This whole blogging thing:

One of my many self-analyzed shortcomings is my lack of writing. I read a lot, but rarely write except when I am forced to for a class. In order to help address this problem, I'm going to try and spend a little time each day writing.

I know we've all said that we are going to post every day on our blog, and we know how that goes. Myself, I could probably fill a virtual graveyard with all the half-started and abandoned blogs over the last 8 years. But my growth in academia will inevitably be tied to the amount of productive writing I am able to do, and therefore this project isn't optional.

During this start-up phase of posting, I assume there will be more posts like today's rant. And so my apologies in advance for any writing that falls under the category of whining, for that is certainly not what I am working towards as a goal. On those days when I'm short on intelligent topics, either due to being overwhelmed or getting up at 3:30 a.m. (Thursdays), a shorter observational piece might be all that I can muster.