Hi.

I'm taking Barney's lead from "How I Met Your Mother" and starting a blog.  I've done this very infrequently on MySpace, but I'd really like to keep the world up-to-date on my thoughts, ideas, and happenings.  It may be slightly narcissistic to think that people actually have an interest in me beyond their daily (or weekly or monthly or yearly) interactions with yours truly, but this could prove to be therapeutic for me as well.  I'm not really sure what my intent with this thing is, but I'm sure you can look forward to hearing about the ups and downs of the Dodgers, my marathon training with Amanda, my adventures in teaching, my impending graduation from graduate school, all of my hectic and exciting weekends to come over the next few months, my views on politics, and anything else that crosses my mind.

On to the first thought I'd like to share...

Currently, Hillary Clinton just won huge in WV like everyone knew she would.  Her hubby carried the state twice and they love the Clintons there.  I just don't want to wake up tomorrow and read headlines like, "Clinton Wins Big, Slows Obama's Momentum," or "She's Down But She's Not Out."  I'm throwing all of my support, and even some of my precious time, behind Obama.  He's the first politician that has really spoken to me in my young life.  We're nearing the end of this crazy primary season and I'm really looking forward to doing what I can to help Obama make history.  If you haven't seen this video, you should...