Introducing... Me!

The Internet allows people to have just about any identity they want. For me though, I’m super happy with the life I have and the person I am and I don’t see any reason to hide it. I realized today that it might be a little strange to read my opinions and thoughts on this blog without knowing anything about me, so I thought I’d take this post to kind of introduce myself. My name is Jamie, I’m 21, Aquarius, my favorite musician is Ben Folds, my favorite color is yellow, and while I could tell you more meaningless facts I think I’ll tell you something a little more interesting.

Someone once described my life as a crazy circus with a host of sideshow characters that float in and out of it. I have found that to be incredibly true. I was never a popular kid in school, which I think is an unspoken invitation to the universe to send a bunch of ridiculous people my way to keep things interesting. If anybody is coming home with a story at the end of the day, it’s usually me. Today for instance, I witnessed an attempted robbery on an outlet store that was debunked by a bunch of saleswomen right before it happened. There was a getaway car and everything. That’s just a normal day in my life though. 

I love to be surrounded and consumed by laughter. I have a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor so jokes that involve bodily functions or physical violence are not up my alley. I’m also the LAST person you want to play a prank on. I’m having trouble thinking of a single prank that I have ever found funny. If somebody pranks me, I have a hard time finding the ability to forgive. Haha, everyone reading this probably wants to toilet paper my house now. As long as you can keep up a conversation and know how to be honest and able to laugh until you cry, we’ll probably get along just fine!

One of my passions and probably what makes me the happiest, other than my beautiful 2-year-old niece, is traveling. So far I have been to England, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Mexico, and across most of the United States. In January I’ll be going to Australia to visit the friends I made during my semester abroad in Hatfield, UK. I’ve had hot chocolate on top of the Alps, seen my favorite musical in two countries, had a Big Mac in eight different countries and stood in the middle of four states at once. I can’t wait to travel more. I think southern Asia will probably be next on my list.

So that’s me in a very tiny package. I hope you’ll feel at least somewhat of a better understanding or connection to my posts now. If not, at least you can put a face with the words.

Bye for now, ya'll!