We're going down to the City of Bones.

Greetings,

My name is Dan and I am a blogger. Sort of. Actually, I am a graduate student. No wait, actually, I am a soon to be husband. I suppose mentioning that I play(ed) metal and write poetry may be of interest to many of you, but it also may not be of interest to any of you. So, let me try this again...

... as you can see I couldn't think of anything better to say to introduce myself. When it comes to who I am, those are simply signifiers indicating some outward thing that is supposed to be a commentary on my inward self. They are not though, and they are all in the same. Really, I am simply a human being, living, breathing, etc. Even this won't quite do.

So once again, I will try this introduction thing. My name is Dan and I am here to write this blog. There, I am satisfied with that! That seems to describe myself pretty easily, at least as much as this blog demands. Abstract introductions aside, what is my purpose for blogging? This is something that I have thought long and hard about and I've come to a simple conclusion; I enjoy writing and talking about ideas. I enjoy talking about life. Knowing as much as you do now, that is what I plan to do with this blog; to discuss ideas and life with whoever wants to listen and engage in that conversation.

I used to have a blog where I talked about some more, dare we say, theological topics. Honestly, I kind of got tired of it. It wasn't really doing it for me anymore and I felt really constricted by my previous content. I tried several times to re-energize the blog, but it just never happened. So, I have buried the blog in the grave of the internet, right next to my first failed blog attempt and my failed internet site. Perhaps I should give up this internet thing, huh? If any one is interested in reading it, it's still up and you can find it under my profile, but it won't be there for long.

What I can guarantee you as far as topics go are the following; ideas about faith, ideas about literature, ideas about life and maybe some commentary on social issues. Ultimately, this is a realm of ideas and conversation and through that I hope for it to a vessel for others to think about such things.

If any of you are wondering about the title of the blog, well, keep wondering. It isn't as morbid as you may think, but then again maybe it is. Strong images and words resonate with us, and hopefully, if I am lucky enough, something I say will be strong enough to resonate with you. Welcome to the City of Bones... I hope you enjoy your stay!



-Dan