So you say you want to be a blogger?
What the hell? I might as well start one of these things. Who doesn't have one these days?
What's the point of this blog? I'm not really sure what shape it'll take at this point. I'm guessing that it will follow the standard formula of part diary, part rant space, and part social commentary (I'll likely stay away from political commentary for the most part, as I keep myself somewhat blissfully uninformed). I'm not a Harvard grad, so don't expect to read any high brow intellectualism here. I would consider myself just a regular guy (single, white, atheist, 30 years old). So I guess that's the kind of point of view you can expect to find in my blog. I don't concern myself with being over the top pc, but I will try to stay away from being too offensive. On the other hand, if I do say something that you find offensive, I probably don't care.
A little background info:
I was born in Pullman, WA on the campus of WSU in 1975. I lived in a small town outside of Pullman for the first three years of my life. We then packed things up and moved to sunny California, where I lived in the San Diego area, where I lived until about 3 months ago. I now live in the city of sin, Las Vegas. I find it kind of strange living in a town that thrives on gambling and partying, when I don't particularly enjoy either. I've received an AA in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and should have received a BA in Geography, but my own lack of motivation stopped me in my tracks. I'm now working in sales with plans of returning to school out here in the desert to pursue a computer science degree, and hopefully a career more rewarding than sales. I'm currently trying to start to save to buy a house in the much cheaper Vegas housing market, and hope to do so before things get out of control here like they have in Southern California.
I have a great ambition to write, and make a serious attempt to get a fictional work published. Very little in life would make me happier than accomplishing this. I'm always running ideas through my head, but I usually end up with some sort of obstacle that keeps me from writing it to completion, whether it be a plot hole that I can't seem to work around, or the story taking a direction that I end up not happy with, or any number of other things. I might be a bit too much of a perfectionist about this, but I want it to feel right. I've got a few ideas currently floating around in my head, but I'm not sure they'll go anywhere.
I'm not huge on traveling the world, but I would like to see Western Europe, Australia, Hawaii, and possibly Japan and parts of Latin America. I plan to learn to snowboard this winter, and spend some time on Lake Mead next summer. I love the ocean, and miss living next to it. I enjoy video games, and don't care who thinks I'm too old for them.
So, uh, there you go, hopefully this gives you some insight into where my opinions are coming from.
What's the point of this blog? I'm not really sure what shape it'll take at this point. I'm guessing that it will follow the standard formula of part diary, part rant space, and part social commentary (I'll likely stay away from political commentary for the most part, as I keep myself somewhat blissfully uninformed). I'm not a Harvard grad, so don't expect to read any high brow intellectualism here. I would consider myself just a regular guy (single, white, atheist, 30 years old). So I guess that's the kind of point of view you can expect to find in my blog. I don't concern myself with being over the top pc, but I will try to stay away from being too offensive. On the other hand, if I do say something that you find offensive, I probably don't care.
A little background info:
I was born in Pullman, WA on the campus of WSU in 1975. I lived in a small town outside of Pullman for the first three years of my life. We then packed things up and moved to sunny California, where I lived in the San Diego area, where I lived until about 3 months ago. I now live in the city of sin, Las Vegas. I find it kind of strange living in a town that thrives on gambling and partying, when I don't particularly enjoy either. I've received an AA in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and should have received a BA in Geography, but my own lack of motivation stopped me in my tracks. I'm now working in sales with plans of returning to school out here in the desert to pursue a computer science degree, and hopefully a career more rewarding than sales. I'm currently trying to start to save to buy a house in the much cheaper Vegas housing market, and hope to do so before things get out of control here like they have in Southern California.
I have a great ambition to write, and make a serious attempt to get a fictional work published. Very little in life would make me happier than accomplishing this. I'm always running ideas through my head, but I usually end up with some sort of obstacle that keeps me from writing it to completion, whether it be a plot hole that I can't seem to work around, or the story taking a direction that I end up not happy with, or any number of other things. I might be a bit too much of a perfectionist about this, but I want it to feel right. I've got a few ideas currently floating around in my head, but I'm not sure they'll go anywhere.
I'm not huge on traveling the world, but I would like to see Western Europe, Australia, Hawaii, and possibly Japan and parts of Latin America. I plan to learn to snowboard this winter, and spend some time on Lake Mead next summer. I love the ocean, and miss living next to it. I enjoy video games, and don't care who thinks I'm too old for them.
So, uh, there you go, hopefully this gives you some insight into where my opinions are coming from.
posted by Mike at 5:38 PM
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