My friends think I’m a daredevil.

But frankly, I’m anything but. To me, being a daredevil means you’re reckless, that you take risks without purpose or feeling. I don’t take risks because I’m unafraid; I take them because they set me apart from the crowd. They make things a bit more interesting. And it’s this exact thrill that shapes my own definition of happiness: doing something nobody’s ever done before.

Almost two years ago, I was offered a research position at a successful video game company in San Francisco, CA. When my contributions began to affect millions of players, I knew that my dream was to one day become an entrepreneur and launch my own startup. I plan to write a blog about exciting, futuristic technology that defies the status quo. My blog caters to casual tech enthusiasts and places a much-needed spotlight on virtual reality, electric cars, and other new and emerging industries. I plan to call it If Tech Could Talk (and yes, it can!).

As a saxophone player and recording artist, I love to perform on stage. But while music is my trade, I’ve always been fascinated by another, more unpredictable art form: cinema. My second pitch is a Christian movie review blog that captures the importance of morals and virtues in filmography. Contrary to a typical movie review, each post criticizes a film’s theme and core values as opposed to technical elements like animation and musical scoring. Due to the blog’s very specific niche, I may also critique secular, well-known movies to expand its potential audience.

My two passions greatly contrast each other, yet I’m thrilled that I can begin exploring both with much more depth. It’s exciting to begin writing about topics that can inspire amazing change in the way we think.