that is the question.
whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of incapacitating ennui,
or to pound fingers against a wall of inscribed keys,
and by pounding realise;
for though sleep perchance ends boredom,
insofar as we have shuffled off this mortal monotony,
blogging, on the other hand, is not particularly interesting.

at all. in fact, straining an already sleep-deprived brain in atttempt to come up with pseudo-Shakespearean rhyming couplets (which, eventually, fail to rhyme. or to take the form of couplets.) is an exercise which tiresomeness is surpassed only by its pointlessness.

i was just thinking how long it would take before this blogging idea would fall victim to tedium. took all of 10 minutes. but i shall persevere. for this is my first blog entry - the virgin entry, so to speak - and it shall be a post that i can be proud of. one that can rightfully form the foundational bastion of blogging excellence that shall elevate this blog into the dizzying stratospheres of online fame and fortune. one that i can look back to (after scrolling through archives and archives of digital text, post upon post overflowing with acerbic wit and insightful... insights) and admire, revelling in my own brilliance. and loquacious rigmarole.

actually i shall go and take a quick lunchtime nap instead. a power nap. i shall leave my second post, which i shall embark upon when i'm less tired, to be the landmark posting instead. the post that shall announce to the blogging community that i have arrived. perhaps it will even contain some substance.

can bastions be foundational?