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