So, here we go. The first post of the new blog. I’m just going to go ‘who what when where why”

Who: I am Nick Bailey. Who I truly am is to be found out later I guess. That’s the point isn’t it? (although that belongs under “why”). I graduated (today) from the University of Chicago, which I regard as one of, if not the best university in the galaxy. That’s enough who. I don’t want to indulge my narcissism/self-analysis right now.

What: I am a Caucasian male, born 4/21/1984, 5’11.5” 238lbs, 1 sibling, born in Houston Texas, although I left there at 6 months and consider my childhood home to be Lookout Mountain, Georgia, metro area, Chattanooga, Tennessee. I’m intelligent enough to have an ego about it, but not enough to get away with showing said ego all the time.

When: Today is Saturday (I consider the day to end when I go to bed) at 3:51AM. I graduated from college earlier this morning, then I moved some of my stuff to my new apartment with my younger brother, and tried to show him around the city of Chicago. This is essentially a crossroads in my life. I’m done with school, moving into an apartment independently (with a roommate) and now it’s up to me. I have to figure out where I’m going with my life and what I’m doing.

Where: Right now I am in the computer lab in my dorm (I’ve packed up my computers for now.) 5700 S. Stony Island Ave. As of tomorrow I will be back in Chattanooga for a short while, then returning to sleeping in my new apartment, on the north side of Chicago in Humbolt park. I guess that’s where the real adventure begins.

Why: Why create this blog? Well a) as a way for people I know to keep tabs on me. This isn’t going to be a self-indulgent confession blog (although all blogs are self-indulgent.) so it is going to be edited for semi-public consumption, so reader beware. I know a lot of my friends aren’t going to bother to email or IM me regularly, but if they care they can at least check in here. Plus, I’m going to use this as a writing exercise/way to keep tabs on my own further education. I am not really satisfied with what I did in college, so I’m going to have to do some things on my own (more later). Plus, I feel I’m not competent enough yet to really be a decent writer of any kind of document, so I’m going to try to write here every day, just to get in the habit and gain experience. Feel free to critique anything, because I do and will.

That’s more than enough for now. More tomorrow, after I move the rest of my items to the new apartment and drive ALL THE WAY HOME to Chattanooga, which is going to be a bitch, given that I’ve had enough alcohol to feel unpleasant tomorrow.

-Nick out.