First Entry

Well, where to begin? I am currently sitting at my place of employment, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs in which I am the "face of the office" aka the front desk student worker. Yay me. So why you may ask, am I doing this? I am actually asking myself this same question right about now. The truth is I don't really know. Is it because it's yet another "trend of our modern 2011 age" or perhaps I am trying to boost my resume for some odd reason. Undoubtedly, I will say I made this executive decision because in simple terms, I am bored out of my mind. Seriously. So my fancy-shmancy workplace may sound very important and frugal (which it is to be honest) but as a student employee, I am merely on the bottom the worker food-chain. My coworkers and I cater to all the staff's needs, may they be big and small, we do it all. Okay, I'm sounding too much like a children's story book and almost beginning to annoy myself.... anyways. Overall, the main tasks of my job extend to answering the phone, checking and sending emails, sorting and distributing mail, and "maintaining" the printers and copiers. I say "maintain" because I really don't know how the hell to work those damn things and neither do 99.8% of the people in this office. Though I shouldn't complain, after all I do have a job which can be very hard to come by in our country's current economic state. With that said, I should actually elude to the fact that it isn't just a recession within the U.S. of A but most definitely the rest of the world as well (which have it a lot worst then the majority of us aMURicans, that's for sure). As so many thoughts are flowing through my (very ADD) mind (as usual), I can't help but want to go off onto the another tangent. It's one of my many talents... but as this is MY personal blog, I am just going to do what I want and live my motto of functional disorganization. It's a great way to live by (and no I'm not being biased in way, shape or form), trust me.

Well, now that you all know SO much about my exciting day job, I'll get down to the nitty-gritty of who I really am or at least how I perceive myself. I am 21 years young (I don't say old) and living in the beautiful city of Minneapolis. I don't like to refer to the word 'old' because I had a quarter-life crisis when I turned 21 this year. Don't laugh, this is serious stuff. First off, I am half way to 42. EW. That goes without saying that I don't have any actual age to look forward to for the rest of my life. My mom thinks I'm crazy. "You're so young and beautiful. And "Oh, but all of the perks of being at such a prime age!" Like oh my god, I can finally drink legally. Whoopy-fricken-do. It's not all that amazing, I've been drinking for probably 6 years already (yeah I was an early bloomer) so alcohol is really nothing new to me. Now, I should probably clear up the fact that I am not an alcoholic either- drinking for 6 years at the age of 21 makes me sound a tad bit like a boozer. I'll be honest, I can be at times but hey I'm an aMURrican college student aka a functional alcoholic. Just kidding, Mom! It is currently the beginning of the summer. I'm just living the usual summer life: work, sleep, play (and no class!). This season marks my second summer staying up in Minneapolis. I'm pretty excited for summer as any normal person naturally is. Minneapolis summers are exceedingly better than those back in my hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Yes, Sheboygan is real place, with actual people (50,000 to be exact), and is located six hours from the Twin Cities. It's right on Lake Michigan and known for it's brats, beaches, beer, boozin', bars, bitches (pardon my french), and GOLF! It really is a nice city, just not my style anymore. As my friends and I are all starting to move in different directions, onto bigger and brighter places (such as Chicago, St. Louis, and Milwaukee to name a few) not many hang around during the summer. Though the greater majority of us always meet up together once a year in the summer to celebrate (in my opinion) Sheboygan's most coveted celebration of the 4th of July. Perhaps my friends I enjoy it so much for the Freedom 5k Run which begins at the crack of dawn (aka 8:00 en la manana). Oh wait, the majority of us are all too hungover to participate in that one. Or maybe it's the lovely parade which goes through "downtown" on 8th Street. Or the Boat Regatta on the Sheboygan River in which idiots make cardboard boats and "race" each other for a grand prize (aka who has the thickest cardboard boat and ends up floating the longest). Nonetheless, I think what my friends and I enjoy the most is spending quality time together at North Beach. It's safe to say, the majority of kids ages 14-23 can be found on the beach, doing what us Sheboyganites do best: day drinking. Maybe times are changing, maybe these kiddos are getting smarter or maybe even dumber (possibly more likely) and this age bracket has fluctuated a bit. I am nothing but an old grandma, what would I know? Either way, it is a great time and I can honestly say every year I can't wait for this celebration to come. After all what's there not to love about being a proud aMURican? Exactly.

Well, I did exactly what I said I wouldn't do. I went off on some random tangent as usual when I was supposed to be describing myself. The truth is, I can't just pick out random characteristics and say "I'm this or I'm that." Collectively, I am a bunch of things, I'm never consistent. But respect is value I hold dear to myself and live my life everyday by its virtues. I don't judge other people as other people shouldn't judge me because I have not walked a second in their shoes and nor have they done the same for me. I can say I am very genuine and hate to lie (but at times those white lies do come out, only when necessary). This blog isn't to preach how I think and want others to act. Everyone is unique in their own individual way that's what makes our world so beautiful. As I am bringing my first entry to a close, I want this blog to merely be a way to make my expression public to whoever would care to read it. If anyone. I'm completely satisfied with just being able to make my thoughts expressed into a written form. I'm not trying to become the next Perez Hilton. I'm just myself, Alyce Adams. I know I will not become this amazing celebrity who became "something from nothing." No, no, no. For one, I am not that ignorant. People who legitimately think they're going to be (or already are) famous from some blogging website make me wanna pee from laughing so hard. In reality, basically 3.2 people actually know you- come on, get with the program! It's okay, our world needs individuals like these to mix things up and make it interesting. As for now, there is plenty more time and space for me to express who exactly I am and how my crazy, twisted, yet simple life has come to be where it is right now. I am not too sure what I want to do with my life, nor who exactly I am, but I can honestly say I am happy at this point in time and that's all that matters to me right now. Until next time...

---Alyce