...and I'm back.

Guess it wasn't too hard to foresee
That I'd want to share stuff about me
Though this blog trend's bizarre
Think I like it so far
So I'm back with Limericks from DC!

Due to a random string of relatively nonspecific cues, it looks like I've decided to actually use this blog again.

Back story: it was a thing I did for like a week and a half a while ago, then it stopped being a thing for a long time, now it is again (in theory). I like the idea, mainly because I'm strangely attracted to the syllabic/rhyming rules in limericks. Plus they're short, so I don't really have to work too hard. Probably the only way I could work less hard would be by writing haikus or acrostics, but they don't have any sorts of fun rhyming, so they're out. Plus, what's with haikus? Don't understand the draw. I guess I just don't get it.

So...why start again now? I'm not really sure. I've read a bunch of good books lately that I want to talk about, so I guess that's one reason. Some people told me recently that I should friend my mom on facebook, so maybe this is a pushback against that (look, mom! You can still read about me on the internet! Aren't you excited?!). Sometimes I read articles/watch videos/see pictures that I actually have a longer-than-140-character opinion on.

Blogs are weird. They are definitely a step down the slippery slope of narcissism (although I'd still rate them as slightly less obnoxious than college essays and cover letters in terms of expecting others to listen to you tell them how great you are). But I have friends with blogs all over the world these days, and I like that they have a handy treasure trove of stories and day-to-day thoughts for me to read when I can't talk to them as often as I'd like. So I guess that's the real reason to get restarted here: it feels odd, but maybe some people I haven't seen in a while will occasionally enjoy hearing about my hijinks. Or maybe they're just looking for a good book to read. There's also the possibility that no one will actually read this except for my mom, but to me that's a good enough reason to write it.

Anyway, I'm back.