Am I an Internet Impostor???

Since setting up this blog I have started to ask myself some fundamental questions as to why. There are many different types of blogs online such as newfeeds, blogs done by an organisational unit about a particular excavation or simply personal blogs; a reflection on studies or experience or just an area of interest. The reasons for 'It's not just a trowel, it's a way of life' was to gain more of an insight into the world of the blogger. Questions such as why do people blog, what do they want to achieve and what do they discuss are among the huge list I currently have! So if my blog is only active and online to try and claw my way into the 'blogosphere' for research about the bloggers themselves does that make me a fraud? After making contact with a couple of other bloggers (thanks Neko and Cas) who's blog pages are kept up to date with interesting posts that obviously mean something to them, I now feel slightly unnerved at my almost 'fake' blog. The one thing that surprises me most about this whole process is that I have become very attached to 'It's not a trowel...' After noticing I hadn't updated the blog for two weeks (shock horror) I felt incredibly guilty! Maybe that's due to the fact that its for my dissertation..... or maybe I'm being sucked into the 'blogosphere'.........

Blogging....

So my dissertation is on the use of blogging within archaeology. What purpose it has and the effects on the subject as a whole. Right now I have more questions than answers! I guess that's to be expected though. I wonder though what people's perceptions are of bloggers. Before I started this I had images of sad old balding men sitting at their PC's ranting and raving about how young un's were ruining society. Now that I am a blogger (argh!) I can see that is nonsense!! I suppose it can just be an outlet for some people. A way to twitter on without someone telling them to stop moaning and get a life...... I tried to get a life once, but they were sold out.......

First Post

Ok I'm new to this blogging thing but decided to give it a go anyway! The real purpose of my blog is to follow my dissertation progress for my final year at university. I'm hoping this will help me gather my thoughts! I wonder how long I can keep up to date with it though..... :-)