And so it begins…

I have been lamenting my lack of blog recently.  I started one in in 2006 to track my semester abroad in Beijing, China.  Unfortunately, when I returned to the States I found my life lacking in adventure.  Even when I had nothing to say in China I could spend an entire post talking about the otherwise mundane challenges of going to the bathroom.  It was funny.  It was enlightening.  Back home it just would have been gross and inappropriate.

I already had a username on WordPress, so I figured this was a great place to get back into it.  The name of the blog will probably change.  The main obstacle in my way of starting it up the past few weeks has been the lack of something interesting to call it.  “Reverie” may be a little over the top.  After all, I don’t plan to use this blog to expound upon the mysteries of the universe.  It will probably fall more in line with a posting of news stories and YouTube clips I feel like other people should enjoy.  It seems like people don’t often check out things you send them via email, so I am going to use this space to delude myself into thinking people appreciate my opinions and recommendations.

A final word about the strange address.  As I mentioned, this blog was initially started while in China.  Leidian (pronounced like “Lady N” – no jokes!), was the Chinese internet nickname I made up for one of my classes there.  It means “thunderbolt” and is a variation of my full Chinese name: Lei Zijun.  I figured I didn’t want to make the address my actual name since I will likely post things I don’t want coming up on a Google search by a potential employer.

Check back soon for some real updates.  I can’t wait to be able to say, “More after the jump!”