Jumping the gun

With much reluctance and personal inquiries into my own sanity, I've decided to start a blog. The principal reason is that in just a few short months I will venture to the Land Down Under to test my mettle, do a little post-doc'ing, remove some fish heads from unsuspecting fish, and answer that age-old question: am I a man or a marsupial? I think I know the answer already, but it can't hurt to find out for sure. This blog thang will help me broadcast news to family and friends abroad and provide links to the fantabulous pictures I'm sure to take. I promise no regularity or great insight, or even proper spelling for that matter, but I figured it was worth a shot. I have no intention of really embracing this whole "blogger" scene, so feel free to haul me off my high horse if I should drift that way. But hopefully we can share some laughs, some tears, some adventures, and some Vegemite. That last one is optional.