Like the title says, I know this is cliched, but I have to do it. I have to randomly thank all of you who follow my blog and contribute to all my views and visitors everyday. Due to the fact that I’m not sure if everyone wants their name shared, I’m simply doing this massive … More Cliched Thank You Post
AKA Explaining my Strange Headaches Finally after about two and half, three months of unexplainable headaches that have been getting better with time, I was sent to an out patient clinic to get an MRI of both my head and neck. No, the joke that I literally got my head examined is not lost on … More Finally Discovering What is Wrong with Me
With May the 4th aka Star Wars Day having been in our metaphorical rear view mirror for more than a week now, it’s given me time to think about all the news and events leading up to it and that are still coming after. Not just news about May the Fourth either, but also Disney … More On Getting Scooped and Venting About New Lax Protective Measures
And Why I Don’t Hey guys, believe it or not, I’m working on this the same day I finished and scheduled my last post about being so busy. Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not. Today simply happens to be one of the days I’m not super busy. Come Monday though…oh boy…that’s going to be crazy. … More Things I Wish I Had Time to Read
As a writer/blogger for Future of the Force, I have written about many pop culture topics. My favorite though, is Star Wars as it’s where my passion lies. While it could be said that I know the most about the history and story behind the Walt Disney company, Star Wars is where I thrive. I … More Busy Days Writing for Future of the Force
Some Days are Better Than Others Hey everyone. Yeah, you might be wondering about a certain section in my previous post. That section being, the one where I essentially beat on myself, calling myself ‘a pathetic loser without a real job’ or something to that affect. Needless to say, I was having bad moment/day fill … More Staying Sane in These Insane Times + a Fun Contest Link
Even Though I Could Earn Money Off of It In short, I’m simply too shy. I’m sorry if I’ve talked about this before, but being as I couldn’t find a post where I did, I figured I might as well do an updated one. I’m actually so shy in person, that unless I know you … More Why I Haven’t Began a Podcast/YouTube Channel
And other topics After taking a two week break through what was projected to be the worst of the virus, I’m officially back at work doing respite as often as I can. So far, I’ve worked two shifts across two days and am prepping to do a third tomorrow (today by the time this comes … More Listening to the JATcast While Going Back to Work with COVID-19 Still Around
As it can alway throw you a curve ball As I’ve learned the hard way in life, too many times over to count, do not get too comfortable with life as that always seems to be when it chooses to throw its curve balls at you and mess with your plans. My most recent example … More Not Getting Too Comfortable with Life
Even/Especially During These Difficult Times Life has taught me a lot of lessons throughout the years ranging from being prepared, to going with the flow, to listening to your body and the importance of having a support structure. For me, I understand that how lucky I am that both of my parents are not only … More The Importance of Having a Support Group
Earlier today I had been feeling down and depressed because I had just been laying in bed watching YouTube videos and doing nothing all day while my head and side continued to bother me off and on. Not like I could do anything else though with the national and state wide quarantine order in place … More How a Day Can Change
Well to start with, I’m definitely an introverted homebody. I prefer being relaxed at home than dealing with the chaos of the real world any day of the week. That was even before all this got started. My main thing is sleeping in. While I can wake up early when needed such as for work, … More Dealing with Lockdown in the Time of Coronavirus Self Isolation
While I planned for this to be a different post, that is much more upbeat and about all the things I have accomplished in my life thus far, if for no other reason than to remind myself of such (aka for therapeutic reasons), I chose to push that back as I’m still not feeling back … More Things I’m Learning About Myself
Hey everyone, welcome back. Thank you for stopping through and reading this as I know you have many other blogs to choose. Before I go any farther, I’ll warn you now that I’m also deviating from my typical style by talking about my faith and my religion as a Christian Catholic due to how it … More Going Above and Beyond
Throughout life, we all have our own fears and struggles. It’s the sad, but all too real fact of life. What’s important is how we deal with them. Between all my head stuff, allergies I’m misinterpreting as an oncoming illness, fear of the Corona Virus and other random body pains, I’ll admit that I’ve been … More Fears in Life
Hey everyone. Since my last post, I have gone to a neurologist who diagnosed me with a form of migraine headache. Due to that I simply wanted to update you before diving into my next idea in my following post. The reasoning she gave is that not only am I in the right age range … More Getting Better?
