Resistance is futile...

Ok, so I resisted for as long as I could, convincing myself that a blog would serve as just another time-waster - as though I don't have enough of those - or that it is too indulgent, clearly something I should avoid. Willpower not being my strongest attribute, this is my blog.

Currently I'm on a leave of absence from my day job, focussing on my writing, and this is the first time since I was about fourteen that I haven't been working (I mean, working for someone else). At times I find this self-imposed isolation difficult to deal with, and crave contact with the world outside my Parkdale apartment, so my hope is that elbowing into the blogosphere will alleviate some of my alienation, without reducing the time I allot to working on my "real" writing.

This blog will also be a forum for me to discuss the writing process, books I read, plays and films I see, as well as to relay adventures in beginners' hockey, promote events I am involved with or interested in, and generally ramble about whatever I deem blog-worthy.

I know that when I read, for example, Bloggamooga, I feel like I've just had a chat with Stuart. I realize it's not quite the same thing as sitting down in "real time" with a real pint with my real friend, but I do feel like we're more in touch. Similarly, I hope that starting the wayward armadillo blog will help me keep in contact with my friends, particularly those who live elsewhere, like Terri in Victoria, Kimberly in Manchester, Jacqui in ... um, where exactly ARE you in the Arctic, anyway, Jaqstar?

I make no promises about frequency of posts, authenticity of content, or consistency of my opinions, but I will make one guarantee: I will always include a song with every post. I will tell you whatever pleasure, guilty or not, that I am listening to.

Tune of the day: RESPECT by Pantera.
(Thanks to my brother-in-law Joe, who insisted it be played at his wedding to my sister. Ever moshed in a bridesmaid dress and heels? "Mosh" is a verb, right? I recently added this song to my current mp3-player rotation. Great pre-game hockey song, too.)

Cheers.