Blogging

I have never blogged before. I have read exactly four blogs in my lifetime and only really followed three of them. So, suffice to say, I am new to this particular activity. I guess I decided to blog for two main reasons:

1. I am a very open person. Wait, no, that’s a lie. I actually hate sharing my feelings. In that way I am very not open- closed I suppose you could say. Guarded. Aside from that, however, I am a very open person. I share my opinions like candy at Halloween. When I feel strongly about something I will say it. If I really like someone’s shirt I will tell them. If I really dislike my teacher’s teaching methods, I will tell them (usually not a good idea, FYI). Also, I have recently stumbled upon the fact that sometimes, in the right circumstance and after enough sleep deprivation, brain surge from studying, or sugar intake, I can be quite a funny person. Which leads me to my second point.

2. I really, really, really don’t like studying. I’d much rather blog.

So, after careful consideration, I decided to start a blog. Then came the age-old-questionwhat should I call it?

Growing up I was always- and I suppose I still am- more than a little awkward. Physically I was short, sickeningly thin, and had long frizzy, curly hair. Not much of a looker, to say the least. I like to believe that’s improved over the years, or at least I hope it has, because my resounding confidence would be really unfortunate if I were still so unattractive. Now my main awkwardness is reserved for social interaction. Anyway, when I was in primary school my cunning classmates discovered that my name, said backwards, is (and I dread to say it) A Rat. It became my nickname, even when I moved to a new school at fourteen my new ‘friends’ dubbed me Rat-Rat. The humiliation has followed me throughout my short life so I decided if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! I am embracing the title and have decided to entitle my blog Memories of a rat. How’s that for original.

Enjoy!