November 22, 2007

• I was reminded by someone's comment that it's already been four (4) years since I started blogging on Xanga.  My first page was SammyStorm, which I shut down, only to dramatically come back in my present form of SammyStorm2.  I remember the exact circumstances in which I started my page -- I was lying on a bed in a motel located near my law school.  My wife, dog, and I were staying at the motel ("The Stadium Inn") because our townhouse wasn't ready yet.  For the first month of my first year at law school I lived in that dingy room where the drunks would shout at night, and where we saw the motel clerk be taken away in handcuffs by the police one day.  Ahh, the memories.

  Blogging was really exploding in terms of popularity then and I remember being intrigued at the idea of having my thoughts exposed for strangers to read.  Receiving my first comment was a real thrill and at that point, I was instantly addicted to Xanga.  There were a couple periods where I posted only sporadically but for the most part, I've maintained a constant online presence.  A few people whose pages I visited everyday are no longer on Xanga.  But in there place are new bloggers who are just as interesting. 

  What does my page mean to me?  At its core, this page is a form of entertainment and escape. It's therapeutic at times and also a source of information.  Sometimes I'm a voyeur and sometimes I am an exhibitionist. Whatever this site is to me or to you, I'm thankful that there are people here who keep things interesting. 

  Thank you and Mahalo.  

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