Welcome!

     Hello there.  I'm Steve, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and a Chicago South Sider by birth.  Many call me Citizen Steve.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe it's because I pay my taxes.  Whatever the reason, I decided to use this moniker when I launched my first blog way back in high school.  That blog was called Citizen Steve Speaks, and in it I tackled issues such as the changing of seasons, how police officers are blowhards, and the debate over which breakfast cereal mascot was "the best".  It was a fun way for a teen to express his coming-of-age frustrations and observations.

    With The Citizen's Publication (or Citizen's Pub for short), I hope to resurrect the spirit of Citizen Steve Speaks, but with an updated attitude that showcases my collegiate propensity for being a know-it-all, and my desperate attempts to seem sophisticated.  In addition to my general columnist-style pieces (which shall be labeled "Citizen Steve Speaks"), I plan to write about film ("Citizen Steve Sees"), food ("Citizen Steve Eats"), beverages ("Citizen Steve Drinks"), and style ("Citizen Steve Swaggers").  I also plan to have regular features about special topics, such as my favorite places ("Citizen Steve's Stomping Grounds") and bizarre fan-fiction ("Citizen Steve Writes Fan-Fiction").

    While a general blog with one sole contributor may sound narcissistic- perhaps downright masturbatory- I feel that I deserve a readership as much as the glorified ad copy writers who churn out Esquire every month.  (For the record, I love Esquire, and I read it religiously.  But Christ, talk about selling a lifestyle.)  I am working towards a minor in Cinema Studies, and just yesterday, off the cuff, I came up with five distinct reasons why Sister Act is a far superior film to Sister Act 2.  I've been eating food all my life.  I've been indulging in drinks of the alcoholic variety for as long as the Iraq War has been going on.  And as for style, my taste in shoes has almost provoked barroom brawls, and I consider a bottle of orange pop an "accessory".

    So read on, check back in, tell your friends, and give me feedback via the comments, my personal email (CitizenSteve18@gmail.com), on Twitter (twitter.com/CitizenSteve), or on facebook (facebook.com/CitizenSteve).

Cheers,

Citizen Steve