Introductory Rites

Since this is my first blog, I figured I'd explain a little bit about not only myself but the reason I'm actually doing this thing. Firstly, this is a blog for my German class, hence the German name. No I'm not from Germany. Yes I am part German. No I'm not from an area of the United States known for it's heavy German population. I'm from a small town called Gonzales, Louisiana, it's right outside of Baton Rouge...kinda.

Our professor, Dr. Stoehr, decided on having us do blogs this semester as part of our German class, so this blog will be written partly in English (as I intend to keep it after the class) and partly in German, perhaps with an English translation for those who saw the practicality in taking Spanish.

A bit about myself, I'm the kind of guy who can light up a room just by flicking a switch (thank you Unknown for that quote). Generally, I'm one of those consistently quiet until you know me kind of guys. I'm also one hell of a sarcastic s.o.b. so maybe you don't want to get to know me. I love Football, the European kind. Don't get me wrong I love the American stuff too, being American and all, but the European kind (Soccer as the States call it) is just a different kind of game.

I love to talk about things nobody wants to ever talk about, politics and religion. The reason I like these topics is best summed up like this: The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated. -Oscar Wilde

I find that the more I debate people on these two topics, the more I find people to be... whats the word? Stupid? Yes. Uneducated, stupid, ideological, etc. Speaking of politics though, it must be mentioned that I'm a Political Science major and that I plan to live in a box with the piece of paper that is my degree continually cursing the masses of voters who choose not to learn.

Moving on, I believe I need to suffice an explanation to my America readers (whoever you may be) about the name of my blog, why you can't read it, and why Google Translate won't help you. The name of it is in fact German (fancy that). It means "The Eagles Fan." For all of you holier than thou Dallas Cowboys fans, my blogs name is in no way a reference to a game played quite like rugby but with less action and more pads, the team that plays that game, the league they play in, or anything in this Hemisphere for that matter. The name derives itself from the Football (Soccer, yanks) team Eintracht Frankfurt. One of their nicknames is "The Eagles." So that is my explanation for that. You could not (until very recently) read it because you've probably never taken a German class. In fact, you probably still can't read it, you can just associate the image it is with it's meaning in English. You might also believe (depending on if you're a history major or not) that America officially kicked Germany's ass in two wars. You may also view Germans as rigid, angry, beer drinkers who generally hate other people. Should these be your views, I invite you to enroll yourself in your nearest high school and finish your education. Then maybe you can go to college, but maybe not. Google Translate won't help you because... well it just won't. I believe that's settled.

Anyway, like I said this is the first time I've ever done this, so we'll see how it goes.