A Brief Bio
I maintain this site primarily as a place for me to organize my thoughts. My goal in doing so, as is my goal in life, is to break free from what society considers the norm, and to live as I feel that we as people should live. I like to question things, and I wish other people would too. Although I don't do this by being outspoken or breaking societal rules, it doesn't mean that I am a conformist. I believe that I can live up to my own moral code, without any person or any religion telling me what to do and how to live. I do not subject myself to any action which I don't believe in, and I'd like to note that I manage to do so without being considered extreme, radical, or anti-anything.

As I get older, I'd like to begin giving back, and trying to make the world a better place in my own way, whether through volunteering or picking up a piece of trash someone left or simply using my own life as a model for others. At the end of the day, I like to feel good about myself, and this is not refering to any faith or monetary success, but rather a satisfaction with myself and a sense of personal achievement in general. I'd like to live a life of happiness, and do so in a way which I can feel good about the way I do it.

Things I Have Briefly Considered or Tried and Would Like To Explore Further
Meditation, Yoga, Fasting, Travel, Vegetarianism, Volunteering

Things I Want To Do Before I Grow Old
Run a Marathon (half would do) DONE!
Walk the Appalacian Trail
Climb local mountains 1) Mt Baldy, 2) Mt San Jacinto (DONE!), 3) Mt Whitney (DONE ... almost)(and then eventually world reknowned mtns)
Live abroad or out of a backpack for a period of time (or on an island somewhere)