4th post. In which I explain myself.

Now that people may actually end up reading this, I should probably explain myself, since I'm not the sort of person who would normally bother with setting up a blog.

Firstly, why I've created a blog. I thought that since some of us could be going halfway across the world for college, it would be difficult to keep in contact with MSN. And I really suck at email correspondence, so this is really the only way I can keep everyone updated on the sordid details of my military life. And my life beyond the military, if I survive.

Secondly, why I've created a blog with such a boring layout. I happen to like it, actually - I think it reflects my squarish personality.

Thirdly, why the URL is grumpyearthdragon. There is actually a story behind this. This blog used to be called redearthdragon, for a very short period of time. I shall now illustrate the reasons for my original selection.

Top ten reasons why I initially used "redearthdragon":

1. I am an earth dragon by the Chinese zodiac. This means I am either 17, 77 or 137 this year.
2. The banner up there is red. Kind of. It's actually more maroon but indulge me a little.
3. I also chose red because Ray starts with "r."
4. The first letters of the words "Red" "Earth" and "Dragon" spell "RED." Clever huh.
5. "earthdragon" was unavailable so I had to pick an adjective.
6. I like the earth. I dislike deep water because sea monsters could rise up from the depths of the ocean and swallow you. I also dislike flying. I prefer solid ground, thank you very much.
7. Dragons are universal creatures. Everyone understands dragons, including Western people. I doubt that "redcenturyegg" would have the same effect.
8. I can draw cartoon dragons. Incidentally, I can also draw them with a red pen.
9. My dog once sneezed onto a cushion with a dragon pattern on it.
10. I needed a tenth reason.

But as you can see, I changed "redearthdragon" to "grumpyearthdragon". This is why:

1. I went and googled "redearthdragon" and found it was the email address for some werewolf-obsessive person. So, um, no. BUT I just went back and searched Google again and that result is no longer there. So I changed my address for nothing! Arg!
2. In any case, all the letters "r" "a" and "y" are present in "grumpyearthdragon." So I've kind of decided I like this one better. It glorifies me more.
3. I am often grumpy.

Whew, that was long. I feel fulfilled.