In the beginning

My name is Chris Quintana, and I write because I am not very good at anything else.
Most of the things I am good at come from the result of not being very good at anything else.
I started running because I was too clumsy to play other sports, and I had to compete in something. When I was child, my parents stopped keeping track when we would play games such as mini golf or bowling because if I lost I would sulk for weeks after.
So I ran because I wasn't good at anything else, and somehow I became good at running.
I went to college because I wasn't good at listening to the bosses I had in the few jobs I managed to get during high school. I was usually fired within a month, so I knew I needed to do something other than menial labor because I wasn't good at it.
I deal almost exclusively with life in a sarcastic or comedic angle because I am not good at containing my emotions otherwise. I would cry at the end of every romantic comedy, Love, Actually included, if I didn't make fun of it the whole way through.
And finally, I write because I am not good at keeping my opinions or thoughts to myself. Whereas others can create beautiful, private universes within their brains, I have to share my viewpoints with others.
Moreover, I have to know what other people are thinking because of my inability to leave people alone. This fact is also why I am journalist.
Finally, everything I just wrote is sometimes true and sometimes not true because I am not good at keeping my personas separated. Have a great day, and don't you dare shine on my rain parade.