To strengthen my writing skills, to keep my words warm for essays or reviews, or just to get the mind flowing. To do something that makes me feel like I did something with my day. To communicate. To participate. To expand the community. To add more recycled drivel to the dashboard. To show (pretend?) I understand the readings. To force myself to understand the readings. To connect with classmates, coursemates. To get Adrian to hyperlink my posts. To develop skills for the future. To make the best use of a platform that has less boundaries. To break the ice. To satisfy a craving for attention, a want to be noticed. To get my work out there. To pretend like what I’m writing is some poetic gesture. To do something I enjoy.