Free your fuckin' mind

As cheesy as this is goin' to sound, there's a song by The Crystal Method (Legion of Boom album which is fuckin' amazing if you're into electronica) called "Wide Open".. which's basically about freeing your mind. No shit right? Bet ya'll didn't see that shit coming. It's something that I take to heart though.. not letting the world pushing you down and closing your mind and imagination for the sake of conformity and the fear of being different.

That said, for whatever reason, I've had an extended period of.. not being 'closed' so much as not being able to explore my expressions. Somethin' about knowing I'll be getting out of Alabama soon and goin' to Louisiana just has my mind grinding. I've been stuck in a constant daydream, thinkin' about all the shit I want to do. There's a lot of people who think that there's nothing in New Orleans but alcohol and football, and while yes, that is there, it seems like people forget that New Orleans is an art Mecca in the region. And I am, for all that I'm unpracticed and probably sucky, an artist. I've been dreaming and thinking of stories to write, paintings to render, and crafts to.. uh.. craft. There's a lot of artists over there that I could easily apprentice under to cultivate my skills. Needless to say that there's a market for pretty much everything there as well.

So, crafting.. yea. I love that wire jewelry stuff. I've been interested in it off and on through the years and I'm at a point now where I want to try it. Sure, it might not be jewelry I'll wear or maybe not even make much money off of it but I'm not the kinda person who just wants money. I want to fulfill other facets of my life, things that working in a pharmacy or bringing in lots of money will never do for me. I love the process of creation.. taking an idea and turning into something material. I suppose that's why I used to hang around tattoo artists alot.. I had some major envy goin' on.

So I just noticed there's somethin' in my palm tiki's eye socket.. hmm..