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Podcasts certainly aren’t easy. For one, I’ve never done one before and when taking part in creative presentations like these, I tend to gravitate more towards the ‘behind the scenes’ rather than the spotlight. So, you could imagine that even talking was a bit awkward, and it showed in the final result.

Recording the actual body of the podcast wasn’t too difficult. I have Garageband on my phone, which wasn’t too terrible as far as recording the audio. I tried to go through everything I wanted to say as seamlessly as possible, meaning that I tried not to use too many cuts to keep editing to a minimum. However, I still ran into some issues with Garageband itself because this was my first time ever using the program. I used to dabble in video editing software, such as Final Cut, so piecing together parts of the audio based on just how the soundwaves look isn’t something new to me.

That’s not to say that this process wasn’t challenging. Editing was difficult and even just uploading it to wordpress took a bit of time as well. Eventually, I figured that Soundcloud was the best option as it had the simplest step (and it was free!).

The subject matter of the podcast wasn’t too straining though. I knew pretty quickly after we were told to make a podcast what I wanted to talk about and where I wanted it to go. As for actually delivering with it and following through? Well, it was much easier said than done. But I will say, thank goodness it got done.

Admittedly, when I was told to start up a WordPress blog, I was completely clueless. Sure, I had a blog previously on Tumblr (if that could even be considered one) but I had never taken the time to truly market myself as a person. With my Tumblr, it was about 90% stupidity; I would simply reblog anything that I found humorous or that would appeal to my nerdy tendencies. Now, here I am making my first post on WordPress and all I can say is: Challenge Accepted.

My thought process when creating this blog was akin to trying to fit a fruit salad through a bottle neck. I enjoy a lot of things in my life, all of which I would love to share with the entirety of the world’s population. But the question remained: How could I narrow all of these passions down into one creative title?

Then it struck me. I’m a person who, at my core, enjoys experiencing things that I find aesthetic. I’m not restricting aesthetics to a visual or a musical sense, but rather anything or anybody that could be put in front of me and have me say “Yes, I enjoy this.” And so, that brings me here. I aim to share my memories, my experiences, my friends, and my stories with any of you who would be willing to be called my audience. So, to give you all a sneak peek of what’s to come, here are a few things that I enjoy.