New Year means New Changes

So far the year of 2011 has been pretty unproductive. Well I should say that I'VE been unproductive. Since graduating college in '08 I've been without a stable job. But so have the majority of the other twenty-somethings across the country. Time for things to change! I started this blog late last year and didn't do nearly anything with it. (i.e last 4 posts) I mean to use this small slice of the internet not as a emotional dumping ground nor a place to gossip about the latest "thing" in culture this week; A SHarp Blog will be used to find my voice; however possible, through words, photographs or art.

Please raise a glass and cheers to the road ahead!

Foodie and the 30's

I am a Foodie. I love food and how it tastes. Food should be healthy while their flavors party on my taste buds, but more on this later...

Recently, I've come to watch a lot of shows or movies focusing around the 1930's and Prohibition era. Especially, The Untouchables with Sean Connery, the comic Lackadaisy and the TV series Baccano! All seem pretty true to history... well save for some the elements in Baccano!.

While riding the train I tried to write and this spilled out onto the page...

            The blank page would when a staring contest against me. The blinking cursor is a flashing tease, disappearing and reappearing, reminding me that I have not written a thing. Performing its magic trick every 1 and 2 beats as if it's tapping its foot impatiently. I've found rants much easier to write then my stories. And, yet, these are characters I love. Many, whom, have grown and branched out into directions I could not have foreseen. I can clearly visualize the scenes, dialogue, and most of all the actions. However, I still have not found my voice, my center. The task of putting the words down, to remove them from the only home they have ever known, is the closest I'll come to torture. Writing well removes all joy and peace; each finger feels ten tons and the part of my brain that translates the fluid images to letters is often bottlenecked. The flow of information is so backed up that whatever does make it out on the page is something I am normally unsatisfied with. This undertaking stands as a California Redwood and all I have to cut it down with is a haring.

            And, yet, once again, I keep trying because these are stories that I love and want to share with other fellow readers. Thus, in closing I'll leave you with a quote by J. R. R. Tolkien.

            "The Prime Motive was the desire of a tale-teller to try his hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite them or deeply move them."

How to eat healthy in three simple phrases

1. Corn syrup, 2. Enriched Flour, and 3. Flavorings of any kind. Now commit these to memory and NEVER EAT THEM! I've found that reading food labels is kind of like a game, "Oh What's in Here?"

Can't wait to eat tomorrow.

Very First Entry

You've all heard that making a good first impression is important. Well, Future Readers, this is mine. Konnichi wa! (Hello) This is the beginning of my blog and may it be a long and wonderful journey before it ends.