An Introduction

This is my first post in my first public website and I'm having trouble figuring out where to start. First of all, a disclaimer: I've never used Blogger before. I'm at a disadvantage regarding customization etc., so please be patient with format and technicalities.

Let me offer a brief explanation of the name of this website. I once read an article in a scientific magazine about a new process that entailed stripping donor hearts down to their basic collagen structure and then completely rebuilding them with stem cells. This process really ignited my imagination and I pictured tiny, perfected, futuristic Dr. Frankenstein's monsters, all built from the ground up in a laboratory in the pursuit of science. It's trippy, to say the least, that this process has already begun in the real world, and I find it fascinating to think about the possibilities and consequences of these experiments.

So...how does this relate to my website? Well, I think when you strip away all of the anonymous protections of the internet and actually put yourself out there as a writer, you begin to bare your own unclothed heart. The very basics, the things that make each of us tick, the quirks and personality traits and deep-held beliefs, these are the basic building blocks of every person's heart, the pieces of ourselves that cannot be stripped away if anything at all is to remain. We build our interests and adventures, friendships and relationships up from this base (the collagen structures, if you will) and, through experience, become the person that we present to the world. Our unclothed hearts are the core of ourselves.

In other words, this website is going to be very random. It will be about things that are important to me, observations, questions, rants, travel stories, articles, and advice. Anything that comes from my unclothed heart. Originally, this was going to be a travel writing page, but since I am not traveling at the moment and tend to throw out random stuff no matter what the assigned topic is, I've expanded the scope of possibilities. So...it was nice to meet you, and I look forward to seeing where this goes...