Morning all!
Welcome to my new blog; The Factless Autobiography! I’m Dan Jacobson, and I’m a 16-year-old Briton from Manchester, UK.
Considering that you, the reader, are currently reading this monumental introductory page, you may be under the consideration of, hopefully, returning to this page in the near future. But what will you be reading then? Here’s the answer.
I have not the foggiest clue.
Having administered two failed blogs previous to this, I am fully aware that it is unwise to embark on this kind of voyage without as much as a theme. However, I’m treating this blog as much of a benefit to me as it may be to you. Whilst I will be posting various thoughts on new films or albums, which the reader may take an interest in, from the point of view of the reader, this will also be an opportunity with me to converse, with myself thus, concerning my own personal interests and studies. Next academic year, I will be beginning sixth form college, where I hope to be studying Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Classical Greek, and I profoundly believe that writing about these subjects will enable a certain understanding of the subject, which I hope will be beneficial to me and, possibly, to you.
You may also be wondering about this blog’s title. ‘What is the name for? It’s awfully depressing, isn’t it?’ I hear you cry. Well, even if you are not, this will be a fine opportunity to express some of my hard-earned wisdom. ‘The Factless Autobiography’ is the first of two volumes from ‘The Book of Disquiet’, by the Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa. This book is interesting in that it is considered, by Pessoa, to be an ‘autobiography’ about a Portuguese bookkeeper called Bernardo Soares. This provides an immediate paradox, in that Pessoa can only write an autobiography about himself, otherwise it would simply be a ‘biography’. However, Pessoa considers Soares to be a ‘mutation’ of himself, and Pessoa has used this book as an opportunity to write about his own life, where he essentially writes his own diary. It is referred to as ‘factless’ due to the lack of plot and meaning throughout this volume. Although this does not follow the path towards an international bestseller, it seems to have parallels with this blog itself. Whilst Pessoa’s/Soares’ life is devoid of a meaning, it agrees with this ‘themeless’ blog, in that anything could appear here. One may call this, simply, as my own e-version of Pessoa’s masterpiece.
Although I have had a history on WordPress, I have never quite got the hand of various points, such as aesthetic pleasure, but I hope that these concerns will be resolved soon. I have a long Summer ahead, and I will certainly find something to do!
Anyway, I’d like to thank you again for reaching this blog, and I hope that the next posts promise something entertaining and stimulating for you all.
Au revoir!
My Factless Autobiography 