中道龍

so it's been brought to my attention that my Blogger address (zhongtaolong) is wrong...or at least inconsistent. the correct pinyin should be "zhong dao long."
basically it's a transliteration of this:

中道龍


see? glad that's all cleared up!

i probably should have just went with "westcoastgreenteamellow" instead.

oh...to continue this thread: this is a wonderful site dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture. They definitely have their work cut out for them.

expire like a magazine subscription

pea soup vomit from The Exorcist

my current layout is way too green. will be updating the layout soon, for the sake of all our eyes.

first blog...welcome!

So I am not sure what took me so long, but I guess it was inevitable that I start a blog. When I first thought about blogging it seemed pretentious and self-indulgent. Maybe it really is. But since then I've read some blogs that aren't that way at all. Blogs can be a fun way to share ideas, thoughts, goings-on, and of course, ridiculous YouTube findings. I hope that's the kind of blog I will have.

Immediately after starting to write the intimidating "first blog," I've become aware of just how guarded I feel about sharing stuff in my life. I mean, I don't feel like I need to be enigmatic or secretive, I am talking about the self-censoring that happens. For instance, I feel like I am writing for certain people; people that are likely to read this. Then the self-censor kicks in: "What if so-and-so reads this? What if you-know-who reads this?" So in other words, hopefully this blog will be written in my voice; my authentic voice that isn't being tweaked for this person or that person, but just my voice as it is, to be listened to or ignored as you might see fit.

So having said that, I am just back from a lovely trip to Italy. You can read about most of it in Sandra's wonderful blog here. I am slowly adjusting to the pace in New York again, as well as the time zone. The incredible heat just makes me want to stay at home and nap. But that's not what NYC is for, is it? No, no, no. It's for movers and shakers. Now I am wondering where I am going to move and what I am going to shake. Actually, I know where I will be moving: into Sandra's place! I am very excited.

In the interest of keeping the "first blog" succinct, here's Stoyan to help welcome you to my little corner on the interwebs:

Thanks and stay tuned!