I’m not a big fan of the Austin Powers movies, but that line the character used in one film made me laugh out loud. The writers did a great job of poking fun at how we can and do mangle the queen’s good English.

At some point we decided that “me” and “I” were too egotistic and started using “myself” rather than the correct personal pronoun. This tactic may soften a sentence, but it also sounds wrong in the best cases. In this instance it just sounds ridiculous.

That being said, allow ME to introduce myself….

My name is Clarke. I’m a broadcasting and consumer packaging veteran with a background in other communications-related areas — including writing and editing. (Ahhh…now the mini-rant makes sense!) Years ago I kept a blog and wrote daily entries. Eventually other commitments led to fewer and fewer posts until I stopped writing completely.

A lot of things interest me that cannot be summed up in a quick Twitter or Facebook post. So, here I am again. This time it’s my own website, and while I won’t write every day, I will post regularly.

About the website. What’s up with the name, you ask? Around the turn of the century, I started taking classes in web design. At one point I thought I’d be a full-time web developer, but doing the occasional job for friends or small businesses interested me more. It also fit my skill set a lot better. Every budding web person needs to have their own website, so in 2003, StormyWeatherDesign.com came into being. My cat’s name is Stormy, and I used to live on the Oregon Coast, which has some fantastically stormy weather during the winter. A name was born!

Until recently my website housed portfolios, resumes, vacation documentaries, old Flash practice pages from my online classes, and even some blank pages. Writing a blog is how I decided to completely revamp the site. Doing it with WordPress is like hitting the Easy Button. It allows me to focus on content and its management, rather than messing around with code.

Oh, and about the blog’s header photos. Those are mine, too. I’ve been an amateur photographer since I was a kid. While the pictures may suggest that I live in Hawaii, I don’t. I’m in the booming metropolis of Portland, Oregon. Hawaii just happens to be one of my favorite spots on earth, and I love shooting the landscape there. I’ll refresh those pictures every few months with new subject matter, but for now enjoy the aloha of the islands.

That is a whirlwind introduction. The topics I write about will be just as eclectic. We’ll laugh, cry and maybe even think a little. Feel free to leave your comments as we go.