A day late and a dollar short...

I'm not sure why I wanted to start blogging...I guess, because I've found it to be such a great way to keep up with friends from college (University of Missouri-Rolla, more on that in the future, I'm sure). None the less, here it is Saturday, September 4th and I'm about to quit lurking in the shadows, and post my first blog entry.

I've avoided this for some time because I didn't feel I was as witty or original as some of my friends, and thus wouldn't provide any interesting material for a blog, but I've realized over the past few weeks/months that I don't care about any of that. I'll be content if this is nothing more than my own personal dumping ground for stray thoughts on life, the universe, and everything. Even if no one ever links to me, or posts a comment, I'll be happy.

I've always thought that one of your earliest entries in your blog should be an introduction for the readers, since you never know who is going to read your blog, and so I'm going to do my best to start this off on the right foot. Let's get some of the preliminaries out of the way.

Name: Richard Curtis Johnson
Nickname: RC
Birthday: June 10, 1980
Currently living in: Austin, TX
Occupation: Programmer/Analyst
Hobbies: watching movies, playing with legos (especially mindstorms), video games (XBox), hanging out with friends, and goofing around with my computer.
Political affiliation: None...I vote independent of party lines.
Religious affliliation: Non-denominational Christian.
Favorites:

Movie: Lord of the Rings
TV series: Simpsons.
Bands: Five Iron Frenzy and Sixpence None the Richer
Food: Homemade cheese burgers.