Who do you think you are, and what do you think you are doing?

I figured I should probably explain what I intend with this little blog.  I meant to post this earlier but my first week of second Pre-Theology was wicked busy.

Let me start with me.  I am an introvert, which does not mean what you think it means.  In fact probably the opposite.  I actually have a lot to say, because I think about things a lot.  I basically live in my head, constantly analyzing things around me, categorizing, researching.  Since I am an introvert, I rarely ever talk about these things, I just keep them to myself.  Or sometimes I write them down so I do not forget about them.  That's kind of what I think this will be.  All of my little musings I have in my head, but this time down on paper, or on the internet, or whatever, so I don't have to hold on to them.  And perhaps someone will find them interesting.

I also like to organize things, just not my room.  I have all kinds of lists of things, movies, baseball players, music, etc, that I have made to help myself organize my thoughts.  I guess this comes from having a mathematical, analytical brain.  Instead of just keeping these to myself, sometimes I might want to share them with others to see what they think.  And since I generally don't talk about them, again this might be a good vehicle.

Also, I am a writer.  Maybe not a good one, but still.  It's a gift and a curse.  I speak much more thoughtfully and, I think, more eloquently through the written word.  So, again, this.

What do I want to write about?  All kinds of things that interest me.  Or things that I observe.  Or things that happen to me.  What kinds of things interest me?  Some of the usual: sports, particularly baseball, movies, movie scores, other music, the Catholic faith, etc.  But perhaps you already know that since you probably know me a little if you are taking the time to read this.  But maybe some day I will just have a thought, say about traveling, or cooking, or something much less exciting like driving in Houston traffic.  Maybe I will write about that too.  We will see.

Who am I? I guess that goes back to the first point.  Let me end with me.  That way I am the first and last word, kind of like how Houston was the first and (almost) last word spoken on the moon.  Well right now I am a seminarian in the second year of Pre-Theology for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.  What that means is, at some point I received a Bachelor's in something but now I need two years of philosophy before I can study theology.  But maybe you already knew that.  What is my degree in?  History.  In fact I have a PhD in History.  The History of Technology, specifically focused on Spaceflight History.  And I taught for a few years.  But maybe you already knew that.  I went to Texas A&M University for my undergraduate years, so I am a die-hard Aggie.  But maybe you already knew that.  I was born in Houston, but we moved to Massachusetts for five years before moving back to College Station, Texas, during my freshman year of high school.  But maybe you already knew that.  I am also a sports nut.  Since I can remember I have loved baseball.  My mom loves to tell the story that I learned how to read by placing the sports page on the floor of the living room every morning and reading all the box scores.  This was before I went to kindergarten.  I used to like basketball, but grew out of that when I went to high school, was all of a sudden too short to play, and Hakeem Olajuwon was nearly done.  Then football became my second sport.  I started watching the Packers because my mom is from up there and I liked Brett Favre (the traitor).  Then the Texans came.  But I have slowly lost interest in football, coinciding with my newfound love of futbol.  I started watching soccer during the 2010 World Cup, then decided to follow an English Premier League club.  I had no idea who to follow, just not Manchester United.  After a few months, I decided on Everton for reasons I may get into in a future post.  Soccer is now by far my second favorite sport. 

If you already knew all of that about me, then stop stalking me.  It's kind of creepy.  I need some space.  But really, hopefully you will find something in my writing here that will be of interest.  Feel free to ask questions.  Feel free to propose topics.  Feel free to argue with me.  Just please do not do those things face to face.  I despise human interaction.

(I find it necessary to interject, in case my sarcasm did not come across, that I do not actually despise human interaction.  In fact in many ways I hate that computers and the internet are dehumanizing us so strongly and making it even more difficult to carry on conversations.  It took a lot for me to embrace the idea of a blog because it goes against some of my beliefs.  In short, this whole thing is an experiment, and may blow up in my face or deflate like a balloon.  Note to my note: yes I intentionally did not make a Tom Brady deflate joke because I think that whole thing is stupidly blown out of proportion.  Thanks ESPN.)

NP: Mission: Impossible - The Television Scores (3/5 stars)