hello.

so here is my blog.

i'm not sure why i have decided to start this up, to be honest. i like to write down what's in my head, it helps me figure out what's actually up there in the first place. and, i rather enjoy reading other peoples' blogs, even people i don't know all too well (or at all, for that matter). stalker? maybe. i'll chalk it up to human curiosity. anyways, i don't think i'm particularly funny, or even all that interesting, but i guess all that's kinda relative to who's reading... so, here i go. thanks for coming :)

i feel silly writing an 'about me' sort of thing, but i suppose i should. i would assume if you are here, you know something about me, but i guess that's not necessarily true, seeing as i routinely come across blogs of people i've never even met. i am 22, living in columbus, ohio, and attending graduate school at THE Ohio State University. i am attempting to get my Masters in Public Health (MPH) in epidemiology. if you don't know what that is (trust me, i don't blame you, actually i'd be surprised if you did), it is, simply put, the study of disease. essentially, i collect information about disease, analyze it (statistics and i are good friends), and interpret it. i'm sure it doesn't sound thrilling to you, but you'd be surprised about how prevalent the work epidemiologists do is in the world.

i live with my boyfriend, Brian, who is down here going to law school. i definitely admire him, he has way more discipline and a way bigger brain than i ever will. we've been dating for almost a year.

i was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and have lived there all my life, except for now, and a brief stint in Denver when i was four. i even went to undergrad there, at John Carroll University. although most people don't have very nice things to say about Cleveland, me being one of those people, i do have quite a bit of fondness for it (and, a vast majority of my friends live there).

my favorite color is yellow. i love dogs. i love movies, and have a soft spot for foreign films in particular---and, for the most part, chick flicks just don't do it for me. my musical tastes are varied, but my all time favorite band is The Beatles. alternative, indie, punk, and rap make up most of the rest. i don't watch much TV, but The Office, True Blood, Law and Order: SVU, and most recently Lost are all loves of mine.

i really, really love to cook, although i rarely will cook for just myself. i might mix some of the cooking i do into this blog as well, pictures and recipes and the like.

i think that is all for now. thanks for reading, see you again soon :)

xoxo

kate