, she answers "Eh!"

This is kind of how I felt about life before I started seriously going down the path of no return. I am so much more in touch with my feelings now than I was then. I honestly believe yaoi has taught me how to feel. 

Anyway, so this is Day 1 of my blog. only another 364 to go. (By the way, I totally just heard in my head the guy who does the voice over commentary for Big Brother say 'Day 1 in the Big Yaoi house and the first blog entry has been written'. Weird...)

Well, I hope you enjoy.