Hey guys, I’ve been meaning to work on and post this for over a week, but due to personal medical issues, which I’m going to explain momentarily, I just didn’t get around to. Long story short, while I am still feeling some unexplained pain, I’ve at least been checked out at the local emergency room … More Figuring Out What is Wrong with Me Medically
Originally, this post was supposed to be about my magical night in downtown LA sitting next to Star Wars legend Matt Martin watching THX 1138. Instead, it is with a surprisingly heavy heart that I talk about Kobe Bryant. Even though I wasn’t much a Kobe fan until today (due to not really following the … More Paying Tribute to a Legend: Kobe Bryant
Well, this is an…interesting opportunity I’ve given myself. For years, ever since I became a Star Wars fan, I’ve heard about a movie George Lucas directed years ago called THX 1138 and how it’s referenced several times throughout the Star Wars universe. Just a few such examples being on the side of bounty hunter Boushh’s … More Unexpected Opportunities
Going off my last post about scheduling, I felt it only made sense to make this next post about something that happened to me on Saturday (January 18, 2020) when I was supposed to work. Let me set the scene for you. I had on my phone that I was supposed to work … More And It Happened Again
Suffice it to put, dealing with one’s own scheduling is…”fun”. It fills me with a rush of excitement knowing that I control my own schedule, but frustrates me when it comes time to juggle it all. Once everything is input, it’s incredibly easy for me to follow as I just go where my schedule tells … More Dealing with Scheduling
With the year finally coming to a close, it’s both gone by very fast and dragged on, at the same time. Christmas is now over and we are officially at the new year. As such, it’s time to look back on everything that has happened in 2019. For me, that not only includes growing and … More Looking Back at 2019
At the gym I’m not in the best shape by any means. I’m currently 180 pounds and working to get better. While at the gym recently, I had a scary situation happen. It had been a bit since I last worked out due to the Christmas holiday. After getting off the treadmill following … More On Doing Stupid Things
Frustrating bosses. Autistic or not, every working person is bound to encounter at least one at some point in their lives. When it comes to them, simply put, there’s not much you can do. Just keep your head down and move on to the next task at hand, least you get reprimanded or fired. If … More Dealing with Frustrating Bosses
While I was getting over a throat infection a couple weeks ago or so, I got completely sucked into a YouTube channel called The King of Random. It’s an amazing channel that seems loosely based on the concept of Discovery Channel’s former show Mythbusters (2003-2016). Aside from the fact that King of Random is released on Youtube vice Discovery Channel, the … More Why this YouTube Channel is so Awesome for Everyone
Well, I recently went on another date. This time it was with a guy name Kanan* (name changed to protect identity) that I met over Facebook Dating. We went for an ice skate date, something I thought I could do, as the last time I was on the ice, I was a little speed demon, … More Autism and Dating
Ugh, guys. I’ve been sick with a cold, sore, throat, laryngitis whatever you want to call it, for roughly a week and I can’t seem to completely kick it even with antibiotics. It sucks. While I can tell I’m getting better little by little, it’s not as fast as I need. I want this to … More What to Watch When Sick
Ok, who knew that being overly helpful could be such a problem? I’m just trying to be as helpful as possible. Maybe overly so? My life had been going pretty good for the last little bit, so I was sort of waiting for “The other shoe to drop” as the saying goes. Now, it has. … More And There Goes the Other Shoe
Life is picking up and I’m managing it a lot better than I thought I would. … More Busy, Busy, Busy
Whoo! That was a whirlwind! If I wasn’t looking for opportunities to work more in the part-time respite care job I have (and feel wholly unprepared for), I was applying for other jobs to get me out of this, both part-time and blogging, along with some other projects that could really help me professionally. As … More Finally Getting My Life in Order
Hey everyone! Welcome back! Wow, today has been long and tomorrow is going to be even longer. I have been so busy lately! Between work, looking for more stable work, working out, applying to jobs, blogging for a few different sites, working on some behind-the-scenes stuff that I don’t want to announce as … More Accomplishing Goals
Hey everyone, I’m back. I know this is a lot of updates in a short amount of time, but that’s because I’m going through things right now and writing/blogging is my favorite way to release stress/frustration/nerves and just about anything else when I can’t get to the gym. Right now, I’m just feeling kind … More Working a Job You Don’t Feel Qualified/Comfortable Doing
Originally, this was supposed to be a different post about Brian Hull and his struggles about going viral and getting to where he is now along with giving my take on Spider-Man being taken back by Sony. It was one I was really looking forward to, but after waking up this morning and getting some … More Somedays You Just Feel Like a Pathetic Failure of a loser
In a few words, it’s far from easy, but currently, it seems like my only option in order to attempt to get my name out there in the blogging world. As it is, I’m having to steal moments wherever I can in order to keep up with everything. It’s exhausting work, remembering what type of … More Writing for Four Different Sites
I really hope all this hard work is leading me somewhere, preferably my dream. … More Exhausted, Yet Fulfilled?
