Hello

Here I am, sitting contently across from my silly sister who just threw a pen at my knuckle for making fun of her for something or other, and I have to say that life is a funny thing. If it wasn't funny, it would be hopelessly confusing or rather depressing. Not to take life lightly, but sometimes, I wonder if humor is one of God's greatest gifts to mankind after the Fall, kind of like a fabric softener or a highlighter for the darker days ahead. Anyways, I have decided to begin to blog about my life (not that I haven't been secretly doing so for a while), giving my take on things, my thoughts on people, places, events, and myself. However, it is incumbent upon me to warn you that I do not live the most brilliantly exhilarating life by the world's standards. But on second thought, after 18 years of living we all have some stories to tell, some lessons to teach, and some opinions to share, so feel free to return the favor.
Another change about this new blog: I've realized that my other secretive blog (which was open to only a privileged few who were subjected to my cryptic poetry saturated with raging emotions - and other such angst-driven pieces of work) was mainly focused on my inner self. It was a place to figure out in writing the craziness that often takes up residence in my mind. But I'm hoping now that by starving the craziness of attention, it'll give up and leave me alone for a while. When I focus on the intriguing details of the life that whirls around me, and try to see in it glances of who God is and who I am meant to be, my sob stories lose their potency. Maybe I'll even convert a few of you along the way to see things my way =). Because in the end, that's what it's all about right? Of course not.