i find it very odd that my blog is, hypothetically, read by everyone i know. in actuality, it’s probably not. but the opportunity is there.

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with my pending adventure, i’m faced with a quandary that will make me dive into an online phenom that i’ve tried to avoid: self-promotion.

not that i’ve never told people about what i’m doing, where i live, where i work, etc. it’s just that i really don’t like talking about the “what i did that day” aspect of things. i find it boring to write, it can be boring to read, and the transparency of such things make me incredibly nervous. you think perverts just stalk myspace and facebook? think again…

the whole “online pain” thing that livejournal started back around 2000 really put a bad taste in my mouth; just because you can say something doesn’t mean you should. and i realize the very page you read at this second could be an argument for that point, thus making this whole blog null and void, but i digress: i’m hardly trying to express some hard and fast opinion. i just like to observe.

so, where do things go when all people tune into the blog for is updates about “what i did that day?” well, i guess we;’ll see.

or you will, for that matter.

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it was bound to happen.

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aside from every waking moment of my being having been wrapped up in travel prep, i have found a proper amount of time to give the utmost props to this prince: fred beukema.

fred has had the pleasure of being the, at the time of this writing, THREE-DAY CHAMPION on Jeopardy. today’s episode, which i unfortunately missed, was the most exciting as fred squeaked by with a victory to be what Alex Trebek called “the real deal.” Alex Trebek. The Real Deal. fred beukema is now untouchable.

fred and i have been buddies for a while now, and i, in all honesty, have never been so happy for someone. if anyone in my life deserves it, it’s the beukemas. congrats fred and melissa. now buy me this.

kidding… kind of.