Genesis

Salutations, all - and welcome to my blog!

I won't say "new blog", because that would be an insult to the apparent - unless of course you're now visiting my "new" blog for a subsequent time and it is no longer "new" to you. Consequently then, you're probably no longer "welcome".

The title of this post is indicative of its nature. Beginning. Created. Origin. Coming into being. Alpha and Omega, minus the Omega. I shall refrain from the phrase "birthing a blog", since I've been told by others (Brian Bain) that it is..."weird."

Having provided that sound and mildly humorous introduction, a shift to expounding on the course material to be covered is necessary - and fair warning - nothing about syllabi is even remotely humorous. Unless it is Dr. Edwards reading it, in which case it takes two and a half class periods. Yeah, still not funny. In any case, I urge you to refer to the header of the blog whilst I expound...

"This course will attempt to clarify, rationalize and/or expand upon the daily affairs, notions and sentiments of the elite Connecticutian,"

-- I get to write about me. You get to read...

"...as well as bring about a greater sense and appreciation for, on the part of the learner, revolutionary concepts such as 'virtual hobnob' with Connecticutians."

-- and LIKE it.

"Whether said Connecticutian offers an approbation for your theses or conjectures as related to the course material is, by nature, irrelevant."

-- No questions, please. Scratch the "please."

Prerequisites: Cantankerousness, General Pugnacity and Ire.

-- I know these are big words, which is why I have included a link (found on the right of the page) to one of my favorite world wide websites, "Merriam Webster Online". Go ahead. Look up words. Learn. It's called intrinsic motivation. And you can play word games too (okay, fair enough - the games are extrinsic)! And since I've used it often enough already, here are links to the definition (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expound) and pronunciation (http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?expoun01.wav=expound) of "expound."

And so, the first post goes something like this...

I'd been thinking about starting a blog for some time. After all, "all the cool kids do it."
Yeah. Right. Those of you who know me know that this is reason enough for me NOT to start a blog. I hold much the same worldview regarding "The Facebook." I only know of two other people that do not utilize "The Facebook", and they are as follows: Aaron Gottier & David Crosby. And they are rightwise "cool"...in as far as the true, intended definition of the word...and at the same time, far removed from what the great bank of "facebookers" claim it to be. What I claim "The Facebook" to be is "uncool." So there you have it - through my first digression, a valid quiz question has emerged: "What is 'The Facebook' and all who use it?"

Your Answer: ______. My Answer: "Uncool."

Now, I realize you can't ACTUALLY write an answer on the space provided. But if you did attempt to do so, leave now.

Continuing on, I opted finally to birth the blog. Oops. Sorry. Not by societal coercion. Not by an overwhelming feeling of being incomplete or left out. No, not even guilt. No sirs, only because of my friends do you now sit and read this. I intend not for any of my friendships to "lose touch" or "fade away". And since I intend to keep up with so many friends, I thought it a novel concept to have a medium, such as this blog, to express my feelings and state my circumstances, whether hourly, daily, weekly or monthly, so that in the recessions of time where I am unable to catch-up/touch-base with my friends, they might find pleasure and ease in checking-in here instead...with a bit of Aitken humor, cantankerousness, emotion and music to boot! Whoops, there I go again! http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cantankerous

So anyway, please do so! - as I continue to check in with you on AIM, the telephone, email and/or the Charger frequently (The Charger is my car).

A number of other keen observations/things of note before I sign off and draw this first entry to its close:
1) It is 7 months until Christmas.
2) It is 23 days until my 24th birthday.
3) I have tomorrow off - so Happy Memorial Day to everyone!
4) Please enjoy Antonin Dvorak's "Carnival Overture". Naturally, Aitken's blog is not complete without music and many thanks go to one who understands this: Damon Fereshetian, for so diligently and willingly helping me figure out how to make music on the blog possible.

I'll rotate the selection(s) from time to time, naturally revisiting those that are favorites. Dvorak is in the top five of my favorite classical composers, and this overture is in the top three of my favorite of his pieces. I don't personally see how you could not enjoy it.