I am From

I am from the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri and the class of 2010 at O'fallon Township High School.  From the upper deck of Busch Stadium and the sea of red that is America's greatest baseball town, from cold and frosty Bud Light and Budweiser, flowing through the area as steadily as the nearby Mississippi River.  I am from the ring, from the octagon, from the over used but always reliable one-two combo. From a 12 to 9 shift at the world's largest retailer and the steady bi-weekly paychecks for the 60 or more hours of my time. And from the sports pages of the Post-Dispatch every morning before the frigid ride to Southwestern Illinois Community College.