By Justin Matthews, on March 9th, 2010
I need a blog like I need a hole in the head. As long as that hole is a mouth we will be ok. Sure my blog may not be oxygen or food but it is still important to my well being and therefore important.
I want to write. I need to write. My whole website is taking far too much time… as a hobby, but just enough as a business. And a business is what I am running. This discipline of writing every day is starting to take hold and become a habit. The online friends that I am making are resources that give me support and inspiration. Most people here in Blogistan will give that support freely and quickly, as long as there is reciprocation somewhere along the line.
There is a list of people that I now think of as friends on this whole internet thing. I like to read what they have to say, I like to interact with them and I hope they like to read what I have to say and not just think I am an annoying little insect that can just be brushed aside. I will not be brushed aside! I will come over to your house and…. wait that was a dream.
I am finally starting to figure out my life and my blog. It is not finished, there are always little tweaks to the site or things to add or make more ascetically pleasing. There are new and exciting things to read and get involved in. There is lots of writing to be done. There are stories to format and tweak into e-books that will start making me money. There are newsletters to format even though there are no subscribers (sign up here or I will come over to your…:))
This post is short, there will be longer ones. Most of them lately have been longer. And longer fiction on Saturday. And e-books that are not just reprints of blog posts but actually thought out, well formatted pieces that people will actually read and not stick in an obscure downloads folder on their computer.
I need a blog like I need a hole in the head. A funny expression, but now it feels like I need my blog or there is a hole somewhere in the core of me.
Until Later Loyal Citizens of Blogistan,
Justin
By Justin Matthews, on March 8th, 2010
Image courtesy of http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/matthes/john_muir_glacial_theory.html
John Muir is one of my favorites. He was an amazing conservationist and lover of nature. He was also filled with quotes that resonate with me. Probably my most favorite is the title of this post, “The Mountains are Calling and I Must go.” Whatever it was he meant by this, it is part of me. Much like the title to Irving Stones book “Men to Match My Mountains.” The book is about westward expansion and an interesting read but the title is magical.
Just in case you couldn’t tell, I love the mountains. I have posts about fishing and there will be more about the outdoors and being in them. John Muir may be famous for the mountains of Yosemite in California but the Wasatch mountains here in Utah call to me.
I have been spending time in the mountains since I could walk.
Continue reading The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go.
By Justin Matthews, on March 6th, 2010
Part 1 Starts Here!
Part 2 Continues Here!
Part 3 Is Here!
Part 4 right here!
When We Left Our Story Last Time…
I gaped open-mouthed at the television, dropping my spoon into the cereal can causing milk to splash on my lap. I was terrified again. I began to hyperventilate again. I was definitely not hungry anymore. I was a murderer. I…was…a…murderer. I was a murdering drunk!!! What am I going to do? Where can I go to get away from this? Maybe I should turn myself in. Right. How can I do that?
And Now For Today’s Story:(This one is a bit longer)
I was still staring at the television in paralytic shock, thousands of fleeting thoughts going through my numbed brain. I was unable to move until the phone rang jolting me out my stupor and causing me to scream again. I tried to calm down, letting the phone ring until the answering machine
Continue reading Fiction Saturday! Death With A Vengeance Part 5!
By Justin Matthews, on March 5th, 2010
The other day I was cooking hamburgers on the BBQ grill. Nothing new, I do it all of the time. I finally get to the end of the process, the time to add cheese. Me being me, I fumbled one of the pieces of cheese. I could only stand there and look at that Kraft Single lying there on the ground in front of the grill. I bent down and picked up the cheese. As I looked at it, and noticed the bits of dirt and rocks that were on the cheese I had an idea for a blog post.
It is pathetic but I thought “Is it better to just brush off the dirt or go back inside and get a new piece?” And then, “Hey that would be a good blog post.” Sad, but I guess it shows my commitment to my blog now.
It didn’t take me very long
Continue reading Do you eat the dirty cheese or just post it?
By Justin Matthews, on March 4th, 2010
Hello everyone. Today I have another question. This one is for you to answer to yourself.
What makes YOU wonderful? What is it about you that you like? What will you tell yourself in the mirror today?
If you are like me you try to pretend some humility and it is hard to talk about yourself. It is hard to look in the mirror and TELL yourself something positive, what is good about you. By tell I mean to actually stand there and say out loud what you think is good about you to yourself.
Once you can tell yourself something good about you without laughing, you are talking to your subconscious. When you belive it your mind will turn its efforts to making it happen.
Saturday Night Live used to have a segment called daily affirmations and at the end of every one he would say, ” ’cause I’m good enough, I’m smart
Continue reading What Makes YOU Wonderful?
By Justin Matthews, on March 3rd, 2010
Today I did more than just talk. I actually started putting together my first ebook that will be for sale! It needs some major rewrite and some edit to avoid copyright infringement but it is not going to be bad.
Sneak, Sneak preview for loyal readers, It is a beginners guide to Fly Fishing. I should write something about how to type on a keyboard that only half works. I digress yet again, soon I will have an ebook for sale.
I have a good feeling about starting this part of the adventure. I am also going to edit my Saturday fiction into saleable ebooks as well. Now I have to keep pumping out content and getting people over here to read!
If anyone has any ideas or feedback I am listening. I have been watching James get ready to monetize his blog and, since that is one of my goals as well,
Continue reading Moving Forward In The Third Month
