Slow, but Exciting Start to Clubhouse Blog

When trying to create my clubhouse blog I ran into quite a few challenges. My first problem was simply what in the world was i supposed to focus the blog on?? I had this same problem in my other writing class, research writing. In this particular course, the entire semester revolves around an in depth research project in which we are supposed to investigate and report on a subject that we are passionate about. After a week of failed brain storming sessions my professor sat me down and asked me what my interests were. After i told her i really have idea, she asked me what I do in my spare time, and I said I mostly just like to hang out with my friends. After about an hour more of just conversation, we came to the conclusion that since I like to be social, i should base my paper on the social scene at URI through a sociological perspective, since that happens to be my major. 

I went through a very similar process when trying to come up with an idea for my enthusiast blog. While sitting in class I was talking to my friend, Amy Levinson. She new exactly what she wanted to base her blog on, her major and passion, fashion. Coming up with an idea for my blog was a little more difficult. As i have previously explained I really dont have too many interests that I am particularly passionate about. Within my group of friends, there is a sort of on going joke about my love for beer. Amy said I should just do my blog on beer, and as much as I wanted to do that, I wasnt sure if that subject would fit the criteria for this class. Still stumped about what my topic should be, I went to my professor for some help. He simply asked me if you could do anything this weekend, what would it be? I told him what I told my other professor, I mainly just like to hang out with my friends and drink a few beers. My professor then said, do you blog on beer.

I can honestly say that I have never been as excited to do an assignment, as I am to write this blog on beer. Although I do love beer, my love for this beverage is not solely based on my love to consume it. Being born into an Irish family my father, grandfather, and cousins are all avid beer drinkers, so I grew up having family BBQs that included kegs, beer bong, flip cup, and various discussions and debates in which everyone in my family would argue which beer was the best. I cant remember a Friday evening without seeing my dad sitting at the dinner table drinking a bottle on Yuengling, which has become my favorite beer as an adult, and the beer brand I plan to focus at least one of my posts on through out the semester. 

But before I was able to start research and begin the blogging process i needed to come up with a fitting anme for my blog. So last Friday night, while drinking a few beers with my friends, we had a brainstorming session about the perfect name for my blog. After several ideas were bound around, I finally came up the name that is a play on words, "Hops To It." Hops is the ingredient with which most beers world wide are flavored with. Hops adds bitterness and and acts as a preservative. 

Now that i have chosen a topic I am passionate about, and one I already have plenty of previous knowledge on, and a great name for my blog, I am ready and excited to being blogging.