Photo by Chase Macri of some Vegetarian Chili I made for New Years I bought three shirts on Monday, January 2nd. My family—namely my parents, sisters Melody and Katelyn, Aunt and Uncle, and my grandparents on my mother’s side (those on my father’s side are dead)—also bought me various clothing items as Christmas presents this [...]

Tonight I am sick. I did not get to enjoy July 4th the way most did. Instead, I watched movies and ate leftover pizza and ice cream. I did get to shoot fireworks on Saturday, the 2nd. So my holiday was not a complete loss in the traditional sense. However, I finally had the chance [...]

All the fitness required of me is to feel the need That feeling is sure In addition I feel ripped to shreds Skin and sinew hanging, pushed by the wind Insides exposed, things that were never supposed to see the sun are being leathered There is also slight protection from pests of all kinds Intruding, [...]

Should is something I’ve said a great deal “I should do this” “I should do that” “I should be this” Often I’ve said it to describe how little I’ve done Or how lazy I can be I’ve often said it with longing and to inspire motivation I’ve often said it because I’ve felt like a [...]

This wall is my companion It hears my pleas The floor too It is just as patient and kind My prayers hit the ceiling Echoing off the spinning blades Reflecting off books and shoes Sound is absorbed in the corners All that is trapped are my words Who is there to hear them? Who is [...]

It’s time yet again to re-evaluate my beliefs. I’ve let go of a lot of things I once held dear as a kid and I am even a different person in terms of beliefs than who I was a in college so it would be difficult for me to list the things I really believe [...]

This is by far the most ridiculously unbelievable scammer reply to a Craigslist job posting I’ve ever received. The job was for a Data Entry Clerk and the description seemed reasonable and, more importantly, free of misspellings which is usually a dead giveaway the post is fake. I sent my standard cover letter and resume [...]

My top ten heavy albums of the year plus my little blurbs about each was posted earlier today over at the metal music blog I write for Crustcake. You can read that here. I also included a few bonus lists like top EPs, this years most listened to albums released before 2010 and one about [...]

Okay. So writing stuff for me has been going very well. I am a Staff Writer now for a metal website called Crustcake. We keep a steady stream of metal news flowing through the site as well as write interview, reviews, show reviews and other such metal music stuff. I still write for Eleven Magazine. [...]

I was confronted by the nicest, most positive, easy going and confident dude while working in San Francisco this past week. His name was Julian and he told me to “Smile, it’s a great day today.” He told me this at 7:00AM after working 14 hours the previous day and getting only 5 hours of [...]