Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Our semester has come to a close! Blogging has been an interesting experience for me. Blogging might be an "old" form of social media, but as the kids say, it's the OG social media. There is nostalgic value to blogging, but it also is the place for long text posts. People often scroll past long Facebook posts and Instagram posts with incredibly long captions, but blogs let you pour all of your thoughts onto that page. People literally visit your blog to read all of your ramblings.

This blog gave me the space to give my thoughts on social media, privacy, and image in as many or as few words as I needed. It is probably the most personal I have ever gotten in any of my social media platforms. I might not have any images of myself, but instead of reposting things I saw online, I used my own words.

I don't think I will continue this particular blog. However, I might move it to a different platform that I can make more professional looking, have a more streamlined approach, and expand upon it. This was a really fun first attempt at blogging, and I certainly could see myself doing more of this in the future.

Thank you for listening to my rambling thoughts! I hope you enjoyed it. :)

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