Welcome, dear friends (and random folks, and enemies), to my brand new blog. “The Daily Rake” is a big step forward for me, in that it represents the first time I’ve ever set out to chronicle the happenings of my own life. I tend to write at length about minute sports arguments, obscure cross-discipline connections, and countless other topics that might generously be referred to as “hodgepodge.” (Anyone with half a brain would use the term “shite.”)
This new undertaking, however, follows a completely untrodden (and terrifying) path: I will henceforth write about the world through the lens of my own life.
I will probe the deep emotional struggles that characterize the daily life of a teacher in a school for over-aged children; I will address the ups and downs of being in a cross-cultural relationship; I’ll give firsthand accounts of what it feels like to have a gambling problem; and I’ll (eventually) chronicle my path to one of the nation’s top 20 law schools.
I’m sure that other subjects will enter the fray from time to time: I’ll certainly write about sports, music, and politics when they prove relevant to my own life. In short, this blog will be the story of an average American twenty-something who has by no means adjusted comfortably to the idea of being “grown up.”
