Welcome!

Welcome to The Octopus's Garden, my first blog truly meant for public consumption. I've been blogging off and on for about a year and a half, and I've grown rather fond of it. I love to learn, and I love to share my knowledge, and blogging is a great way to do both.
How do I learn by blogging? Well, I learn to hone my writing skills, but the best part of blogging is getting comments and opinions from the people who read what I write. Whether they agree or disagree with me, I often find the perspectives of others to be interesting and enlightening. To be honest, the disagreements are often more interesting than anything else (as long as things stay civil, of course).
So that's why I'm truly here: to interact with you. I hope to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you think, and I hope that you will do the same for me. Regardless of what I say, you can count on one thing: honesty (sometimes brutal, cringe-inducing honesty). I will do my best to never shock or offend simply for the sake of it, but you may experience both emotions at some point. If you do, explore what I've said and think about it; in most instances, making you think is probably the point.
So that's the schpeel. I'll do my best to post often, but this is not meant to be a daily blog. I simply write when I have something to say. In all likelihood, I'll be filling things out with older blogs as well. I hope you enjoy them, and I hope to hear your thoughts as well.