Would You Like Fries With That?

The first entry... I feel like this should be good. You only get one chance to make a first impression, right? Right? Hopefully not...

So why the title, you ask? Over thinking probably, but I prefer to think that I am naturally this witty and creative. See, one of my many (many) beliefs is that in my sales career I am one step away from "Would you like fries with that?". Not necessarily in the literal pimply faced teenager working the drive thru sort of way (I'd say no offense but clearly you know who you are). Instead, I have come to find that no matter how successful I am or what it is I am selling, I can always complete my sentence with "would you like fries with that?". I don't want to take anything away from the respectable fast food profession, but as I progress through life I constantly am reminded of the fact that I didn't choose to do what I do, it kind of chose me. When I was a kid, I always heard that I needed to do my homework and do well in school so I wouldn't be flipping burgers for a living. Obviously I am scarred as a few years have gone by between kid and now. So when I dwell on the analogy (kind of like I'm doing now), I feel like I haven't really gone anywhere. Maybe I didn't do well enough in school, so instead of flipping burgers I'm selling widgets... same thing.

Where do I want to go? I'm not sure. That's why I started this. I thought it would be a great place to collect my thoughts and organize them a bit. My mouth tends to take a long time to listen to what my brain has to say - so while I have plenty to share I mostly find it difficult to convey. Writing/typing slows the relay process a bit and I can go back - I'd say its A.D.D. that screws me up but everyone says that. I've read a few blogs, but stopped as my natural tendency is to flatter someone by emulating their style, or to take the good in what they do and make it better. I have a keen eye like that and I'm smart enough to know that their are plenty of people out there far, FAR more talented than I. Of course, in the writing world, that would also be plagiarism, not so flattering. I'll probably from time to time look at other blogs once I get a grasp on exactly what it is I have created, laying the foundation and all.

I'll probably be pretty random, jumping from subject to subject. Reflecting personally, commenting on the world around me, some funny, some serious... it'll be shaped in the days to come. I also hope to combine all this with my new found photo interest.

In other words, I'm on the constant journey to figure out what the hell I'm doing here - welcome to my adventure...