Shrektum: The Remix

The other day I took my kid to the reservoir for a nature walk and to let my dog go for a swim. I captured it all on film and even stayed up late that night to edit it by adding music, an opening title and ending credits. It came out pretty good, but then I thought....wait a minute. There are a couple scenes that would enable anyone to figure out exactly where we are. I love sharing videos and pictures to friends and family, but I can't control who goes to this blog. Apparently, traffic to little ol' Shrektum can be heavy at times. (lame joke) Seriously, I started to rethink posting pictures of my kids. On top of that, I've been struggling to find topics to write about. In the end my blog had no focus, it wasn't really blogging anything.

I view blogs as a way to chronicle some journey, like a modern-day ships log. For an example of what I mean, check out this amazing blog 1000 Days at Sea. After all, my blog started by following my cousin's and his friend's kick ass vacation blog. When their vacation ended, so did their blog. That's when it hit me, I'll keep a blog of my journey to become a bagpiper. I already aim to capture my progress over the next several months so why not share it online.

So the new long term goal of this blog is to chronicle my journey to become a full-fledged bagpiper. The finish line for this blog is when I perform in my first parade or any other public concert. Short term goals for The Shrektum Remix are to capture video after each lesson (two a month) and to write about the things I'm learning along the way.

Hopefully, it'll be interesting enough for you to continue visiting. But I suspect many of you visit while you're at work. So I could put up a "Watch Paint Dry" blog and you would still visit.

Later,
Brian

P.S. The Lighthouse post remains from the original Shrektum mix because it generated so much discussion at work. Plus it's my favorite post.