An introduction of sorts...

Thought my first post should really be a little (at least I'll try not to go on for too long) about me... Mainly because I feel I should warn you about my rather disorganised ways, I have forever been unorganised and fond of 'doing before thinking', and every attempt to rectify that has ended in some form of misery, mostly mine. I also use these -> ' () too much. I don't know where my love of the apostrophe and brackets came from, I suppose I like to talk with inflection, and try to do so whilst typing as well. I was also a fan of Algebra, which may explain the brackets. Anyway, I am 23, although if asked I will often reply "19" first, in a subconscious wish that I still was. Many people get annoyed at me being depressed about my age, especially my sisters, 36 and 34, (those are their ages, my parents didn't number us) but I defend myself by explaining that the reason I get so despondent is because by now; I was supposed to have travelled the world, lived in America for 2 years, got many more than the 2 tattoos I currently own, and was supposed to be setting up my seaside B&B in Cornwall by now. I made most of these grand plans in my teens, after a few horrible years of bullying and a rather unsavoury boyfriend (less said about that the better) and had no idea how much general 'Life' would get in the way of my dreams. I know many people do these things, a lot of my friends included, but I do seem to find that many of the people who do, either have hidden funds from somewhere (like one particular friend whose Grandad gave her 8 grand specifically for travelling) or they possess a blissfully laid back character that I used to have, but do not anymore tht means they dont care if they have nowhere to live once they get back from South America/Cambodia etc. I am however trying to get that attitude back. I also made the mistake of going to University, and allowing myself to be pushed towards a degree I didnt really want to do, mostly because I'd grown up my whole life in a school where only 2% of students got C's and above (I was one of those, but only just) and then went to a sixth form where they suddenly announced that unless I wanted to work on the Bins for the rest of my life - I would NEED to go to uni. I panicked, and picked the only thing I'd been effortlessly good at through school and people told me was 'acceptable' - English. I wanted to do archaeology, but was asked "what will you do with that?!" I now know that I could have done "Lots of things" but instead was met with derision when I replied "Be an Archaeologist". All my friends who didn't do the uni thing are now earning good money, some even have mortgages! They have travelled and have the oppurtunity to save. I, however, am sitting in my rented flat (which I am very lucky with, it's amazing but that's not the point), with a pay as you go phone, not a penny to my name (actually make that minus 2,300,000 pennies - thanks student loan!) taking any crappy job I can get, whilst finishing my last credits of the uni course I quit with History modules from the open Uni in the vain hope this may forge a base for a career in Heritage. Moral of the story - have dreams - but plan ahead, don't do what other people tell you, do whatever you want to do! So, here I am! Auntie, girlfriend to a lovely bloke I had to kiss many frogs to find (but it was definitely worth it, although I shall now stop before I make mySELF sick) with a Pet Rat named Zeusy McTip and an unfulfilled love of Travel and History, particularly 'People History'. Don't talk to me about Politics or religion - Politics because I am terribly ill-informed and religion because I will rant from now until 2012's impending apocalypse (If the Mayan calendar theory is to be believed, which, if I did believe it, I sure wouldn't be spending my last year on earth writing a blog). I live in West Sussex, which I hate and yet appreciate in equal measure, I have two sisters, who have a baby each, one of each sex, and am on a perpetual diet - which I determindly ignore in favour of cooking yummy things. I try to walk these yummy things off as often as possible, I especially like going out for a walk after scanning a map before I leave but not taking it with me - that way you get that sense of "Argh I'm LOST" adventure yet retain a vague idea of how to get back to civilisation should things get desperate. Oh, I am also writing a novel,which is quickly becoming 3 novels as I cannot decide which plots I prefer. Just realised this all sounds rather cynical, but I assure you I am full of hope! This blog is something I thought I would do to share some of the wonderous, amusing and sometimes strange aspects of life that I think may interest other people - I also realised the other day that I generally need an 'outlet' - perhaps it might even stop some of those weird dreams I've been having... Anyways, that is me, summed up in a few paragraphs, a bit humbling really. Esxcept I forgot to tell you my name - oops. It's Jenny :) I hope you enjoy my future posts, they'll be much more interesting than this -I promise! Please feel free to suggest anything you wish me to research/talk about, and let me know what things you find most interesting! If you don't like my posts however, well, don't tell me, my fragile self esteem cannot take it... ;p Speak to you all soon, and remember (those of you in the Northern hemisphere) Summer is coming!