You’ve Worked With Before Without Coming off as Rude? Hey everyone, I have a question about how you would handle the situation I’m about to present. As some or many of you may know about me, I currently work in the field of respite care/CareGiving. This means that I work with families who have loved … More How Do You Say No to Working for Someone…
Hey everyone, I’m back. I’m not dead, just really busy. Between out of state family coming to town, keeping up with San Diego Comic-Con, working out, applying for jobs, working on stuff for Future of the Force, blogging for a new site that I hope will help bring in at least little more money, … More What I Have Been up to Lately
Chance the Snapper is the name of an alligator spotted living in the Humbolt Park Lagoon for the last week. Unknowingly, people who had come to chance a glimpse of the reptile (if you pardon the pun with his name), had been making it more difficult to capture him as after surfacing for … More Chance the Snapper in Chicago Lake
Now that you know a bit about me and my autism, I thought it was time to take a break from that and talk about something lighter and more fun, what podcasts I enjoy listening to when I have the time. Typically this is done during my workouts, but I have also been … More Highlighting Some of My Favorite Podcasts
How to start this, how to start this. I know what I want to say, but not how to say it. Oh wow, look at that, I guess I have found a way to start. Now that I have, what is my point? My point is simply to talk about the struggles of being a … More Open Letter to All My Followers and Promoters
Back in 2006, I entered my freshman year of high school, something I was wholly unprepared for, more so than other teens my age, due to my autism. To say I was socially awkward would be like saying in Star Wars Chewbacca is Han’s copilot aka obviously, duh. All my life to that point I had … More Being the Original Disney Fan in High School Circa 2006
Originally, this post was supposed to be more depressing and bleak, as for a time there, my life felt like it was going nowhere, at any speed (fast, slow, or medium). After this morning, that has definitely changed for the oh so much better. It started off with me buying my badge (ticket) for Star … More Steps in the Right Direction…?
Recently, I got sucked into watching a show called Gourmet Makes by Bon Appétit on YouTube, the link for which can be found here. While it only has one season so far, containing nineteen episodes, it’s quite good. In short, the show is about a gourmet pastry chef named Claire Saffitz attempting to recreate foods … More Finding Strength After Failure
In a world where a person’s value seems to be placed solely on their accomplishments (GPA, number of after-school activities, the university they are/were attending(ed), career, money in their bank account and more), it often seems difficult for an individual to simply be themselves. This is because parents and those around them tend to use … More Being Who You Are in a World That Places so Much (too much?) Value on Accomplishments
What it is and what it isn’t Autism, it’s something many of us have heard about countless times with its walks, runs, awareness month and more dedicated to it. It’s also something I touched on during my recent interview with John Wilcox, creator, and co-host of the Nerdherder Podcast. Normally his wife Megan ironically enough, … More Talking About Autism
Wow, over 24 hours later and I still can hardly believe I finally accomplished my longest run to date 6.8 miles or little over a 10k. Prior to this, the longest I had ever run on a road or anywhere else, was a 10k back in January of last year, 2018. To now … More My San Diego Rock n Roll Relay Half
Time, it makes up our entire lives even before we’re born. It takes time to grow before emerging into the world and managing it is a skill we need to learn in order to make it through school and in life overall. It can bring with it both good things (births, graduations, and career success), … More Thoughts on Time
The Lead-Up Nervous as anything, especially as the day draws nearer. Now that the day is finally here, my heart feels like it’s going a hundred beats a minute and my hands are shaking enough to make typing this slightly more difficult. To be perfectly honest, I’m not really comfortable vocally (in the form of … More My Experience Being a Guest on Nerdherder Podcast
What are you asking me for? I have just as much idea as you. All I know is that apparently, I’m attempting to kill my legs and feet. If just a simple 5k on a treadmill hurts like all get…oh I am NOT going to be able to walk after. Just call me gimpy. At … More How to Run a 10k with Bad Feet
While the title of this post is just an example, my question is, if it jumped by even 1% where the heck is my job? I’m looking day in and day out and still nothing. I hate to leverage my disability or sound whiny, but one would think that companies would want to … More Hiring Jumped in Your Area by X%
