I’m always trying to do new things. I don’t think I realized that about myself until recently, but it explains a lot. It explains the fact that when I was in high school I did marching band for a year, water polo for a year, and rugby for a year. It explains the fact that I’ve moved residences every single year since 2008 (covering four different U.S. states). And it also explains the fact that I’ve had tons of blogs and social networking sites.

I actually counted. I have, to date, 2 Xangas, 9 Myspaces, 1 Facebook, 1 Tumblr, and 5 WordPresses.

I think one of the main reasons for this is my tendency to want to recreate myself. Out with the old, in with the new. I discover things about myself that I don’t like, and when they become bothersome enough, I scrap it all and start over. It’s a strange intersection of nitpicky perfectionism and reputation obsession.

I remember talking to a friend a few years ago about this desire within us to separate ourselves from our past. That’s why high schoolers make fun of middle schoolers, college students make fun of high schoolers, and so on. “I can’t believe I did/said/believed that. I was so stupid,” we say, only to say the very same thing about our current life a few years down the road.

And so I had been thinking about starting up a new blog (LarrytheLetdown.com was one idea), because I had this temptation to think that I’m super seasoned now, and I’m a totally different person from who I was a few years ago. But in reality, I’ve always been Larry. And in reality, God didn’t save me 20 times. He saved me once, and I’ve been experiencing a slow, gradual sanctification ever since.

All of that is a long-winded way of saying that I’m coming back to this WordPress. And maybe I’ll put in a few pictures here and there, so I won’t be as boring.

Here’s a recent picture. This is me carrying a big pizza box.

Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for joining me in this journey.

Larry