An Introduction of Sorts

When I moved to the sometimes-wonderful city of Regina I was inspired to begin a little project with this blog. I have been hesitant to start this because if I am going to start this new idea then I need to give my best attempt to keep it up and finish it. It's these failed attempts to finish these 'projects' in my life that seem to have built their own graveyard in these past twenty some years of my life.

Now here's how it works;

I was inspired by watching the movie Julia and Julia (that's not me recommending the movie, although I did laugh quite a bit) and I was reminded that a lot of these weblogs have some sort of purpose behind them; such as working through a cookbook, one recipe a day for an entire year. Well this blog too shall have a purpose outside of the occasional rant or vent that it has seen in the past.

I am currently enrolled in the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Regina. It’s a privilege to come to school everyday and learn about different subjects, to meet new and interesting people, and to engage in some exciting discussion. It’s here that I find the purpose for my blog. I want to bring the University to, whoever reads this, to share some good stories and discuss them. We will follow the lives of different students and encounter different circumstances say in sports, relationships, church, social groups, work, or any number of other instances. It’s my hope to document and discuss - almost like writing my own fiction novel – these lives, which will be presented as a form of fiction. And maybe, because this is literature and it can take many forms I will make up some stories that I wish would take place in this city. A little imagination never hurt anyone…I think. Although I was told in English class that a lot of poets from the past – creative and imaginative geniuses – ended up taking their own lives for one reason or another. We will chalk this up to coincidence and blaze forward with our attempt at creativity and imagination.

It will be interesting for sure.

That’s the hope. One entry every day – give or take a few hours- for the rest of the school year. I think it’s possible, and I believe it will be fun. And it’s my hope that I’ll present a look into the lives of the University, it’s students, and their thoughts.

Here goes nothing…