There are so many things that I always say I want to do. I want to read a book. I want to write an essay. I want to blog. Yet, no matter how many times I say it, I always seem to fall through. I decided, though, that I am not going to let that happen. I do want to blog. I want to write. I have SO much on my mind--so many ideas and experiences that I want to share, not because I want praise, but because I want to find people who may agree or disagree with me. I want to think in ways that I haven't thought before. I want to know things I don't know. I want to hear what others think, and I want to talk to people who will listen to some of the crazy, yet sensible, things that I have to say.
As a high school student, I am surrounded by a plethora of problems and drama, mainly having to do with boyfriends/girlfriends. Yet the people that have all of these problems seem not to think beyond the school that they're in; they think of their lives within the constraints of high school and popularity among other students. It appears that no one gives any acknowledgment to events and happenings that are happening outside of the dance on Friday or the class next period. And here I am, spending my time observing these interactions among students and comparing them to what I am learning in history or English, or any other class that deals with social divisions and lifestyles.
All this to say that I think a lot. I am constantly drawing conclusions about topics, and then challenging those conclusions with ideas that I believe others could hold, like contradictions, etc. I decided I want to blog primarily to get these ideas out of my head and onto something more permanent where I can interact with others and possibly see things that I've never seen before. I'll take articles off the web about current events, make historical references here and there, or possibly just state my point of view on a topic or idea that has been consuming my mind throughout my day at school. I welcome...no, I encourage your comments and hope to interact with everyone here that is willing to do so. Tell me what you think. I'm all ears.
Now I've gotta figure out what to write first.
