Nerd.

When I was in 2nd grade, I was obsessed with clouds and rocks. Cumulonimbus, metamorphic, igneous, cirrus, you name it, it was my jam. As I quickly discovered, I was the only one who thought Earth Science was cool.

Oh, young Sydney.

I remember so clearly the day that I was first labeled a nerd. A group of the cliché popular girls came up to me and literally said, plain and simply, "Sydney, you're such a nerd."At the time, I was devastated. Hurt. Mortified. Yet, as the months went on, I realized it was actually the best compliment anyone has ever given me.

My idol, Zooey Deschanel, said it best when describing her childhood: "When I was 13, I wasn't the coolest kid in my class, and that inner dork is a wonderful thing to have."

To me, being a nerd is equivalent to being passionate about life: it's about wanting to learn anything and everything you possibly can about the world around you. Being a nerd also means showing your most humanistic qualities. It's about being curious, examining life, questioning everything.

In this blog, my goal is two-fold:
-for it to act as an online journal, recording my thoughts and life events so I can properly reminisce in the future
-to embrace my nerdiness and to amplify my passions

While my interests have changed from Earth Science in elementary school to Biology in high school to Psychology, Art History, and Philosophy now in college, one thing has remained constant: my passion for learning and the embracement of my nerdy personality. Both have led me to where I stand today, and they will both lead me to where I hope to stand in the future.

I've grown a lot since 2nd grade, but I'm still the same person.

My name is Sydney. Welcome to my journey. Welcome to Fugue Fighter.