“Why do you have a blog? It’s just a narcissistic, self-absorbed way for you to armpit fart to millions of people who just want to be left alone to look at Jessica Simpson nipple slips in peace.”
You’ve answered your own question, hypothetical person I made up.
I’ve been running this hectare of webspace for something like two years now, and I decided to take up the habit because I didn’t know what else to do with myself. I had just decided to drop my Premed major and opted to pursue my English major full-time. Basically, I threw away a lifelong career that, albeit stressful, would have offered fiscal stability, the respect of my peers, and a God complex.
I had decided to be an English major, so I knew fiscal stability was a pipe dream. As for the respect of my peers, if you spent enough time with me, you know I’m not much of the “respectable” type.
I decided to start a blog. At least I could aspire for that God complex, no matter how minute.
Basically, I’ll write about anything and everything that interests me, and I’ll rarely take anything too seriously, unless somebody died, and it wasn’t due to Jackass-like antics. However, I do have a tendency to revert to some of my favorite past-times.
You’ll see me mention Notre Dame a bit. I attended Notre Dame. My father attended Notre Dame. My older sister attended Notre Dame. My younger sister currently attends Notre Dame. My two younger brothers are working on refining their resumes so they can apply to Notre Dame. It’s a bit of a thing.
Sports in general will get a bit of attention. I like sports because I like to vehemently support or lambaste various things, but I don’t like them to have much substantial consequence. Ergo, sports.
Living in Washington, DC, home to 90% of the world’s sensible suits and BlackBerries, I’ll touch politics every once in a while. I don’t really have a choice, they put something in the water. Of course, sometimes the world of politics manages to back into something worthwhile, so I’ll maintain a more cursory perspective on the arena, opting instead to occasionally throwing my weight onto the dogpile of some PR mishap.
Pop culture also falls into the “needlessly given attention despite meaning not much of anything” universe, so naturally I’ll talk about that a lot as well.
Basically, if reading me provides you with any information that makes your life more efficient, focused, or worthwhile in any way, I haven’t done my job.

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June 26, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Jake
Hate to do this on a comment, but couldn’t find any email.
My name is Jake and I’m the Assistant Editor of Touchdown Illustrated, a free college football gameday magazine distributed at over 300 Division I, II and III schools. I was recently brought in to completely revamp the magazine. As a recent grad myself, one of my main goals has been to involve young alumni writers in every issue, because I think that students and alumni know their team better than anyone.
So long story short, I’d like your help with an article about the rivalry between Notre Dame and USC. Contact me and let’s talk give you the details.
Sincerely,
Jake
Jlemkowitz@pspsports.com
October 6, 2007 at 12:00 am
Ara
Sweet blog, my blog is http://www.onthebuzzer.com. Do you wanna exchange links?
March 4, 2008 at 3:08 am
bibomedia
April 3, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Kay Lynn
In response to being an English major and fiscally unstable: I, too, am an English major. I picked a major I liked and will probably wind up living in a box someday.
Have a good one!
April 3, 2008 at 2:36 pm
msfriendly
Charming how English tends to become the “fall back” major! I was once a Music major…of the performance variety. I played the String Bass and the Piano. In my Junior year, for reasons I would rather not mention, I became an English major…HA! Talk about fiscal instability! I have enjoyed your blog! http://www.msfriendly.wordpress.com
April 3, 2008 at 4:46 pm
zencath
I was attracted to your blog because I identified with the title! I’m English you see, but by nationality, not by subject. It was only after I began to read it that I realized what a dim mistake I’d made. However I pressed on because I found your blog enjoyable and absorbing reading.
Well done! Keep it up.
Happy days!
April 3, 2008 at 7:09 pm
jimsmuse
Love your “about me”, and can identify with the Notre Dame thing sorta. Everyone in my family went there except me…it’s kinda weird.
April 3, 2008 at 7:55 pm
petersonion
Haha, welcome to the world of narcissistic failed English majors. I think blogs were designed with us in mind. Have you ever heard the old joke?
“A scientist asks, ‘why does it work?’ An engineer asks, ‘how does it work?’ An English major asks, ‘do you want fries with that?’”
Do you know what else was made for failed English majors? Law school.
I enjoy your writings. Thanks.