A Brief Introduction

Ok, so I've been toying with setting up this blog for some time now, and I've finally done it.  I feel like a fraud because I've criticized these on-line, faceless, impersonal interactions for some time now, but perhaps the benefits of blogging have started to wear down my standoffishness--that's not really a word, but you know what I mean.  

Anyhow, for informational purposes here are a few reasons behind the creation of this blog.

1.  I've worked in a grocery store for 10+ years.  Beyond providing a wealth of discussion topics, such as why all the people that come to take inventory look like former roadies for Queensryche, it has given me the opportunity to work a seafood counter for quite some time.  Hence the name--Fish Slinger.  Hence, hence, the name for the blog, "The Fish Slinger Rants."

2.  I am on my last semester as a Lit/Writing major and have to take one final creative writing class.  Seeing as how I am completely unmotivated this semester, and almost always distracted by my XBox and the wonderful nonsense that TiVo decides to tape, I am hoping this blog will provide some sort of outlet for writing that will transition nicely into the creative writing class.  It's convenience really, doing class work while also entertaining myself.

3.  Last, I've been "lurking," at least I think that's what it's called, reading the BSC (Bad Sandwich Chronicles, for you uninformed readers) and after reading BK's most recent post, (look at me, I refer to him as BK like we're close personal friends and we've never even met), I wanted to leave a comment and figured no better time than the present.  

So anyway, here's to the beginning of The Fish Slinger Rants, and thanks to BK and BSC--abbreviations are fun--for inspiring me to do this.  Next time The Larry Arms come to San Diego I'll buy you a beer and pretend we're old friends.  That's a bit creepy, huh?  But perhaps now I'll stop watching TV and playing video games all day and contribute something to this faceless, impersonal, digital world.