In the beginning....

Yes, a lovely bibical reference to start my blog! An odd choice perhaps, as I'm hardly of the biblical persuasion. More of a buddhist bent you might say - or rather, more of a bent buddhist. Or, truthfully, I would say, more of a buddhist on a learner's permit - the type of guy who tends to take the corners too sharp or brake too hard or who has trouble staying in the middle of the drivers' lane.

But of course I don't drive. Which leaves public transport. And in Sydney; even with it's new and improved timetables; means running late, unscheduled stops in the middle of nowhere or transport that fails to appear. Sundays and any time you're running late seem particularly prone to mayhem. Hmm, on second thoughts perhaps I should call myself a buddhist on a weekly travel pass.

And now I've just bought my ticket to blog. Oh all right! Yes, I know it's free! But I'm just trying to extend the metaphor a little! Actually, the inspiration to start a blog came my way from a very close friend who's been blogging since the beginning of the year. I began reading only her blog and sort of got hooked. So here I am, the Vanilla Dinosaur! But you can call me Van Dino for short.

I suppose the most oportune time to start a blog is at the beginning of some phase or event in your life. Which in my case means I should have started this blog nine weeks ago when I moved back to Sydney after spending sixteen months in my hometown of Newcastle.

But with the trains hardly ever running on time, nine weeks later is a pretty good beginning.