If you've ever felt awkward, scared, cool, brave, erudite, helpless, stupid, omnipotent, excluded, heralded, daring, depressed, whimsical, fragile, deadly, popular, wrecked, or motivated then you can probably get something out of this collection of me. I'm writing about this topic (i.e. ME) because no matter how esoteric it seems, one person's life and the stories included can change that of others. This isn't a collection of my greatest accomplishments, nor is it completely self-deprecating. Th ... more »

If you've ever felt awkward, scared, cool, brave, erudite, helpless, stupid, omnipotent, excluded, heralded, daring, depressed, whimsical, fragile, deadly, popular, wrecked, or motivated then you can probably get something out of this collection of me. I'm writing about this topic (i.e. ME) because no matter how esoteric it seems, one person's life and the stories included can change that of others. This isn't a collection of my greatest accomplishments, nor is it completely self-deprecating. This is a collection of both that make me appreciative of the fact I've been able to have both sets of experiences.

I write this piece because I want to think about myself on paper, and subsequently change my mind about myself on paper. I also write this because though I think I know myself, there's always a surprise within. These surprises can be a new form of expression, diction, creative concepts, presentation, wordplay, organization of thought, unlocking of old experiences, and putting together long lists of ideas with commas (tongue firmly in cheek).  Less