First posts on blogs are always a little awkward. From Xanga and Livejournal to WordPress and Tumblr (and everything in between), I’ve always been confused about the proper protocol for first posts on a new blog. Do I jump in right away or is a self-indulgent introductory post explaining the complexities of my inner-being first required?

Perhaps I am over-thinking, over-analyzing, as usual. But this is a big, monumental step. The first post sets the tone for future blog posts. For fear of setting the tone to arrogant self-absorption, maybe it is better that I skip the forced get-to-know-me-but-not-really post.

Instead, I present you with a top ten list of things I like, in no particular order:

• comic books
• well planned urban spaces
• stories with characters having existential crises
• Quentin Tarantino films
• Robert Rodriguez films
• Takashi Miike films
• Japanese street fashion
• print magazines
• old school Motown R&B
• pop art

Lists. You’ll be seeing a lot of lists in future blog posts in which I am forced to talk about myself but would rather divert the topic into something more factual. I like lists.