I'm going to start today in the blog, because I don't know where else to start. At least here I can feel free to just ramble on and on and on, as I"m wont to do. I'm discovering quickly the differences between this site and, well, everything else I've done up to now. This one requires planning and thought. It's not quite enough to just open up the browser and type away. It needs structure to make any sense, and certainly to keep anyone's attention.

Today, for example, lots of things happened, it was a fairly eventful day. But I don't want our main entries to just be, "we did this, then we did that. it was cool." That sucks. Fine for a blog, I guess, but no good for this site. I feel pressure to be clever and funny, usually, or at least interesting if not those. I know how bored I get reading people just listing one event after another after another.

My hope comes mostly from the idea of doing it as often as possible. Try to write something everyday, and hope the flow starts to come. I'm thinking it will, I'm hoping it will anyway. The site will develop its voice at some point, probably not until we're actually out on the road, away from these too familiar surroundings. And these particular surroundings are familiar, but in a strange way. My parents live here, so I know it, but I've never lived in this house, in this neighborhood (such as it is), and I really don't know anyone in Baltimore anymore. So it's basically biding time, spending time with the folks, which is good, except they're working, and waiting for the next thing to happen.

Hopefully, some people out there will wait too. Really, I'm hoping for it to get interesting.