Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Why I Landed Here.

I was never into blogging, bloggers and this whole, "hey, look at me, I have access to the Internet, so I think I can be a journalist." In fact, I wrote a 10 page paper on bloggers and their role in society and media nowadays. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely impressed with the amount they have leaked into society. Now, bloggers are mainstream. They get passes to the RNC, along with the men and women who work for newspapers, radio, tcv etc.

It always seemed like the bloggers were moving in on my territory. I earned that journalism degree, I was the one who spent $65,000 on my education, I took the classes, what gives you the right?

Well, when you lose your right, like I did in January 2009 and get laid off from my radio gig, I figured journalism dead for me. I couldn't beg, borrow or steal my way into a new job. Talk about depressing. This pent up writer can't just sit back and dabble on Microsoft Word when the alcohol runs through his veins anymore. So I am taking to the only outlet currently offered to me, blogging.

After a discussion with my wife, dad and sister, I am going to use this blog for my advantage. No, I won't always be spewing about life and how I hate living in central Illinois (but that will def. be a topic of conversation) but I will be using this to write reviews for shows, games, books and other trials and tribulations I may come along. I'll let everyone out there in Internet land about my vacations, job (which can come with frustrations) and everything inbetween.

I open my blog for anyone who ever feels frustrated and content at the same time. Anyone who wants to cast away from their birthplace, but can't seem to muster up the strength. Anyone who yearns to slide away from the normal everyday mundane and get out and get it done.

Write me and tell me your story.

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