I’m not real.

I’m just a medium. I’m recording events outside my window while I’m inside, secure from it all, a face on an icon with a timid smile and a brief bio. But maybe there’s meaning here, maybe there’s more. Maybe there’s something greater, insightful, meaningful beyond me, through what I say, some realization reached through abstraction, where you the reader and I the watcher come together through my words as fellow friends, fellow human beings.

What do you want to know? My name’s Katie. I just moved from Philly because I had to get away from that place. Cities were great but I need a little peace. Couldn’t really handle it anymore, you know? I passed through Colorado on my way west back in the summer of 2007 and I’ve been promising a return trip ever since. Be careful what you wish for. I’m 25, I like the outdoors, but mostly just for going on walks. I played volleyball for a few years in high school and I guess I still love it, but don’t have much chance to play anymore. My degree is in art, graphic design was what I wanted. It’s a good field but most days I still don’t feel like much of an artist. A designer, sure. But I’ve never really felt like an artist, just some dumb poser. Maybe that makes sense, maybe it doesn’t.

That’s really about it. If you’re interested in following along, I won’t tell you it’s going to be very interesting. If it’s anything like these last couple days, it might get kind of boring.

I shouldn’t have to remind you that this is copyrighted, my work, and that if you reproduce it without permission, I’ll find you.