my dog wont bite

retrograde is never a time to make big changes. i always feel restless and impatient during these times, and with at least four planets in retrograde right now, i'm feeling the need to make improvements in many areas of my life.

i've owned my own domain and a simple web hosting package for years now and had never gotten around to actually doing anything with it. a real weblog was the aspiration. i finally have taken the time to read up on movable type and css. and this is the result. my first real blog. adios, myspace. mydogwontbite has gone live.

my ultimate goal will be to actually install and use my new employee welcome gift - creative suite 3 design premium. i'd like to create my own styles and templates. all those free classes are sure going to come in handy. in the meantime, i want to become a regular poster. i have a lot going on in my head and i'd like the chance to put it out there.

my top five blog topics...for starters...because i have to tag some categories so why not brainstorm on them in my first blog?

1. diet - i am starting a new diet tomorrow. i hate the word diet when used in that context. it's really just a way of eating. it's based on the rainbow. eat as many colors as i can in a day is the basic thought behind it. more about this later.

2. exercise - my fourth marathon and my third time at the san francisco marathon is coming up in a little over a month. i'll be doing some heavy posting on this as i am in major need of some inspiration to get my ass in gear before the big day. road biking, yoga, dance will hopefully make an appearance as well.

3. my dog - most people think that my domain was inspired by my dog, sanger, but it wasn't entirely (more on this later, too). but nonetheless, i love her to bits and pieces and you can bet there will be plenty sanger material to be posted soon.

4. my spirituality - this one is hard to explain. i grew up with religion, christianity to be precise, and the moment i turned 18 i turned my back on that mess and said goodbye forever. but there was always something inside of me that was searching...for my own inner spirituality and i've come to find that buddhism (insight meditation) matches my heart. i'm still pretty new to it, but i'll hopefully be adding some of my experience here.

5. life - ok, so this one seems pretty broad and a topic of most blogs out there. i plan to add sub categories as i go - job, love, family and friends.

that's it in a nutshell. the thesis of my blog if you will. in rough draft form, of course. feel free to comment, subscribe to my rss feed or just lurk.

time for bed - planning to get up early and run.

xoxo