Hello world!

Wow. I never thought I’d actually make the jump and set up my own little “blog,” or whatever the hell you call these things. “Blog” seems so overused these days. Then again, I think anytime a white house spokesperson attempts to use a word like “blog,” that it immediately looses the stigma that once made it cool.

Oh well, I’m not going to frame myself as a hippocrite any longer, so I’ll move on.

The event that prompted me to start a blog for myself happens to fall on the blame of Joost, an ambitious internet-TV startup company.I found out about it while browsing Digg (.com), and was pretty excited about the idea of a free internet TV program that anyone could download. Trouble is, not everyone can download it. Because Joost is still in its beta, you must be invited by someone who already has downloaded the program. Trick is, I’ve got Joost, and I’ve also got an almost unlimited number of invites.

How does this tie in to blogging? Well, I’ve always wanted to start my own blog, but never had the guts to simply because I didn’t like the idea of writing on a site that most likely no one would look at. I also realized how valuable a Joost Invite might be, put two and two together, and *poof*, I’ve got a great way to solicit my site on the internet with very little work.