Starlog 613.09: Long term, short term, Seth Rogan

Holy fear-of-underachievement Batman! Seriously? I'd officially be a junior in college if I'd stuck with the program. Instead I've earned the rank of Seth Rogan....sweet. The things I will never learn and never experience there will most likely linger on in the back of my mind, waiting to pounce on every moment of regret and "I told you so" to come. On the plus side though, I relish being able to quote Kanye every time I run into an old classmate:

"Told em I finished school, and started my own business; they say "oh you graduated?", nah I decided I was finished"

So it is with future redemption in mind that I write this.

Currently I'm kickin' in O.G. style in my hometown, Bend, with little to no "new" in my life. It is a plague on my morale and state of mind, only kept in check by the best of friends (which will be referred to as"bodes"(boe-deez)), travel, and the sheer beauty and variety of Bend. Longboarding, floating, and exploration are my favorit-est ways to change up the day to day, but even the best of those are beginning to spoil with repetition. My business life does add a great dimension to my life. And while I see my future business plans as a super sweet means for living the rest of my life and a way of proving myself, at this point they can be described as little more than a twinkle in my eye. In this recipe for financial success it seems at this point the key ingredient is time.

In the long term scheme of things I hope to build up a rep with several breweries here in town that I'm currently working with. My job with them could best be described as freelance hand giver and part time buddy-o-the-brew master. It's sort of a cool deal. Basically since the actual paper pushing internships go to the recently graduated, little ol' me just went straight to the brew master's and got the ok to help them with their jobs. Yea how's that feel Mr. Bachelors Degree, like a $40,000 hole in your pocket? Anywho, after I'm up to this for the next 2 years I'm heading out into the world...again. Most likely to someplace like Portland or Seattle, given my unconditional love of the North West. This is where I'll try to gain more workforce experience at breweries/wineries/distilleries. After a couple years of life at large I hope to come back to Bend in order to open my own place, details at a later time. So, there's my big picture. I'm pretty stoked and optimistic as to how it's gunna' go down. Pretty much if i can pull off this master plan I'll be in a good place, surrounded by good people, doing all the good things I want. Not too ambitious/general and completely inviting failure, right? Honestly, this is one of the few things I am stoked to call a career, I see few other options that end this well and that wouldn't drive me to spilling my own blood.

As for short term, I'm not too worried. Dare I say I like where I am? Seth Rogan?! Fuck yea! That man is unparalleled in his contribution to the large-dude scene. Seriously, I know more men that worship Seth Rogan than Christianity. He's the first of his kind, large, attractive and funny. Before now large mammals had to stick to rooting for those that nailed just being funny and large (Kevin James, Gabriel Iglesias), which while being ha-larious, has sadly never gotten anyone who resembles them laid. Anywho, I digress. After 18 years in one place the "new" can only go so far, and as such it's only the beginning of summer and already i fear the inevitable boredom period. You know, that time in late August/September when every one's friends are busy and your day seems to circulate around lounging about in the uncomfortable heat, searching fruitlessly through a fog of I-Dont-Care-Whadda-You-Wanna-Do, for something to make you forget you're wasting your summer. Think this might be the summer of demise? Yet again, fear not dear reader, for a plan has been put into action! To move out of the parental abode in order to move in with my three dearest Bodey's in the coming months. Nothing like a change in head quarters to spice things up.