Let’s get started! August 20, 2006

This is what I thought when I wanted to get a blog. “It’ll be easy, it’ll be cathartic, it’ll occupy my unused hours during the day,” I thought.

 I went to google.com to search for the best site to start my blog. I ended up talking to Leo, my friend and technology expert. He suggested I use wordpress.com, so I followed his advice. (I trust Leo.)

  Then came the hardest part. Choosing a username. I spent about 20 minutes trying to find the appropriate username that wouldn’t convey a stereotype but would convey a sense of originality.  I went back to google.com and typed in “cool words”, which led me to a site where I found the word “zeitgeist”. You can find its definition here http://www.answers.com/zeitgeist&r=67.

But, my trials were not over, for I had to write a title for my blog. How am I supposed to find a title for my blog when I don’t know what I’m going to write about? And, of course, the title had to have a creative side to it as well. Hopefully, you’ll consider my ideas as you drink your Starbucks coffee, sip your cup of tea, or down your glass of calcium-filled milk.

To leave a taste of what’s yet to come, a little about me. Here is where the stereotypes begin to form in your mind. I am a 17-year-old, Asian, Californian, Stanford University-bound guy. I’ve moved more than 6 times, and lived in France for two years. I love observing and thinking about moments in life, like how people interact at a party, or how the water envelops me when I go swimming, or how people’s ideas change. I write to get ideas out of my head.

I have never kept a diary. Still, there seems to be this inner monologue of thoughts and ideas that persistently runs in my head, without fail. This constant flow of activity begs to be written down and expressed. This blog will be more than a one month emo teenager whine.  

Now, it’s time to experiment with the formats!