Here we are again, happy as can be...

Well. Here's this. I'm not sure what to talk about, since I'm almost never sure what to talk about. Maybe a bit of introduction would be in order?

Please, call me Wayward Marbles. I wanted "Wandering Marbles" but that was already taken. And really, "Wayward" is far more accurate as far as my own feelings go.

About me. I am 26 years old, female, post-grad with a History degree doing absolutely nothing with it. I toy with writing--blogs and novels--am playing with the idea of being a librarian when I grow up, have very little social life but a very active mental world.

If I could travel anywhere in the world, and I wasn't such a chicken about possibly dangerous and/or uncomfortable situations (it's good to now one's flaws!), I would go to Turkey and Mongolia. The usual travel places are also on my list: Ireland, England, China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and I would desperately love to take a castle tour of Germany. But Turkey, especially Çatalhöyük, and Mongolia and it's vast, terrifyingly beautiful steppes, fascinate me at every turn.

Alas, I am working only part-time, living in my childhood home, and have about $90 dollars at the end of the month to spend on gas and groceries. So not a lot of travel opportunities, especially not to regions which require thousands of dollars.

Other (arguably) strange things about me: I like blades, and have a modest collection of mostly cheap knives, daggers, and swords. I am a fangirl, and mostly unashamed of it. I read and write fanfiction, mostly when I'm putting off writing something of my own. It's a wonderful procrastination tool.

I can proudly state that I have met one of my idols, as well. Two years ago I got to meet Tamora Pierce, and tell her what her books meant to me. I almost cried, as did she, so I changed the subject to how much she reminds me of my aunt. And she signed my hardback first editions of the Circle of Magic series, so I am a happy happy fangirl.

I think that's enough oddness.

I had the vague idea that I should include some kind of theme here, possibly in the vein of "My Summer of Eating Local-ish" but I'm not sure how well I'll do that. So keep an eye out for a title change.