As of today, I have lived 1 year in Brooklyn. I really wanted to write a good page or two on my reflections, but I feel kind of shitty today and my brain isn't working how I want it to. Figures that any motivation would flee when I have a day off. The past month I have worked everyday except maybe 3 or 4 days. Making money is alright, but ( Read more... )

So 9 months in the city. Ups and downs for sure, but I can't remember feeling as good, mentally and physically, as I ever have. Hitting the gym 3-4 days a week, and I'm probably the strongest I've ever been. In a couple weeks I'd like to start running more often, but time is hard to come by at the moment. Honestly, I've also never been as ( Read more... )

I didn't leave the house, I didn't change my clothes, and didn't do anything of great consequence today. Yesterday I told myself I was going to get a lot done today. The thing is, when you're out in New York 11pm can become 5am real quick.

I can't think of any worse feeling than when your heart is sucked out of your chest knowing you've made a terrible, horrible, life-fucking-up-mistake ( Read more... )

Fuckin A, going back to school. Attempt #3. This year is going to be kind of a take-whatever-class-I-want kind of thing. After some though and talking to some folks who have their BFA's, I think I'm going into a field more likely to pay bills, but hopefully will leave some room for artistic endeavors.....Respiratory Therapy? I'm basically ( Read more... )

My diet sucks, my workout routine sucks, my job kinda sucks, being without a room sucks, drinking too much sucks, staying up til 4am sucks, being broke sucks, math sucks. I'm not mad, just annoyed, but adjusting sucks.

I got my first paycheck yesterday, felt pretty nice. My job is at a cafe that's connected to the comedy cellar, which I guess is one of the top comedy clubs in the city. It's an ok gig. During the interview I intentionally failed to mention I'll be starting school in a month, which might come to bite me in the ass soon, but I was running out of ( Read more... )

For as often as I've imagined myself living places besides Grand Rapids, I never really knew what it would feel like. Only 2 weeks has passed since I've lived in New York, but it truly sucks being in a place where you know only a handful of people, Don't know where anything is, have no job, and are running out of money. That sounded more terrible ( Read more... )

I woke up today to rain and my sister coming home from work. She was talking to someone, but I wasn't paying too much attention. Rain at night and during the day can be a pleasant aesthetic, but in the morning tends to put me in a negative mood off the bat. I heard two sets of feet step into her room and the sound of the door closing. I walked ( Read more... )

I'm pretty sure I'm going to need some pills down the road. Maybe a change of scenery can do the same thing.