Because You Demanded It!
Okay, so I don't know whether to be honored or annoyed that I have been Badgered into creating this blog (Don't believe me? Click Here.) I'm choosing honored because that's the kind of egomaniac I am.
Anyhow, I've really been struggling with this whole blogging thing. First off, do I really have anything to say that anyone would want to read? Probably not, since my life right now pretty much consists of three things: working, painting, and sleeping. And I'm not not talking artsy-fartsy painting, I'm talking the kind that requires rollers, multiple coats, and a knowledge of the difference between eggshell and semi-gloss paint. Not exactly riveting stuff.
My second problem was deciding if I really had time for this. I mean we all have friends who frustrate us because they have such great posts, but their appearance is sporadic at best (Ahem...Ryan and Ben we're looking in your direction.) But then I looked at Max, and realized if he can do it, well, then so can I.
And finally, deciding on a name for your freaking blog is freaking hard. Every time I thought I had a clever or cool idea, it turned out someone else had it first. Which, in all honesty, might prove that I indeed should NOT have a blog, since I can't even come up with an original name for mine. So, if you're here, you can probably see that I have decided to call mine Citizen Thom. This is partially because I intend to do a fair amount of babbling about my love of film here, and therefore it's a nod to probably the best movie ever made, Citizen Kane. But, that's not the only reason. Since getting married, and more recently buying a home, I have begun to feel like I truly am a citizen of this country, and I should probably start acting like it. I know that may sound weird since I was born and raised right here in the heartland, but I think that it sometimes takes a while to learn how to stop being apathetic. So, I'm thinking I might have some posts about that as well, I dunno.
So, that's it, my inaugural post. Hopefully, I'll be posting again soon. I hope you're all friggin' proud of yourselves!
Oh, and on a side note, I just spell-checked this bad boy, and I think it's pretty funny that blogger's spelling utility doesn't recognize the word 'blog.'
Anyhow, I've really been struggling with this whole blogging thing. First off, do I really have anything to say that anyone would want to read? Probably not, since my life right now pretty much consists of three things: working, painting, and sleeping. And I'm not not talking artsy-fartsy painting, I'm talking the kind that requires rollers, multiple coats, and a knowledge of the difference between eggshell and semi-gloss paint. Not exactly riveting stuff.
My second problem was deciding if I really had time for this. I mean we all have friends who frustrate us because they have such great posts, but their appearance is sporadic at best (Ahem...Ryan and Ben we're looking in your direction.) But then I looked at Max, and realized if he can do it, well, then so can I.
And finally, deciding on a name for your freaking blog is freaking hard. Every time I thought I had a clever or cool idea, it turned out someone else had it first. Which, in all honesty, might prove that I indeed should NOT have a blog, since I can't even come up with an original name for mine. So, if you're here, you can probably see that I have decided to call mine Citizen Thom. This is partially because I intend to do a fair amount of babbling about my love of film here, and therefore it's a nod to probably the best movie ever made, Citizen Kane. But, that's not the only reason. Since getting married, and more recently buying a home, I have begun to feel like I truly am a citizen of this country, and I should probably start acting like it. I know that may sound weird since I was born and raised right here in the heartland, but I think that it sometimes takes a while to learn how to stop being apathetic. So, I'm thinking I might have some posts about that as well, I dunno.
So, that's it, my inaugural post. Hopefully, I'll be posting again soon. I hope you're all friggin' proud of yourselves!
Oh, and on a side note, I just spell-checked this bad boy, and I think it's pretty funny that blogger's spelling utility doesn't recognize the word 'blog.'
posted by Christian at 10:01 AM
6 Comments:
Are you going to run for city council or something?
Glad you joined the blogosphere, sir.
thanks for answering the call, citizen thom
but no one heard him say rosebud...
Yay! One more blog to read that will help me further my procrastination efforts (I would also like to thank the Onion for this as well).
Well done, citizen. The Commisioner and I will leave it up to you, now.
yay! excited to see you and your blog! you should use flickr to host your photos. super easy to blog from flickr too. anyway, that was my commerical for this post.
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