Hellooo and welcome to my new blog, "Party of One." Well, what the hell is this blog about? When I thought about what topic I would focus my blog on, I was quite unsure. "Write about what you know" was the key. I've always been somewhat of an underdog of all trades. So, focusing on one topic I'm the master of did not look promising. Well I thought about it and came across a pretty appealing idea and that was to write a blog on life. That description sounds kind of cheesy and boringly generic, but there will be no philosophy or intensely out-there thoughts. My posts will center around topics I run into in my everyday life with a side of deep thoughts, of which I'm sure I am not the only woman thinking them. Still not sure of what you're spending your time on?
Then I'll lay out some details about who I am and what "life and thoughts" could entail. I'm a 21- year-old woman (girl) who hails from Long Island, New York. Suburbia where you're assumed to be Jewish, wear spandex and have your nose up in the air (I am, I do sometimes and I don't). I recently unwillingly graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN where I majored in Journalism and minored in Communication & Culture and Sociology. I may sound like an intelligent over-achiever, but I'm just an intelligent achiever. Not under, not over, I just achieve. Well, when I tell people in Indiana I'm from NY, they ask why I'm not hanging out with the other Long Islanders at a particular bar or live in the East Coast apartment complex. I guess I just didn't get a map to get to the promise land.
Instead I decided to become a stereotype triple-threat and joined a sorority at a school with a huge Greek life. Yes, I'm a sorority girl and it is probably the best thing I've done to date. I made awesome friends and have unforgettable memories (to add a little cheese). Now if you know me, I don't usually overtly portray these stereotypes, but telling people my labels of "Long Island, NY Jew in a sorority" makes me the butt of jokes at times. I can definitely dish it and take. Honestly, I appreciate the loving mockery most of the time.
Being at a huge university and living away from home provides a ton of material to write about. Generally, you do a lot of cool, new things, witness interesting events and hear terrible pick up lines. This point in life brings a lot of "f$#k my life" moments, as well as "my life is average" moments, completely awesome moments and "what the hell just happened" moments. Expect all these ingredients in "Party of One."
These usual and unusual events are experienced through a party of one, but familiar to a bunch.
Happy reading and please feel free to throw questions, comments, concerns and requests out there.
Love,
The Party of One
