Warble: To sing (a note or song, for example) with trills, runs, or other melodic embellishments.

Fact: This blog is not going to cure cancer, bring peace in the Middle East, determine the next President of the United States, make the top 10 in the Ecosystem or on David Letterman. I don't claim to have a great blog, an earth-shattering blog, an important blog, a blog worth anyone taking time out of their life to read.

However. This is my blog.

I am comfortable in my own skin.

I am confident in myself without being arrogant.

I like who I am.

I find myself occasionally amusing.

I find myself moderately engaging.

I don't write here to win contests (although the BoBs were fun) and what I write here is a reflection of the person I am. Some people find me interesting and stop by, others don't and move on. I'm not trying to please the masses, I'm not trying to write for an audience. I make a lot of mistakes, I do a lot of stupid shit, I am a dumbass human.

I enjoy people, I read blogs because I enjoy people.

I enjoy reading about how cute a pet is or what the kidling did today. I enjoy the every day events and sagas that make up the blog of the everyday person. I am able to go to these seemingly normal blogs and find in each and every one of them something wonderful about the person behind the blog. Everyone has a story to tell and I am one of those who genuinely enjoys learning.

I'm nice. This weirds a lot of people out. People don't know what to make of me, if I'm full of crap and really some manipulative bitch or am I really nice. I get this, I'm fine with this. I don't have anything to prove to people and once people get to know me, they can tell I'm not full of crap.

I don't judge people. Let those superior to myself judge others. I don't even use Hlyn when I sign my emails, it's always hlyn. I read a book (which one escapes me) once where the main character was asked why he used lowercase letters and his answer was something along the lines of what have I done to earn uppercase letters and that stuck with me. I am really a very humble person.

Fact: I don't think my layout is going to win any prizes for beauty. Hell, I know it's girly. I have animated kitties waving for Goddess's sake, I know it's girly. It's purple/pink, does it get any more girly? Yes, it's purple/pink and WHITE, guaranteed to singe the retinas of Dave McAwesome should he come by.

Defense: I like pink. I like purple. I like small animated kitties. When I come here to post I feel the bloggy feng shui and I write. Every site I ever made had dark backgrounds, I'm enjoying my first trip into the light.

Fact: I am a link whore. I clutter my sidebars with different link lists and I ask (nicely) for links.

Defense: I read every blog on my blogroll and I keep up with the ones on the lists when they update. Who wants empty links. I've refused links because the blogs weren't something I would want to read so I wouldn't link them.

Fact: I do not think I am particularly clever or intelligent. I am fairly edumicated, I can form complete sentences and the occasional deep thought. There are a whole lot of authorities on the net and I'm not one of them.

However. I am not stupid. I am not ignorant. I am well-read and if I have an opinion I at least try to back it up with something substantial.

Fact: I do not think I am particularly witty or amusing. I have a dry and sometimes goofy sense of humour and I'm used to the blank stares when I make a funny. There are a lot of funny places on the net, I don't claim to be one of them.

However. I manage to make my friends laugh, people around me tend to smile more than frown and I'm not totally without my wit.

I take some of what is written in this blog seriously only because is comes from my heart. I don't take the blog itself too seriously, I wouldn't have animated kitties if I did.

Welcome to WebKittyn's Warbles. May your visit here be a pleasant one and I'll be up front, I've got cookies.