I'm not here to splurge my personal life in obsessive detail for strangers to dissect. No doubt some dirty laundry will be hung here, but this is mostly a way for me to memoralize some of my thoughts on various personal obsessions -- film, culture, electoral politics, and human relationships. If anyone can tell me how this blog will not descend into an orgy of navel-stroking narcissism, let me know. I'm not hopeful.