So hi everyone. My name is Josh and this is the first piece I'm putting up here. I've been a member of this group since last Tuesday but with having joined on the day before that week's deadline they let me slide without posting that first week. I fell off a bit this week and forgot to put something out until today, but I'll make sure that won't happen again. Sorry for getting away from the writing of the article - I just wanted to do a quick little introduction. I haven't really written anything for the public before so I think this will be a fun and educational experience. Anyways, on with the article!

For my very first piece, I thought about just what I do most of the time. That got me thinking, "Well, I could write about what I'm doing right now."

What am I doing right now? Well, more or less, I'm doing nothing. Now, of course, I don't mean that literally, but right now there's not much I'm actually doing. I live in a corridor-style triple room with two other great guys, but right now I'm all alone here, just sitting around and doing my thing. What is my thing? Well, sometimes I wonder about that myself. I figured, then, as a first piece and as a way to test the waters, I could write up just what exactly I do when I'm alone (and don't worry, it's all SFW).

So, for starters, like most people our age, I spend plenty of time sitting around on my phone, whether it be for watching YouTube, scrolling through Reddit, playing games, or anything else imaginable that one can do on there (that is SFW, I'm not that kind of guy). On top of that, I might watch some episodes of TV shows like "The Office" (stereotypical college kid, I know) or if there's a Yankee game on I'll tune into that.

Outside of the room I just do whatever, like check the mail, do my laundry, clean my space a little, or just wander around campus looking for something to do. Actually, by doing that last one I discovered this group, and so far everyone has been so kind and welcoming. I look forward to working with all of them for a long time!

Beyond those, though, a lot of the time I like to think. It's not my major but I enjoy writing stories. Well, to be more precise, I like to think of stories to write. When it comes down to it I could describe to you some epic or sci-fi wonder that you might think would be a bestseller or even a blockbuster film but I just never find the motivation to sit down and put pen to paper.

I'm a somewhat active person that likes to be distracted and writing, for me at least, can be very passive. When I'm in a groove of things, much like I am now, I can take an assignment that's supposed to be only 500 words and expand it into a five-page essay. I've gotten some flack for it, especially in high school when a book report was due, but I've got a lot to say, and, like in person, once I get going it's hard for me to stop.

Again, I'd like to thank everyone here for already welcoming me so generously and genuinely and I look forward to working with you all. Thank you for reading what is hopefully the first (and worst) article I publish here. Anyways, that's it for me this week. See you all next week!