The Things I’d Like to Say and the Things I’m Saying

I’ve given my blog this title to explain what I might write about a little. I’m so compulsive sometimes. I’m reading “The Catcher in the Rye” right now. I literally put the book down, temporarily, about thirty seconds ago to write this. I don’t know why. The main character/narrator in the book keeps calling other characters “prince”. It’s cute- and condescending, when he does it.

I don’t say that, or call people that, but I think I’d like to. If you hear me call you a prince you’re probably a male, and I probably think you’re a real pal. If I don’t though, it doesn’t mean you don’t fit into either of the aforementioned categories.

I’ve realized recently that I keep writing things down that I want to start saying in conversations with people. Maybe I’ll post on here every time I find another catch phrase or word to add to my small arsenal of quips. It’s my way of deceiving people into thinking I’m witty. I wouldn’t say I’m as witty as I am well-rehearsed. It’s just that I’ve gotten good at recognizing situations where any one of my five jokes fits nicely.

I bought a red jacket the other day. It's kind of a track jacket. I put on one of my little brother's baseball caps that evening when he and I went to the bookstore. I spent about ten minutes debating as to whether or not I would wear the cap normally or backwards.

I never wear baseball caps. I think I'll start though, and I think I'll do the following when I wear them, because this is what I finally settled on before leaving the house. I will always wear my baseball caps forward, and upon initiating a conversation with someone I know, I will reverse the cap into backwards hat position. At the end of the conversation, as if to cue that I'm finished, I will return the cap to the normal forward position. That's the plan. I'd like to find a nice cap for my red jacket.

I started a blog on wordpress.com about a month and a half ago, but I really limited myself by giving myself a kind of set topic. I wanted to write about political and international issues. The problem was, I found myself writing essays every time I tried to write something post-worthy. This resulted in me realizing I don’t yet know what I’m talking about with international or political issues. I do have opinions and thoughts though.

So I’m going to think of this as a journal where I write what I’m saying IRL (in real life), as well as the things I’d like to say if only they gave me the chance. But once I know what I’d like to say, I know I’ll find the chance.

Here’s a picture of my family and I.

Happy New Year.

Additions To Myself: "Prince", Baseball Cap, New Blog