Greetings!

   Hello people of the internet. I guess I should go ahead and do a bit of introduction seeing as this is my first post. I am Endiry. I am femaleish. I am 20, marriedish, and running out of things to say about my self. Hmm. I'm part English, German, Swedish, and Algerian (something few people would guess), I like cardamom in my coffee and caraway in my tea. I love baking and made some delicious tea cookies yesterday, which were quickly devoured. I currently lack a computer and thus am forced to rely upon my out-dated ipod touch in all of my dealings with the world-wide web. I am currently looking for a goat to give to my father as a 'brideprice' to see if that'll finally get him to talk to me. I have a kitty in my lap and half a toasted turkey sandwich near my left elbow. Oh, and I find the very fact that I can express these things to you with nothing more than 30 or so repeating shapes on the other side of the planet completely awe-inspiring. 

   The written language - this is one of man's greatest treasures and here I sit prattling on about cats and ipods and spices in drinks. The ability to read little squiggles of letters and compose them into words in our brain, the way someone with enough talent can transfer thought from their mind to others, the incredible way we can take an abstract sound and give it meaning, not just to ourselves but to others, to millions - it's beyond astounding. Human beings fascinate me. The way they interact, communicate, create, the ways they have found to express their thoughts -  hell, the fact that we're capable of thought - it's one of those realizations that really fills me with a deep admiration for our species, as well as a faint regret that I could never learn everything there is to know about us, even if I lived to be a thousand.

   The stunning complexity of man, the mystery of him and his creations, these things are the things that haunt me at this 4:30 in the afternoon, as I sit here with half-sandwich forgotten, and cat purring away in my lap. These are the basic things whose facets I ponder endlessly everyday at the back of my mind as I make my tea with caraway, or coffee with cardamom. These are the things that spark so many questions without answers in reach as I make my cookies or turn-overs, as I crochet my blanket or watch my shows. These are the thoughts that form the backdrop of my life, and my perception of the world around me. I am Endiry, I am human, I am hopelessly rambling, and I am pleased to meet you all.