Hello, world

Obligatory first post here..

I’m many things.  Professionally, I’m a lab technologist (fancy word for technician) working in material science.   I used to be a biologist, which, if nothing else, gave me a deep love of nature.  I am a photographer, desperate to live a life of creativity.  I am a geek, nerd, dork (which ever one pays the most… Is it still 1998?…sigh).  I TRY to be a loving husband, and despite my best efforts, my wife still loves me.  I garden, or at least I let plants grow.

And I do other things too.  It’s complicated.

I am an internal extrovert.  In my head, I’m the life of the party, the man other men want to be and women want to be with.  In reality, I usually sit quietly, staring, focused.  I probably have a touch of Asperger’s (or maybe a whole dollop or two).  That bothered me at first, but now I see the potential advantages, if only I can find a way to exploit them.

Everybody says the best way to start a creative endeavor is to just do it.  Who hasn’t had a great idea that languished because of procrastination and excuses?  Well here’s me just doing it!

I don’t know if this is going to be just a photoblog, (I have thousands of images to share… well, maybe hundreds worth sharing.  I’m getting better, I promise.), an online diary, my rant box (not the plan), or something interesting.  I’m just as curious as you are, imagined reader.  All I want to do is find my voice, learn to express myself, maybe change the world (snort…that sounded lame to me too.  Maybe I can keep the hyperbole to a minimum?)

Let’s do this thing.