"The" Initial Blog

I've decided that I simply must blog. Mostly for myself (selfish?), but sometimes for others too. Blogging has become the most AND least intimate way to share yourself with the world, and my sharing has simply been lacking lately.

I am in marketing and advertising by trade, but I am a writer by nature...and nurture. And, by all means, I am a writer by choice*. (*Disclaimer: sometimes I choose to write. Sometimes it chooses me. Not entirely my fault.)

I have also decided that someone needs to write about living in Bergen County, NJ. I figure I'm somewhat qualified, having spent my entire life here. Living, loving, hating, accepting. It's my home and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I am also moving this upcoming weekend, and, for the first time, will be living alone. Completely, totally, utterly alone. So, this blog is truly dedicated to living (more or less, surviving) Bergen County, while also documenting a life lived on my own and the places it decides to take me. *Fingers crossed*

(Another disclaimer: I also plan on using this blog to vent, talk about restaurants, give insight on why NOT to dance naked in one's kitchen, comaplain about Bono and Oprah, gossip about American Idol--a huge weakness of mine--and other assorted topics. It'll happen. I'm just sayin'...)

So this is it. T minus six days until I'm finally moved in to my new apartment--alone. Let the packing, moving, and venting begin.