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After twenty-two years, I think that I've finally figured out my problem.

Currently, I'm living in a town that is about thirty to forty minutes away from the town that I'm working in and where all of my other friends live. Consequently, whenever I need to take a trip there, I make it a point to make it count since (as anyone in this country will explain) fuel is expensive. That sometime leaves a lot of slack time between things.

One day, I decided to waste my time by doing something that I would normally never do: I went to a Christian book store. I normally loathe the type of literature that comes out of a Christian book store. Of course, it would be the mark of a schmuck to deny that there is one piece of literature that I do appreciate that comes out of such a store: the Bible.

As I was browsing through the Bibles, I found myself fascinated by something: the Bible happens to come in a variety of versions. I just found the fact that there are so many different translations each with their individual character and strengths and weaknesses to be fascinating. I don't know exactly why I find it fascinating, but I do know that it doesn't stop there.

I find that I typically study things that come in a diverse combination. My minor is linguistics. Within linguistics, the topic that I find most fascinating is that of language survey. I enjoy studying the difference between different languages and the character that each individual language has. My major is computer science, and the topic of computer science that I find most fascinating is the several various computer languages that are used. Each one as well has its own individual character and advantages. Within theology, I find the existence of various traditions and denominations to be interesting. Indeed, the first thing that I think of whenever I see a church is to ask what type of church it is. If there is any type of topic that you could talk to me for hours about, it's about the rich diversity that exists in the overall Christian tradition.

I love studying variety. I guess I should describe myself as a varietologist (if there ever was such a word). When I observe the variety within myself, I guess that I would have to say that I'm your typical unique person.