Isn't this a trippy picture? I came across it when I googled "baby." It was called McBaby. Kind of says something about our society, doesn't it? Childhood obesity, it ain't no joke.Moda Maga. Weird name I know. But I promised myself that I would never give my progeny generic names so why wouldn't the same rule apply to my blog? Hopefully the side bar sufficiently explains the significance behind the name.
There is one thing you should know about me. I am positively obsessed with getting my foot into the door of the media industry. I think the infatuation started a year ago, when I finally realized that no, I don't want to check people's contact lenses all day for a living. I actually want to tell them what clothes I think are hot for this season. For months now I've been trying to soak up as much about publications as I can. Then a few people said I should start a blog, it is the new media frontier you know. Admittedly, I was hesitant because:
a. given my aspirations for print/broadcast journalism, I felt that starting a blog would be contributing to the "downfall of conventional media sources" that everyone keeps talking about. like I'd be a traitor or something.
b. I didn't really know what I would talk about on a blog
c. what if no one reads my blog??? wouldn't typing entries that no one ever reads into the black hole of cyberspace be equivalent to sitting by yourself at the lunchtable?
So then why and how was Moda Maga born? because:
a. I realized I read a substantial amount of blogs but that doesn't mean that I have banished all my mags to a place where the sun don't shine. I read each for their own unique perspective on a topic. They complement each other. Traditional news sources and blogs can coexist peacefully.
b. If I spend so much time thinking about these journalistic quandries, why not start a blog that talks about that!?! And just for kicks, throw in some ponderings on stuff that I'm really passionate about?
c. who cares if no one reads my blog? at this point I have zero expectations. heck I could be the only one who is reading this but the important thing is I'm practicing my writing. and that is definitely going to help me in my noble quest to become a well-dressed, latte-wielding, fashion show attending, imaginative magazine editor. I hope.
And that, my friends, is how Moda Maga was conceived.
