Hmm, this is definitely different than before.  I remember the last time I created a blog, it was an epic disaster. Nothing looked right, I couldn't figure out how to post half the time and worst of all, the myspace drama that would ensue was simply unbearable; so much so it led to the demise of my account.

Boo hoo.

Anyhow, much has changed in the last few years since that tumultuous time in my life.  I have worked for the same employer for a few years now (which has it's ups and downs like everything else), and i assist in running a semi-successful  photo studio out of Zanesville, Ohio.  Things are for sure a bit less chaotic than it was a few years back.  I'm not constantly worrying about whether I'll make it to work on time or if at all due to a number of silly reasons (i.e., hangover's, dead batteries, not enough gas in the car, and people I hated working with just to  name a few.) and I don't have nearly half the BS I used to have to put up with back in the day.

What changed?  What set my life on a course of , dare I say it, normalcy?  Was it the death of my myspace account? Or was it the elimination of all the negative aspects in my day to day?  I don't know honestly.  One of the things that I have been told about myself is that when I focus on something, I typically come out on top of whatever situation.  So, I guess now i'm adjusting my focus onto the one thing that has always escaped me : the written word.  Yes, I have always loved to write.  I believe that is from all those years I had my nose stuck in some book, reveling in the various stories and adventures of my youth.  I wanted to emulate all of that I think, and for years I have struggled on various projects.  I've began I think six separate fiction novels, two non; a biography on small-town rock and roll/mentality and countless others.  I have a hard time finishing things and I really don't know why.  I guess you could say I am averse to commitment.

But I woke up this morning (well, noon.  I don't have to work til 5:00 PM), and for some reason the urge to write came back to me.  This is something that comes and goes, and if you're any kind of writer or someone knowledgeable about the practice, you know what i'm talking about.  It's something akin to writer's block, but this was something so much more.  See, I lost the will to do so a while back.  I gave up simply put.  However, today just seems different.  I don't think I'm going to waste it while it's around.

I don't really know what this blog is going to focus on; a variety of subject matter more than likely related to what's going on around me I suppose.  You'll probably read everything from thoughts on politics to cookie recipes on here.

One of the things that has been nagging at me lately is why is a huge chunk of our population so interested in the silliness of reality t.v. ?    You know it's still scripted to an extent, right?  I laugh inside when someone tells me about Jersey Shore or the Kardashians.  I'm not giggling inwardly due to what they are telling me; I'm in hysterics because I cannot believe that anyone really sits and watches that shit.  The last thing I want to  do is sit around and watch shows for hours showcasing people who have more money than me get emotional over problems that aren't even problems.  I mean, call me a liar, but that's all it is, right?  I find it funny yet sad that if you go to Yahoo! News right now there are 4 separate stories about or related to the Kardashians.  It makes my heart hurt.  One's about Kim's mom crying about her divorce from a marriage that honestly everyone knew wouldn't last, the other is...wait, why I am regurgitating that on here?

No wonder so many people consider our society f**ked.  I can't really without a doubt prove that reality television is the reason our country is in the crapper (we actually have a lot of other equally-ridiculous reasons for that), but I really think it has not helped no one but the people ("stars" and networks in Hollyweird) who produce it.

Not to dwell on the negative in my first shot, but that is something that has irked me for a while now, and now that it's said I can move on to other things.....

Next time, i'm going to discuss the business of photography, why I wake up at weird hours, and who know what else.