Blog #1: Hello, is anyone out there?

***Skip this first entry if you just want to read pithy commentary about life as seen from the myopic eyes of a nerd***

Hi... I'm not quite sure why I decided to make a blog. It was actually sort of spontaneous; two minutes ago, I was sitting at my computer, ostensibly doing English/Biology/Spanish/Math homework when I decided that it would be a pretty neat idea to write a blog. So here I am. Ostensibly doing Biology/English/Math/Spanish homework. (See, now it's in alphabetical order).

So why am I writing this blog?

1. Familiarity. I write in a journal every day. Almost every day. If you went through my journal (but seriously, don't, because then I'd have to do something nasty to you and/or your family) you would see that every single day has an entry. But that just means I'm a hypocrite, because sometimes I write entries retroactively.
2. Ego. There are probably few things more egotistical than writing a blog, which is basically a way to vent your opinions and pretend that someone is listening. Some of these things include: Naming your child (your name) jr; Naming someone else's child (your name) jr; Naming a street/town/country/continent/planet (your name) jr (but only if you are rich and/or powerful); running for President. (Not that I have anything against presidents. But you've got to admit that by running for president, you're basically saying that you believe that you are THE ONE AND ONLY person that can bring this hellhole of a country around. So... yeah.)
3. Loneliness. It's kind of funny, because I'm the last person who would admit to be "yearning for human connection," but "well, there it is." (Yup, I just quoted Amadeus. Actually, it was Emperor Joseph II.) I'll expand on this idea some other time.
   
4. Sarcasm. (Wait, what?) Yeah, that's right, I am writing a blog because of sarcasm. And that totally makes a lot of sense.
5. College. I'm a junior in high school. Pretty soon, colleges will be looking for me. But they'll never find me, see, 'cause I'll be hiding under my bed. They (being counselors, teachers, parents, and other venerable adults) suggest that you not put anything compromising on the internet, like pictures of yourself. Doing anything. At all. I'm hoping (in that little naive part of my brain that is still waiting for that letter from Hogwarts that's five years overdue) that maybe, if I can write a blog that is profound and well-written (or profoundly well-written) I might be able to stand out. (See point #2: Ego).
   

So, that's that. Next time, I might even tell you something about myself. But that would just be crazy.

-Now, back to Math/Spanish/Biology/English.