About This Blog

I have a lot going on in my head. A lot.
Not all of it is interesting. Not all of it has a point.
But it's all there. This is a space for me to get it out of my head, and in some recorded medium. This space will probably often be full of inane ramblings that seem to go nowhere and long asides that are only tangentially related to the supposed topic of any one post. I don't even expect anyone to really read it. Which is why I named this blog "Quite Unnecessary".

That was actually not the first name that I'd thought of. I had been thinking of calling it "The Random Musings of a Bored Guy". Then I Googled that, and found that although that exact title hadn't been taken, several, more specific variants of it did already exist, including Random Musings of a Bored Corporate Drone, Bassist and puzzlingly Spectator. The first two of those made perfect sense. Being a corporate drone isn't really a choice, it's simply a way to survive, and no one expects you to be anything but bored in a job like that. And a bassist may be bored for reasons other than because they're a bassist, or perhaps because as a bassist they can't find much work. But for whatever reason the title implies that the person in question is posting a blog about playing the bass, or bassisting, as I doubt it is more commonly known, to alleviate boredom. But "bored spectator" implies that he's someone who watches sports, but is completely unstimulated by the experience, which of course raises the question, if he's so bored watching sports, why does he keep watching them? However I have often suspected that many sports fans actually feel the same way. Anyway, after ruling out that title, I considered "Inane Ramblings" but that name was taken too. It turns out I'm not the only person who enjoys being ironically self deprecating. Who knew? Anyway, I eventually settled on this title "Quite Unnecessary" because it captures the spirit of this blog perfectly, and also because it is a reference to QI. This title was also taken, but the people who used it never actually posted a single thing. So now I'm scooping them.

I'll probably try to make regular posts, one or two a week perhaps. And I'll probably continue this blog for as long as I continue it. Then once I stop continuing it, I'll stop. Pretty self explanatory. One might even say tautological (if one were to say so they'd be correct). Anyway, I guess that's all for this introductory post.
I'll have more for next time. Or perhaps I won't, I haven't decided yet. Either way, until then.
- Michael