I'll admit, I joined Open Salon for the purpose of reading, commenting, and rating other people's blogs. 

 That said, I think  a blog with no posts is just sad.  Not pathetic sad, just depressing sad. To avoid making a sad face every time I see my own page, I shall brave the awkwardness of first impressions and introduce myself.

 So here goes... Hi! I'm Lissa. Lissa is a nickname that I go by online, in games, etc. My real name is Louise, and I answer to that or Lissa, Liss, Lulu, Weezy, Weezer... you get the point. The only thing I refuse to answer to is Louisiana. Please note, that's  not because of the state, because I love Louisiana (especially New Orleans!) but because of an unfortunate run-in with a bully in elementary school that I will spare you the details of.

I go to Columbia University in the City of New York (that's the full-blown, pretentious title), and I love it. I live and breathe this city and this school. I'm in the marching band, which I'll probably talk about at great length, as it is a large part of my life. I currently play the bass drum in a mostly-female drumline, although I can twirl (a rifle, a flag, or just about anything, once you get the basics it's not too hard), as I was on drill team in high school.

  When I'm not at band or working (something else that I'll spare the details of), I make jewelry and art, some of which I sell online. I have two Etsy.com stores, which I'm sure I'll link to at some point in a fit of self-promotion.

I also play video games, mainly with my significant other, Sam. He's shy, so I won't mention him too much. That probably won't hold true for long (the part about me not mentioning him, that is), but that's okay.

Long story short... scratch that, long story long, that's me!