The World As We Know It

What a time to be alive. A kids movie villain will soon be the American president. GMO's are banned in many countries around the world. A movie ticket costs as much as an entire trip to the movies 20 years before. There are so many Marvel movies that I'm getting tired of them.

I wrote a book.

It's not a great book, or even a good book. It's okay. My grammar, as evidenced by this atrocious blog, is sub par. That being said, it's a great story. A fun read if there ever was one. If you can get past the grammar. Which a lot of people can't.

You want it? You got it here, baby:

https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Sun-Michael-Shorten-ebook/dp/B01AQ2OUQQ

Life goes on but not much seems to change. I wrote a book but within a month, my life had become the exact same. I had the same crap job that pays crap and wastes my life. I have a massive amount of student debt and piling up credit card debt. Still no health insurance but now I have to pay to be to poor to afford it.

It's all a bit hopeless, no?

NO!

We can make a difference in this world. YOU can make a difference in this world.

Here's what you can do:

-click the above link and buy my book.
-convince 100 of your family and friends to also buy my book.
-have them convince 100 of their f&f's to buy my book.

So on and so forth.

Eventually, if everyone does this, I will be a millionaire. And boom. You have changed the world. You have made a poor man he didn't believe life would ever work out into a rich man who can relax.
Amazing what $2.99 can buy, right?

I guess in conclusion... Don't be a shit person. Don't just listen to politicians who tell you to hate. Don't listen to the voice inside that tells you to hate and distrust. And buy my book.

p.s. fuck proofreading, this puppy is going out RAW.

p.p.s. and now you see why my book has bad grammar.

Dont Act Like You Don't Know

Hey, blogosphere. Hows it hanging? Is tumblr's strangle hold really getting to ya? Hope not because I'm still here! And I hope you are. Probably not. Writing something and throwing it into the nothingness of the internet is very strange but strangely comforting.

Annnywayyy...

Been watching Bojack Horseman and one of the characters gives a motivational speech that blew my mind.

"Okay. Carolyn, you are the star of a movie. This is the part of the movie where you get your heart broken. Where the world tests you, and people treat you like shit. But it has to happen this way. Otherwise, the end of the movie, when you get everything you want, won't feel as rewarding. There are assholes out there, but in the end, they don't matter. Because this movie's not about them. It's never been about them. All this time, the movie's been about you.

So. This is all leading up to an awesome announcement. My book is coming out soon!

I Dont Know If I Wanna Believe

I wonder how many blogs have been started and abandoned. At least one for every mid 20's-30's adult in Americar, probably.

The blogspot graves must stretch on for infinity.

I'm not back to posting regularly. I just happened to be using my old computer and saw this tab and thought I'd say hi. So, hi.

Bye.

Oh, Hello. That's Too Much Tuna.

Hi. Hope the weather finds you well.

I'm really beginning to learn that life has no central narrative that will win out in the end. Just.. whatever you make of it. Liberating and terrifying at the same time, no?

It's raining here right now and it's making me wish I could be in Paris right now, eating in cafes, visiting museums, going to bars, seeing the sights. Ahhh... so nice.

In closing, never give up, never surrender.

Ballerina Dancin' Across The Sand

Hello.

It's been a while, how've you been? Did you get that promotion/job/cat/car/date/meal/house/etc you wanted? I hope so, you deserve it.

I've been busy working and worrying about work, you know how it goes.

Hold me closer tiny dancer.

I don't really remember where I left you all in regards to my writing "career" (pause for hearty laughter) but here's an update. I'm about 1/6-1/4 of the way through the first draft of the sequel to my first book Rising Sun. It's about the same as the first one; not that great, full of grammatical errors. A real first book if you catch my drift.

Lay me down in sheets of linen.

My music taste has changed again. I'm extremely into 70's folk-pop music. Honestly, I have no idea if it's from the '70s or if it's folk-pop. It's just the feeling I get from it.
Some examples:
-Jim Croce
-Cat Stevens
-Fleetwood Mac
-Simon & Garfunkel
-James Taylor
-Gordon Lightfoot
Yeah, I've become an old man.

Wish I was homeward bound.

Hope you're doing well. Say hello to your mother, tell her I love her.

Sincerely,
Mike

What It Is To Burn

Found out I have really high blood pressure. Not surprising. No more salt for me.

I'm excited for the challenge of learning to change my palet.

Holy Roller

I have started writing again. Ah, the subject of 90% of my posts on here. Honestly it probably won't stick but it feels soooooo good to say it will.

I have decided I need to... Oops. Can't really say this online where everyone can see. EDIT

Game of thrones is legit, son!

The new Panic at the Disco is pretty rad.

Ummm... what else be new in me life?

Started working out AGAIN. I say that probably as often as I say I started writing again.

Noteworthy podcasts I've recently started listening to:

-The Cracked podcast
-Risk!
-Get Up On This
-This American Life
-The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project
-Never Not Funny

VIVA LA PODCASTS!