manhood without a map

Yesterday was a crap shoot. My aunt forgot to leave the door unlocked (even the one to the spare keys), so I got all the way out there and couldn’t do a damn thing. I was pretty pleased with my reaction. I had smoked a lot in the morning, so I was medicated and in…

Today is a big day. Finally got my car back on Friday. I ended up getting a new muffler and a brand new catalytic converter for 500 bucks. I don’t know why, but I have this feeling that something would have happened to the CC or it would have been stolen when I was on…

I’ve been stuck and bummed for days now. I tried to get my car yesterday, and found out that someone had stolen the damn catalytic converter while it was in the lot at the shop. Lost another day. They replaced it, and told me all the things that are really wrong with it that I…

I was moody all day yesterday. I got absolutely nothing done for the trip. Today? My mind is absolutely racing… I finally heard back from the data recovery team this morning, they recovered my data. I’m grateful, and also paranoid about how much money it cost me to get it back. I also tested something…

I thought about updating at least three times yesterday, but I didn’t give myself any shit for not doing it. Baby steps, dude. I did major cleaning/packing/throwing shit out yesterday. I got into a groove and went through most of the most sentimental things that I had saved for years. It’s not necessarily that these…

I’m about to head into a few days of being cooped up at home. It’s shitty outside today, and I’m dropping my car off tonight to the mechanic for the inspection tomorrow. They said it would take a couple days, so I’m without transport for a bit. It’s going to be the perfect time to…

So I’ve needed to do a status update on here for a long time, but here we go: Camper When I bought the camper, it was dirty to say the least, but ready to go in warm weather, with no rain. The guy I bought it from had kept it in a garage so he…

I came across this thing called Magnet Fishing a couple of weeks ago, and I think it’s the perfect fit for me. It’s a hobby that’s a combination of environmentalism and treasure hunting. I’ve loved treasure hunting since I was a kid, and let’s be honest, every time I see any of the National Treasure movies on TV…

Perfectionism is always something I’ve struggled with. (In fact, I typed that sentence, didn’t like it, and stopped writing for 30 minutes because I didn’t know how to fix it) I’m struggling with updating the site with posts on a consistent basis, and I’m making myself feel guilty about it. I could say that it’s…

I’ve had major realizations in the last two weeks. I can’t wait for the right circumstances to present themselves, it’s never going to happen. I have to make it happen. I’m not going to let my relationship happen TO me, and I’m not going to let OTHER PEOPLE’S decisions dictate how I live my life…