On Me

To be honest I don't know why I started a blog. Was it because the whole universe has gone blogtastic? Or was it because I wanted to be part of a 21st century zeiotgeist where I can tell my kids I had been there and I had one of those? Be the cool procastinating Dad whose all the spawns friends admire. Like the cool good looking teacher at school.

Probably the latter... And that sort of sums up what my blog (and hence, my life) is about. Because I want to be part of everything and be part of every emerging trend. Why? I don't know. Insecurity? Probably. An insatiable (sic) need to be included or to be cool? Likely. Or driving ambition to want everything in life? Yeah, I like that one.

Every week I have a new fad. A month ago it was learning Icelandic (hence the Hoenir reference. Oh by the way if anybody knows how to get the o and the e to join together let me know). Last week it was Afghanistan. This week I'm back on to my photography. Next week it'll probably learning to cook in an Afrikaan style. I can't help it. I can't make up my mind on what I want to do with my life and what interests I have. Maybe that makes me more interesting? :)

This is why I am posting as a wannabe. Because I have eventually succumbed to the fact I am a hanger on, a bandwagon jumper and a dreamer. Hopefully, people who have sturdy, solid lives can look at this study and relate in a way. Or, more likely, offer me advice!

This is me.

I wannabe:

1. Scandanavian (Don't know why. Maybe because I'm blonde I feel like I am a long lost beached viking)
2. A better photographer
3. A better writer
4. A better lover (to my wonderful, ever suffering lady in my life)
5. In a band
6. An artist
7. An astronaut (yes, really)
8. Ambitious (I just can't be arsed)
9. A historian
10. A geek (I try, but I fail)
11. A better games player (even though I have worked as a games tester, I am still shocking at COD4)
12. A multilinguist
13. A better listener

I think I am creating this blog more for myself, because maybe if I write everything down that happens in my life, and what I think day to day, I might work out why I am put on this blue planet. But I guess thats what we're all doing.

Right now I need to drop the kids off at the pool so I'll have to leave the musings to the carsey (sic). Maybe the list will get longer.

Nath