Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Hello.
first of all I want to thank KP for getting us rolling with an introduction post. I'll try to follow it up nicely!
I've known Kelsey for years now. I first met her at Central, and we've kept in contact ever since. she's one of those good, like-minded people that I like to surround myself with.
let me introduce myself. my name is Drew! I live in one of the lovely suburbs of Des Moines with my wife of three years. no kids, just a puppy. he's a handful. I am currently attending Mercy College of Health Sciences for my bachelor's degree in nursing. I've spent the last few years trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up, and I think I'm finally on the right track.
there are a lot of things that make me unique. I'm left-handed, adopted, an adult living with ADD, I love air conditioning in the winter time, and I listen to music ranging from country to death metal to trap rap. I'm all over the board, but that's my style.
despite being raised in a Christian household, I am a heathen. I'm the person who marks "None" when it comes to religious preference. I don't know if I would call myself anti-religion, but I'm wary of religion's proclivity to attempt to govern people's personal lives. I have no problem with a religion defining the way to live for it's followers, but as soon as those followers attempt to get everyone to subscribe to those rules, I take issue. bottom line, live your life at peace with people, don't try to rule them.
anyway... I have lots to say about that topic, but there's plenty of time to talk about that.
I'm working on getting things together to start this podcast in early 2015. stay tuned!
Monday, December 22, 2014
Hello?
The Show About Nothing... sounds about right.
My name is Kelsey, but everyone that really knows me calls me KP. That is soon to change as I will be getting married on May 30th, 2015. My new initials will be KB, but little does my fiance know, I will not be adopting those initials as my new nickname. He'll just have to deal with it.
I have known the organizer of this blog (DZ) for about seven years. We started out as freshman in college together at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Over the years we have realized just how much we have in common with our interests and ways of thinking. I admire and respect Drew for his opinions and outlook on life. I find he is one of the people I can relate to the most on this planet. He can share more about himself... I will not steal his spotlight to talk about himself.
What to say about me? I am a lover of many things, first and foremost. I am a former college athlete, and I enjoy being active (although, apparently not enough as I no longer maintain my college athlete physique). I would love to lose some weight before my wedding, and I am trying to do so, but I have yet to find EXACTLY what works for me. I love playing volleyball, which is the source of many of my injuries and physical pains. My fiance tells me I need to stop playing, but I just tell him to go fly a kite.
I am a feminist, but not one of those "crazy" ones.. It's sad I even have to say that. I believe in being independent, and I believe that anything men can do, women can also do. However; I am not blind to the fact that there are some things that men will always be able to do "better" (for lack of a better word) than women, mainly in regards to physicality. In most cases, men will always be bigger, faster, and stronger than most women--that's just evolution, my good people. But seriously, I believe that men and women are equal in their abilities to lead, their intelligence, and their place in society. I don't believe in gender roles because I think they were only created to separate the sexes and create a sense of who SHOULD do what in society. I am a feminist, but I shave my legs and my underarms, I wear dresses and makeup, and heels because I like to. I also wear sweats and men's deodorant and athletic shorts because I like to, so there.
I love animals, but I am not a vegetarian or a vegan. I believe in animal rights, and I do not agree with the way food companies treat animals that are used for food. I believe, as humans, we are designed to eat all types of food, be it vegetation, fruit, meat, whatever. We are, by nature, omnivores. But it is not my place to tell others what they should or should not eat. Live and let live, but treat animals with respect and dignity, regardless of what they are used for.
I am also a huge advocate for LGBTQ rights. I have friends who are LGBTQ and it saddens me that there are people of the world who treat them differently and attempt to limit their rights based on false information and false beliefs and opinions. I could go on and on about this topic, but I will leave that for another time.
Religion? Hmm. I would say former Christian. I am not an atheist. I am not a believer. The best word is obviously agnostic because I don't know what is out there, and I am OK with that. I am open to the idea of a "creator," but I am not willing to limit myself to belief in one or the other because my logic does not agree with that kind of commitment. It has been a huge struggle for me over the past few years, but I am starting to get more comfortable with it.
I am not really sure what else to say, but I feel like I have talked enough about myself. I can't wait to see where this goes!!
Deuces.
--KP
My name is Kelsey, but everyone that really knows me calls me KP. That is soon to change as I will be getting married on May 30th, 2015. My new initials will be KB, but little does my fiance know, I will not be adopting those initials as my new nickname. He'll just have to deal with it.
I have known the organizer of this blog (DZ) for about seven years. We started out as freshman in college together at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Over the years we have realized just how much we have in common with our interests and ways of thinking. I admire and respect Drew for his opinions and outlook on life. I find he is one of the people I can relate to the most on this planet. He can share more about himself... I will not steal his spotlight to talk about himself.
What to say about me? I am a lover of many things, first and foremost. I am a former college athlete, and I enjoy being active (although, apparently not enough as I no longer maintain my college athlete physique). I would love to lose some weight before my wedding, and I am trying to do so, but I have yet to find EXACTLY what works for me. I love playing volleyball, which is the source of many of my injuries and physical pains. My fiance tells me I need to stop playing, but I just tell him to go fly a kite.
I am a feminist, but not one of those "crazy" ones.. It's sad I even have to say that. I believe in being independent, and I believe that anything men can do, women can also do. However; I am not blind to the fact that there are some things that men will always be able to do "better" (for lack of a better word) than women, mainly in regards to physicality. In most cases, men will always be bigger, faster, and stronger than most women--that's just evolution, my good people. But seriously, I believe that men and women are equal in their abilities to lead, their intelligence, and their place in society. I don't believe in gender roles because I think they were only created to separate the sexes and create a sense of who SHOULD do what in society. I am a feminist, but I shave my legs and my underarms, I wear dresses and makeup, and heels because I like to. I also wear sweats and men's deodorant and athletic shorts because I like to, so there.
I love animals, but I am not a vegetarian or a vegan. I believe in animal rights, and I do not agree with the way food companies treat animals that are used for food. I believe, as humans, we are designed to eat all types of food, be it vegetation, fruit, meat, whatever. We are, by nature, omnivores. But it is not my place to tell others what they should or should not eat. Live and let live, but treat animals with respect and dignity, regardless of what they are used for.
I am also a huge advocate for LGBTQ rights. I have friends who are LGBTQ and it saddens me that there are people of the world who treat them differently and attempt to limit their rights based on false information and false beliefs and opinions. I could go on and on about this topic, but I will leave that for another time.
Religion? Hmm. I would say former Christian. I am not an atheist. I am not a believer. The best word is obviously agnostic because I don't know what is out there, and I am OK with that. I am open to the idea of a "creator," but I am not willing to limit myself to belief in one or the other because my logic does not agree with that kind of commitment. It has been a huge struggle for me over the past few years, but I am starting to get more comfortable with it.
I am not really sure what else to say, but I feel like I have talked enough about myself. I can't wait to see where this goes!!
Deuces.
--KP
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