Addendum to Numero Uno

As I stated before, I exported my old en français blog to here. When I first started this blog, I had intended to write in french as a way for me to practice. Of course, I failed to update frequently, pretty much leaving it for dead. After being inspired by a friend to write about my "life", I gave the blog a makeover and decided I would use it to write about myself in English. I'll try posting in my french blog every once in a while though.

Now, unknown to many, is the fact that for a year, I had a Xanga blog which I updated pretty frequently. I wrote consistently in that blog between December of 2004 and January of 2006. Now, I considered deleting that blog as a form of self-cleansing before re-starting this blog, but I sat up late one night and read through my entire blog that chronicled my entire freshman year and fall quarter of sophomore year at DePaul. Needless to say, it was an interesting read. I wrote it while I was 18, and it was really interesting to see where I was at that point in my life. To be honest, I kind of hated myself after reading a lot of what I read. I know I still have a lot of growing up to do, but reading those posts made me realize how much I've grown since then. I decided I would keep that blog active (unless I find some way to export and save that chapter of my life) and let it serve as a memorial to my immature youth.

Before I delve into my life now though, I would like to share some excerpts from that blog along with commentaries from myself. The next couple of posts will be Present-Carlos commenting on Past-Carlos. It should prove to be an interesting foray into my psyche. Perhaps you will learn something about me which you never knew. Perhaps I will learn something as well. Regardless, it should prove to be an interesting examination of an 18 year old me.