Hello Darlings.
While doing work, I have came up with a new schedule that will be posted Monday through Friday to discuss various topics. Don't worry, the best will all be for when we're closer to the weekend.
Every Monday is dedicated to my Philosophy Class where I discuss different philosophies, talk about which ones have influenced my life, my personal stances on controversial positions and stances, and a basic 101 course if you're interested. (Best part is, you don't have to pay a penny for this. But note this will be very basic until I go into specific philosophies I have studied or am studying.) So it's a wake up for your week and trust me, it's big. But I'll make it understandable for us all. Just to prepare you guys, for the next couple of weeks, I'll be going on to discussing What is Philosophy as well as the main branches of every philosophy or what branches each philosophy should contain.
Tuesday is for our occasional politics so Monday and Tuesday have correlations between one another so you can imagine that. But it's gonna be one post a week or some political commentary but luckily unlike most of your annoying political friends who post on and on again about how either Trump or Obama or who the fuck they're complain about is ruining the country, you'll hear bias on my politics but with a more rational edge.
Wednesday is my personal life blog. A day in regards to what's been going on in my life though this will be both long and short depending on what is on my mind and what projects I've been working on, (I still have a lot and I'm still working on all those short stories. I can go into further details but don't ask what they're about as I keep making that mistake. I'm looking at you T.K. Coleman with your response to let everyone know about the progress of your work because I'm still trying to do that without spoiling plot, characterization, and other important aspects.) Also I'll talk about my cosplay projects too I have in the upcoming future so that'll be fun as well.
Thursday is Book Day. I'll be reviewing both Classical and Pop Literature and what inspires me or what books I'll be trying to read or find out more about. Also I'll be including some of the authors that have inspired me or that I've started getting into. And this upcoming Thursday I'll be reviewing A. E. Stallings' Archaic Smile, a book of poetry you can get on Amazon for $15.
Lastly, Friday is all about Games. Board Games, Video Games, just gaming in general. Also since it's Halloween, (and though Horror scares the hell out of me) I'll suggest some Halloween related games or in the spirit of Halloween Games, and just any special announcements from some of my favorite companies and their games as well as once in a while, a Friday-Monday continuation with Philosophy and Philosophic Ideas in video gaming.
I hope to enjoy more from you guys! Later Darlings!
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Good News, Bad News, and Happy Boyfriend Day!
We have now moved into our new place. Now it’s just to get the knickknacks ready so that’s why I haven’t posted pictures yet. Also, we’re still in the process of getting our WiFi and TV (I just need Netflix and other things to make me happy. Note to self, need to get CrunchyRoll after I pay off debts.) But everything is working out pretty great.
For the bad news, well I haven’t come up with a schedule but overall it’s to write a new blog post every weekday and each has a different theme or intertwines with other days too. Also, I wanted to take some moments of silence for the Tragedy of Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and it’s recovery (and the recoveries of Texas and Florida as we still have a lot to build up before we can go back on track), the deaths of Hugh Heffner (though we played on different playing fields I respected your view on sex that it was unapologetic, fun, and Good despite Church and Society loving to say no all the time) Tom Petty (you fought hard man, now go free falling out in style and we won’t do you like that) and to Gameshow host and icon Monty Hall (thanks for making many deals with us). But a small word before I finish. I know among tragedies many of us love to go all political after them especially with what I’ve seen with this domestic terrorist. But let’s mourn first. Don’t let those who think “Let no crisis go to waste” overpower what needs to be done with ensuring people’s lives and safety comes first and then we can discuss what we should do, (that will be a topic for another day just later in the month.) Thank you.
Now as I just learned it’s Boyfriend Day so I want to make a very important shout out to mine! Happy Boyfriends day Boo! And here’s to many more of them! :)
And to all the rest of the guys and girls out there, have a fun time with your boyfriends!
(Sorry Husbands you’ll have to wait a different day unless this is it. Then join on in!)
