“And if I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!” – Truman Burbank
Anyway…welcome to my blog, Muse by Miyoko. I’ve never thought about making a blog before, but I have always wanted to do a podcast. I always love a healthy debate and exploring the philosophical parts of conversations—that also means my podcasts would probably be like a hundred years long. So…maybe not. Anyway, here we are. I think this might work out for me.
My intentions with this platform is to create an all around artistic, story telling, (hopefully) comforting, and inspiring outlet. Though if I’m being honest…I’ve never actually been a big blog follower. Maybe an interesting article from time to time or when I am looking up something niche, but never an avid blog reader. I’m not sure if that’s just me or maybe I’m just searching in the wrong areas. Point is, I want to create something that my generation would actually want to read and crave to see what comes next. Now, I’ve never done anything like this so I’m sure it’ll take some trial and error, but after this introductory blog post I am going to try to keep it fun and to the point.
Muse by Miyoko is a name I have been sitting on for almost five years. I’ve always wanted the word muse to be involved because I have never been able to stick to just one single thing. (At this time in my life, I’m having trouble finding the positive side of that.) I think any creative person or anyone who has been inspired by something in their life can relate to wanting to try something new. I’ve always been extremely fascinated by many different people, cultures, careers—truly everything. I wish I could try it all at least once. This is why I have always stuck by the word muse because the whole world is my muse. Not just one person or one medium. I have tried acting, painting, cooking, fashion designing, sports, music, and probably so much more that I can hardly remember. And I know I am probably not great at a lot of them, but all I know is I am constantly inspired. Every. Single. Day. Sometimes by the smallest almost unnoticeable things. I constantly want to create. Otherwise, my soul feels deprived. So, maybe at the end of the day this blog will at least just be my own little creative outlet. Just to get my thoughts and ideas out. But I do know there are people out there just like me who can relate to that feeling. So, I hope this reaches those individuals and maybe surprises a few others.
Lastly, Miyoko is my middle name—which means “beautiful girl” in Japanese, named after my dad’s favorite aunt. My parents named me after her because my Auntie Miyoko told my mom that she was going to have a girl, before anyone knew, before my parents even announced they were pregnant. She sadly passed away five months before I was born. I never met her, but my dad always tells me amazing stories about her and my grandmother. I am honored that I get to be her namesake. Her name is actually Miyo which means “beautiful” and ko was added on later as a nickname which means “girl”—so in a sense the name of this blog can kinda be interpreted as “beautiful muse”. Hm, maybe that’s a reach. Plus, I think the “M” alliteration goes quite nicely.
Anyway, I think that is plenty of backstory. Hopefully the purpose of this blog is understood now…maybe? If not, keep coming back and see if something else in the future resonates with you better. My goal is to share different perspectives through art, interviews, fashion, films, music, and anything else that feels right along the way. Eventually, I would love to have other talented individuals involved and have this be a platform for their art.
My neighbor told me something recently that I think will stick with me forever—“The path is never perfect, but it is always interesting.” Lol. I thought it was funny and very true. So, maybe this blog won’t be perfect, but hopefully at the least it’ll be interesting.