Genesis: A New Beginning — Why Not Noah?

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, unless you believe in the “Big Bang” theory then feel free to go with that, but since my name is Noah I feel like the biblical beginning matches my “brand” a little bit more. Fast-forward a few thousand years, and one special day my parents created me, AKA Noah!

Now let’s be honest, I’m no fool. I certainly know the world existed long before my arrival, but deep deep DEEP down I’d like to think that despite being pretty average on a daily basis, something truly special happened on the day I was born and that somehow my simple existence made the world a better place if even for a minuscule moment … I can dream, right?!

Anyway, on to the topic at hand, and really the reason you’re here. A blog. Yes, a blog and specifically my blog. There are plenty of blogs about food. There are tons about travel. And there are about a million when it comes to fashion and pop culture — with the rise of the internet, everybody and their gay uncle Sam suddenly decided to plug in, log-on, and become a blogger. Yet, here I am — late to the party — throwing my tiny hat into the ring, stepping up onto my soapbox, and blabbing into the proverbial megaphone that is known to all as a “blog.” I am joining the throngs of people and officially decided to call myself a blogger.

So … why now? Good question.

If you’d asked my partner Norris, he would’ve told you this day would never happen. I’m the worst when it comes to commitments like this. Not in a relationship way but more in the, “I love to make plans and talk about grand ideas, but can never seem to buckle down and do it” kind of way. Just ask him how long it took me to pick a gym membership. Guess what? I’m still undecided. Ugh. But either way, back to the question … why now? To which I answer, why not now? And specifically why not Noah?

There’s actually a lot that goes into the “why” of it all, which I’ll post about at some point, but when I initially thought about the concept it was nothing more than a joke. Scrolling through my feed I saw all the people who claimed to be “bloggers” and “influencers,” and laughed. Whatever they were selling, I sure as hell wasn’t buying. I also loved calling people out for being what I considered, “off brand.” Finally I had the epiphany, why don’t I just write a blog!? It would be fun. It would be random. But most importantly, it would be whatever it wanted to be and it would be mine.

Again, there’s much more to this story but I’ll spare you the details right now. Moving forward though, I want to be clear that I’m not technically an expert on anything. I’m not the first person people run to when they want to know about fashion … or food … or travel … or fitness … or Disney (that’s my partner Norris) … or even pop culture, which I oddly do know quite a bit about. I am however an early stop when people just want to have fun, which is why I guess I am calling this a “lifestyle” blog.

All this being said, welcome to my official coming out blog! This isn’t my first or even my second coming out — it’s actually my third (more on that in the future), but you know, third times a charm, right? As you read, I might say things that are unfavorable, and you might disagree. And while I don’t appreciate the idea of hurting anyone’s feelings or making them upset — I have to stay true to myself and be completely honest in the process. So I apologize in advance, but there won’t be any beat around the bush; say you look nice but make you think twice happening here — no ma’am.

I’m excited. I’m nervous. And I’m ready to take you on this journey. Who knows … you may read this and say, “hell no!” But I hope that at the very least you find my blog mindlessly entertaining and slightly amusing. Life is all about the adventure, and what’s an adventure without company … so come along or don’t. The choice is yours!

– Noah Lee Jordan (#WNN)

FUN FACT: Music really helps me write, so at the end of every blog post I will include the song that inspired me, AKA my “SONG OF THE BLOG (#SOTB).” First up, Harry Nilsson’s “Gotta Get Up” made recently popular by the Netflix show, Russian Doll.