The Fear

The first words I write in this blog, aside from these, are as follows: I am afraid. Strange words with which to start a blog? Maybe. But there they sit, three little words, thin and black. A strange confession. A nip-slip.

I've called this blog The Infinite Monkey Theorem. The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. In other words, on a long enough time-line, anything is possible. Nice thought. And then one realizes the tail of history is growing behind one and that the cat's ass of oblivion is approaching fast, dark, and puckered. We do not have eternity. The monkey behind this keyboard is finite, and if he's going to create something worthwhile he better start typing. Type, monkey. Type.

So, of what am I afraid?

Mechanical dinosaurs too close to an unstable nuclear reactor, for one. Plus, I'm turning 30 and I need a place to freak out about it. The Internet seems as good a place as any.

In closing: My name's Brandon. Nice to meet you.