Disclaimer: This post is primarily an attempt to satisfy the requirement that I successfully begin blogging in 2022. As such, it should not be scrutinized for relevance, accuracy, or anything of particular interest.
Welcome to my tiny, obscure corner of the interwebs. If I can actually find a way to be disciplined, it’s my hope that this place will serve as a spot to dump all of the random nonsense that circulates in the bucket of squish sitting on my shoulders.
Being a proper self-loathing nerd, I’ve rebuilt this platform twice (three times if you count getting annoyed with WordPress) without ever posting a thing. From what I gather, that’s a common dilemma amongst the afflicted. At this point, it is one of the most over-engineered and fragile platforms imaginable, which is ironically fitting. However, that entire journey is worthy of its own post at some point.
Introductions
We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad… You must be, or you wouldn’t have come here.
— Weird British Cat (most likely high)
In all the blogs I’ve read, it’s only rarely that I’ve taken the time to actually read the obligatory “Here’s My Shiny New Blog Site” post. And honestly, 90% of the ones I have read were only when asking myself the question, “What does a first blog post even look like?”
Fun Fact: As it turns out, there’s a metric ton of terrible advice for this. Perhaps you could make a fortune publishing blogs at some point, but the cottage industry around self-marketing and content creation, in general, was a bit jarring. I suppose this goes a long way to explain why so much boilerplate noise exists in this space.
— (1/5) Would Not Recommended
With that said, I’m an Electrical Engineer by trade. My training took me from the wisest Yetis in the Hinterlands of Wyoming to the wrinkled crones of the Nevada desert. Accordingly, in practice, I’ve spent a couple of decades now honing my skills in the dark arts of the Microsoft Office Suite: learning how to apply the optimal amount of subtle nuance and color to otherwise ordinary charts, elegantly crafting summary tasks and milestones from the most convoluted of waterfalls and hammock tasks, and most recently perfecting the art of masking all of that drudgery behind clever, non-specific agile terminology.
Generally, I lean heavily toward the snark side of the equation. I try not to take myself too seriously, and nothing contained here will either. But, given the primary intent of entertaining myself and those I care about, I’m unapologetically authentic and probably unfit for a broad audience. So, I’ve enlisted different obscure parts of my psyche to augment my inner monologue.
Nopus
Inspired by the legend, Nopus is something of an awkward spirit animal. Plagued by a constant preoccupation with things in general and prone to bouts of confusion, hysterics, and vapid insecurity, his input is always unique.
Nill the Cat
Nill is a cat-like thing of very few words. In accordance with history, he is primarily mute (with limited occasional profanity and odd noises) due to being mentally challenged from decades of physical trauma and illicit drug use.
Nill and Nopus will hang around along the way to fill in the boring parts. They quite literally have nothing better to do.
Prospectus
So, where do we go from here? I have absolutely no idea. It’s been a pretty incredible, transformative few years preceded by a book-worthy, beyond-non-typical life. With the right amount of continued interest and an ounce of self-discipline, perhaps I’ll successfully capture some of it and entertain somebody else along the way.
Focus
I would expect this to a pretty broad spectrum of nonsense and jibberish. For the most part, it will focus primarily on esoteric nerd things, interesting anecdotes, lived experiences, and random perspectives that quite literally nobody needed or asked for. More than anything, this will give me something to do besides listen to podcasts, muddle with code, and annoy my adult children.
Ideally, I’ll be able to publish at least once a month. However, I have no design for making millions through publishing. In fact, I don’t particularly care if anybody reads this. Since I have almost zero artistic ability, I’m left with limited options for a creative outlet. Hopefully, this will scratch the itch …
Closing
If you made it this far, you’re either “me” or have way too much time on your hands. Regardless, well done! Clearly, this thing is a living site and a work in progress. Expect things to break, disappear, and reappear. You’ve been warned.
- Have thoughts/recommendations/tips/tricks?
Feel free to reach out, there should be socials in the footer. I’m old in a relative sense, so email works best. - Hate/venom/shade/whatever the word-of-the-month is?
Nerd tears are delicious - send that along as well if you’re that motivated. I’m a massive sucker for the whit and intrigue of quality haters.
Blogging goal achieved! As they say, better late than never.
Welcome to the madness! See you next year!