i made my first attempt at publishing myself via the blog system nearly five years ago. with a new laptop and a high-speed internet connection in hand, i wanted to supplement the writing i was already self-publishing with musings, ramblings and general banter. besides, many of the other aspiring writers i knew and respected had one so i figured it was only right that i should join the club, too. my one and only attempt to begin a livejournal was short-lived, though, and amounted to one entry.

so as i sit here in chile, waiting to teach my final class of the day, a little hungry and a little bored, i thought that i should deliver my mantra, the reason for starting this blog. it's the right thing to do, right? dispell the myths and say something about how i'm feeling a bit nervous, a bit hesitant. i may or may not keep up with it--it's just something i wanted to try out. not really at all.

the truth is that, after nearly three years of inactivity and a general apathy for anything that i even ventured to write, i've been falling back into a groove. i like the writing i'm doing and people have asked to see it. the only thing is, i can't really go around showing off my journal--it's just too personal. so as i expand my thoughts with the idea of finally writing a full-length, novel-type work, i thought i'd share a little of what i'm thinking. basically, i hope to use this as a venue for fine-tuning my ideas, for getting feedback on the thoughts i'm willing to share.

and whether or not you enjoy it or simply don't care, thanks for reading.