Anchor

I never formally introduced myself. I use that cliche only in hopes that it serves as some sort of intro, as blogs seem to be the most informal form of expression today, and I am still getting used to how they work. I do realize that any attempt I make to describe myself here will seem like little more than what I want you to think about me but I will say that I value openness and honesty above any other qualities. Assuming that you ever read this, I think you may get to know me better through my candid posts, but I would like to explain a bit about what this is before you go on to read my rambling critiques of the world around me.

When embarking on our quest to review the many forms of culture that surround us everyday, we did so hoping that it would give us an opportunity to write for fun, something I haven't had a chance to do since middle school. And to pretend, that we, in some ways, are like William in Almost Famous, bright-eyed and truth-speaking.

However, I now see potential in this writing to build and anchor. A place to save my experiences forever in a world that is changing around me always. Like living on an escalator, change does not come at us unexpectedly, but it does come quickly and entirely. I am used to living in anticipation. Preparing for what comes next without valuing what is happening. I refuse to admit that this is the "time of my life" but I do think it's a pretty good, mostly great, time and I want to be HERE as it happens. (Well not sitting at this computer, but all present in what goes on around me.) I think that people change as much as their surroundings and I am making a change now. I will record and reflect the nougats of life that intrigue me and save them for a rainy day.

I warn you now that I may not have the best spelling or grammar, and use far to many commas, but I am entrusting my best friend to be my life-long editor. We think quite alike on most things, so at times, it may be difficult to decipher who is talking, but I hope you will find us entertaining, and maybe even insightful. She is one person who has not changed in my life over the past three years. This, to me, is a very long time.

Which leads me to our final reason in writing the Keuka Files: we will grow and change and learn a lot a long the way, but no matter what, we will always have a place to share.