So I decided... to start a blog.

I'd be remiss if I didn't give my friend Kate a lot of credit for this one. She's a "Bloggy McBlogerson". She introduced me to the world of blogging through a few of her favorites and sharing became a culture for us. Before I started spending long days in front of the computer at work, I could have cared less about a blog. Nevertheless, I always find things to preoccupy myself and they are quite entertaining. So why sit back and let everyone else on the interwire have all the fun? So, I got my inspiration from my life (of course) and my never-ending pursuit of some admittedly ridiculous ideas. I once made a post on facebook about this when the "25 things about you" was going around like a virus. That post is my starting material and I hope that this blossoms into a comical, yet endearing look into my obsessive, compulsive world:

1. Becoming a jockey.
2. Being DJ Brizzle.
3. iPhone.
4. Joining MENSA.
5. My cholesterol levels.
6. Marathon running.
7. Let's make that half-marathon running.
8. Avril Lavigne songs.
9. Crock-Pot recipes.
10. Sutton the golden retriever.
11. East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry.
12. Planning group outings.
13. The Carolina Cup.
14. Barack Obama and Yes We Canvasing.
15. Trying to start a blog with Kate.
16. Missed connections on craigslist.
17. Murderball (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDW5zth8oc)
18. Watching Beverley Hills, 90210 online.
19. Pandora Radio.
20. Natalie Portman.
21. Diet Coke.
22. My future veterinary practice, Horse & Hound.
23. My future dog bakery, Sutton & Sullivan's.
24. Bev Perdue.
25. Guessing the price of bulk candy.

Now this list was created on February 2, 2009, so keep in mind that my preoccupations are ever-evolving. Some go as quickly as they came (i.e. #4), some are recurrent (i.e. #13, #25) and some never go away (i.e. #2, #20, #21, #23...).

This is just a jumping off point. I just plan to share these things and many others in detail so that I am preoccupied (of course) and you can be intrigued, disgusted, amused or whatever you'd like to feel. Enjoy!

-DJ Brizzle