For the bad news, well I haven’t come up with a schedule but overall it’s to write a new blog post every weekday and each has a different theme or intertwines with other days too. Also, I wanted to take some moments of silence for the Tragedy of Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and it’s recovery (and the recoveries of Texas and Florida as we still have a lot to build up before we can go back on track), the deaths of Hugh Heffner (though we played on different playing fields I respected your view on sex that it was unapologetic, fun, and Good despite Church and Society loving to say no all the time) Tom Petty (you fought hard man, now go free falling out in style and we won’t do you like that) and to Gameshow host and icon Monty Hall (thanks for making many deals with us). But a small word before I finish. I know among tragedies many of us love to go all political after them especially with what I’ve seen with this domestic terrorist. But let’s mourn first. Don’t let those who think “Let no crisis go to waste” overpower what needs to be done with ensuring people’s lives and safety comes first and then we can discuss what we should do, (that will be a topic for another day just later in the month.) Thank you.
Now as I just learned it’s Boyfriend Day so I want to make a very important shout out to mine! Happy Boyfriends day Boo! And here’s to many more of them! :)
And to all the rest of the guys and girls out there, have a fun time with your boyfriends!
(Sorry Husbands you’ll have to wait a different day unless this is it. Then join on in!)
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Persona 5 Review
I just want to apologize about this review being so late and how I need desperately to start better organization of my blog. Well I’ll just say next time, I’ll be featuring a review of a book of poetry I’ve recently finished and then work out some better schedule hopefully when I’m not at work. In the meantime enjoy this Persona 5 review.
Out of all the video games I have loved, none have struck a cord with me more than the Shin Megami Tensei Franchise. My first game from them was Persona 4 as a PS2 Classic you can buy for PS3 and then it went from that game to starting to get all the games in the overall Shin Megami Tensei Franchise that I could play.
When I heard of Persona 5's release date I was estatic expecting another good entry to the series. Overall, despite all the delays, and perfections, I'd say this might be the best Persona Game to date and a first in the Game of the Year Award in my opinion.
Story
Persona 5 takes place in the Shibuya province of Tokyo and is where the Protagonist currently lives. After being held accountable for an act of defense (he pushed a man who was attempting to sexually abuse a woman) He was arrested by the police to be an aggressive vagabond. Moving to Shibuya was part of his probation as he now lives with a random stranger and is stuck in a restrictive high school called Shujin Academy. After trying to lead a respectable life until the next year, (when his probation is over) he stumbles upon a meatverse castle and meets up with corrupt versions of people called Shadows. Later on, he and a group of young teenagers rebelling against the corruption of adults, the restrictions of their society and school, and with a verge of justice form The Phantom Thieves of Hearts while they steal the shadows' most important treasures; their hearts. Traveling to the metaverse at night; being a high school student by day. This is Persona 5.
Backstory
To give perspective on Persona 5, the main game was inspired by pictaresque novels with theieves and heroes like Robin Hood, Zorro, and Arsene Lupin. (All of which are Personas in the game and Arsene is our Protagonist's Persona.) But on top of that, the primarily theme of this game was made to be imprisonment and being free from it. As well as this main reference, this video game is from a spin off series from a spin off series where primarily, you summon demons to fight in the ultimate war of law vs. chaos. (but if I have another SMT game review, I'll do it and explain or rather, I could explain the origins of the series and the main interests of how a cult series became so worldwide) However, in this game, All demons are called Personas in reference to how each person has a persona mask they hide under and a shadow dark side that can consume them in accordance to Carl Jung's psychology known as Persona theory. In all Persona Games, each protagonist goes to a school and gets involved in events that randomly happened and thus they solve each of the mysterious issues but the series also deals with many serious issues including Loss, Isolation, Coming Out and Accepting One's self, Freedom over Slavery, The Negative Impact of Rumors, Depression, and even Suicide. But that doesn't mean each game is so serious it's off-puting. There are many lighthearted moments, giving the right balance of serious and well-crafted storytelling and breathers to enjoy the story overall.
