Hola, El Internet

Hello, blog world.

Actually, I guess this introduction should technically be, “Hi, blog world—it’s good to see you again. You might not remember me, but we’ve met at least a couple times. Once, when my freshman English teacher in college made me start a blog, then again once I tried unsuccessfully to reach worldwide acclaim by posting funny thoughts on the internet. Both of those were kind of short-lived, so here’s hoping our relationship lasts longer than that one time I dated a girl for a day after summer camp. Sincerely yours, Josh”

Actually, that last comparison’s not bad. Just like that ill-fated dating arrangement in which I dated a girl when I really liked her best friend, creating a blog may just be me fulfilling my appetence to be published for real. If we stick with that metaphor, then I guess I should apply what I learned from that experience: be honest up front. Well, here goes:

I’m a Christian. I like to write. I amuse myself, and it seems other people occasionally fall prey to that reaction as well. I’m from Texas, but I live in Indiana and am moving to the Boston area. I like big words. I have lots of random hobbies of which writing is one. This is an exercise to make myself more disciplined at writing for fun with regularity. Occasionally, I might share something serious, but in general, these postings will contain some bit of humor. If you continue reading, you might even experience some genre variation. Some will be funny, some might be thought provoking, and a lot of it will probably be boring and disinteresting. I guess that’s up to you, though.

Now, this is the part of the relationship where I get applauded for honesty. “Josh, that’s sweet. I really appreciate you trying to do the right thing. Now I really want to date you.” To which I reply, “I don’t know if you heard what I said…” You assure me that you did, which I don’t believe, but we get together anyway. Then after a short while (3-5 hours) you find out that I wasn’t just being humble when I told you how lame I was and you decide you don’t want to date a loser. That’s fine. Disappointing, but kind of what I anticipated.

So here’s where I call an audible. Instead of us entering into an exclusive relationship, we’re going to try a digital media version of a friends-with-benefits relationship. I’ll do my random and sporadic writing thing, and you’ll read occasionally. But we won’t be exclusive. In fact, I encourage you to read people who have been doing this way longer than me and who are certainly funnier. Steve Conn & Dr. Awesome are two such people that I follow.

Inevitably, we’ll have to have another DTR (Define the Relationship) in the future, but I think this suffices for now. Until then…(end with a thoughtful witticism).