Travel, Lists, and Love

I'm new to the blog-o-sphere, as you'll soon find out via my incoherent thoughts. I've felt the need to write lately, though I'm not exactly sure what about. I guess I'll just begin and see where my mind leads my fingers on this keyboard.

You should know, I over-think just about everything, so there will be non sequiturs. You should also know I love politics, or at least discussing the idiocies and intricacies of politics. That being said, don't be surprised if this blog often becomes a place where I vent my frustrations with politics. As someone who follows the news closely, I need this catharsis.

So that's me in a (very small) nutshell. Here are my first random thoughts:

1) I'm on a quest to see the world. I've been to Australia, España, and Costa Rica thus far. Now I'm living in Germany for the next nine months in an attempt to see some of the sights (and sites, for that matter) Europe has to offer. After catching the travel bug myself and then seeing various blogs and photos of those friends of mine who have traveled, I've decided I MUST do this. Beyond someday getting married and having a family, this is my greatest ambition.

2) I'm on another quest - a quest to satisfy my insatiable hunger for movies and television. I've recently discovered the IMDb Watchlist and added 350+ titles to mine in one day. But on the upside, I got to delete my 4-year-old Word document, "Movies to See". I'm whittling down my television list first, so I'm currently catching up on:

~Eastbound and Down

~The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
~Bored to Death
~Boardwalk Empire
~30 Rock
~Community
~Parks and Recreation

~Mad Men

And at the recommendation of a certain someone:

~Six Feet Under
~The Wire

Whew! Good luck to me...

3) This reminds me - I adore lists. Scratch that - adore and often times need lists. They help me function. Without them, I'm pretty sure I'd be a complete mess. Oh, I have a list called "Around the World" - guess which of my passions that pertains to. 

4) Love is amazing. It's just... amazing. Thank you, God, for Love. Without it, there'd be no point to, or joy in, life. And I'm talking Love of all forms: love of little things, love of humanity, love of work, love of pets, love of friends, love of family, and romantic love. I love you, Love.

It is what it is, says Love. ~Erich Fried