and here we go...

...never really thought about starting a blog before, and I'm not so sure why I'm choosing to start one now. I'm guessing it's my need for some sort of creative outlet, which I definitely don't have in either of my jobs. The ultimate would be having a studio somewhere separate from my apartment where I could draw and paint and sew and design my life away. But those, and many other things I find myself wanting, cost money, something you don't have much of when you're working two part-time jobs and living in Chicago. So, a blog is my next outlet of choice. I've never been afraid of writing and sometimes think to myself that I'm actually pretty good at it... must've been Mrs. Culnane, my english teacher at Blessed Trinity (who, by the way, turned 80 when I was in 8th grade, and is still teaching). She made us read Shakespeare before most kids my age even knew who he was. Or maybe it was any of the AHA english teachers I think of on an almost daily basis - Ms. Ginder, Ms. Boston, and Ms. Hanley - who had us read who knows how many books and write more papers than I thought possible in one school year. Funny the things you think about sometimes when you're looking back at how you've become the person you are. That's probably a good start for a different blog, so I won't go there now. And I guess that's a good way end my first blog post - hopefully I keep this up. And hopefully it helps me keep track of time here in Chicago, and not wish it away as I have been doing these past few months...

...and I officially gave a shout out to all of my old english teachers in my first blog post. Wow.