And so it begins...

So this is it. My first step into a larger cyberworld. While this isn't my first attempt at blogging, my earlier efforts were pretty inconsistent. Just for the sake of continuity, you can find the old entries here. So why have I decided to restart my blogging career here? It all started as a result of a little story that everyone in the blogging universe has come to know (and likely loathe at this point): the Saugeen Stripper. I had received copies of the pictures around the same time as anyone else (environ le 7 décembre), but had no clue it had hit the news media until I saw the story on the Newsvault website. This prompted me to do a wee bit more searching, just to see how far the story had gone. And during the course of this research, I came across the blog of a very intriguing girl: Paige.

I skimmed through a few of her entries and I came to the conclusion that she's pretty cool. Not only that, she's got a knack for writing, as well. In fact, she writes better than I do. And certainly more regularly. So inspiration hit and voilà. Here I am.

I recall a conversation with my fraternity brother, Morgan, back when I was applying to do Masters programs in Journalism a few years ago. As per usual, he was trying to give me a good kick in the tail so I could get things sorted out and decide what direction I wanted to go in with my life. If memory serves (and it usually does), the conversation went like this:

Morgan: Okay, so you want to be a writer?

Al: Yep.

Morgan: Then tell me: when was the last time you wrote anything?

Al: Um, well... I'm not sure.

Morgan: Uh-huh. Look sport, you can't be a writer if you don't write anything. So if you want to do it, then write something!

So that's what I'm doing right now. I figured now was as good a time as any to get back to it. After all, if I want to ever do a Masters, I have to get used to writing again. I wonder how long I'll keep this little blog going? Time will tell, I guess.