Well, I suppose I should use this post to introduce my blog here. If you’ve found yourself on my couch, chances are you were directed there by me. If you’re here on accident (happy or otherwise), drop a comment and let me know who you are and what you think about anything/everything.
My plan is to use this blog as a means to discuss my thoughts. They’re important, so pay attention!
But in all seriousness, my most common forms of posting will likely be music reviews, things that amuse me, and thoughts that I’ve been meaning to get down. Perhaps I’ll post snippets of a short story I’m working on.
The title of the blog–A Missing Chromosome–is stolen from a song by The Mars Volta which was released on several B-Side albums and demos and called “A Plague Upon Your Hissing.” Furthermore, the title refers to a chromosomal disorder known as Turner Syndrome which is marked by developmental impairment and hormonal deficiencies. It only occurs in women and, among other more obvious symptoms, leads to very late (if any) onset of puberty. I take liberal interpretation of this to apply it to my blog in the sense that I am very late to the blogging scene and it is quite up in the air as to how or when it will mature into something more concrete.
As to my own background–chances are you already know me. If you don’t, here’s a little summary:
I grew up in Kentucky (although only 15 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio) and went to school at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. There I studied Psychology and Creative Writing. Currently I’m teaching psychology at a polytechnic in Singapore (and am quite happy to be out of the midwest I grew up in).
That’s the scaffolding, at least. I’m sure you’ll learn much more about me if you browse around.
Anyways, I’ll spend the rest of the evening trying to decide what to make of my first “actual” post. So “stay a while and listen” (Cain, 1997).
