Starting off on the right foot

Welcome to my blog!

After much time and peer pressure, I've finally gotten around to starting a blog. I had sort of intended to for a long time, but I haven't until now for two main reasons:

1. Time. I didn't want to have a really lame blog where all I talked about were the stupid things going on in my life and I knew that's what it would be if I tried to start one during the school year.
2. The whole idea seemed a bit... childish. I refused to be associated with a service that included blogs like this one and anything called "e-props."

Blogging has always had a certain appeal, though. Blogging is a great way to talk about all those random things that I find interesting, and to do so in a forum where others can read it if they so desire, or ignore it if they don't. It's also an easy way to keep people informed of what I'm currently up to. And now, (as you can see) I think I have overcome both of the obstacles I listed above.

The first issue was easy to solve: Now that school is out, I should have at least some spare time on my hands (although my internship and other demands of daily living still take up a lot of time), so I can't use that excuse any more.

The second issue took a little more for me to overcome. Basically, I decided that, like so many things in life, blogging can be whatever you make of it. Just because other people have stupid blogs, doesn't mean that I have to. So, in this spirit, I have written up a Statement of Purpose to guide this blog and to give the reader some idea of what to expect (and not to expect) from it.