welcome to the good life.

Times Square at Dusk, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs.

Hello, World.

I'm Stacey. At the age of eight (more or less) I stood behind a 7-11 store counter waiting to pay for my cherry slurpee. It was a hot summer day and my mind was filled with thoughts of saturday morning cartoons, super nintendo tournaments, and pogs (yes, pogs!). Next thing I knew my slurpee cup laid on the floor while the frozen cherry drink seeped through my shoes. Me, I just stood there. Frozen. Unable to talk or move. The customer who stood behind me was now standing at my side, gun to my head and demanding that the cashier empty the register or else I'd pay the consequences. Not knowing what to do, I panicked and ran for the door. The focus immediately shifted to me. The gunman, caught off guard, turned in my direction, pointed and.... Well, okay. So maybe this didn't reeeally happen and I sortta made it all up (except for the part about saturday morning cartoons, super nintendo tournaments, and pogs). I guess i just figured that the best way to introduce myself was to share something that illustrated a little something about me... Mainly, that i'm a random person (: It's just who I am. Always off on tangents...

Anyway, I'm currently going through many transitions. I just graduated from college. I'm slaving away for the man (working the dreaded nine-to-five), I'm applying to grad school, and I'm making my way back down to SoCal. Despite all of this, it feels like the world is at my fingertips. I feel so humble and blessed to be where I am today. I guess the purpose of this blog is to have an outlet so that I never forget the journey or lose my sense of adventure.

Hope y'all enjoy this as much as I will.

Peace.