My name is Nic.
I spent close to ten years blogging regularly and then stopped. There’s a long story chronicling those endeavors which I’m sure only I find interesting, so I’ll spare you for now—but part of the reason I stopped was I was struggling to figure out my brand. My personal blog morphed into a (non-profitable) side gig, and I started to agonize over whether posts were fitting with the brand… and I lost interest in the whole thing. More about me:
- I am a police officer, though I probably won’t be writing a whole lot about that here.
- I have a BA in Peace Studies and an MA in Theology, which is probably a little unique when combined with that last point. My thesis work was in American Civil Religion (specifically, the problems with framing our self-story in a way that parallels the biblical Exodus/Joshua narrative).
- Prior to my current job I spent three years working in student affairs at a college, where my areas of expertise were compassionate communication, mediation/conciliation, and student conduct.
- I was a fiery political activist in my day and occasionally devolve into Angry Liberal Mode.
- I am married, and we have a house, a Subaru, a hot tub, and a cat. The cat and Subaru are easy; the house and hot tub have been real learning experiences.
- I am a fan of science fiction and an unapologetically rabid Trekkie.
- I have dabbled in writing, mostly fantasy fiction and bad poetry. Nothing has gotten off the ground.
- I’m an avid RSS reader and podcast listener, with a particular interest in personal finance and lifehacker-type things.
- I have a vague interest in being more successful and building a side-gig, though I haven’t quite figured all that out yet.
As you can see, my life does not fit neatly into any a particular niche. I have no one area I can really hone in on and blog about. When I feel an urge to get out there and do this stuff, I start feeling a little schizophrenic.
This blog is me trying to answer that. It’s my hobby blog. I will write, somewhat hoping but not requiring that you can relate to my quest, at thirty, to figure out how to adult. I’m not promising any schedule. I’ll write when I want to, about what I want to. I’ll see what happens. If you’re interested in hearing about it, add me to your RSS and we’ll figure it out together.