Hi there.

My name is C. Mabry. And I'm having trouble starting this.

Should I give some particulars about myself? Maryland resident, husband, father, writer, government drone.

Should I hype my writing? Three and a half screenplays, a couple of TV and comic series pitches, a novel outline, most in the thriller/mystery genre. If anybody wants to discover me, I'm right here.

Should I list my TV appearances? A story on Washington, DC Channel 5's "Black News" in 1972 when the African play I appeared in at school was performed at the Smithsonian. An appearance on the (syndicated) "Weakest Link" game show in 2002, where I won $6000.

TV? The Daily Show, the new Battlestar Galactica, the Amazing Race, Lost, the Wire, CSI: the First One, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Music? In my IRiver right now, there's Kanye West, Sia, Leela James, Jamie Lidell, Bloc Party, and Jeff Buckley. I've a few thousand more CDs where those came from.

Politics? I'm probably the most left wing person I know (you'll find out), but sometimes I'm not as left wing as I used to be.

Religion? None of your business. Or mine.

Anyway, I've been looking for a forum like this for a long time to express my ideas, rant, argue, whatever. I have a wide-ranging knowledge of pop culture, and I plan to cover the waterfront, as the song goes. Politics, showbiz, whatever gives me a literal or figurative headache.

Your feedback is, of course, welcome.