Here I am blogging.

Well here is my obligatory I have a blog now and I am writing a first post post. So here it is: I have a blog now and this is my official first post. The reality is I am an avid journal and have been for 20 years. Yes 20 years, which means I was 10 when I started because my age just rolled over to the big 3-0 this past Saturday. So now I am beginning to take my journaling escapades to the virtual realm where I can share with all of you the thoughts, songs, metaphors etc that are rolling through my head or life in the moment. Especially as I plan some trips in the future, I think this might be a good way to keep in touch.

It is appropriate that my first blog is posted today April 1st, 2009. I few weeks ago, I declared the full month of April a writing month. My plan is to keep my schedule clear and my goal is to have written most of what I set-out to write for the month. Ironically this blog was not part of my intention and really just sprung up organically this evening. The truth is I have been messing around with my new video camera (panasonic dvx100b...aka sweet) that I purchased to help assist me in all my artistic endeavors and also learning a new song (hard sun). I filmed myself playing the song then experimented with capturing video, importing and editing in imovie. From there I went to export to youtube. However when I went to upload to youtube they were experiencing some technical difficulties. Hence my idea to post the video on a blog. Then I rushed over to blogger while the video was still rendering, registered for an account, then BAM! Here I am writing a first post in a virtual diary. God this is so Doogie Howser (obligatory first post doogie reference).

This is my first virtual shout-out and I think I might have just stumbled across something I could get used judging by how much I enjoyted this first post. Thank you youtube for screwing up because here I am.

Alright welcome to my blog and check out my first video below.

Ciao!




This song was on a CD Suzanne burned me for my birthday—thanks Suzanne. I felt so much energy pouring from this song that I couldn't stop listening to it the last 2 days. I decided tonight I would try and learn it and I did. It just came out so easily, for this I am so thankful. And damn it is fun to play. After learning the song I figured I would mess around with my new camera and shoot a little video.

I should also mention that this song has significance because it is sung by Eddie Vedder in the movie Into the Wild. It was this movie that originally led me on my journey to Alaska last year. Perhaps that story will be another entry.