Month: July 2018

The Power of a #Smile

So I today I worked in my new job/career that required me to smile and talk to people ALL DAY LONG. As an archaeologist I didn’t have to do any of that before. I just showed up at the crack of dawn, went out into the field, dug my holes and honestly you could work 12 hours not talking. I…

#HumbleBeginnings: Student of #life

As a student of life I realized that anything and everything is a teacher. You can literally learn so much from everyone and every encounter you experience in your day to day life. There’s an art to observation and that’s only half of the process. The other half is the analysis on the things you have taken in with all…

All The Worlds A Stage…

Again I have walked out of another acting class with a profound thought that affected my views on life. So tonight we had discussed the whole process of developing a character. Who is this person? What happened to them before the present? What are they doing now? What are their motivations? What does everyone think of them? How do these…

Never Forget #SandraBland

With all the craziness going on it’s hard for us at the unfiltered grind not to speak on the current events without sounding like we have become an activist page. These days the martyrs that are being sacrificed on our way to equality are becoming more and more frequent, a sign that there is change upon the horizon that will…

Prep. Plan. FAIL . . .

Preparation is key. Sometimes. A lot of the time. Many events require planning. In fact a good plan is essential in many situations. Now I’m known to be pretty spontaneous but there are some events that need to be planned in advance. Things that would be cheaper if bought sooner, travelling abroad would need advance notice and reservations need to be made to ensure…

Epic #FourthOfJuly #Beach Brawl in #LongBeach #California

Let me start by setting the scene . . .   It was a nice sunny day in SoCal (Southern California) and it was also the Fourth of July. The Pacific was chilly and the sun was beaming brightly in the sky. Things were as they should be. The pale sand felt glorious under my feet and the sweet salt…