I have reluctantly made the move to an e-edition of the famed Zigga Zoomba Weekly in response to the urging of friends and to my wish to make the invaluable prose of the ZZW available to a larger audience. While the web undoubtedly offers a wider palette for literal and figurative illustration of UNC tailgating, I grew up reading newspapers, savoring the beauty of the written word and learning my (admittedly amateur) craft of description and satire. Though I decry the lack of depth in reporting continually exhbited by the majority of television and online news, I make this move in hopes that, like those early editors accepting the Gutenberg press, my belief in the beauty of a turn of phrase will survive the modernization of its delivery.
Though anxious due to the gravity of the move, I am excited about the opportunity the new format offers its consumers - no longer will you have to take my excruciatingly witty (and good-natured) comments about you with no venue for response; those of you that are familiar with blogging know that it allows something no conversation with most of my friends allows - a free and clear opportunity to respond to any argument or statement without interruption. Should be quite a departure from most of our conversations.
If you've read this far, you have hopefully discerned that my writing here will result from no less effort than that of the print edition; whether you think it's as enjoyable (or if it ever was) is up for (virtual) debate. As the ZZW approaches its 10th anniversary in 2010, I hope that it will continue to be a forum for friends and family to express themselves and celebrate the events that bring us together six or seven times each fall.
Now that this sappy intro is done, let the besmirching begin!
