Well hello there stranger

Welcome everyone! For those of you who don’t know, I used to have a blog from roughly 2001 to 2007, but abandoned it when I moved to a new job where inevitably someone would have discovered its whereabouts, and the content was far more personal than I would prefer my new cubemates to have access to.  When I originally started blathering about my musings, random observations about pop culture, and occasional inebriated adventures back in 2001, the internet, and blogs in particular, were far different than they are today.  Words like “social networking” and “texting” (!!) were not even part of our lexicon yet. But since so much has changed, I think it only appropriate, and hopefully smarter on my part, to change the goals of my blog.

So my aims for blogging this time around are notably different than previous. I’ll be writing about the different arts, music, and cultural events around the Detroit area. I figure I go to so many of these events all over the place as it is, I may as well take a few pics and a little extra time to write up what I see.  So it’ll be a little bit of a blend of old school blog + new school blog. Without being quite so self-incriminating. But potentially with as much profanity.

So as an intro to me, I just moved to downtown Detroit a few months ago, having lived in the suburbs all my life. And it has been one of the wiser choices I’ve ever made. I am currently working as a technical writer for a small company. I even manage people (I know, seriously right? I’m responsible for other people??). And while I very much love what I do, it isn’t necessarily an outlet that allows me to be tremendously creative with writing (but I can copy and paste like a mofo). So this blog will hopefully suffice to inject some creativity into my day.

I have a crazy wide interest in music and don’t specifically affiliate myself to any one musical genre.  I have a soft spot for mellow singer songwriters;  I will unabashedly rock out to ELO at safer than recommended volumes; I’ve had Cee Lo’s “F**k You” stuck in my head for about a week now (“Ain’t that some sh*t?”).  I’m as easily convinced to go to Beer Fest (ok, not like that requires much convincing) as I am to go to a comedy show or art gallery opening.

So stay tuned kids! I’ll be out and about. If you’re ever going to something cool and you would like to have me tag along, please email me! And if I’m ever going to something and need some company, don’t be surprised if I apply to Catholic guilt to make you go with me me so I don’t have to go alone.

Oh, and btw, the nickname, Sloan E.Z., well, having gone to see many burlesque troupes that Russ has performed with, I always loved the double entendre names that the performers have. So we joked that I needed my own burlesque name, so Sloan E.Z. it is. But don’t expect me to be changing careers anytime soon to embrace my namesake…I would say when hell freezes over, but it’s been pretty cold here in the D…

Cheers.