The internet is awash with people without anything to say other than a need to exercise their god-forsaken right to say it. Whilst we've all enjoyed a smirk at the self-important cretin who details the minutiae of their life for generations to come, or a bloated moron's ruminations on the power of darkness, I never really thought I'd be joining their brain-numbed ranks. However, I have an actual purpose, and blogs with a voice are the only ones worth reading. In little less than three months I'll be moving from the 'cosy' north east of England - with its windswept scenery, orange women, historic buildings and casual racism - to Japan as part of the JET program. I do not intend this to be some sort of horrendous, overinflated blog on the practicalities of going to Japan with JET, though I imagine some of these aspects will come out through an admixture of complaint and unfocussed rage. Rather, this blog has a very tight remit for keeping me in contact with the very few people I actually like, and the still-fewer who like me. I have always thought that a personal, as opposed to journalistic, blog should be very much Facebook 'plus'. Hopefully, this simple rule will prevent me from becoming that saccharine twat who belongs on the other side of the world, as far away from you as possible.
