However, being a college student, I do need ways to handle my lack of connection in this vast, new, (occasionally) horrifying (occasionally) wonderful place. And that is where you come in, dear Internet, as this sort of anonymity will allow me the great fortune to bitch out, complain, whine, stew, and (possibly) praise the vast amount of things that irritate me on campus.
If you have suddenly decided that this blog might be too pessimistic for your happy-go-lucky taste, be prepared, for not only will I complain like Hitler on a bad day, I will also gloat, enjoy, celebrate, dance, shout in victory, and (possibly) fist pump like a champ about any number of the excellent things this new life offers me.
I suppose to start I should actually describe me.
From what I'm told, you see, readers should learn to understand the character they read, as the expectations of that character's patterns and behavior allow for greater surprises in the future.
Anyway, I, Kat, am first and foremost, intelligent.
I know you are all screaming in your heads right now, "Such arrogance! I should never have started reading this blog! I am so irritated with the world!"
However, as counterintuitive as it may seem to be, I am not actually saying that I am intelligent. I am not telling you, the Internet, that my mental capacity is high enough for the world to agree upon me as being clever. I am simply saying that intelligence is a quality I believe I have found in myself, and I (ridiculously) pride myself on this. (I'm a Ravenclaw, if you couldn't tell.)
I say the quality of intelligence first, not because I think it is the most important quality a person can have, but because not only does it form the standards to which I hold myself, but it also is a qualification for the people I befriend. I call them my friends, they (occasionally) call themselves prisoners.
Secondly, I am unashamedly a nerd. I geek out about things, I fangirl, I jump up and down in delight, I squeal, I am willing to spend money on records (vinyl, people.) for artists I like when I myself do not own a record player. The primary focuses of my nerdiness are Music, Harry Potter, Nerdfighteria (DFTBA) and anything JRR Tolkein related.
Thirdly, I read. I read books, I read articles, I read websites. I read anything I can get my hands on- but mostly books. I swear by my personal library, and I personally believe that no person should ever regret reading a book (unless said person is over fifteen and has recently read Twilight.) *
Fourthly, I am a student of Pre-Veterinary Medicine. If you decide to research what this means (which, I admit, is a little too much to hope for) you will discover that it means that I will have very little to no time on my hands to handle such things as blogging. So, forgive me, but there are only 28 Veterinary Schools in the country and I need to get into one of them.
Fifthly, I am intensely logical. It is so ingrained into my thought processes to discover the logic in any given situation that such things as horror movies and dead bodies have lost any sort of connotation or disturbing effect on me (I have dissected cadavers before, and I would do it again.) This has also caused in me social anxiety and an intense shyness that can be cured only by the presence of a good friend.
And as of right now, that's all you really need to know. When a story happens, I will try to retell it in a way that is enjoyable, exciting, and as filled with hilarity as the terror college girls (particularly those on my Residence Hall floor) expose when they confront a the horrifying spectacle of a pet mouse. So, until next time, here's a picture of a dog wearing a tutu. See you soon (maybe)!*I have nothing against Twilight (though its fans are another story). I do however believe that though it is perfectly acceptable for preteen girls to enjoy it, it is quite unacceptable to argue for its literary competency once you have passed sophomore year of high school. (Sparkling vampires. Seriously.)
