Hi! My name is:

So I have made several stunted forays into the world of blogging, but I never seem to be interested enough to keep updating. Life changes and moves on, and I move away from whatever blog I happen to have at the time. I always start new projects, but rarely do I seem to finish them. Maybe something about blogging seems odd to me, that someone would actually be interested in reading what I write on the interwubs. I am vain enough to start a blog, but too self-conscious to keep it up. But, lately I have been reading other people's blogs, and I have been told time and time again that it is important for a writer to do things like blog to keep them writing daily or at least weekly. And writing is something I have been trying to do lately, even if I wasn't so successful with NanoWrimo this month. At least I am writing something. It's good to be grateful for the small things.

I am not quite sure what my goals are for this blog yet. Perhaps it will just be me commenting on my daily life, or perhaps a bit of philosophizing, or maybe just me discussing my writing- although it gets tedious and redundant to keep complaining about writer's block. Whatever this turns into, I hope it will be at least a little entertaining for myself to read- and anyone else who finds this and takes the time to peruse.

Basically, I just wanted to welcome whoever is reading this to my new blog. Hopefully, this will last longer than my other blogs have. Hopefully, you will not regret coming to visit this page. If you are reading this, you probably know me, and I hope that this will be a good way for us to keep in touch and that it will spark new thoughts in you. I am a very hopeful person today. Hope is good.

And now random jump to the typical introductions (don't ask me for perfect transitions; this is a blog, not an essay):
My name is Jinkyong, or Julia, depending on whom you ask. I am a graduate from Michigan State University (go green) who received my B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I love reading and writing and all things English. But I also love a multitude of other things. I am half-Korean (hence the two names) and still live in the Lansing area of Michigan. I am unsure of what the future brings, but doesn't that just make things more exciting? After all, plans rarely work out as we imagined, so isn't it better to just go along with the flow? I am currently working on an impromptu novel I started writing for NanoWrimo, but am nowhere near finishing, even as the month draws to a close. I am also working on being a better, happier, and more thankful person. Today is Thanksgiving, and I am very grateful for many things, but I want to be grateful every second of every day. I don't want a holiday to remind me that I have a lot in my life. I want to breathe that knowledge. I read my horoscope yesterday, and it really seemed to apply to me. It suggested that I not try to start over, but rather just jump into the middle of my new life and skip the tedious, hard, and often violent beginning. I think that's a great way to look at things. I'm done saying that from now on, I'll be better, I'll do better. Rather, I've already started my new life. I'm already in the middle of being who I want to be. There's much less pressure that way, when you're already doing it as opposed to having to start doing things right. And there's no allowance for my tendency to always procrastinate. My birthday is next Tuesday, and I'm not so thrilled about being older. But 26 won't be so bad. I'm looking forward to discovering what my 26 year-old-self will be like. Nothing like a birthday to reinvent yourself.

So here's to wishing everyone a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and a happy weekend. Try to stay out of the holiday shopping madness. The season is about love, not presents after all. And sometimes sleep is more important than Black Friday sales. Good day!