So, somewhat belatedly I’ve decided to write my “about” page. I’ve decided to not put my real name on here as a stylistic thing, even though everyone who reads this (so far) knows who I am, everyone is and will be reffered to by nicknames- therefore, you may call me Slick. I already gave a potted summary of myself in my first post, but, to recap, I am a 20-year old student, third year at Durham reading Philosophy and Theology. I’m a Leo (my birthday is the 28th of July) but I suspect that that tells you absolutely nothing about my personality. I am, as reading this blog will convey quite emphatically, an atheist and all round rejecter of organised religion and, interestingly, the more theology I study, the more entrenched in this position I become, unlike seemingly everyone else in the theology department, who lap it up. Sometimes I worry that I make too much of a deal about this whole religion thing, but then again, it is half of my academic degree. My favourite philosophers are Hume and Nietzsche- which, if you know anything about them, should in itself be a valuable insight into my persona.
I am a strange dichotomy of independent/lonerish and extremely sociable- I can spend extended periods of time locked away in my room with a video game or a dvd, only to come out in the evening ready to go out on the lash with my friends. I am also extremely nerdy- I’m into pretty much every nerdy pursuit, from simple video games to table top rpgs. Yeah- that’s how nerdily I roll. Of an evening, I like to have a drink and maybe go clubbing- to one of the 5 “clubs” in Durham or, if I’m feeling really adventurous/claustrophobic, go all the way to Newcastle which, much as I love Durham, is a much better night out. Also, two ot three times a week I train at Shorinji Kempo, a japanese martial art which no-one has ever heard of, but which I really enjoy, despite my otherwise pretty extreme aversion to physical excercise. I love to travel, but I can’t cycle- like, at all. Sometimes I worry about that, particularly when I see 5 year old kids cycling, but on the other hand its not really been too great an impediment in my life so far. Also, I can’t whistle. Or catch very well- In my youth I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia, but more and more that sounds to me like a rather feeble excuse.
I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life- something that increasingly concerns me. I can barely say where I want to be tomorrow, let alone ten years from now- on the other hand, I lead a pretty blessed life: I seem to stumble into good things without even looking where I’m going. I’m relying on that tendency to get me through, at least in the short term. And I’m pretty sure I heard someone say once that the most interesting people are those who didn’t know what they wanted to do with their lives until it happened- or maybe that’s all just wistful thinking.
I like being single, I don’t want to get married for a long time (if at all) and I’m not sure that I ever want kids. People tell me that this is just a phase, and that eventually I will want to settle down: fair enough, I say- this is simply an expression of how I feel right now. The future will bring what the future will bring.
I intend/have written this blog to be part personal diary, part general discussion- with topics ranging from love, to religion, to friendship, to travel- anything which interests me, tbh. Oh, also, every now and then, if i can remember a particularly messed up dream I;ve had which is suitable for publication (you’d be surprised at what goes on in my head. I always am) I’ll post a summary of that bad boy here on my blog.
That’s all, folks,
Slick
“Yeah- that’s how nerdily I roll” – *Insert d20 joke here*