"Who is the Masked Manifesto?!"

My research shows that new blogs are supposed to start like this:

"Hi, uhm, gee, I'm new at this, and, I don't know, I don't really want to do a blog, but gee, my friends say I should, so, shucks, here it is."  *Shy smile, toeing at the dirt* "I might keep it up, I might not, I don't know, it's worth a shot, I guess, why not, so here goes, okay?"

I thought about writing something similar for my first post, in the name of safety and the status quo.  But then I realized something.  The Masked Manifesto isn't about halfheartedness and excuses.  The Masked Manifesto is about hubris.  It's about moxy.  It's about loving nerdy things and owning that love for nerdy things (which, incidentally, also means it's about being very lonely).

So here's the deal.  I'm proud to be starting this blog, and in the spirit of the great, quasi-fictional Charles Foster Kane, I present:

The Masked Manifesto's Declaration of Principles.

1. I will write about comic books, movies, robots, theatre, dinosaurs, bacon, gadgets, pretentious literature, and anything else that strikes my fancy.

2. I will not write about Vin Diesel. Ever.

3. I will update the blog regularly and no less than once per week.

4. If I reach 1,000 readers, I will blow up the moon.  I am not kidding.  If any one Masked Manifesto post gets 1,000 views, I will blow up the freaking moon.  I will then post a video of the explosion, set to the music of either A) Loggins and Messina, B) Journey, or C) Phil Collins, depending on my mood that day.

5. This blog will be fun.  For me, if for no one else.  But hopefully for all of humanity.

And there you have it.  If you like nerdy things, fun, and the idea of blowing up the moon, check back regularly to the Masked Manifesto, a blog so fantasmagriffic that I had to invent the word "nerdalogue" to define it.  And most of all, enjoy!