Greetings, Earthlings.

I've never had a blog before.


I've always wanted to make one, but up until now lacked major guts to do so. To be specific, I've never felt that I was 'expert' enough on any one topic to actually be able to blog about it without coming off as unknowledgeable. Or a tool.


But a newborn blogger's gotta start somewhere, and this is my start.


I'm a 19-year-old Media and Communications student with a specialisation in filmmaking and sound design. I am a massive technology nerd and love anything digital. I enjoy documentary film, philosophy, politics, classical music, English literature, video gaming and science. And I love alien-talk and ufology.  


So why, you ask, have I chosen the name 'The Déclassé Life' for my blog?


Well, the answer is simple. The above interests have made me an outcast among many people my age today. While the things that I enjoy appeal to some, they do not align with the interests of the majority from my age group. And instead of hating my life-long stereotype of 'nerd', 'geek', or 'social outcast' I have learnt to embrace these terms and have really grown into them. It took me a lifetime to learn that there is nothing wrong with liking things which are seen as 'outdated' or boring.


I'm going to be blogging about the things that matter to me and the issues that I care about, whilst hopefully appealing to an audience of some sort. I hope others can see my example in utilizing the blog as a free tool to enhance and encourage free speech - or what's left of it in our mirage of a society.


I absolutely love the idea of being able to have people responding to your posts and sharing their views with you. It's the digital age, and it's about time humanity made one very large network of free speech and togetherness..ness..I think that's a word. 

So I'm officially 'cutting the ribbon' as they say. I could ramble on about myself in this post but I'd rather have my readers learn about me as I go instead of cramming it all into one post. Because that post would be never-ending. 


So please, take a seat and get comfy. I welcome you to the blog of a proud outsider. 


I hope you all enjoy The Déclassé Life.

-Dahlia