interlude

Just finished my first custom vinyl pieces:

I Will Not…
Magnetic Chalkboard Dunny & Munny

Includes:
Chalk, Magnetic Letters, and an Apple to bribe his detention teacher

Yeap, they’re both actually magnetic with chalkboard finish so you can use chalk or stick magnets on them

2 Weeks Notice

Today I called off… I’m exhausted.  When I called in to explain I need a day off they flipped saying that I’m not being a “team player”.   It’s funny how suddenly you’re not a team player when you decide for once that  “today I’m going to take a break from eating it and smiling“

I’ve been working six days but only been getting paid for five.  My anniversary is coming up and they denied my request for that day off.  My brother is having his first child next month and this time I was denied time off because that’s when the “boss” wants to take their vacation. Under paid. Overworked. Unappreciated.

I’ve been feeling that this job has been eating me alive for more than a year now but I’ve been letting fear rule my life. Keeping me there… losing parts of who I am just to get a check.  When did I become that guy?  I was never that guy… when the hell did that happen?!  You know… I just realized that since I got this job I’ve become only a shadow of myself.  The watered down version.  That ends.  My new mission is to find a way to surround myself with the things I love.

“Do what you want. Don’t worry what others think. Only you can make the change“

So while I’m contemplating this two weeks notice laying in front of me this is a piece of the playlist I put together:

http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/24033619

1. DJ Shadow – This Time
2. Marvin Gaye – Trouble Man
3. Gil Scott-Heron – We Almost Lost Detroit
4. RJD2 – Smoke & Mirrors
5. Gary Bartz – Celestial Blues
6. Harlem River Drive – If We Had Peace
7. Cymande – The Message
8. Gnarls Barkley – A Little Better

The Life You Save

Ok so with much resistances (procrastination) and encouragement (to put it politely) from someone close to me I’ve decided to cave and start a blog.

Before I even created an account I asked myself why even start one?  The answer… honestly… I’m doing it for me.  Share the world I see, my thoughts, ideas, words, creations, stuff I’m into, whatever I feel… and ultimately to find/accept myself through all of the above.  I’m doing it because I love sharing inspiration and hopefully someone out there finds some from these words. I’m doing it because…

“The life you save may be your own“

So… I guess this it… my blog. My journey of self.  First post and what not.  Without further ado welcome to the self centered world of me. Where it goes from here?  Hopefully… wherever.