And so it begins.

A wise friend told me that I should start keeping a blog. Although I like the idea of writing out all my memories and deepest reflections for the general public to read, I have never been able to keep a blog for very long. For some reason, after a while I lose interest and never leave another post (and I'm sure there are fragments of my ancient blogs still floating around on the internet). But I have realized that it is quiet healthy for me to keep a blog and I find it intriguing to entertain strangers with my thoughts and so I have created yet another (probably my fourth) blog and I intend to attend this one with more care. I hope to post at least once a week if not once a day, but as with many aspects of my life I make no promises. But as this is my first post, I feel short introductions are necessary.

I have created this post in the name of Thomas Artusi. This is not my actual name, but feel free to call me by it. I have my own reasons for choosing a pen name to write this blog. I hope to attract not only the friends to this blog, but people across the world who don't know me as well. After all, I talk to my friends all the time, and they probably hear the majority of what I am writing in this blog in our conversations anyway. I hope to make many new friends here, regardless of what my name is. However, I believe that I should have some sort of identity on this site other than a vague title at the top of the page. So, I am Tom, this is my life, and welcome to it. I plan on treating the majority of my posts as free-writing, so I will be simply writing what is on my mind and I will keep writing as fast as my brain can go. So, if my thoughts seem scattered and my grammar is used poorly, this is why.

I am a student of a college in Minnesota. I am studying music education, and I hope to some day soon be the director of a high school band. I am a percussionist (or for those of you who are not aware of what percussion is, I play drums). Music is my greatest passion. I am a great appreciator of all the music that is available in this world, and i strive to connect to the wonder of musical expression.

I spend my spare time doing a wide variety of things, none of which I am particularly accomplished at, but all of which I enjoy. I am a huge fan of playing pool, which I believe I am fairly decent at. I am quite a nerd, and I play video games such as World of Warcraft and, yes, I play die-rolling based RPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons. I enjoy reading, and just chilling. Nothing matters to me more than my friends and my family, and I try to stay faithful to them as best as I can.

And now I am at a loss of what to say. Thank you for listening, and there will be more to come.