About Me.

You might have guessed by now that, in fact, I am not the same Sam Lloyd who once portrayed Teddy Buckland on the hit comedy Scrubs from 2001-2010. This particular variation of the name is in no way affiliated with that one; just a disclaimer, if it's somehow possible to take someone to court for having the same name as a famous person (which I'm almost positive it is, since our country actually allows you to run someone over with your car and sue them for damages).

Here's what you need to know about this Sam Lloyd: I'm sort of thoughtful, I like sports and music and movies and critically thinking about sports and music and movies. In the last few years, dating back to my senior year of high school, I have aspired to become a writer, and currently type words for the Vanguard (the bi-weekly student newspaper of Portland State University, a school that I attend as an English major). Seeing as how the creative restrictions of that profession are, well, restricting, I've decided to use this medium as a way to "publish" essays that I write in my spare time. The topic choices don't exactly fit in a single particular category; the first one I wrote is a dissection of the idea of Portland's "being weird," and the second one is a requiem for the unfortunately short-termed career of Portland Trail Blazer Brandon Roy. The third one will most likely be about a trip I took in July of 2011 to Eugene to see a 311/Sublime show. Clearly, none of those topics are much related to each other; hence, "variety."

I know that basically everyone who will read this blog is a friend or family member of mine, and you all know that I'm normally not one to share my feelings or experiences. Well, this blog will likely stick by that narrative...but occasionally, I'll let an experience or a feeling slip out that may offend or shock. Just be warned. And there will be occasional f-bombs (sup, Grandma!), as well as highly political or philosophical opinions that'll probably seem pretentious. Either way: these are my thoughts and I'm stickin' to 'em (until someone offers me a better or more logical way of looking at things). Also: the essays will be based highly on opinion, so if you catch something that's factually iffy or incorrect, please call me on it so that I may use that information to possibly re-think my viewpoint.

Let's do this motherfuckers!!!