Blogging for the unintiated

This is something of a landmark for me. I consider myself fairly internet-savvy, having been online for around 7 or 8 years now. But until a few days ago I hadn't even considered writing a blog. 'What have I got to offer the world?' I asked myself. 'Nothing', myself answered almost immediately. But then again, I realised, that simple fact doesn't stop most people.

So here we are. Enjoy. I will, seeing as I revel in expectorating to the world the random stuff that floats through my cerebrum on a roughly daily basis. I promise to make it as interesting as possible, but I'm also not to blame is nothing happens to me for a while. In such an event, I'll have to call on my imagination (periods of time which shall hereafter be referred to collectively as 'The Dark Days').

I should also mention that this is as much an exercise in discipling myself as it is for my (surely, hoards of) readers. I plan to enter a career in journalism, and have been prompted more

by fright than anything else to become a habitual scribbler given my lack of relevant experience and published material. How long it'll last is anyone's guess, but I'm optimistic.

Finally, thanks be to Will Nichols (do check out his excellent blog) for his guidance and encouragement. Will is far cooler than I and much more up on this new media, breaking down the barriers of communication stuff than I am, so I'm very glad to count myself as one of his mates. Will, when I'm music editor of The Times you wont be forgotten. Honest.