So the apocalypse has begun . . . well, maybe not quite.

Just as I was rather late to join Facebook or Twitter (as Teal or otherwise), rather late to begin posting pictures and recipes of what I was cooking (largely because prior to a year ago, I rarely ever cooked) and rather late to follow just about any other burgeoning trend, I am late to the blogosphere as well, but here I am. The past year has given me an opportunity to explore new places, ideas, foods, and other things as well as revisit some things I had forgotten while cooped up in a rather toxic relationship for 14 years prior. It has also caused me to take inventory on who I am, what I believe and don't believe, what is and is not important to me and to start being brave enough to voice my opinions (even if they may not necessarily be popular amongst my family and friends), my thoughts/ideas, and to share with those who are close to me who I am and what I am all about (the good, the bad and the darn-right ugly). So, here it is. If you like (or even if you don't like, but respect my right to have an opinion) the truncated posts that you see on my Facebook or Twitter page (Teal Hawk) and would like to know more about what I think, you will see it here in my new blog. You can expect political opinions and opinions in general, rants about things I see out in the world that irritate the shit out of me, internal struggles, diet/exercise related posts, creative writing, academic endeavours (including Master's thesis "stuff"), creative enterprises and more. So, hope you enjoy. Feel free to comment, agree/disagree, throw ideas back and forth . . . just don't throw food or insults. Let's behave like the intelligent beings that we are :)

This is the world, according to Teal!