First Post! Huzzah!

Hey world, first post here. It's 2:15 AM here in Utah, and I figured I might as well join the blogging community. I believe the best thing about having a blog is being able to post things that may not be something that you would say or do just in your normal, everyday life. There is truly something to be said about the power of the mind. The nice thing is, blogs have no limits, no degration of opinion, no judgementality of personality. I feel so free now. I mean, I could say things that have no grammatical sense whatsoever. I could say yoyo eat lizard fat palsy and get away with it! No, wait, I just did! :)

Anyway, I'm Dane Peterson. Nice to meet you. I'm 6'5, 205, and I like a good meal every now and again. But not too much, because I don't like feeling bloated. Too much information? I'm sorry. I enjoy playing the guitar, electric or acoustic, it doesn't really matter. I just like to play good music, and I'm pretty willing to accept the normally unnacceptable. Honestly, who are we to judge one another's taste in music? Hmmm... that's a tangent for another time. I've just graduated high school this last June, and it's a bittersweet feeling. I'm going to miss all those people I've loved, along with those who I really haven't cared for (as much as I don't like to say it).

Now for the juicy stuff. I am in a relationship right now, and I'm hoping for that to last for eternity. I'll keep her name hidden, because she probably wouldn't appreciate me flaunting her to the world. Yes, I am LDS. Expect a few lectures from that subject as well. :) What I can't understand is how there are so many haters in the world. No matter what you do, you are looked down upon from some other person. I try not to think of it that way, but it happens so often that it's hard to ignore. However, I digress.

In my life, there's so much to love and care about. I love my friends, I love my family, heck, I even love my JOB! I love playing my guitar when I get bored, I love playing guitar when I'm not bored, I love going to church, I love a good club sandwich, I love sleeping outside in a tent, listening to the crickets do their thing, I love everything that I'm blessed with, and I'm so grateful to have the things that I have gracing my life every moment of my existence.

I've heard people refer to me as the "strong silent type". Do I think I am? Maybe, I mean, I can see how people would see it that way. However, what people don't seem to understand is who I am underneath all of that white, farmer-tanned skin. I may seem strong, but I know how to be true, both to myself and my beliefs. This is who I am.