If you follow my blog by clicking the links I post to Facebook, you may have noticed that one of my very best friends in the world recently asked me why the hell* I was blogging. At first I scoffed, recognizing that he is just as prone to smart-assery as I am. But then I figured I should explain a little more thoroughly why I have to differentiate my blog from others.
*Well, that wasn’t the exact language he used, but he and I are close enough that colorful language is a frequent, accepted form of communication. Even though I warned you readers of the possibility of offensive language in my original blog post, my mother is a regular reader, and in the interests of keeping her happy in my ongoing unemployment, I’ve chosen to paraphrase here.
I spoke a bit about my intentions in that first blog post, which you can read here. I didn’t really know why I started, but as I have continued to write, my purposes have become more clear. Most, if not all, of the blogs I read that are written by friends and acquaintances serve the purpose of informing their readers about their daily lives. That makes sense. It’s a great way to keep in touch with people and keep others informed. I enjoy seeing people I know living great, happy lives. Most of them discuss their jobs, getting married, being married, and catching a case of the Babies.
Unlike my friends, I do not usually use my blog to feed you tasty tidbits from my fascinating life. I have none of those things previously mentioned, and thus have nothing personal to share with you.
In fact, I hate to disappoint you, dear reader, but . . . I am pretty damned uninteresting.
I can give you an update. I have 2 sisters, who vary between being a total blast and total pains in my ass. My mom is seriously Awesome (yes, the capital A is warranted). I have a lot of acquaintances, and a few great close friends. I graduated in May from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio with my law degree. I took the bar exam in July, and found out I passed in November. Until I moved to Austin in August, I lived with my cousin, her husband, and their three boys (who have me wrapped around their collective dirty little fingers) in an apartment over their garage, and I am still thoroughly unamused that I had to leave. I’m currently in Austin, getting my LLM degree (a Master’s degree in law) in Environmental and Energy law. I’ll graduate in May, and have decided that this will be my final go-round with school as a student. I have no idea what kind of job I will get. I have considered a few options, but considering the job market and the struggles some of my classmates have had, I will pretty much accept anything at this point. My ultimate goal is to become a law professor. I am currently unemployed (by choice) and live alone (again by choice - the very idea of marriage gives me the sweats and hives) with 5 houseplants.
See that? One short paragraph, and I have updated you as to most of the major goings-on in the past few years of my life. If I dedicated my blog to telling the world about myself, you’d all be bored plum to death.
If something happens that I feel you would get a kick out of, I’ll share it. I have little to no shame. And certainly, if I manage to trick some poor, unwitting man into selling me his soul in exchange for my hand in marriage, I’ll be sure to let you know. Until then, I’ll continue to sit here and spout random acts of smart-assery to whomever wishes to read it. Judging by my stats, that's quite a few of you - so thanks :)
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Currently Excited About: The triumphant return of Tim Riggins to Friday Night Lights next week! At least, I think it’s next week. He’s supposed to be in the last 5 episodes of the season, and I’ve been annoyed with most of the plot lines this season so I’ve kind of lost track. I really hope it is though . . . with the show soon to go off the air forever, let the poor boy out of jail so we can enjoy him.
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