I'm going to warn you, my readers, that I have absolutely, positively no idea what this blog is going to be about. I'm starting it up because I want to see what it's about. I have tons of interesting ideas about what to write about and projects that I can do throughout my blogging career: there are pintrest projects, a weight tracker for the summer, movie/book/video game reviews, a beauty blog-er...maybe not a beauty blog- but whatever the case may be, I am here, trying this thing. (I'm the Maid of Honor for my best friend's wedding so be prepared to see a lot of posts about that or fun ideas for being Maid of Honor-and if you have any ideas or suggestions, don't be afraid to comment!)
I guess that's one of the reasons I call this "The Bookshelf," a random compilation of my life. A variety of items and subjects will be found here and I'm very excited to give it a go. I guess before I start any of these little projects, I ought to introduce myself....so here goes:
You may call me Sam, or Samantha, or even "hey you." However, please refrain from Sam I Am (that name is specially reserved for my father.) This year I'm going to become officially a twenty-something. My friends and I have had this debate and I am a firm believer that the ages twenty-two to twenty-nine you are labeled as "twenty-somethings" because turning and being twenty-one is such a definitive time in a young adult's life. Also, and correct me if I'm wrong, once you are past twenty-one, the birthdays seem to become...I don't want to say less important...but less important than the previous years. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that in the U.S., once you've survived to twenty-one without getting into trouble with the law, you are an adult.
I'm a pre-service English/Psychology teacher about to start the summer before my last year of school. I have a great dislike for the word "Tolerance," I prefer to use the term "Acceptance," as that is the way I try to live my life. I believe that people ought to be able to believe in whatever they want, do whatever they want, love whomever they want without having to be afraid of those around them. I'm agnostic, originally a theist agnostic, but recently I've been transitioning to an atheist agnostic. I'm absolutely dedicated to my friends and my family, they define my existence in this world. Without them, I wouldn't be myself, I'd be someone different (which wouldn't necessarily be a negative thing because I wouldn't remember my current self and my different self wouldn't necessarily by bad-but let's not get into philosophical questions...) and I like who I am now.
Rather than go through my likes and dislikes, right now, I'd rather let you discover them through this blog, or if you vaguely know me in the "real" world, then let this blog reaffirm or change your thoughts of me.
I would like to welcome you to the Bookshelf, where your opinions are welcome and I hope my opinions are received with an open mind.
