An Introduction, A Beginning.

"--Of course, an introduction.

A beginning.

Where are my manners?"

~The Book Thief; Markus Zusak

To start things off, yes. I am a pretentious quote abuser. Especially when it comes to The Book Thief. It's a beautiful book, one of my favorites. But who am I?

Well, my name's Danielle. I'm 18 years old, a senior at Francis Howell High School, who cannot wait for June 2nd to get here so I can graduate already. But with just 5 months left before I'm thrown out into the real world of college, I find myself thinking. A lot. That's where this nifty little blog comes in.

But for right now, I feel like I should introduce what you can generally expect me to talk about.

Music; Oh goodness. I know it seems like every teenager these days says music is their life. But I'm really not exaggerating. I listen to it, play it, sing it. It's a very large part of who I am. I'm blessed enough to be in my school's Concert Choir and Chamber Choir and it's played an enormous role in shaping the person I've become in high school.

Theatre; Keeping with the artsy theme, I spend an incredibly large amount of my time doing something theatre related. Currently that means working on my school's musical Return to the Forbidden Planet (which I'm sure I'll mention a million and one times before we open). Theatre has opened doors for me I never thought possible. I've learned to express myself and channel my experiences in life to develop characters in a unique way, it's a wonderful thing.

Baking; This might sound stupid, but I really love to bake. I'm sure I'll post pictures of my latest baking adventures and recipes for things I really enjoy. Whenever I'm stressed or upset, baking is what I do. It calms me and gives me something to focus on. And it's delicious! ;)

Those are the major ones I can rattle off right now. I'll quote books and movies and song lyrics often too, I apologize. Oh, and I love musicals. Anyone reading this that does as well probably noticed that the url is, indeed, a RENT reference. If you haven't seen it, log off now and go watch it. This blog will still be here after it changes your life. And the blog name is a Les Miserables reference. Favorite musical ever, I'm sure someday there will be a blog of mine dedicated to it. <3 I can't promise a blog every day or every two days or however often most normal people blog. But I'll do my best. :)