Meta-Blog, or Why Pack When You Can Blog?

I have no idea what type of Blog this is going to be.

For one, the title is lame. I know. This does not portend great Bloggy things. Although ... it's certainly a flashy little thing already, what with the red and orange octopus tentacles writhing along the bottom of the screen.

I'm supposed to be packing for Boston because I'm leaving on a Greyhound to visit BC before I leave for Cape Town. But I haven't packed a thing yet, so naturally, I'm going to continue not packing and Blog.

I'm so Bloggy that I'm going to use a bulleted list right now.

Generally, this blog could go in one or a combination of the following directions:

• I could create a travel blog, in which I'd write sprawling prose about how everything looks/smells/hears/feels/tastes, with accompanying photographs. This would be tiresome for everyone involved. Ex: "As I walk toward Table Mountain, shrouded in mist on this particular day, I notice that the air smells of flowers and rainbows and good intentions. I eat a granola bar and dream of world peace." (I can't really explain why I'd suddenly turn into a hippie.)
  
  
• The touchy-feely blog, in which I'd talk about my Feelings. This would be dreadful for everyone involved. Ex: "I went to lunch today, and it was so wretched that I wept in my macaroni. I set down my fork and pushed the sad, sad casserole away from me, leaving it to marinate in my tears." (Which reminds me of this inexplicably fascinating website.)
  
  
• The soapbox blog, in which I'd give my opinions on Important Issues of the day. It would also have lots and lots of links for you to click. This has the potential of being screechy. Ex: "Dennis Kucinich is the only presidential candidate who supports my values, so you have to vote for him. Also: he believes in UFOs. No, this should not deter you from voting for him, you close-minded sheep." (This is just an example, of course.)
  

In the interest of avoiding a blog that is tiresome, dreadful, screechy, or some unholy trinity of these qualities, I'll go with the kitchen-sink blog.

I promise to post erratically, about largely unrelated things and at random intervals.

There.