Statement of Purpose

Disclaimer: This is a working document and may be subject to chang without notice.

It is my goal to produce a worthwhile blog which will benefit anyone who chooses to read it. I will refrain from publishing entries which simply ramble, rant, preach, or otherwise waste the reader's time. That said, this is just a blog by a bored college student, so I can't promise that every entry will be totally enthralling and engaging. ;-)

Recognizing that the material of this blog is published for the world to read, I will not spread gossip, will not post confidential information, and will seek to make my posts edifying both to the reader and to those who may never read this blog. Likewise, I will not accept comments which violate these principles and I reserve to right to delete such posts.

What you may expect to see.

I will primarily use this blog for the following purposes:

• To inform the reader about things that I find interesting. More specifically, I will try especially to focus on those things which I think many people may not already know about. Everyone has a unique set of interests, talents, and experiences, and I enjoy hearing about other people's, so I figure maybe others will like to hear about mine.
• To keep friends and family (and strangers, if they care to knonw) informed about cool things going on in my life. Possible topics include, school, work, projects, trips, recreation, etc. These posts have the most potential to become mundane and uninspiring, but I think my life is pretty interesting, so maybe you will, too. I'll do my best.
• To ask questions or prompt discussion. I'm always interested in hearing back from readers via comments, but I may from time to time post articles specifically to prompt discussion or to get opinions from readers.
• To have fun. Don't expect it to be totally (or even mostly?) serious.
• To experiment. Blogger provides a lot of cool features for web developers. I want to try some syndication stuff using their atom feeds. I'm going to try to post pictures using Picasa and Hello (two more excellent Google products). I'll probably experiment with email posting and voice posting. I may even try putting ads on here to see if I can make any money. Don't be surprised if the whole site changes looks spontaneously, either.

What you will not see

• What I did today.
• "OMG! I [love/hate] [person/place/thing]!"
• "I'm so [happy/depressed/bored/etc.]!"
• "Poll: would you rather have no tongue and no fingers, or two noses and three eyebrows?"

Also, now that I have a blog, some people may expect me to read and comment on their own blogs. I will take the same approach to other blogs as I hope others will take to my own: if I find it interesting, I'll read it; if I have something to say, I'll comment.

Alright! Now that all that's done, let's get to it! Read on!