Gameplay
The game has a combo effect of being an JRPG and a life simulator. In the day, for the life SIM, you play an arrested student who didn’t commit a crime he was accused of and has a year of parole to uphold. If unsuccessful, he goes back to jail. On regular days, you’ll be dealing with school, trying to raise your stats and making money from Part-Time Jobs in order to buy and find equipment or gain allies who have abilities to help you with proceeding easier in the game. And before you fight the Shadows of each Palace, you can enter the Velvet Room. The Velvet Room is a mysterious realm in the crossroads between mind and matter where Igor, the host and master (though it’s actually Philemon but that’s another story) of the Velvet Room, can fuse your Personas you have obtained from Palaces. And all the Personas are fused through various executions like Guilloutine, Electric Chair, Incarceration, Hanging, etc. and all serve various purposes to help level up your Personas and gain new abilities. Mentioned earlier in the Backstory part of this review, all enemies are Personas but the cool part is all enemies are based on mythological characters from the ones we read about (Greek/Roman/Norse) to the more hidden mythos (Australian Aboriginal Mythology, Balinese, Chinese, Demonology) to the mainstream religions (Judeo-Christian, Hindu, Shinto). Each has a variety of weaknesses and strengths and capturing them all makes it all the more effective in Progressing though the Palaces and gives off that Pokemon feel. (Ironically, the video game that was the original series to Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, was created years before Pokemon, one was just more popular in Japan and thus translated well into America) Palaces are the meta-verses' castles where strong Shadows hold their darkest sins and their precious treasure. As a thief, it's your job to steal them. It mainly involves finding maps to find the treasure rooms where the heart of the Vile Targets are and then fight a boss battle after you send a calling card. And rinse and repeat until the end.
Battle System:
Before I finish up, let's go over the battle System because it may seem easy but it will kill anyone who is a noob. The SMT series is often seriously and jokingly referred to as the Dark Souls of the RPG world. Though partially true, this is due to the infamy that is Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. The first SMT game to be officially known to the Western World. (Originally the Spin off, Jack Bros. was the first SMT game but it was never marketed as part of the series and the original Persona was called Persona: Revelations and also not marketed as SMT.) Primarily it's a turn based RPG that focuses on weakness exploitation. As mentioned in the game mechanics, hit a weakness and you gain an extra turn, don’t and it can backfire. Worse of all, your enemies also have this so be careful on which party members you have because you can’t switch out their personas because they are permanent mainstays but your main character can change all his Personas including his first one. And if the main character dies, it’s automatically game over. Always take care of No. 1.
Final thought:
Persona 5 plays brilliantly and has a wonderful punk rebel style with stylish tones to characterize your picaresque situation. The RPG will be a nice challenge for newcomers and welcome to fans of SMT. And also I wish to add before I go, this game has a great Acid Jazz soundtrack. Shogi Meguro is the composer of this series and he does a great job using JPop (Japanese Pop music) and the minimalist tones of his acid jazz soundtrack to come with catchy tunes you’ll be having on your mind and possibly be humming or singing along to. (Just listen to Wake Up Get Up Get Out There, Last Suprise, and Beneath the Mask to understand what I’m saying.) So I give Persona 5, a 5/5. Perect with not only styling, gameplay and story but also themes and aesthetic choices to fit the overal tone and mood to keep us engaged.
Out of all the video games I have loved, none have struck a cord with me more than the Shin Megami Tensei Franchise. My first game from them was Persona 4 as a PS2 Classic you can buy for PS3 and then it went from that game to starting to get all the games in the overall Shin Megami Tensei Franchise that I could play.
When I heard of Persona 5's release date I was estatic expecting another good entry to the series. Overall, despite all the delays, and perfections, I'd say this might be the best Persona Game to date and a first in the Game of the Year Award in my opinion.
Story
Persona 5 takes place in the Shibuya province of Tokyo and is where the Protagonist currently lives. After being held accountable for an act of defense (he pushed a man who was attempting to sexually abuse a woman) He was arrested by the police to be an aggressive vagabond. Moving to Shibuya was part of his probation as he now lives with a random stranger and is stuck in a restrictive high school called Shujin Academy. After trying to lead a respectable life until the next year, (when his probation is over) he stumbles upon a meatverse castle and meets up with corrupt versions of people called Shadows. Later on, he and a group of young teenagers rebelling against the corruption of adults, the restrictions of their society and school, and with a verge of justice form The Phantom Thieves of Hearts while they steal the shadows' most important treasures; their hearts. Traveling to the metaverse at night; being a high school student by day. This is Persona 5.
