Hello, and welcome to my blog. I suppose I should tell you some stuff about me in my first blog post. First of all, my name is Noah. Names seem pretty important to me, as they define our every day interactions, so I decided not too keep myself totally anonymous. I've lived my entire life in Chicago, and I'm now a junior at an inner-city high school. I can't tell you which one, though, because there are some seriously freaky people out there on the internet. I'm a huge sports fan, and despite me being a White Sox fan, my dad being a Cubs fan, and my mom being a Red Sox fan, sports is one of the main things that binds us together. My two younger sisters play various sports as well, so it really runs in the family. I also enjoy reading and writing, which is as good a reason as any to write this blog. What do I want to be when I grow up? This is a question that I'm asked over and over agin by adults when I am meeting them for the first time, although now that I'm older they usually frame it differently: What careers are you looking into? What are you thinking about for a major in college? I figure that most of you are over the age of 18, so let's assume you want to know the answer too. Right now, I want to be a lawyer. I say right now because that answer has changed about 5 times since I was first asked the question. Why a lawyer? For two reasons; I love to argue and reason and try to prove myself right, and because I've always wanted to do something I will enjoy. Both of my parents love what they do. My dad writes, does a little bit of radio, and is the president of a youth baseball league. My mom is a consultant, which is a weird job to enjoy, but I really think she does like it. My parents inspire me to always do things that I will ultimately enjoy, which I suppose is another reason for me to write this blog. That's about all I've got for my first post, so I'm

Signing off for now,
Noah