A Slightly Unfocused Attempt to Explain the Inexplicable Me

Hey, whaddayaknow, I finally got around to my first blog post. I will be honest, I have never been able to maintain a regular journal, so this whole blog idea is going to be interesting. Though it helps that I am *relatively* free to talk about whatever is on my mind, here, and I don't have to write it out by hand.

I think the latter had a lot to do with the fact I never journaled for more than two weeks at a time. Hmm.

Anyhow, coming up with good blog posts shouldn't be too tough, actually. I tend to "rabbit trail" a lot, meaning I get off subject. (Thus why I usually fill in the post title LAST.)

Another first occurred this week. Well, actually, I don't know if I'd call it a first, exactly. But it is in same category.

I digress.

I turned 18 recently, making me "officially" an adult. That has its benefits, since now I don't have to worry about all the "must be 18 or older" stuff. Which means I can legally see any movie in the theater, drive, live on my own, get married, or buy things from television commercials.

Not that I want to do any of the above.

Yeah, uh huh, I saw that double take. You probably want to take a moment and re-read the above list. I'll pause and let you do that.

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Okay, that's enough. Back to the blog post.

Perhaps I should expound a little on WHY I don't want to do any of the above. Well, this is my first blog post, so I guess a little introduction is in order. I'll do my best, but I must warn you. I tend to be inexplicable.

First, why don't I want to drive? Shocker: I don't have a license. Never have. After I bonked my head a couple years back, my eye-hand coordination and concentration went out the window. It has recovered quite a bit, but NOT to the point that I can really drive.

Besides, my driving in Mario Kart leaves a lot to be desired as it is. Do ya'll REALLY want me on the highway system?

As to living on my own, well...there's a time when I will. But I figured out a while back that dorm life is not so conducive to studying. Not just the noise factor, but the fact that I'd have to cook and clean for myself and, well, I don't figure I'm gonna have the time when I'm cramming to get into med school.

Which leads me to why I'm not getting married yet. I don't have a girlfriend, or even a prospective girlfriend, and I don't plan on starting that just yet. Med school + girlfriend = complete disaster. Thus, I'm waiting until after med school for romance.

About buying things from television commercials, I think that one is rather self-explanatory. I don't have money, and I really don't need Ginsu knives or miracle eyelash crimpers. (Which begs the question: who does?)

Finally, I don't want to see any movie that is for "18 or older," because it simply means that there is something in there that I really don't need to be watching anyway.

I try not to do anything that doesn't honor God, not as a way of earning love or being "holier than thou." I figure that God has a perfectly good reason for the rules. Besides, since Christ died so I wouldn't have to, the very least I can do is live my redeemed life to honor Him. My relationship with Jesus provides me with everything I could possibly need, so I don't need to break the rules to be happy.

That is also the reason why I don't (and don't plan to) smoke, drink, do drugs, make out with any girl OTHER than my wife (once I'm married), or take part in anything that is going to influence me to break any of the aforementioned morals.

Summing the last three paragraphs up: I'm a sold out Jesus Freak.

So, yeah, I don't fit the mold what most people thing youth should be like. I'm rebellious that way. :D

While we're on the subject of not fitting stereotypes, I should mention that I'm 6'6". People walk up to me all the time and say, "Wow, you are tall! Do you play basketball?"

Nope. For the same reason I don't drive. My eye-hand coordination is zip.

Instead, I have a part time job doing mid-flight refueling for jet liners. It really saves money...they just need me and a really long gas pump hose.

Now, if you want to know more about me, I'd recommend reading my profile. It has quite a few little tidbits of information that you'd be interested in.

And if you still want to know more, keep checking back here. I can talk the hind legs off of a mule, so I'll probably have another blog post up before you can even finish reading this one.

Go figure.

Ta ta for now!

-Jason McDonad