So, I decided to create a blog. Wikipedia says that a blog "is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video . . . A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages and other media related to its topic."
I will try meet the criteria for a blog by including: 1) commentary, 2) descriptions of events, 3) other material such as graphics. First, I will describe the event of creating this blog:
I drove home from church on my moped about 45 minutes ago. I was feeling pretty good about my craigslist $500 moped because, even though I had to kick start it to get it again (despite the new week-old battery), the exhaust did not erupt into a cloud of smoke in the church parking lot as it did this morning.
So I drove back home to my apartment building, wind and bugs rushing through my hair (having forgot my helmet during the mad rush to get to church only a little late). After waiting five minutes for the elevator to reach the fourth floor of the parking structure (the elevator on the left was broken, again), I just barely had walked into my studio when I realized I left my cell-phone with my moped. So I went back down (waiting another five minutes for the elevator to reach my floor) to the parking structure, mildly annoyed at forgetting my cell phone and mildly annoyed about waiting for the elevators, but not letting that keep me from chatting a little in the elevator with a Philipino lady, visiting from Tulsa. Seeing that my moped was still where I left it, I let out a sigh of relief, as I always do when see that it hasn't been stolen, yet. My phone was there too, although I wouldn't mind if that got stolen. That's because my phone doesn't work--so I decided to satisfy my need to communicate through a blog and created this.
OK, so there's a description of an event. Boring, long, but an event nonetheless. The "other materials and graphics" requirement can be met with my profile pic (go cougs!). Now, the only elements I am missing for a "typical blog" are links to other "blogs, Wep pages, and other media."
Okay, here is a short video of animal attacks (it's very short and I don't think you will regret visiting this link):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXw0foafQY&feature=yva-titleLast, here is a short clip (made by someone from my church) that fits the Fourth of July theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkTKQsYWBxc&feature=channelThe blog is up and running. :)
Welcome to Hoover St., Ann Arbor. Props go to Sid for finding a house in such a great location--close to the law school, IM building, and Big House (which allows us to sell parking for $25/car). There are some drawbacks, however, to living so close to the stadium--like people littering on our lawn and trying to use our bathroom on game day--but all in all it's a lot of fun.