Quirks & Curiosities

Hey guys! It’s been a while, so I figured I’d drop a little update:

“Do what you love, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”.

Scarborough has been such an experience for me; It took a giant leap of faith to get here, but in return I’ve gained so much. I found what I wanted from life and have taken it for my own, and though I lost the support of some, I gained support from a community I am proud to be a part of. There is little room for worry here, not when I am surrounded daily by the beauty of what the world can be. Here I can truly rebuild myself; I can be all that I want to be and there’s nobody waiting to tear me down. We’re all here for a reason. Some of us were torn down once too many times. Some of us went crazy within society’s crumbling walls. Most of us found family here that we had nowhere else. We’ve found the cheat codes to life and nobody believes us; how could it really be this simple? To live a life happy and successful? To travel while you’re young? You mean, without a degree? But it is, and we know it, and that’s all that matters.

I am so anxious for that which is still to come; if I have learned this much in the short two months that have passed, imagine what I will come away with after my year on the road is done. Three weekends remain and then I’m off to Colorado! In a way that is a bigger milestone, as it will be my first show out of Texas and the start of a string of out-of-state travel. Home won’t be so easily reached; goodbye, crutches, and hello, open road.

I’ve been told time and time again that I am making a mistake, and i find that more hilarious and sickening each time I hear it. Not a single day has gone by that I have not verbally acknowledged that my life is rich. And in fact, as each new day passes I feel more assured that my feet are planted in good soil. While the rest are busy gambling to buy their happiness later, I am happy now, and I am doing what I love; to me, that is success. I am winning this game, and you’ll be hard-pressed to prove me otherwise.