I: I blog; therefore, I'm an egotist.

Renee DesCartes goes into a bar and orders a beer. A few minutes later the bartender comes by and asks, "Would you like another?" To which DesCartes responds, "I think not," and promptly disappears.

Open with a joke, they always say. Granted, not the best joke, but still...

Here is the completely unoriginal 'first' blog where I tell you, dear readers, a little something about me and why I'm doing this and what I hope to get out of it.

A little something about me:
I live in Northern Virginia, very near Washington, D.C. Because of this proximity, I work for the federal government. In fact, if it wasn't for that employment, I would most likely be living somewhere else as I don't particularly care for the location, but I'm trying to adapt. Next week, my job is sending me to Europe to work for three months. And, since I've never been there (or anywhere else for that matter), I hope to take advantage of this opportunity and visit as many new places as possible while temporarily assigned there.

Why I'm doing this:
Since I don't want to be sending multiple emails over and over detailing the awesome time I expect to have, I figured it'd be easier to just write about the trip in general and let you, dear guests, read at your own pace. This way I get to exercise my typing, grammar and spelling skills and you can take your time and savor the words that flow from my conscious and sub-conscious minds.

What I hope to get out of it:
This is an easy way to keep in contact with all the people in my life who have internet access, as well as the rest of the world. Plus they get to visit Europe with me, well virtually, as I will be telling them all about my fantastic trip.

And that's it for the first post. See, that wasn't so hard!

Next post should be from Europe, ooo isn't that exciting?!