First post

So, I decided to create a blog recently on a whim. I'm a scientist in San Francisco, and I've just turned 30. To be honest, it's really the first birthday that has been a little depressing for me - I never minded birthdays in my 20s, but now it seems that everyone else has gotten married and is starting to have children. Baby pictures abound on facebook. Meanwhile, here I am, turning 30 and still single. So I decided I wanted to keep a positive attitude, and instead of wishing I was married like all the normal people, just enjoy my life for what it is now. So this blog will be about trying new things, whether that be new restaurants, new wilderness hikes, or traveling to new countries. It may also have a little of some of the other things that make life worth living for me - I have quite varied interests, including but not limited to metal music, Viking history, germanic language history, fantasy literature, and belly dance. So, there may end up being almost a little bit of everything. Enjoy!