It’s 1:21 am central time on Christmas day! And I am wide awake with a burning desire to write something… anything that might be remotely interesting to you… the first brave souls willing to read my new blog. I have attempted to blog three or four other times in the past, but quit every time. Mostly because I didn’t have clear direction on what I wanted to write about or why I wanted to write in the first place. Since then, I have had several major life changes – including publishing my first novel, moving from Virginia to Louisiana, having a child diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome and Aspergers, and starting a Youtube channel for my dog. So yeah… I have a few things to write about now, but my ultimate game plan is to lower both of our expectations almost to nothing. Kind of like that episode of Seinfeld, where George convinces Jerry to pitch NBC on a show about nothing. I simply plan to share my life… my hopes, dreams, defeats, weird humor, and anything else I feel might be entertaining.
My name is Marshal Hunter. I am 36 years old, and I am passionate about filmmaking, writing, and business. More than that I am a family man. I have had the privilege of being married to the most amazing woman for over 13 years now. Together we have three boys and a puggle named Peanut. I do like long walks on the beach, but only in 70 degree weather. I prefer pants over shorts and milk poured over my ice-cream (Only when I am home though. It would probably be weird if I ordered that from Chick-fil-A or a Ben & Jerry’s shop.) I can be a bit of a worrier… a preverbal hand-ringer at times. I LOVE movies. Watching them, making them, and everything in between. What else? I grew up hunting and fishing, but since I’ve been an adult I do not do much of either. Probably because Nature hates me…(Seriously, I have dealt with allergies since I was a kid.) That’s probably why I have a hard time making myself venture out into its territory. I guess that is enough about me for now, but I will try to be as transparent as an introvert can be in future posts. If you have any questions or if there are topics you’d like me to write about, feel free to leave a comment. I will do my best to respond quickly.
So why did you decide to title this post “What To Expect When You’re Not Expecting Anything”, you ask? I did it for two reason:
1. As I mentioned earlier, I wanted to lower both of our expectations. So far so good.
2. Because I called up a writer friend of mine a few weeks ago and jokingly asked him how his book was coming along. I fumbled around for a couple seconds, acting like I couldn’t remember the working title. Then I blurted out “What To Expect When You’re Not Expecting Anything”. The idea of a guy writing a self-help book for non-pregant people is hilarious to me.
Anyway, thought I should spoon feed you a dose of my weirdo humor in this first post to make sure you are fully aware of what you might run into if you choose to continue following this blog.
Well, it is now super early in the morning. Knowing my luck, my kids will up before the crack of dawn ready to open their presents… so I should probably try to get some sleep while I still can.
Good night and Merry Christmas, everyone!