Letters From The Earth

So, I'm starting a blog which I'm sure everyone will read and become addicted to and begin stalking me and you will all know everything about me and I will become the biggest celebrity the world has ever known.

But, of course, that's just untrue. I'm starting a blog because, like most people, I believe my friends want to know more about me than they already do. I'm not sure if this is true, but we'll see.

This morning marked an end to a stage in my life and a realization that I'm growing up. I put in my two weeks notice at Circuit City. I've worked there for almost 1/5 of my life. There have been some good times and some great times. I can't say there have been any horrible times, just frustrating times. I'm happy to be done there and get on with what I believe will be my career. I'll be freelancing for the Saline Reporter/Milan News-Leader/Ypsilanti Courier for the summer and maybe beyond. I'm also graduating in two weeks. Hurrah.

I turned down a job opportunity in Owosso, MI (near Flint, MI) because I'm going to take the summer off. I decided a job can wait considering I'll be doing that for the rest of my life. Instead, I will take this opportunity to travel, read and get to know my friends better by actually hanging out with them.

If you're interested the name of my blog came from Samuel Clemens (or Mark Twain). He wrote a story (never published in his lifetime) called The Chronicles of Young Satan. I decided to go with Stan instead of Satan, figuring I would a.) scare people away, or b.) make people think I was some Goth cutter or something.

This story of Twain's was eventually published under the name No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger. You can get an idea of what the book is like by following this here link. I'm taking a Major Authors course at Eastern Michigan University focusing on Mark Twain. It's absolutely one of the best classes I've ever had with one of the best teachers around. I think I've become addicted to Mark Twain.

That's it for today. An uneventful way to end the blog, but I hope that by leaving it without a tidy wrap-up you, dear reader, will come back for more.