Daydreaming and Doing: A quick introduction to Jessica Diane Miller

If I sit and think much longer about writing my first blog post I may just turn into stone. I have that daydreamer tendency that gets in the way of ACTUALLY DOING sometimes... Daydreaming is all well and good when you're accepting your fifth Nobel Peace Prize or your third Oscar, but not so helpful when sat in front of your computer screen with your typing fingers at the ready... So... in true "just pull the bloody band-aid off!" fashion here it is: My first ever blog post! I suppose some introductions are in order.

 My name is Jessica Diane Miller and the basic basics are over in the about me section to your right :-) But in addition to those points here goes. I attended secondary school in the UK at Hinchingbrooke School in Cambridgeshire. I went to Kennesaw State University, in north metro Atlanta, graduating with a B.S. in Communication and a minor in Legal Studies. I work in finance and administration now, so yes, like the other 70% of the college grads in the country (or whatever that number is now say our friends at The Washington Post ) I do work outside my major field of study. But that's okay with me because I LOVE the people I work with (which is actually true; I'm not just saying that in case they read this - promise!) I also commute about 4 minutes to work - way less than the average metro-Atlantan - which is a beautiful thing in a city where some people commute upwards of 90 minutes EACH WAY a day and we rank in the top 10 cities  (at least according to Forbes ) for worst commutes most years I think. So anyways, I'm totally off topic but that's as PERFECT an introduction as any to me, because it sums me up!

I like to chat and learn and socialize and so many things interest and excite me that it is just too easy to get off topic. While my main purpose for writing this blog is to track my progress toward a marathon goal I have (more on that later in my next post) I think the truth is nobody is that one dimensional... I am more than my marathon goal! So I will likely be blogging about running (eh um, or at least the clumsy, flailing-forward motion I do that I call running) as well as life, the universe and all things. Isn't that the purpose of a blog?? Not sure - but I plan on finding out! So welcome to captains (b)log one! And on the off chance anyone actually reads this, AND decides to comment (which I would of course love you forever for) just remember: be gentle...it's my first time ;-)  Cheers!

Atlanta skyline image I found. After complaining about the traffic,
I feel compelled to share just how beautiful the city skyline is :-)