Backstory
To give perspective on Persona 5, the main game was inspired by pictaresque novels with theieves and heroes like Robin Hood, Zorro, and Arsene Lupin. (All of which are Personas in the game and Arsene is our Protagonist's Persona.) But on top of that, the primarily theme of this game was made to be imprisonment and being free from it. As well as this main reference, this video game is from a spin off series from a spin off series where primarily, you summon demons to fight in the ultimate war of law vs. chaos. (but if I have another SMT game review, I'll do it and explain or rather, I could explain the origins of the series and the main interests of how a cult series became so worldwide) However, in this game, All demons are called Personas in reference to how each person has a persona mask they hide under and a shadow dark side that can consume them in accordance to Carl Jung's psychology known as Persona theory. In all Persona Games, each protagonist goes to a school and gets involved in events that randomly happened and thus they solve each of the mysterious issues but the series also deals with many serious issues including Loss, Isolation, Coming Out and Accepting One's self, Freedom over Slavery, The Negative Impact of Rumors, Depression, and even Suicide. But that doesn't mean each game is so serious it's off-puting. There are many lighthearted moments, giving the right balance of serious and well-crafted storytelling and breathers to enjoy the story overall.
Gameplay
The game has a combo effect of being an JRPG and a life simulator. In the day, for the life SIM, you play an arrested student who didn’t commit a crime he was accused of and has a year of parole to uphold. If unsuccessful, he goes back to jail. On regular days, you’ll be dealing with school, trying to raise your stats and making money from Part-Time Jobs in order to buy and find equipment or gain allies who have abilities to help you with proceeding easier in the game. And before you fight the Shadows of each Palace, you can enter the Velvet Room. The Velvet Room is a mysterious realm in the crossroads between mind and matter where Igor, the host and master (though it’s actually Philemon but that’s another story) of the Velvet Room, can fuse your Personas you have obtained from Palaces. And all the Personas are fused through various executions like Guilloutine, Electric Chair, Incarceration, Hanging, etc. and all serve various purposes to help level up your Personas and gain new abilities. Mentioned earlier in the Backstory part of this review, all enemies are Personas but the cool part is all enemies are based on mythological characters from the ones we read about (Greek/Roman/Norse) to the more hidden mythos (Australian Aboriginal Mythology, Balinese, Chinese, Demonology) to the mainstream religions (Judeo-Christian, Hindu, Shinto). Each has a variety of weaknesses and strengths and capturing them all makes it all the more effective in Progressing though the Palaces and gives off that Pokemon feel. (Ironically, the video game that was the original series to Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, was created years before Pokemon, one was just more popular in Japan and thus translated well into America) Palaces are the meta-verses' castles where strong Shadows hold their darkest sins and their precious treasure. As a thief, it's your job to steal them. It mainly involves finding maps to find the treasure rooms where the heart of the Vile Targets are and then fight a boss battle after you send a calling card. And rinse and repeat until the end.
Battle System:
Before I finish up, let's go over the battle System because it may seem easy but it will kill anyone who is a noob. The SMT series is often seriously and jokingly referred to as the Dark Souls of the RPG world. Though partially true, this is due to the infamy that is Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. The first SMT game to be officially known to the Western World. (Originally the Spin off, Jack Bros. was the first SMT game but it was never marketed as part of the series and the original Persona was called Persona: Revelations and also not marketed as SMT.) Primarily it's a turn based RPG that focuses on weakness exploitation. As mentioned in the game mechanics, hit a weakness and you gain an extra turn, don’t and it can backfire. Worse of all, your enemies also have this so be careful on which party members you have because you can’t switch out their personas because they are permanent mainstays but your main character can change all his Personas including his first one. And if the main character dies, it’s automatically game over. Always take care of No. 1.
