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Have you ever come to that place in life where it seems that you do thing after thing after thing, and something, or someONE, keeps saying "No", "No", "No"? That's where I'm at right now.

And it's not fun.

But there's humour along the way. If you know how to recognize it, that is.

So many options for a man in his prime (which, technically, being 18, I assume I am...). I could travel the world with the partner I so desire, I could go to University, and "get a good education" instead of "throwing my brain away" by looking for a professional job, which is another option. I could live life as a benefit bum. I know some people who do pretty well living life like that. I could get blasted on drugs, and see my problems disappear in front of me.

I could do nothing.

I could do everything.

But with the freedom to do anything and everything comes immense responsibility to do something, and to do the right thing.

Let me tell you a bit about myself before we begin. I'm an 18 year old male, living in the United Kingdom (for the moment at least. I wouldn't say I have itchy feet exactly, but there are other places which are more attractive to me.). I have done what a lot of teenagers do; A-Levels (which are kind of like pre-Uni exams, if you like). I got fairly good grades, but am uncertain as to where to go in life. The pressure builds, until you are forced to make a decision.

You join this blog at an interesting time - my whole life is unfurling before me like a flag, revealing hope, but also, daunting fear.

And you get to be a part of that.

How nice for you.

And for me. It's nice for me to share with you this monumental time in life.