Packing Progress

I will be departing for San Diego in four days and I am woefully unprepared. My bedroom in my childhood home is in shambles, still full of half-unpacked boxes from my old place in Washington, DC. My clean and dirty clothes lie sullenly together in a college-era cloth hamper, my bed is scandalously naked with no sheets, and my shelves, dresser, desk and floor are covered in maps and NEAR MINT books on Asian history, international politics, and the history of the periodic table.1/3 full bottles of Johnnie Walker Red Label and Tomatin Whisky stare at each other across the room with lazy rivalry. Those drunks.

Instead of preparing in any way for San Diego, I have been playing Diablo III, listening to Spanish language training tapes, and watching old movies on Netflix. I also have been going out to Chicago fairly often to throw away money that may have one day served me well in my impoverished grad school lifestyle. I am sure the far more responsible FutureTed (thanks bud!) will be able to deal with the repercussions.

This Guy!

This blog is about a mid-20s guy throwing himself into deep debt to attend an international relations graduate program in San Diego (the gains of such a degree are cloaked in obscurity, but I’ll let my clueless future self deal with whatever financial mess ensues). This guy is open-minded, globally aware, and empathetic, but also capable of being a stubborn asshole. Speaking of which, this guy will probably write a post later about the general intrigue of the word "asshole," and how it’s one of those vulgar words that just rolls off the tongue like a sunny spring day. This is one of those blogs.

 Rest assured, this guy will only refer to himself in the 3rd person in this first post. He would rather comment on domestic and global events then talk about himself. Rather drink whiskey to inspire stream of conscious posts. Rather comment on happenings in the country of Burma (because, why not?), ineptly try to learn Spanish publicly on the internet to shame himself into becoming somewhat fluent, and write reviews on all of the things he wastes his time on over the Internet. Expect many writings on Cyanide and Happiness webcomics and crappy movies on netflix.

Well that’s that. I hope you enjoy the ravings of an armchair (lazy) mad man.