My Autobiography

I've started other blogs in the past, but I plan to upkeep this one more regularly than I did the others. An autobiography should be a suitable start for a blog with the title that I have chosen.

My full name is Brian Lane Elkins Jr.;  I am normally known by BJ, but the reader may label me to his/her liking. I attend Grace Christian School on a regular basis (partly by choice and partly because it's against the law to opt out). I love to learn and I try to gain knowledge wherever it can benefit me. I am currently monolingual, but I am in the process of learning French and I hope to be able to eventually be capable of speaking French and Spanish fluently. I attend church regularly at Grace Presbyterian Church and I try to be involved as I can with the youth group. I play soccer with my fellow classmates, and though we are a young inexperienced team, I know that we have much potential. We have an exceptional coach who loves the sport and who is also very patient with us. I'm very thankful to have him for a coach. I'm also very involved with boy scouts. I recently attained the highest rank in boy scouts, eagle scout. It cost me much time and effort, but I know that I will always be glad that I did so. It seems strange now that I am a boy scout leader to work with the younger scouts, because they remind me of my earliest days of scouting. I play but one instrument, the trombone. A few weeks ago I tried out for district honor band, and I was selected by the judge to perform in the district honor band concert which will commence on February 4th. In my free time, (which I have very little of), I enjoy reading, listening to quiet music, and running (usually not all at once). When I am at home I am obligated to take out the trash and mow the lawn. I consider myself neat and tidy, but I know there are the more obsessive compulsive types who would say otherwise. Being a perfectionist, I find myself taking long periods of time to do normally simple jobs. This is a blessing and a curse because I will normally get things done to the perfection that I wish to achieve, but I also will often put off these duties until I have enough time to set aside. This is true for most tedious jobs: cleaning, studying, organising, etc.. 


Now that I covered every activity that I am involved in that I can think of at the moment, I'll move on to my preferences in the arts. I read whenever I can. Thinking about it now, I'll update my recent reads and movies seen whenever I blog. My favorite books are probably "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien. Right now I'm reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin. This book is very entertaining, but there is some risque material in it. I'm nearing the end of this book and I plan on reading some books by Ted Dekker afterwards. For school I recently read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's about a man and his son living in a post apocalyptic world. Some of my favorite movies include: "The Princess Bride," "The Lord of the Rings," "The Matrix," "Inception," "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," and "It's a Wonderful Life." This may be a very off the wall list, but these are the movies that I walk away from most satisfied. Last night I finally saw the spectacular movie: "A Beautiful Mind." I recommend this to anyone who hasn't yet seen it yet. My diet of television shows is pretty sparse, but I do enjoy the witty show: "Psych." I used to watch the show "Monk" until the end. Now for Music. I am very particular about my music. I am quite fond of the alternative band: "Coldplay." Their music is high quality musically and lyrically. I enjoy a wide variety of genres, but usually I only like a small amount from each genre. I listen to different types of music depending on what I'm doing. [i.e. If I'm reading, I'll usually listen to movie scores or some light classical music. I often listen to jazz or dubstep while studying.] I'm especially picky when it comes to Christian music. I won't listen to it if it is low quality musically even if it is high quality lyrically. I like my music to be the highest quality possible.


Well, that's a little about me. If there are any readers out there, I hope you enjoyed my little spiel. Bye!