And so it begins...

To blog or not to blog. I considered a while, and as evident by this newly created blog, I've made my decision. A big part of the hesitation was the whole idea that once published, anything I blogged would be entirely free-for-all. My thoughts, in essence, would become like a little red balloon that some kid released into the sky... I would no longer have control of it. But I supposed that if the scientists are right, and sometimes they are, there are so much junk in outer space that my little red balloon shouldn't matter that much really. I also considered writing privately, of tying down my little red balloon to a lead chair in the basement of my house... but that's just sad.

Then there was the business of deciding on what to name the blog. Something short yet full of wit and character, creative yet as natural as the black hair on my head. Coming up with a name for your blog is very similar to coming up with a name for a book, I would imagine. The fundamental difference between the two is that with a book, one would (should) theoretically form the title based on the ideas in the manuscript. With a blog, one has no manuscript (or at least I don't) and would therefore have to base the title on one's perception of oneself. That is a task more difficult than I cared for. Some titles I considered:

-Random musings (vanilla, anyone?)
-Random musings of a tortured soul (too dramatic and untrue)
-Random musings of a confused soul (true, but too neurotic)
-Because the seal won't leave my kitchen (also true, but too wordy)
-Down the rabbit hole (short enough, slightly off, mildly questionable.. )

The hare may not have won the fabled race, but it kicked ass in this one. And so it begins... the random musings of a tree-hugging nerd, because really, is there any other kind? Here I will write & post the stuff that I remember from the stream of my consciousness. Often I see/hear/read & otherwise chance upon things that just blow my mind, and I think to myself, I should really write that down. I'm trying to make good on that thought now with this outlet. So thank you, Google. You can now add me to the endless list of souls you've already own. And thank *you*, those readers who may or may not exist, who may or may not ever stumble upon this blog. I write for me, but you'll be in my thoughts.