I turned 30 and got Drunk

It had to happen soon or later. The God of Chaos has allowed me to age just a bit. It is official; as of January 5th 2010 I am 30 years of age. All my life it has been beat into my head that turning 30 is a big deal somehow. When you reach 30 you should be a `full grown adult.` I am suppose to be a `productive member of society` and all that jazz. Somehow by turning 30 I can`t mess around and do crazy shit just for the fuck of it anymore. I must be a mature person with a career and many responsibilities. Wait a minute...Fuck All That!

I turned 30 and got drunk off my ass. I was really in the mood to get drunk that day too. I had not had a drink in two whole days so my stomach was pissed and my liver a bit too happy. What the hell does turning 30 mean anyway? I don`t feel any different. It is not like I become a different person overnight. I like me just the way I am. Turning 30 may be a milestone, but I look at it differently from the way I was raised to  view the big 30. More or less, I view it as a time to reflect on where I have been and where I am going. Even so, I think it is a waste of time to dwell on it too long. Hell, I still have a shit load of living left to do.  So, in the spirit of reflection without harping on the past I will spend one blog post taking a look at where I am have been and where I am going.

WHERE HAVE I BEEN
  I have been to some low and high places so far. Hell, I was born dirt poor in West Virginia for Christ sake. Growing up in such a situation did give me a lot of unique experiences that most people miss out on. I have even thought about starting another blog just about my days in West Virginia.

I went to college which was a big surprise even for me. Despite, mass amounts of partying I ended up for a degree in journalism. Said degree did land me a lot of freelance work yet I just could never handle working on any paper as a full time writer. There are just too many assholes in the media biz.

I have done a fair amount of traveling but there are still a lot of places on my list to check out. I have been to a lot of places in America but there are still many international locations left to go. Lucky for me I am in a good position to travel around the world(living in Japan has its advantages).

I`m married to a Japanese gal! I never expected in a million years I would end up marring a chick from Japan. It has worked out pretty good so far. There are good days and bad days but overall it is a good deal.

I have had a damn good time overall so far. I have gotten into some wild crazy shit. Sometimes it was pretty shitty at the moment yet looking back at everything I was loving every second.


WHERE AM I GOING


The road ahead looks promising yet twisted as all get out. My current gig keeps things interesting professionally. Although, the more fucked up things get the more I ponder how much time and energy I really want to put into my current job. For now, I am still willing to give it my all.
 
I am still loving writing. I find myself writing more in one week than most people do in a year. I am getting a pretty good stock of shot stories and such on my PC desktop. It might be time to start looking at the option of getting a collection published. My online novel is ready to come back to live again. Yall be on the look out for some new editions of The Life and Times of Johnny Blade to be available for your reading pleasure soon. 

Blogging is still a passion of mine. I keep doing the whole blogging thing because it is fun. My main blog, which you are reading right now, is my creative outlet to share my strange life with the rest of the world. Some people love it and some people hate it. I have learned that the internet is full of more assholes then in real life. It used to get on my nerves but a tthis point I realize folks on the internet will talk shit no matter what you write.

I might want to spawn another life into this fucked up world in the near future. The gal and I have talked about it a few times. Trying my hand at fatherhood might just be the greatest thing I could ever do. Having a kid of some real heavy shit so I will just have to see when the timing is right.

My life could still go in about a million different directions. For now, I am just trying to enjoy the ride and do what brings me happiness.

The Life and Times of Johnny Blade has Finally Arrived!

After beating my head against a wall for months trying to decide the direction of my new writing project I am happy to announce The Life and Times of Johnny Blade is up and running.

I have had this project rolling around in my head for several months. I knew that I wanted to do something different compared to the other blogs and sites about Japan but I was unsure of the direction. I also wanted to create a cool writing project different from anything I have attempted in the past. My solution is to combine the web project and the writing project together creating something, I think, is unique.

The idea of The Life and Times of Johnny Blade is an on-going web novel about a guy trying to make it in Tokyo, Japan. The novel is broken down into volumes and sections. Each story is considered an edition of the larger work. There is also a side story section of the site which will feature stories related to the main plot. A very large task for me to take on but I feel that I am ready for a major writing project. It has been years since I took on a major writing project so I am excited to finally get this one off the ground. What I am a little nervous about is the fact that this will be my first big online writing project. I have not made a big splash on the online blogging world so this project will most likely expose my writing to a much larger group of people then The Ghost Letters does. I will have to be at my best when writing the Johnny Blade material. Spelling and structure errors are will have to be watched a hole lot closer. My proof reading skills are going to kick into high gear. This will only improve my ability to catch the little errors which I usually have to go back and fix later. Every edition of Johnny Blade will have to be as mistake free as possible before publishing.

My goal with the Johnny Blade series is to create a story which will be interesting, unique, an enjoyable read, and hopeful some people can relate to the themes and topics of the material. I hope that people will come to enjoy and look forward to each edition of Johnny Blade. I also hope that people are too hard on me at first. I am still working out some of the details like page design and such but I am happy with the set up so far. Please give The Life and Times of Johnny Blade a fair shot. If you like it give me some link love. Better yet, if you like it tell some of your net buddies who might also like it.