One day you wake up and realize the world doesn’t revolve around you and doesn’t simply bend to your every whim. That’s when you look back at your life, carefully noting where you’ve been and where you plan to go. Looking back, I've made a lot of life-altering decisions in my time—
* In 1986, I was born (My choice? No. But I was born two weeks late, making it my choice).
* In 1992, I was born again (Christianized).
* In 2001, I discovered Napster (or, should I say, it discovered me).
* In 2005, I graduated from high school.
* In 2006, I became an English major.
* In 2007, I attempted suicide (and decided to become a writer).
* Later in 2007, I became an agnostic (born a third time?).
—but none of these match the wonder of 2008. It was the best and first year of my life I really lived—the first:
* Time I smoked (I only smoke when I'm drunk and I've only been drunk twice).
* Time I drank (and the first time I got drunk).
* Girlfriend.
* Kiss.
* Ex-girlfriend.
* Time I masturbated (once you start, you can’t stop, right?).
* Time I really understood just how mind-freeing organization and focus can be, thanks in no small part to her.
* Time I decided to make a serious, cohesive album of music.
* Creative Writing class I’ve taken—helped me put some cohesion into my mindless ramblings.
* Time I held a job for six months.
All over a girl, how did I guess? Yes. And no. Sure, she pressured me (in a way that only a woman can), but I still made the final decision.
You really missed out on life, man. But that's what new years are for, right? I should've made this blog last year, I shouldn't have waited so long to start this because I couldn't find a good free layout, I shouldn't have broken up with my ex last year, I should've been more in touch with my emotions, I shouldn't have put so many crushed red peppers in my last batch of chili. There are a lot of things I should and shouldn't have done. But that’s why this year’s New Year’s resolution was to make this year even better (or was it to laugh more?).
I can't fix all my mistakes or make up for lost time, but I can make the most of my time right now. This blog and, especially, this post are a crucial step in that direction. Why share this with anyone? Because I’m not getting younger and I’ve figured out that nothing's worth anything until you've shared it with someone else—what they do with it is neither my responsibility nor my concern.
But the best laid plans, as they say... are the ones you follow through to the end.
What you can expect to see here in the future:
* Random pictures
* A post a week (hopefully)
* Music reviews
* Movie reviews
* A link to download my album for free (more on that closer to release)
* Poems
* Passages (or possibly all of) the short fiction piece I’m working on
* More (yes, that god-awful vague category)
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