I see a blog as similar to a journal that I tried to keep as a child. It was black with a red spine and a had a non-descript Japanese sticker obtained from a box of Botan Rice Candy plastered on the side. The journal had a few days in a row journaled, then the next date was perhaps one year or two years in the future. All in all, the journal contained perhaps a half dozen entries; a dismal failure that will befall any journal that I begin I am sure. This 'blog is off to the same fantastic start as the journal I began when I was eight.

I decided to start this as an attempt to see what the free software would do, and, then, post a better blog (with more configurable software) on webspace provided by my university. Since I have been too lazy to do such, I have decided to use this free (and limited) program to serve as an online catharsis, as well as to remember what I am reading and have read recently.

The downside to this program is that people cannot post after me, and I cannot have any polls. Perhaps I will migrate this after a bit of time, if I actually use it. I would like to have some pages with general informative FAQ's and political content, which people could respond to and vote on. At least I now have a few ideas in a format I can refer to at a later opportunity.

I am currently listening to: the Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
I am currently reading: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston