I'm galen. That's nowhere near my actual name, though - it comes from the name of a character I discovered somewhere in the recesses of my consciousness a couple months ago. He shows up whenever I put one of these on:

And he's relatively lovable, but annoying as shit. Talks way too much. I think he might just be an exaggerated version of me (I at least like to believe I'm fairly lovable). Anyway, I don't really know why, but when I signed up for Hubski I decided to use his name. But don't worry, he can't type. Yet.

I'm 15, and I live in a rich-as-fuck suburb of a mid-sized city. I hate where I live because it's got all the pretense and general fakery of a city, but without the quirky little shops or proximity to interesting things. I can't wait to live right in the middle of a city, which I hope to do during college. Speaking of college, I'll be going (God willing*) in fall of next year (I skipped 3rd and 8th grade).

Academically, I'm interested in journalism, philosophy and linguistics, but I hope to have a career in journalism. No, I don't speak any other languages (yet). Non-academically, I do theatre (#thespianlyfe), play drums and listen to music way too much. Hopefully soon I'll learn bass, and then I can be my own rhythm section.

I have a girlfriend, sort of. I don't know. It's really complicated. That's all I'll say for now.

I worry about not getting around to making my life meaningful before I die. I'm not so much scared of death as a too-short life. So I strive to make every day as awesome as possible. I've been here (on Hubski) for 17 days now, and I am already deeply in love with the community here.

*I'm agnostic, but I like this phrase. Don't ask why, because I don't know.