So, for any of you who happen to have stumbled upon this for the first time, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ryan J Wahl. I don't tell people my middle name. I don't really know why, being as how I don't particularly care if anyone finds it out. I mean it's on my drivers licence and all that anyways. I have a few nicknames, but most of them are ones that only one or two people call me. They include Grasshopper, Rocket, John, Ry Guy, and Ree-an. Cool. I guess that doesn't really matter to you if you aren't one of the people that call me by a nickname. Whatever. So I'm twenty, just graduated from Playhouse North School of Theatre and am currently volunteering at my old high school with both my old drama teachers. The purpose of previously stated is that I wanted to see what it was like to teach drama in a high school setting. Although I think that they have an unfair advantage being as how they have one of the nicest theatres I've ever seen. Kinda small though. Anyways, I'm planning on eventually going to UofL to get a teaching degree. I'm hoping to major in drama with a minor in math. I guess that makes me one of those weird people who loves using the creative and analytical parts of the brain. But then again, there are aspects of both creativity and cold hard facts in drama and in math. I'll let you figure out what I mean. I think I lean more towards the analytical part though. Don't get me wrong, I love drama and the last two years have been two of the best years of my life, but I don't have the passion for being an actor. But I can see the value and the power of good theatre, and I really want to be able to effectively share that gift with other people. I don't know how well that would work with high school students, but I want to give it a try. There seem to be a few that I've me these last few weeks that can see the value and power in it, so maybe I can help bring that to the surface. That's my hope anyways.
Lets see... I am a Christian. And what does that mean? (In case you are wondering, I'm kind of obsessed with that question) Well, to me that means that I know the truth and I want to know more of it. I know (mostly) what's right and wrong, I know that there is a God, I know that there was this revolutionary guy named Jesus who, aside from being God, was the perfect example for how to live right. My idea of being a Christian is trying to do that. For those of you who don't quite know what that means, it means that I want to treat people with the respect that I would want myself. It means saying what needs to be said when no one wants to hear it. It also means to be smart enough to know what to say, that's the really hard part. It means committing myself to following after him and submitting myself to being a subject in his kingdom. You know, that really would sound downright weird if you weren't raised as a Christian or knew what those pieces mean. Oh well.
So why am I a Christian? Well, it's mostly from an intellectual standpoint. I mean, originally it was simply because that's the way I was raised, but lately over the last few years I've been making it more into my own understanding and belief. So anyways, a big reason is with the incredible evidence shown in science. I know that would probably sound weird if you thought that science proves evolution. But here's the thing, no matter what, science can't prove anything beyond a doubt, and actually there is little to no evidence for an unguided random evolution of everything that is here today. It's kind of funny, because more and more scientists are dropping the idea of random evolution, but it's still taught as if it's fact in schools. Sad. Really sad. It's funny because a big reason it is taught in schools is that it doesn't involve any "religion" into it. Which is funny because isn't saying there is no God just as much a "religion" as saying there is a God? Anyways, another reason I'm a Christian is because of the overwhelming evidence that the Bible is true. Insomuch as a history book, but if you look into it more, there's even reason to believe that everything in it is the truth. And to the undying frustration of many scholars, there are no discrepancies in it. As in, even though it was written by quite a few authors over the course of at least a few centuries, there are no contradictions or even the primary theme of the people living in the kingdom of God. Cool huh?
There are other reasons, but unfortunately there is far too little emotional and experiential experience for my taste. I have no idea what's up with this paragraph. So yes, that is my little rant on Christianity.
Next is a list of random facts about me that no one would really care about unless they were obsessed with me. See if you know a few!
Ok, my favorite food is lasagna with not too much spinach. I also love seafood and taco salad. I am a huge fan of manga and am collecting four or five series at the moment. I hate phones. I hate the occasional necessity of e-mails. I am an actor. I hate writing, but am thinking of writing a book. I have created numerous board games and card games and yet only seem to have a few survivors. I created an entire world an rule system since I didn't want to buy a rulebook for Dnd. My favorite color is purple, I suck at multitasking, I have the second worst memory for names on earth. I am a moderately good speller, but my grammar is pretty screwed. My favorite band is Relient K. I played piano for eight years and hated it. I love reading, my favorite book genre is fantasy with science fiction in a close second. I like movies but lately have an incredibly tough time getting through a whole one. I am a fan of Joss Whedon (a tv director and writer). I was in Air Cadets for five years. I can juggle, sing, and dance (not all at the same time). I have way too many t-shirts, most of which have funny phrases on them. I can't cook for the life of me. I dislike driving but love riding my bike. I pick my music based on each individual song as opposed to genre or artist. I love cats. I enjoy listening and usually prefer it over talking. I took karate for five years and am a blue belt. I love collecting useless bits of paper that have interesting things on them. I don't like sweaters cuz they make me sweat (duh). I wrote two monologues. I am mostly an introvert, but I'm not too shy anymore. My mom and dad are still married. I have a younger brother and sister. I have a PS3. My two buying weaknesses are video games and candy. I have broken my front tooth and my leg. I have an actual hand puppet. I like both the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. I have my own blog. I believe there is such a thing as truth. One of my oldest friends is Patrick. I have no pets. My computer sucks. I should be memorizing lines right now. I am terrible at sketching and painting. And for the last one, my eyes are hazel and green and a combination of the two, but usually just hazel.
That's all I got for now. I hope you enjoyed it and tune in next time to see what else I can pull from my mind to entertain you.
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