rhetoric

speaking of expressing myself this article from The Art of Manliness seems apropo. Classical Rhetoric 101: An Introduction one of the big reasons i started this blog is to vent. i have strong reactions and even find myself getting angry at all the rhetoric i read on the web. it seems like it's all bullshit, manipulative rhetoric. the article seems to talk about it intelligently and should be informative as it progresses. i wonder if i'll learn anything and calm my reactions a bit. i hope so. enjoy.

here i am again

i'm starting over again with a new nicname. i got tired of my old nicname. i'm not sure i want to tell you what it was at this time. maybe at a later time. for now i like this one.
it's funny my need to blog. i've never been much of a writer. it was a subject in school that caused me much anxiety. i avoided it throughout grade school and high school and it's the only subject missing from getting a college degree. but with this new web blogging thing going on i'm discovering a repressed urge to write. i don't think i'm bad at expressing myself but i do suffer from spontaneity anxiety. second thoughts and self conscienceness about how i'm reflected. sheesh, it doesn't end with me.
i guess i'm the reserved type but i do admire those that seemingly just go for it. i have a need to state my opinion though and a desire to be heard and considered. so with that said i hope to learn something. inhibitions and criticism sensitivity be damned. i shall slay my self conscienceness and procede with confidence. why the hell am i analyzing and explaining myself anyway? sheesh.