Final thought:
Persona 5 plays brilliantly and has a wonderful punk rebel style with stylish tones to characterize your picaresque situation. The RPG will be a nice challenge for newcomers and welcome to fans of SMT. And also I wish to add before I go, this game has a great Acid Jazz soundtrack. Shogi Meguro is the composer of this series and he does a great job using JPop (Japanese Pop music) and the minimalist tones of his acid jazz soundtrack to come with catchy tunes you’ll be having on your mind and possibly be humming or singing along to. (Just listen to Wake Up Get Up Get Out There, Last Suprise, and Beneath the Mask to understand what I’m saying.) So I give Persona 5, a 5/5. Perect with not only styling, gameplay and story but also themes and aesthetic choices to fit the overal tone and mood to keep us engaged.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
How our move is going and current plans
Hello Darlings. It's Marcos again. And now I have some announcements to make while also giving a couple of updates. My family and I moved some large pieces of furniture that were in my aunts old house as needed but it looks like one piece might be donated/sold/thrown away (we haven't decided the method yet) but now we have started to make our house look more like a home. And my room especially is getting in better shape but the boxes are starting to look endless due to the fact I still need places to store everything (I just got some plastic dressers for this reason but one is too small. So now I need to find a new one.) in shape.
Today and tommorow will be dedicated to love even more items and it looks like we'll be fully moved in by this week at the latest and hopefully I can announce a housewarming party to celebrate the momentous move. Not to mention that kind of thing is expected from the family. The best part of this is that both of our beds will be moved into the new place (Opa and Oma'a today and mine tomorrow) and that is so very needed right now.
And once again, I'm still writing but I am still thinking about the plots of one of my stories and how to expand it because what I originally though would be a short story is now the possible length of a novella. But it will still be enjoyable I hope. Thank you bery much for tuning in to this small update in our lives.
Today and tommorow will be dedicated to love even more items and it looks like we'll be fully moved in by this week at the latest and hopefully I can announce a housewarming party to celebrate the momentous move. Not to mention that kind of thing is expected from the family. The best part of this is that both of our beds will be moved into the new place (Opa and Oma'a today and mine tomorrow) and that is so very needed right now.
And once again, I'm still writing but I am still thinking about the plots of one of my stories and how to expand it because what I originally though would be a short story is now the possible length of a novella. But it will still be enjoyable I hope. Thank you bery much for tuning in to this small update in our lives.
Friday, September 22, 2017
As Prof. Farnsworth would say...
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! ... but at least here it is good news. We have our new home! We just have and once we are settled in, for those who follow me on Instagram and FB will be given the full house tour. Thanks again to all who follow. This move will take a while but I'm glad that we will be moving.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
I just want you to know, it's ok to do other work while you pursue art.
As being an artist and writer, people would still think that it would be impossible anymore to rely on art to make a profit. Even so I remember a quote yesterday that I read from one of my acquaintances, T. K. Coleman. It was one from a man called Frank Chimero on his blog where he has an article called Back to the Cabe which is a very good look into artistic inspiration and actively pursuing it. But the most powerful message was what he wrote with employment being bringing independence.
About how many great artists had to do other careers as a choice for what is to come. T. S. Eliot worked in many universities while publishing his many poems and writing his plays. J.K. Rowling had worked many jobs while finding time to write Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone. Dame Agatha Christie worked as a nurse during WWI while her sister made a bet to write a story which became The Mysterious Affair at Styles which I read after I read my first Poirot mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. But also, these careers found them with the inspiration to write their stories as well with Christie having a knowledge of poisons and medicine and many of her victimless are often poisoned. J. K. Rowling had went through a similar underdog story with finding oneself and becoming stronger. T. S. Eliot had dealt with many anxieties in the First World War and later converted to Catholicism to find peace and used many poems and plays as both symbols and allegories for Christian apolagetics.
But the overall message I found was in part that those who know what they want should work on it and also take a look, for the better, at what your doing. It actually will help with your direction of the art you want to make. I have a few friends and family members who want to make their own projects and even my Boo (boyfriend) wants to make films. But we can't expect them to be fully made successes overnight but we all have a chance to organize and create for ourselves and others too. Even though I'm still and Uber driver, just seeing parts of LA and California itself, inspires me to come up with a canvas of both small and large ideas and stories to create.
Later Darlings!
