Well, this is it. Some time ago, on my original blog (Viradu - Diary of a Matt-man), I mentioned the possibility of migrating to another medium. Now, I've created this, mostly on a whim, that spur-of-the-moment kind of thing, after my good friend Cooks mentioned that The Gathering (my favorite band) had a space here. I knew this from the official site, but had never cared to check it out. Tonight, for some reason I did, and then, for some other reason, I started signing up. And here I am, after over 4 hours of editing my profile, feebly fearing that I might forget this or that unforgettable, yet obscure, reference, or maybe that I might misspell it, or whatnot. Well, it is what it is. If I've forgotten this band, or that movie, or that author that I normally love, but was too burnt out to remember, well, these things can always be edited. When I opened my first blog, it was with this same sense of "what now?". I remember I'd had a night of insomnia, and I'd decided to do something not to fall prey to desperation and eventually, nightly wheezing. Tonight, the scenario is very different. On one hand, I want to go to bed, and I need to (I actually have a grammar exam in a few hours, and a hard day at work (and, originally, an Exalted session, which I canceled since I need to work on a paper for Friday)), but for some reason, I need to feverishly state this. Whatever makes me do this, I don't know. What I do know, and back to the original point, this is not really a migration. I'm not going to close my Blogger blog (well, as if I had only one, but, let's say, the one I usually care to update, the aforementioned one). For those that read that, there'll still be plenty to read about my crazy ups and downs, and how I'm thrilled about this and that. On the other hand, I've always wanted to write a more "serious" blog, something to put on my LinkedIn profile, maybe, or to point out to someone who actually wants to read something without having to be a close friend of mine, or actually myself, and understanding it. My "Viradu" blog is full of very cryptic self-references that even my closest friends sometimes don't get. My statement of purpose for this blog is to write (probably way fewer but) clearer entries, more open to whoever ends up visiting this, and, hopefully, more meaningful and useful to anyone who cares to read. We'll see if these lofty goals are fulfilled or not, and, well, what happens to me.

To those that meet me for the first time, welcome; to my trusted and beloved friends, I hope you enjoy this too.

I'm going to bed, and I hope I have a good day. Same to you, kind reader.