A formal introduction

Hello-

My name is Steve, and I have a terrible screen name that will probably haunt me forever.  My screen name is planetx, which either makes you think that I believe crackpot theories about phantom planets crashing into earth...or convinces you that I am incredibly obese...maybe planet sized.  Neither are true- the actual origin of the screen name is a band called (you guessed it): Planetx!

I am not a particularly good writer; I have a tendency to be long winded and use many polysyllabic words to get points across...that probably could've been done with less effort on both of our parts.  I also love the ellipses... I think it stems from the fact that I talk alot and really fast.  So when I type, its like a having a (one sided) conversation; so I like to punctuate to accent the inflection of my sentences.  < notice how I warned you I wasn't a good writer, and then spent a paragraph proving I am terrible with stupid banter.... and you thought I wasn't a good writer :-) >

So a little about me:

• I am 25 (I know, crazy old- I only started feeling old within the last year)
• I am a graduate student in Computer Science
• I am not stylish, particularly attractive, nor can I dance (we'll get to that in a minute)
• I am gay, but not stlyish, attractive, or dancy (well maybe not an ENTIRE minute).
• I am staunchly agnostic (next post)
• I am also opinionated on politics, social issues, education/learning
• I really enjoy music both playing and listening.  I play piano (fake music... Ive been meaning to actually start a curriculum), and drums (have been in a few bands and looking for one to join in the summer).  
• I love many types of music:  for me music is equally about the subject experience and the objective attributes (construction, technical aspects, etc.).  I appreciate subtly- and think some of the most amazing music I have ever heard is simple and subtle...but perfect in evoking a feeling and emotion from the listener (think sigur ros).

I am looking forward to this blog for myself.  I have already met some wonderful people through the comments sections of others blogs.  I don't expect to gain any readers or friends through this, but I enjoy the cathartic aspect to blogging/journaling.  If nothing else I want to document some of my opinions for historical reasons.  Maybe there will be some personal things that may be therapeutic to discuss, albeit anonymously (and deniably).

Oh- and I am always welcome to discuss any nerdy topics like science, computers/programming, religion, homosexuality, etc. in comments or other means!

Much Love,

Steve 

P.S. ten points if anyone knows the artist whose song title matches the blog post title...