“Blog about what you know. Blog about what you’re passionate about.”

Our second “unlecture” called for questions. I rather poorly put forward an overtly simple question; “What makes a good blog?”

Adrians answer was simple. “Blog about what you know. Blog about what you’re passionate about.”

I find this idea of passion funny. How do you simply stumble upon one thing and call it your passion. Passion itself is a funny concept. By definition passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion.

I have mused many times that I am not passionate about anything. This statement perhaps could be misinterpreted to make me seem dull or boring which I very much hope is not true. I have interests and hobbies. I like art, dogs, cinema, stationary, books and coffee. However I like these things, but I have never had a strong barely controllable emotions after an extremely well made cappuccino.

Whilst in New Zealand these holidays I spent three days in the small town of Timaru visiting a friend. After seeing the main street and the statue of Phar Lap I’d pretty much done it all. So I spent a few days relaxing inside watching TV. It was in Timaru that I discovered the show “Finding Bigfoot”. The shows follows a team of experts all over America investigating sightings of the ape like creature; the Sasquatch. The show is much alike many American TV shows; perhaps lacking in substance but entertaining enough for a half an our TV show. For myself; the most intriguing part of this program was not the stories from small towns in middle America. For me, I was most interested in the team. They have dedicated their lives to travelling the country finding Big Foot. It’s their passion. Most on the show are members of the BFRO (Bigfoot Field Researchers Organisation) and are considered experts in the field. Despite the fact that I think these people are perhaps a little crazy, their passion is clear. They know what they love, and for that I am jealous.

I don’t think passion is something that I will know. My likes change week to week so to think I will have one concrete passion any time soon seems ludicrous.

So perhaps mid way through this semester I may uncover my passion; that would be awfully convenient. However if this is not the case I will write about; what I like and what I know. And occasionally Sasquatch.