Well, here goes a new adventure...

Everyone who knows me well enough knows I'm a writer. I love to journal before bed each night. I'm an English minor. I can write 12-page papers like a specialty bakery bakes wedding cakes. I come up with some really crazy stories and characters.

So, naturally, I should have had a blog a long time before now. Not saying it wasn't coming. It just took me awhile to get here. While I love writing, sometimes it's hard for me to share my thoughts with others (unless, of course, I'm assigned to for school). Well, I hope this cures me of it. I really want to try to get out of my comfort zone this summer. I'm going to write about whatever I feel like on here, whatever is in my "realm" of ideas. Hence the name for the blog.

And I know some of you are probably thinking, "Why phoenix?" Here's why:

• It's a symbol of rebirth and renewal. I've been going through a lot of that in my relatively short lifespan.
• It's a fire-bird. I'm not a pyro or anything (in fact I used to be deathly afraid of fire), but I think the idea of the phoenix as an embodiment of fire and flight is pretty cool.
• They are a staple of mythology, which is one of my favorite subjects.

So, now that I've explained all that, welcome to my world. It's crazy, it's different, it's me. And I'm going to be as honest as I possibly can be here. Hope you all enjoy a little look into my brain.