In spite of myself...despite myself...uh what?

In spite of my best efforts, this blog is late today.
Despite the other blog entries I wrote today, I still have the desire to write here too.
Writing in this blog has been very enjoyable for me, despite what you might think. I enjoy learning about the ins and outs of this funky language of ours, in spite of the fact that it can be confusing.

Uh, okay.

So, which is the correct usage? In spite of or despite? They are both correct, actually. The only incorrect usage would be "in despite of" which is a marriage of the two, but incorrect.

Some people prefer to use despite, since it is shorter, but there really is no correct way. They mean the same, so they are interchangeable.

In spite of this repetitious post, I hope that you come back for more!