Our First Delve into Insanity...

Welcome, friends (not likely), Family (less likely), and, I don't know, peers (?) to the inner workings of my poor little mind. My name is Austin. Hello. How are you? To sum this whole blog fiasco up, I am the type of person who loves to categorize things in specific order; a list of Absolutes, if you will. Everything in my little life is separated into genres, sub-genres, and then finally into a rank of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Movies, music, food, emotions, experiences, people, EVERYTHING in my life has been organized in a such a way.

So, I've decided to start off this blog with such a list. *ahem* Presenting:

3 KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF AUSTIN ALLEN
3.I Am Obsessed With Music
Music is what I do, and it has been so for many years now. I've been working towards a degree in music at Boise State University, talking about starting up a label, been in more bands than fingers on my hands, and spent more time in my studio than in school. Music has been the best way for me to express emotion in any sort of subtle, or not so subtle way. People who know me will tell you that I'm creative... or lazy, depending on who you ask. Music is the best way for me to show my creativity, making something that is special and unique to me. Some people get their kicks from sports, school, work, whatever. Me, I'm way too obsessed with my keyboard to sometimes even notice that I'm not wearing pants (truth).

I'm also very smart about music. I can tell you just what's going in at any moment in any song, and I can tell you exactly why you're wrong and/or suck for liking any type of music. Music just makes sense to me, while many things do not.

Dude: "So, [band] is pretty cool."
Austin: "Actually, said band was formed back in the late 80's with Generic Dude on vocals, later opting for More Generic Hot Lady to up record sales. The riffs are bland, sparse, idiotic, and way too radio friendly. I mean, come on, they basically end every song with either a dominant to tonic or Octave to tonic resolution. Very boring."
Dude: "Right. So, anyways, you should come by later to check out my Audi."
Austin: "... I've got an inny...?"

Which, now leads me into number...

2. I Am Very Opinionated
...and I'm often a jerk about it. As proven, I categorize just about everything in my life, so I have pretty solid opinions about everything. I have developed my tastes around things that I consider to be legitimate, unique, or honest, and I will defend those things to no end. I will also argue till I'm red in the face, even if I'm absolutely wrong, simply because I'm that stubborn about my opinions. I'm right, unless proven completely wrong, which, yeah right.

I honestly think that if you aren't picky in life you simply don't care.

I guess this probably fits in, but I'm afraid of looking stupid, so I develop my opinions around as much fact as I can gather, sometimes stretching the truth a bit to make my opinion shine a little more true than it actually is... I believe my older sister can agree with me in how I am tenacious in a debate, even when I'm in the red, just to keep myself from looking like an idiot. However, this usually ends with me being a bigger idiot than I could've imagined.

1. I'm Driven Almost Completely By Emotion
This can prove to be problematic at times, but everything I do in life is usually driven by my emotions. I'm a super affectionate person, and am driven into relationships by this need. I'm attracted to emotionally stimulating activities, music, movies, people, etc. I'm more affected by a dark, moody day laden with fog and contrasting colors than a bland, sunny afternoon.

I thrive on my alone time at night, right before I go to bed when I get to think about everything going on in my life, considering every emotional vantage point, categorizing the most impactful moments for me to utilize in my creative outputs.

According to the infamous Color Personality test, I'm exactly half blue, half red. I am emotional and aggressive... maybe aggressively emotional. Good luck with me.

But, don't be worried. I'm a really friendly person, and I'm very open.

Welcome to my insanity. You here long?