Improving My Writing Skills

'Ello 'ello...

Hey guys :)

So after several attempts of jumping onto the ol' blogging bandwagon, I think I may have finally mustered enough "togetherness" to start one of my own. And I figured I'd bother you all and send out an invite. Why?

Well, in part, for my own edification. I've been writing a lot more this year and there's been an interesting convergence of circumstance in my life that would be great to put into words as time goes on. It'd also be nice to share it with people, because the way I look at it, change is constructive when there's something to learn.

Despite the fact that living in the South may or may not have impacted my proper use of grammar and syntax, I'm also finding that I really like writing. Like, a lot. Traveling earlier this month (along with copious amounts of hashish...kidding!) helped me unclog a lot of mental blockage and this transition out of Atlanta has been really great for figuring out just what's going on in my head. Don't get me wrong, I loved Atlanta and have a set of fantastic friends that I love and am truly thankful for. It's just that since getting back from Morocco and progressing towards other stuff, I'm starting to see my life in a new light that's been out of focus for a while. Goals are the name of the game and I'm just in the process of working towards them. No better time than now to use the momentum I'm feeling to put some into better focus. So anyway, figured I'd create this blog to clue in friends and family members about all that will be going on with me this year.

Lastly, and probably most importantly, I want to find better ways to stay up to date with all of you. After having moved from Atlanta and realizing that I may not even be living in Akron this summer, its weird to think that I'll be untethered (yet again) from many of the important people in my life. I thought I was going to be in Akron during this time, but the opportunity that popped up in WV is proving to be pretty tempting, at least in the short term.

But, its still pretty weird that the WV thing kind of came (rather serendipitously) out of nowhere, considering I've been pushing the Akron mantra since the fall of 2009. This is definitely not where I envisioned myself ending up for now - let me just put that out there - but, I'm learning through the process that sometimes unexpected circumstances are the best ones to embrace if there's a lot you can learn about yourself. That's the way life is sometimes, I guess.

And besides, I really can't complain. Life's been crazy, but also exciting at the same time. So in my mind there's no better way to embrace it than through writing about it along the way. What's going on here in ___________ is really cool. So either way, if I decide to take this position with __________, it should shape up to be an interesting summer.

We'll see you guys - muh-fuggin' coal country. More to come on that later.

Nah who am I kidding... I just want to try and improve my writing skills. Because I hear chicks dig guys with writing skills.

Feel free to drop in whenever.

Drew