About how many great artists had to do other careers as a choice for what is to come. T. S. Eliot worked in many universities while publishing his many poems and writing his plays. J.K. Rowling had worked many jobs while finding time to write Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone. Dame Agatha Christie worked as a nurse during WWI while her sister made a bet to write a story which became The Mysterious Affair at Styles which I read after I read my first Poirot mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. But also, these careers found them with the inspiration to write their stories as well with Christie having a knowledge of poisons and medicine and many of her victimless are often poisoned. J. K. Rowling had went through a similar underdog story with finding oneself and becoming stronger. T. S. Eliot had dealt with many anxieties in the First World War and later converted to Catholicism to find peace and used many poems and plays as both symbols and allegories for Christian apolagetics.
But the overall message I found was in part that those who know what they want should work on it and also take a look, for the better, at what your doing. It actually will help with your direction of the art you want to make. I have a few friends and family members who want to make their own projects and even my Boo (boyfriend) wants to make films. But we can't expect them to be fully made successes overnight but we all have a chance to organize and create for ourselves and others too. Even though I'm still and Uber driver, just seeing parts of LA and California itself, inspires me to come up with a canvas of both small and large ideas and stories to create.
Later Darlings!
Friday, September 15, 2017
Where the Hell have I been?
Ok. So the title is totally click bait. I promise not (not) to make any more click bait titles. After all, they're just cheap gimmicks to give random attention to poor saps such as myself to get that extra like, subscribe, and click we are all dying for. That focus of attention. But ok, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's get back to the details of where I am.
Well as most of you who have ready the blog know, I work for Uber and it's a lot of driving and it doesn't give me way too many chances to sit down and type. (In all honesty, I prefer writing things down then typing in case I got a better idea or something.) But also there is another major change happening in my life and I wanted to talk about it since only a few people know and I didn't want to say anything until I have brought it upon myself, my grandparents (this is Opa Papa and Oma Beta in case your confused), and my Auntie Debi. Well here it is. Drum roll please!
I'M MOVING TO PASADENA SOON!
But why, well some are more obvious than others. Mainly it has to do with finding a new home and economic reasons. Living in Victorville doesn't give the same economic opportunities living in the city does even though there's a larger working pool to swim through. But there are more places to find in there compared to this and so my main hope is to get a couple of different jobs and transition from Uber to there. But also I have a lot of other ideas and plans in mind due to circumstances rising. As if needed I have thought about what to pursue as an occupation. From what I assessed, it looked like my opportunities came mainly from family businesses. But this has many pluses because I come from a very entrepreneurial minded family. My step-father (Dad Steven) and mother (Sallmikah)run a truck and trailer repairing company. My grandfather (Opa Papa) is a private tax accountant and my grandmother Daisy (from my Dad Stevens side) has an insurance firm. This is also not including future members who are interested in starting their own business or even the other relatives I forgot to mention. So I decided to go into my grandfather's firm of Tax Accounting with Notary signing on the side.
BUT (and I have to make it big), I only said occupation. This isn't my full plan but just a means to an end. But just because I lead myself here doesn't mean I might get something else or find something better. Eventually that does happen but only if we pursue it. No one does say, I have a position and I want you in it. It's predominantly our responsibility to find it. But primarily I am going into this but with the hope of continuing something very dear to me and I might've mentioned it but am unsure. But my main career choice once it happens is to be a writer.
As of right now, I've been working on all sorts of concepts for stories but not only novels and short stories. I have plans for podcasts, plays, poems, and screenplays for television and movies. Of course I'd say the difficultly lies in which projects to publish and finish drafting first so then I can get out there. But given the circumstances, it's still a long way to go through I do have quite a listful of concepts to metal down and form. But I'd rather you read it for yourself rather than hear me talk about it due to it not being as engaging unless I did publish.
Other than that, I have one major final announcement. I'm working out again. After months of escaping working out after a couple of bumps in the road for myself, I decided (in too long a time now that I think about it. I really need to work on being less procrastinative.) to work out again, eat a healthy diet and hopefully work on burning my body fat for a slightly more toned body look. Good health should always be a part of our lives though the work is very difficult and it is for me. But if I could get down to 121 from 189-191 pounds then I can do it again from only 150-160 pounds (I haven't used a scale in a whole. You'll learn the results tomorrow.)
