I'm giving the blog a try. I've been honestly meaning to get into it for quite some time now, especially as I have such vibrant opinions that I want to share and make clear. I don't have a general area that I'm going to be working with quite yet, but for now I'm going to be focusing on my writing, my Bead Spriting, my Geocaching and also whatever the hell I feel like talking/ranting about.
(Disclaimer, this blog may not always be politically correct or SFW, so if you don't like that kind of deviancy, I beg you to reconsider reading what comes oozing out of my mind.)
As a quick explanation for each of those categories:
I am a struggling overly creative-with-ADHD writer. Translation: I come up with many great ideas and exciting stories and concepts, but then when I try to write them, I can only think of other things. I can't sit still long enough to actually focus. I also have difficulty with going back to finish previous work. So I have dozens of fragments of stories and conceptual art/writings all over the place, but nothing finished.
I love to bead sprite. I discovered it in a bout of depression after a rough break-up and needed something to keep me distracted and occupied. It's one of the few things that can actually keep my strange bouncy mind focused onto one thing for long periods of time without having to eat, drink, or move. (Current record is actually 4 days without really sleeping or interrupting my spriting process. Damn you UBCon!) For those not in the know; bead spriting is taking the small plastic Perler beads we all played with as children and put onto pegboards, having mom put a piece of wax paper on top, and ironing them together into a fun little fused shape.
They aren't terribly rare or hard to do, and children tend to make silly little simplistic cupcakes or monkeys or just a circle with a cute pattern in brightly colored melty plastic. I, however, have chosen to take the Perler beads down a different route. As a older gamer, I loved pixellated games like Mario, Legend of Zelda, Sonic, Pac Man, Space Invaders, Hugo's House of Horrors. These games were made up of pixelled characters known as sprites. A Sprite is a small bitmap image, often used in animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for 'icon'. So, I use the Perler beads in their large variety of colors to create those sprites. It is a Zen-like place for me to zone out and just create, and it also is beneficial in other ways as well.
I actually amassed so many of these sprites, I didn't honestly know what to do with them. So I (successfully) sell them at gaming/anime conventions now. Who would have thought a childhood hobby would be so incredibly popular now?
Next, I Geocache. The best place to get the information about this hobby is actually at the Geocaching webpage:
http://www.geocaching.com/. It is a strange and exciting game of hiking. Now normally that sentence makes no sense, but in this context, I assure you that it is the best way to describe caching. Quick definition: Geocaching is hiking with a reward. It takes you all over the place, different countries, states, parks, everywhere. You explore new places, rediscover old ones, and just all around have places to go - no matter how small and boring your town is.
I was introduced to caching back in the summer of 2006, and became an official addict on 07/31/06. I've found hundreds of the treasures that Geocaching can show you, and have fallen in love with the frustration of a DNF (Did not find), the heat stroke, getting lost, destroying clothing, getting hurt and cut and injured, the dirtiness of mud and pollen and other horrible things that somehow coat me each time I go out, and just everything. I love it. The thrill of the hike, the adventure, the new stories and wonderful things I've discovered and found. My photo collection has thrived. All of my friends that get involved start to become addicted, just like me. I can't wait to go out again.
Finally, I'm not exactly known fondly by every person I've ever met. I tend to be blunt and opinionated. I get roused with a fiery nature. I tend to be quite vocal about lack of common sense, blatant disregard for human rights, and just stupidity in general. I am not religious, but I don't preach atheism. I am not at all political, I do not vote (not even registered) and I don't honestly care if that offends you to the core of your souls. I strongly dislike babies and infant-like children. I hate the idea that to be a mature adult, you have to have your house in drab tans and blues because that's what it looks like in a magazine. I Like bright colors and googly eyes and glitter, and fun exciting things. I don't want to stare at a doctor's office wall all day - in my own home! I hate fake tans and bump-its and hooker clothes (and No it is not because I'm heavy and not as pretty as all those little std carriers tend to be). I hate overly hetero guys/girls that have to prove themselves by acting ignorant. I hate the fact that people don't read anymore. I hate that art is drooping so low that a naked lady munching on a giant box made out of Lard is something to be amazed and astonished by. I hate money. NO I'm not a socialist or anti-capitalism or whatever else...I just want to know what happened to the barter system? Something that made sense. Everyone had a talent. If you didn't, you didn't get what you needed, and then you died. I hate that my tax dollars go to keeping vegetables alive. What happened to survival of the fittest?
I hate a lot of things. Not dislike, actual thriving throbbing hatred. But, that will all come back more later.
Right now, I'm just going to focus on things that make me happy. Like my unsweetened Iced Tea.
In the mean time, I'm going to end this little introduction, and welcome you to my blog. I hope you enjoy my strange brainwaves. I look forward to infecting you with them. Have a nice night!
