Wassup fellas?! It's been a while since I've actually blogged about life on here. And despite the fact that my other blog Life of a DesperateArtist is supposedly my personal journal blog (I haven't updated it in months - still not certain if I want to try and do two blogs), I thought I'd catch you all up on life, or something like it... Be forewarned, this post is unedited and off the cuff, so please bare with me on my grammer and spelling.
So I'm driving a new car these days. Okay, so it's not actually new, it's "certified pre-owned" which is a fancy way of saying used. Last month on a cold icy night I found myself colliding into another car. No injuries, but two totalled automobiles. And that was the end of my beloved Honda Accord and now I'm in a Toyota Scion xA. It's quite a bit smaller than what I'm used to, but that's okay with me. It gets great gas mileage and is a rather cute zippy car with a lot of pep.
What else is going on? Hhhmmm... Well, I am still working a corporate job that I absolutely loathe. That situation isn't changing, nor resolving itself, and it's the bane of my existence. I can honestly say this job is the source of any and all unhappiness I'm experiencing in my life at the moment. I turned 36 last October and this month marked my 12th year working for this company. This means I've literally spent a third of my life at this job. In these twelve years my hair has thined, turned a bit gray and I've gained 50 pounds. To say I'm stuck in a rut is an understatement, but I'm not quite certain how to get myself out of this situation. I could look for another job, but I know that the corporate world is no longer a good fit for me. I guess one could say that I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. Which is odd, because I've been an adult half my life. I still have this dream of travelling the world and being a photo-blogger. I suppose it's more of a fantasy than a practical reality, but it at least has me thinking about launching a kickstarter campaign to support some iteration of this dream.
Speaking of photography, I've sorta put down my camera for the time being. Part of the reasoning behind that is lack of any free time outside of my miserable job, part of it is finances. Yes, it also takes money to hire guys to step in front of the camera. I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to do much shooting this year, but I do hope to finally publish my long anticipated (only by me) photo book. I don't want to jinx the book by talking too much about it, but it is almost complete. It will be a retrospective of my male nude art series from 2004-2011. It's currently in layout, the narrative is complete, and I am fortunate to have a friend editing it. So look for that to come this year.
All that said, let's end this post on a good note. The most exciting thing that's happening in my life right now is the fact that I've rediscovered yoga. I first got into yoga about four years ago but somehow fell out of practice. I was inspired to start practicing again when a friend of mine invited me to try out a Bikram studio that recently opened here in Cleveland. As it turns out I'm not really a Bikram yoga kind of guy. Although it's very physical there's absolutely nothing meditative or theraputic about it. I did, however, find another studio which is fitting that need, Cleveland Yoga. Here the instructors follow the Baron Baptiste philosophy of power Vinyasa, which is both physical and meditative. I'm two weeks into my practice and I've already dropped about six pounds. Which almost seems too good to be true, but it is amazing yoga. And although I do love the meditative aspects of yoga, I won't lie I am looking to reap the physical benefits as well. Yoga is the one thing in my day that I actually look forward to. Especially after a long day at my crazy job.
Anyways, that's all for now. I have to go clean my mat and get ready for yoga. And that's life, or something like it...
