(Lack of) mission statement

There are a lot of changes happening in my life right now. I’m losing my job, I’m moving, I’m going back to school. I’m going from wearing a shirt and tie every day to being able to get away with my favorite T-shirt and shorts. I have NO clue what I’m going to be doing for money in another month.

And I’ve decided to start a blog. I’ve had one before; an abortive attempt at Xanga.com that I decided to abandon because I like the feature set here better. I don’t read many people’s peronal blogs (mainly Bruce Schneier and sometimes Wil Wheaton), and I don’t expect many to read mine. Mostly this blog is intended to be an exercise.

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. I’d love to be a novelist, but even the idea of writing reviews and commentary articles appeals to me. I feel I have sufficient command of the English language to be one. I think I can be interesting enough. I think I have interest enough. What I lack is the discipline to write every day.

That’s what this blog is for. I intend to use it to get into the habit of writing every day. What you will see here (if you see it at all) will be a mostly random collection. Maybe I’ll post commentary. Maybe I’ll post news. Maybe I’ll post short stories. Maybe I’ll get distracted and not post anything. Here’s hoping I can hammer the habit into my head.