I want to start by saying I never thought I'd create a blog. I held back for years, even though I genuinely liked reading the blogs of friends and strangers. But not me, I was determined not to indulge. I created what I call a notebook for my rough drafts, but that was as far as I was willing to go. It even made sense, since I often found myself away from my computer, but rarely long separated from the internet. My writing class homework was now a breeze to accomplish, where before actually took some scheduling.

A year and some change later, I wound up with a myspace and a facebook entry, neither of which I dedicated any amount of effort or creativity. But the crack had been revealed. I tried to keep the inanity onto those spaces, but no, it eventually carried over onto my precious notebook. A line here, a paragraph there, pretty soon every entry was prefaced by something about me, my life, and the people I dealt with. The horror, HORROR, I felt when I realized I was writing more about me on certain entries than the actual piece I was working on, cannot be adequately described.

So now, a full two years after the advent of my notebook, I've caved. This is my blog. To baptize it, here is a blog game my friends have been passing around like a sorostitute during pledge week.*

• Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
  
• People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
  
• At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
  
• Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.
  

1. I am Mexican-American, though I have some difficulty convincing others of this fact if they aren't aware of my full name. I actually started going by my middle name for exactly this reason, but even I didn't guess how effective it would be. People have thought I was white, which is ridiculous.

2. I realized I was gay in ninth grade. At the time, I had so many other things to be angsty about that it barely even registered until twelth.

3. I am a Pisces, which apparently means I have only a so-so relationship with reality.

4. While I don't really regret majoring in English in college, I kind of wish I had realized I like Geography a bit earlier in life. I'd have a much easier time finding a job in my chosen career if I'd picked that or Urban Planning.

5. I tell people I don't want to be a teacher, that I wouldn't be good at it and that I'm terrible with kids anyways. Those are lies.

6. I have 5 different colored necklaces that I wear to work each day (only one at a time though). I also have three neckties that I hardly ever wear.

7. As a matter of habit, I see how long it takes me to break into my own apartment whenever I acquire a new one. My current one takes all of thirty seconds, maybe a couple minutes if I want to do it silently.

8. I think that the songs "Run to You" by Bryan Addams, "You Outta Know" by Alanis Morrisette, and "Does He Love You?" by Reba McEntire make an interesting story cycle, even more so if you imagine the Alanis song is sung by a male.

Instead of tagging others, I'll just say "participate if you feel like it."

*Oh, yeah, this will sometimes be a graphic blog. Close your eyes if you are underage.