First Post

Well, you never know if the grass is greener until you're on the other side.

I've typically used WordPress for blogging purposes. But, what the heck. I'll give blogger.com a try. Worst that can happen is I give it up after a while. Eh. Whatever.

As you might have guessed, I do have another blog: http://marketingmangamusic.com. But sometimes a random thought comes my way and I want to blog about it. But I don't want to do it on my "business blog." So this will be the place.

As for the title, it's a play on the name of the band I used to be the lead singer for: His Name Is Alive. When we toured and people asked for autographs, I signed them Her Name Is Oliver. I'd considered naming it "Atashi Nippon Otaku - confessions of a fangirl." But I'm not sure if I need a to or a no in there between Nippon and Otaku. Heck, I'm not even sure my pidjin-Japanese would be recognizable to someone from there. So, I decided to skip it.

Maybe someday I'll meet someone Japanese who will appreciate my nerd-dom and affinity for all things Japanese and will help me start to learn the language. Eh, we'll see.

For now, My name is Karin Oliver-Kreft. And this is a blog of my thoughts.
Prepare to be either amused, bemused, or bored. Not sure which.