Quoth the Talking Heads, "Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was..."

I was never a coloring book kid. Drawing inside the lines felt like a chore, drawing outside the lines felt like a waste. Instead, I drew my own lines, and never had any boundaries to box me in.

As a teenager, I have been constantly testing the boundaries. If you are or have ever been a teenager, you know what I'm talking about.

As a college applicant, I am trying to figure out what binds me and what I am bound to do. It's a lot of figuring out where I currently am: physically, emotionally, mentally.

My name is Anna. You can call me Anna. I'm currently somewhere between a rock and a hard place. I believe there is a special place in heaven for coffee and bad puns.

In 2010, one of my favorite artists, Dan Perjovschi, premiered an exhibition called "Where Are We Now?" In typical Perjovschi style, this featured a series of doodle-like images drawn on walls, similar to political art of the '60s, offering commentary on the current political and social climate. Perjovschi questions and pushes the boundaries set by our surroundings.

Like Perjovschi, the current state we are in fascinates me. Where exactly are we now, and how did we get here?

In this blog, I'm going to be analyzing how people are pushing boundaries: in the arts, in society, in politics, to ultimately try to answer "Where Are We Now?" I'll be focusing on how the world around us is changing, what we see to be contemporary, and how we got here.

So, are you here?