A series of honest statements:

This is the obligatory 'first post in a new blog' post.

I'm not quite sure what direction this project will take, but it was created in response to a cyber-itch I've been feeling ever since realizing that my original livejournal was created in 2001. Embarrassing as it is, the first post read:

well my life's not all that interesting, but i never make time to write in my actual journal anymore, so we'll se [sic] how this works. i'm a 16-year-old chic with stuff to talk about just like everyone else...i'll try not to bore you too much.
and so starts a new journey.

Trust me when I say that I am trying not to have any pretensions about myself now vs. then. I'm probably just as likely to cringe when I look back at this in six years.

Let me just start by saying, I'm no longer referring to myself as "a 16-year-old chic."

Also, to clarify, I still intend to retain the original journal for personal rantings/ravings/updates on my pets, what have you. This project is meant to move beyond my reactionary self and into a blogging community with a little more to talk about then my weekend follies (though, expect some of that to mix in with this as well). Hopefully it will document and expound upon my experiences as a 22-year-old, feminist, newlywed, pet owner with a B.A. in English interacting with her surroundings (a small town with no industry in northeastern America).

Peace and Popsicles,
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