Why hello, strangers.

Hello there.
I read a lot of blogs.  Mostly started by friends, or found using StumbleUpon (crack for listless computer surfers) because somewhere in their archives they mentioned a cat.  StumbleUpon thinks I like cats, fashion, and booze recipes.  They would be right.

But anyway, I always end up thinking "I could do that."  I could be just as witty and sardonic as all those jaded hipster twenty-somethings with cool jobs and plastic-rimmed glasses.  I could be the next Martha Stewart!  Post-prison of course, minus the crocheted afghan poncho.  You see, I am one of the people who falls into the category of "Jack-of-all-trades."  I can do a whole bunch of things just kinda-sorta.

I recently took a month-long trip to Europe, which besides being ridiculously amazing and awe-inspiring, really made me think.  Caroline, a new friend I made in Paris, could never have known how much one little question would dig at me.  "What do you do in your free time?"  Somehow, trolling the internet for funny cat videos felt like an inadequate answer.  What DID I do?  I did crafts, sometimes.  I used to be able to play the flute, though I never made it to actually having to wear the band uniform.  I liked to write poetry on occasion, when no one else would read it and I could be as whiny and emo as my broken teenage heart wanted.  But I couldn't really say I DID much with my time.  Don't get me wrong, I work a lot.  So most of my free time is dedicated to decompressing from my job.

But it got me thinking.  How many things am I capable of doing?  Why not learn French?  Maybe I should start to tackle that list of craft projects I've been compiling in my internet favorites.  MAYBE there are better ways to spend time besides watching the video of the cat attacking the baby.  Although, I do suggest watching it at least once.  So, I'm not sure right now what this blog will turn out to be, because there are a lot of things I could fill my time with.

But with every post I hope I can add one more thing to my "can do" list, and knock something off my "wish I could" list.

Thanks for stopping by San Diego,
Cass