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Yeah, I don’t know how to do this. That’s a common thing that will probably happen in this blog, because I know very few things. Makes me wonder why I decided to start writing my thoughts where other people can see them. I guess the answer is that I need to write. I could give you some cliche B.S. about needing to write like I need to breathe, but that’s not what it feels like. For me, writing is like sleeping. I do my shit throughout my day and I don’t even notice what my shit takes from me. Just like I don’t notice when walking around the block makes me a little bit more tired, I don’t notice when a party with people I don’t know makes me a feel a little bit less me. But, when I write, I feel it all. I feel every moment of my day and what those moments took from me and what they gave to me. As soon as I start to write, I can feel what I need to write and how much I need to write. It’s my chance to become me again, to give my mind a break like sleep gives my head a break.

Today, I was trying to write a good Tweet for tomorrow when I began to feel the need to write, to feel like me again. I could write in my journal, but it wasn’t even that I needed to write something in particular. It was just that I needed to write. I realized that, as much as my writing is for me, I don’t like the way that private writing feels, for lack of a better word, pointless. I want my writing to at least be available for others to read, if even they don’t. So I decided to start blogging for the hell of it. So here we are.

I probably should have started with basic intro facts, but I’m not deleting shit here, because this is for me more than anyone else. If anyone is reading this, I apologize for my awkwardness and rudeness. I’m Chandler Boese and I’m a 20-year-old college student. I go to the University of Kansas, where I study English and journalism. This summer, I’m working an internship in Paola, Kansas, writing for a community newspaper. I live with a woman who I don’t really know and connected through a family friend. She’s a sweet lady, but it’s been an experience that is a little strange and often awkward. I’m a fairly serious liberal and she watches Fox News 24/7, among our other numerous differences. But it’s been different. My parents teach in the small Kansas town where I grew up, Rose Hill, Kansas, and I have a brother who’s a year younger than me and currently serving in the Navy. Eventually, I want to work in publishing as an editor, though I sometimes consider a career in academia or print news.

In this blog, I will write about whatever comes to mind. Seriously. If I had to guess at couple of the topics I’ll cover, I would think they would be along the lines of 1) WTF is adulthood, 2) Feminism is awesome, 3) Partisan politics is stupid, 4) Words are amazing, 5) Anxiety blows, 6) Popular media is beautiful, and 7) Journalism is going downhill. But those are just guesses. I’ll write about whatever I feel like writing about.

So, now you can leave, with none of your questions answered. You’re welcome.