Thursday, August 23, 2007

What are some of your favorite things?

At least that's what the title of this blog is supposed to imply. More importantly, I hope to use this blog as a way to talk about my own personal growth. I think that there are some people out there who might share some of the same experiences and maybe benefit from reading these posts. Ultimately, I hope to benefit from your feedback as well as your own experiences.

I have a feeling that everyone has moments where they feel completely alone; as if no one at that moment would ever understand the strange flow of thoughts in their head. I know I do, and often I've found the best way to get out of my head and stop the obsessive tendency to talk to myself, is to put everything down on paper. These posts will be attempts at doing just that, but in addition, I hope to find and relate to other people out there, maybe even help someone else. A simple, "I know what you mean," or "That totally happens to me," may be all I'm looking for. We'll see.

A little about me: I'm 28 years old. I work for a small startup company that I helped start here in Chicago. I've lived in Chicago for the past 7 years, first coming here to attend college, and then ended up staying for a plethora of reasons. One of them was a girl (surprised?), the other was to pursue a goal of competing in mixed martial arts competition. The girl never worked out (surprised again?), and I'm still pursuing the MMA. Just like a lot of people (I hope), I drifted a little after graduating. I didn't know what I wanted to do, let alone knew what I wanted out of life and so I took some bartending and restaurant jobs to kind of make ends meet. I ended up finally getting this job and my fight career has slowed down (but not stopped) since. As far as what I want to do next, that's part of what this blog is all about. Hopefully, I discover a little more about what is central to me along the way...