Why am I doing this?

In a manner that is probably very fitting to the type of person that I am I must start this blog with a defence, and here it is...

Some people may have heard me make a sweeping statement that I would never start a blog due to believing I wouldn't have enough to say that would interest the world. However, one day during a heated argument with a good friend about smoking, (I did have to resist the urge to say it was "a smoking hot argument") I had the idea of starting an Argument of the Day blog. It seemed like a good idea as I'm known as a pretty argumentative person. Some people see it as a sign of passion, but honestly, most just see it as a sign that I can be kind of annoying in the wrong mood. In the end, due to the fact that I spend a lot of time writing other things or just generally being busy with the things my life is full of, the idea was forgotten about.

After a length of time which I can't recall, I had a successful interview for a Journalism course that I will be starting in September. They told me that I should start a blog with the hope of getting used to writing things that people can read and judge rather than just ending up in draws or random folders on laptops. And so, here it is. It's going to be a crossover between the original Argument of the Day idea and a few Top 5's when I feel like writing them. The Top 5 idea comes from Nick Hornby's High Fidelity, which changed the way I view everything from my relationships to music and films after the very first time I read it around six years ago as an impressionable fifteen year old boy.

So that pretty much brings us up to date. Today I have left my house in Guildford for the very last time and I'm feeling pretty nostalgic about it all, so I am going to start off with something relevant to that. Please do keep reading and let me know what you think. Be nice or brutal, it may one day help me to do what I finally feel passionate about. The first blog will be coming soon and will be called Top 5 Things I'll Miss About Uni.

As a parting gift to make you feel more satisfied with the time you possibly wasted reading my ramblings, here is a picture that never fails to make me laugh...