Part 1 in the exciting new quotes series!

So i'm trying something new.

"I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is."- Derek Zoolander


So I'm sitting here watching Zoolander with my family, having convinced my Grandma she'd love it. And I realized that among the idiocy, Derek kinda has a point. Which is kinda the point, but I digress.
This is gonna be pretty stereotypical, so get ready for the "teenager trying to find himself" blog post.

There's all sorts of levels of self-awareness I'm trying to dig past here, so bear with me for a minute.


I have literally no clue what I want to do with my life. zero. zip. zilch. Not even a little bit. It's freaking terrifying, man. I could end up being an accountant in Florida, or a mountain climber in Alaska. I could be a businessman in Cleveland, or an athletic trainer here in Maryland. I just don't know.

I've lived in the same house my whole life. I've left the east coast 3 times. Once to visit my sister in Ohio, once to visit the university of Michigan. The last one though, is the one that's important. I went to Wyoming. Clear across the country, with no idea what I was getting myself into. And the thing is, it was the best experience of my life! I immersed myself in a completely new world, and never wanted to leave. Getting on that plane home was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

So back to the point! I'm gonna go far away, and go do things! I haven't really told my parents yet, but there is no way in hell I'm going to the University of Maryland. College is supposed to be about finding yourself, and changing, and becoming a better person. I don't want to do that 10 minutes from my house. My parents aren't gonna like it. But here's the deal. Absolute WORST case scenario, I can go to Alabama. They've offered me full tuition, and I could get a job or take loans for room and board. Because I swear to god, I'm not going to Maryland.

I'm getting the hell out of here, and I'm not looking back.