Hello there! I'm Legatus Equus, and I have made the questionable decision of starting a blog!

First, for context's sake, a bit about myself. I'm a 23 year-old male living in the Western USA. I'm presently pursuing my BA in History, and will be starting my senior year next fall. I'm a classically trained cellist (hence why I've invoked Octavia in the blog name), although I'm kind of down on my luck and out of work in that department. I love reading non-fiction, especially philosophy. Western Antiquity is my particular area of interest in History, and I plan to try and teach myself Latin this summer. I'm also a fan of our little ponies, of course! Rarity is definitely my favorite of the Mane Six, and Octavia is, unsurprisingly, my favorite minor/background character.

Anyways, the purpose of this blog is primarily personal. Sometimes I think it'd be nice to be able to write down my thoughts and observations. I guess I'll see how worthwhile such a pursuit really is. Not that I mind people reading and following, of course! I wouldn't be making a public blog if I did. If you have a comment on what I have to say or your own experiences and thoughts to share on a subject, I'd certainly love to hear from you as well. I also plan to use this blog to share cool things I find on the internet, so that might be worth sticking around for as well, depending on if you and I define "cool things on the internet" in a similar fashion.

And that's all for tonight. I'll hopefully post with something of actual substance soon!