no time like the present...

Hi. This is a blog.


I've avoided creating a blog for a quite some time. To me, a personal blog seems like a cry for attention. So many people create blogs that outline the mundane details of their daily lives. No one cares about your uninformed political ideals. You dress like a schlub. Your friends suck, and your girlfriend is a pain in the ass. Why are you writing this drivel? What's the purpose? Don't kid yourself, guy; no one gives a shit.

So, if you're reading this, you're probably thinking that I'm already off to a hypocritical start. I, myself, live a fairly boring life. I'm in my mid-2o's. I work a boring clerical job at a state agency, and I deliver pizzas on the side. Once in a while, I make decals for bike companies, bands and anyone else who wants them. I book the occasional punk/hardcore show, and I do whatever I can to keep myself busy. At work, I spend way more time than I should sitting on the internet. My lack of daily human interaction forces me to waste my degree in Communications arguing with the equally bored on various messageboards and blogs. Exciting, huh?

Most of my life is somewhat affected by my obsession with BMX. Since the age of 14, I've spent as much time as possible riding my bike, going to contests, working in bike shops, and ingesting whatever form of BMX media I could get my hands on. At 25, I've attempted to make my mark in the tumultuous BMX industry, with little success. Right now, my interactions are limited to the internet. It's winter in NY, and I'm recovering from my 3rd annual knee reconstruction. At this point, I've all but given up any hopes of getting a job in the bike industry; I'm content helping out at my local shop when I can, and attempting to write here and there. Which leads me to why I'm starting this dumb thing.

Like I previously stated, I spend a lot of time reading the blogs of others and posting on messageboards. Rather than continuously post on these things, I've decided to use whatever shreds of creativity I have left in my marijuana-riddled mind to write on this thing. I was lucky enough to get an article published last year, and maybe posting a few stories on this thing will hone my minimal writing skills enough to get published again. If not, fuck it. Nothing wrong with a creative outlet. I was working on a print zine, but as much as I try to tell myself it'll get done, I doubt it ever will. Like it or not, it's way easier to just type, click a few buttons, and have whatever thoughts randomly pop into my mind be published for "the world" to see. I'm sure many posts will be bike related. However, don't expect this to be a news source. If you're looking for that, just go to BMXfeed or whatever other less-efficient news source you prefer. Like Russ at SPRFLS, I've got plenty of opinions on today's industry, but I don't want to bite his style. I also don't want to be completely negative, or be labeled as a "retro grouch", nor do I want to shill anyones product. I'm sure I'll shit talk a bit, but I don't have many bridges to burn, so I'm not all that concerned. I just want to write about things that catch my eye. Not every post will be BMX related, either, so I don't want to pigeonhole myself. The last thing the world needs is another BMX blog, but I'll try to keep things interesting.

I think I've rambled enough today. Stay tuned.