In the beginning—no, that’s already taken. Once upon a time—nope, overused. Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away—crap. It looks like all the best lines have been taken and run into the ground. So how about I keep it simple: this is the first official blog in a series that I will call “Observations of an Acorn.” It’s a little cheesy, maybe, but I’m calling it that because of the old saying “Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.” So just so we're clear, it has nothing to do with any corrupt liberal organizations. haha. See, I just got my Associate’s Degree in Journalism. And rather than jump right into to further higher education and $30,000 worth of student loan debt, I decided to get into the world and see what I can find. I want to get my band going, audition for roles at local playhouses, create things—all difficult to accomplish with a time-consuming school schedule. Also, don’t get me wrong—education is a vital and useful part of our society—but if I had to sit through more hour-long lectures of the most boring and uninformative kind for two additional years without a break, I might have absolutely lost my mind.
So right now I’ve just got a temp job and some freelance work with a recording studio. I’m living on college kid wages—which I’ve learned (via my loving family) is only forgivable and endearing when you’re actually enrolled in college. Ridiculous, huh? I don’t even know where to start looking for a career versus a peon job to fill the scattered hours not spent in class. Recently, I spoke about my plans (or lack thereof) with a married couple that helps out with our church’s college group. They suggested I start a blog to sculpt my writing skills and have something interesting to put on my resume. The more readers I get, the more impressive it will become. Of course, I thought it was a brilliant and fun idea; in Myspace’s heyday, I had over a hundred readers to my little blog. Now that I’ve grown up a bit (at least chronologically), I would love to have some crazy project to write about—maybe even the chance to keep a travel diary. As it stands, however, I am not going to commit to the Julie and Julia method (although I may be bold enough to write about the interesting concoctions one can make on a small budget). And realistically, nobody wants to hear about my love-hate relationship with the P90X Lean regimen, which is the only thing I really have scheduled every day. There’s only so much that can be said about such things. Being too poor to travel, I cannot offer insights into the Orient or safaris into the savannah. So there go those options.
I have a wide range of interests. I have special knowledge in a few things. But overall, I must humble myself and admit that I am not an expert on anything to the extent that I could successfully blog about it. My whole premise for this project is that I have a lot to learn. So I’m going to just observe the world around me, chronicle my attempts to grow up, and offer you a view of things through Haylee-colored glasses. Such a view honestly varies from hues of somber blue to flashes of sunny yellow, but rarely, if ever, a shade of grey. And we’ll see what happens. Maybe in the process I will figure everything out (though I rather doubt it), but all in all I hope to offer you some amusement or inspiration. Occasionally, there are methods to my madness that might just spark some creativity in you. I’ve seen it happen. I’m just a lowly acorn, but even I have something to offer!
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