Ok. Now that's out of the way, I also want to say I have a lot more to offer with the results of reviews, opinion articles, blogging and maybe even vlogging about my life, (I'm still debating being on YouTube even though I have my Praxis video on there and to be honest, I hate the sound of my voice.), getting to finish Interview with the Vampire (I'm sorry Johnny. I promise I'll finish it by the end of October. I swear. Its on here so I'm bound by it.) and possibly (for those who follow me on Instagram) post more pictures of what's going on and my future cosplay hobby. Well I know it's a lot but this is what has been going on and I'll update more with the move to Pasadena.
Later Darlings!
Well as most of you who have ready the blog know, I work for Uber and it's a lot of driving and it doesn't give me way too many chances to sit down and type. (In all honesty, I prefer writing things down then typing in case I got a better idea or something.) But also there is another major change happening in my life and I wanted to talk about it since only a few people know and I didn't want to say anything until I have brought it upon myself, my grandparents (this is Opa Papa and Oma Beta in case your confused), and my Auntie Debi. Well here it is. Drum roll please!
I'M MOVING TO PASADENA SOON!
But why, well some are more obvious than others. Mainly it has to do with finding a new home and economic reasons. Living in Victorville doesn't give the same economic opportunities living in the city does even though there's a larger working pool to swim through. But there are more places to find in there compared to this and so my main hope is to get a couple of different jobs and transition from Uber to there. But also I have a lot of other ideas and plans in mind due to circumstances rising. As if needed I have thought about what to pursue as an occupation. From what I assessed, it looked like my opportunities came mainly from family businesses. But this has many pluses because I come from a very entrepreneurial minded family. My step-father (Dad Steven) and mother (Sallmikah)run a truck and trailer repairing company. My grandfather (Opa Papa) is a private tax accountant and my grandmother Daisy (from my Dad Stevens side) has an insurance firm. This is also not including future members who are interested in starting their own business or even the other relatives I forgot to mention. So I decided to go into my grandfather's firm of Tax Accounting with Notary signing on the side.
BUT (and I have to make it big), I only said occupation. This isn't my full plan but just a means to an end. But just because I lead myself here doesn't mean I might get something else or find something better. Eventually that does happen but only if we pursue it. No one does say, I have a position and I want you in it. It's predominantly our responsibility to find it. But primarily I am going into this but with the hope of continuing something very dear to me and I might've mentioned it but am unsure. But my main career choice once it happens is to be a writer.
As of right now, I've been working on all sorts of concepts for stories but not only novels and short stories. I have plans for podcasts, plays, poems, and screenplays for television and movies. Of course I'd say the difficultly lies in which projects to publish and finish drafting first so then I can get out there. But given the circumstances, it's still a long way to go through I do have quite a listful of concepts to metal down and form. But I'd rather you read it for yourself rather than hear me talk about it due to it not being as engaging unless I did publish.
Other than that, I have one major final announcement. I'm working out again. After months of escaping working out after a couple of bumps in the road for myself, I decided (in too long a time now that I think about it. I really need to work on being less procrastinative.) to work out again, eat a healthy diet and hopefully work on burning my body fat for a slightly more toned body look. Good health should always be a part of our lives though the work is very difficult and it is for me. But if I could get down to 121 from 189-191 pounds then I can do it again from only 150-160 pounds (I haven't used a scale in a whole. You'll learn the results tomorrow.)
Ok. Now that's out of the way, I also want to say I have a lot more to offer with the results of reviews, opinion articles, blogging and maybe even vlogging about my life, (I'm still debating being on YouTube even though I have my Praxis video on there and to be honest, I hate the sound of my voice.), getting to finish Interview with the Vampire (I'm sorry Johnny. I promise I'll finish it by the end of October. I swear. Its on here so I'm bound by it.) and possibly (for those who follow me on Instagram) post more pictures of what's going on and my future cosplay hobby. Well I know it's a lot but this is what has been going on and I'll update more with the move to Pasadena.
Later Darlings!
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