Son of Glaring Plot Holes: A New Beginning

So this is hopefully the first of many posts to this blog (actually, if I can get past 10 posts, I'll count it as a resounding success. I'm a quitter, man, just a quitter.). Really, just naming this thing has already taken the Best Years Of My Life. But since I'm always identifying and savoring said things in movies and TV shows, I'm going with this name. Don't take it away from me; it's all I got! Or at least all I can come up with that doesn't involve tacking a "26" on the end, or something duurrrrrrty. I thought I'd do a pirate name--I'm on a big pirate fix right now, but apparently so is everyone else on blogspot. Aye, huzzah for ye jackasses that stole all my good pirate blog names!

So I've got my Rio Carbon set on random reggae songs, and Pass the Dutchie just came on. Sweet.

The biggest decision ahead of me is whether to tell anyone I'm doing this blog. On one hand, it'd be nice to have a vast army of devoted readers--and then people would be all caught up with my life and hopefully not pissed if I didn't email them back. Man, my email etiquette sux and I'd love to not take a hit for my antisocial unibomber ways. On the other hand, if I had a vast army of devoted readers, then I couldn't very well talk smack about them, couldn't I? Which is also very tempting. And there's something appealing about being able to send my rants out into cyberspace without repurcussions. I am *all about* having opportunities to freely bitch; it's like finding 5 bucks in the street. And Lord knows I have odd relationships with people that should be Ruminated Upon. (the thing about my friends, relatives, and colleagues--if they do read this, I'll end up having conversations with at least 5 of them about whether or not they are the ones I'm Ruminating Upon... I say if you want to ask the question, then the answer is yes)

On the other other hand, I have been influenced - nay, goaded! incited! - to start this by my colleagues at work. We have started a wiki with several blogs on it, and they seem bueno. Plus one of my teammates has been blogging for a year now, and it's been interesting to read 'bout his bidness. I should join the party--of course, I have no bidness to speak of, but perhaps I can write entertainingly about my lint collection, or my prediliction to sneeze when I comb my hair.

So: I think what I'll do is write about whatever I want for some period of time - a month, or even a week if I get all cocky - and then see if there's anything too incriminating to tell people about. Let my big fat mouth be the deciding factor. (my big fat hands? it doesn't have the same ring...although I do have a sweet bruise covering a finger- more on that later perhaps.)

In closing, all Hail this First Mighty and Noble Post that I have created. Even without the cool pirate name.