On Saturday...

So I think I know why I'm not yet completely comfortable with this whole blog thing -- I've been taking it too seriously. I've been thinking of it more as something that needs to be deep and profound rather than a quick but interesting read. Hopefully now I'll be able to write some good, light-hearted blogs.

On that note, the weekend was spectacular. Got out of State College for the second weekend in a row and ventured down to the good ol' Maryland/D.C./Virginia area. While I enjoy weekends here, I've also had a lot of fun away from this place the past two weekends. I think this weekend was especially fun because I had really never taken the time to appreciate the positive side of the hustle and bustle of D.C. life. I live just a hop, skip and a jump away from the D.C. metro area, and make the occasional visit for a concert, but I've never really done more than that. Now that I've moved away from the area and do not see it all the time I have a lot more respect for it. Such a pretentious area. How nice. But like I said, spectacular weekend ... minus the insane drink prices. Great to get away, see the Clarks, watch Weeds, spend time with friends and do absolutely no work. How relaxing.

But onto things that are not so spectacular ... banning abortion. The South Dakota state legislature is in the process of sending a bill on its way to Gov. Mike Rounds for his stamp of approval that would make performing an abortion a felony in the state. Why must this issue be challenged? And why is it likely that Roe will be overturned? So depressing. Who wants to move to Canada with me?


The New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/weekinreview/26davey.html

Life in the Fast Lane...

Sure to make you lose your mind...

I figured I'd ease into this thing with a pretty light-hearted post tonight. Nothing too deep, just some random stuff about that thing we call life.

So yea, not really sure where it's taking me. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure most couldn't care less about my life or anything going on in it, but I'm attempting to enlist the services of the common reader. It seems I am at a fork in the road if you will, and I'm really not sure which way to go. Part of me wants to do this little thing called law school. And by little I mean 40 hours a week of reading, $150,000 worth of debt and a lifetime of what many would consider to be hell. But recently part of me has really wanted to check out graduate school for sociology or political science or something like that. Two very different worlds but one major decision I need to be making, and soon.

I also need to decide where I would like to continue such post-graduate endeavors. Part of me has always wanted to live out west, specifically California, but do I really want to be that far away from my family and some good friends? I love it out there, but they are my family. I'm not really sure that I could experience anything like it on the East Coast, so which do I want more? Time with my family and long-time friends, or pursuit of some long-time goals.

So here I am, asking for some help from you, the reader. Leave a post, write a quick comment, drop me an IM. Do whatever you need to do, but I need some advice.

Not too much else really going on. I'm off to watch Sex and the City and kick back with some Yuengling. Who would've thought it?

Hi, I'm new

At the urging of many of the fans, I have decided to take on the blog world. I'm not too sure of what to put in the first post, so I'll keep it short and sweet. Look for more commentary on social and political issues, as well as random tidbits about my everyday life in the coming days.