Screaming into the Black

I felt this was an appropriate way to begin my first ever blog. I think that the above comic should be used as a sort of disclaimer for the vast majority of blogs. After all, isn't that what they are all about? Trying desperately to convince ourselves and others that who we are and what we think matters? Trying to validate out existence, proving that we are, in fact, significant?
As much as I'd like to believe that that's not what is driving me, I'm sure that if you plumbed the depths of my psyche you'd find I'm in it for the attention as much as anyone else. And by "you" I'm referring to the imaginary reader, since I fully expect this blog to live out its entire existence without actually being viewed by anyone. Ostensibly, though, my raison d'être here is much more benign. When I installed the Windows Live suite a couple of months ago, one of the apps included was Live Writer, a program designed to be used to author Weblogs. Since I'm mildly OCD (completely self-diagnosed, by the way) I couldn't just leave a program on my computer without at least trying it. Which led to this.
So what, exactly, is this? Well, I don't exactly know. I'm sure it'll eventually contain a fair number of rants, since that's what the Internet was created for, right? Probably commentary on any current events which pique my interest. It will definitely discuss entertainment, likely focusing heavily on film and television. It definitely won't be updated daily. Probably not even weekly. Maybe biweekly, if you're lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view). Mainly, it'll just be a forum for me to expel whatever I happen to be thinking about, when the mood strikes.
Echoes from the infinite abyss.
Sleep well,
DTE