The First Fantasy

We started right here, videogames and I. Seems like the proper place to begin the journey into blogging as well. You see, the first videogame I ever remember seeing — in fact, one of the earliest experiences that I can remember with any sort of clarity — was this one: Final Fantasy. It was the first chapter of a love story. Maybe just the prologue, actually. Let me paint you a picture. I’m four years old — maybe five. I’m sitting cross-legged at the edge of my brother’s bed while he and our older brother huddle around a tiny TV.

cout << "Hello, world!";

Nice to meet you, internet. Say, what do you talk about in your first blog post? It’s odd, knowing that no one will be reading this now, and may never. Of course, someday I’ll surely be internet-famous and everyone will love me, but even then – will any of them bother going back to read these first posts? Probably not. So it’s odd. Debating with myself what to write here at the beginning, knowing it will – really, when you get down to it – be pretty much just for me. I’ll be the one, most likely, looking back on