Hello World! (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blog)

So after much soul-searching and resistance I've decided to start a blog. For a few reasons. First, I need to get in the habit of writing daily and diaries are so last century. Second, I would like a platform to post some of my thoughts and share them with the world. Third, the blog is apparently now the go-to source for writing samples if you want to do freelance journalism, so I'm using this as my portfolio.

The theme here is going to reflect the diversity of my own interests. I plan on keeping news regurgitation to a minimum and focus on reviewing movies and television programs and editorial comment on recent developments. My interests lean heavily towards Japan and Asia, though not at all limited to modern pop culture. Other subjects of interest are photography, computers and gadget tech, videogames, history and science. I'm hoping to have a minimum of 3 new posts daily to start with, but we'll see how that goes.

The name of the site is the tag I've used since arriving on the internet in the mid-90's. I had just discovered the paean to anime fandom that is Otaku no Video, and, since otaking was already taken most places I wanted to register, added the title number of the Reel Big Fish song "241."

With any luck, what I've got to say will be interesting to somebody, and if so please let me know in the comments. Likewise, if you have any suggestions for improvement I'm eager to hear them as well.