Setting up this blog was pretty easy for me. I have another blog on Blogger that I use to share my life with friends and showcase personal projects, so I had some experience with it already. Blogger isn't quite as feature-rich as other blog sites, but that's probably a good thing, since it is a cinch to use and easy to customize.
I chose to write on this blog using the handle "Ned," simply because I want to keep this blog project separate from my personal blog. "Ned" is actually a nickname I picked up in high school; it started off as an anagram of my initials. However, there is a bit of back-story to it: I had a close friend from band who had a bright red head of hair, who everyone naturally called, "Red." Usually he detested that nickname, but he and I agreed that I could call him Red if he could call me Ned. Since then, I've used variations on the "Ned" handle for lots of different things on the web, so I chose to continue the "tradition" here. While there is some value in anonymity as well, my Google+ account is connected to my Blogger, so my real identity is hardly a secret.
Creating my avatar over on doppelme.com was a lot of fun! I chose to create an avatar as close to the real me as I could; I actually consider it a bit of a challenge. I've used other online avatar creators, but DoppelMe was one of the more thorough creators. I was surprised by the depth of customization available; I was even able to find a Dell XPS laptop similar to the one I'm typing this up on! I'll have to play some more with DoppelMe later.
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