Down

I've been down lately. Perhaps it's because of money. Perhaps it's because I find myself working in a job where most people are several years younger than my 28, not to put them down as they are mostly great people. It just hit today when someone said, "I worked here when I was 16." Perhaps I feel I'm capable of doing so much more but cannot smash a door down and prove myself worthy of a shot.

I actually like the company I work for quite a bit and I'm not putting them down. It's just everyday I hear Switchfoot's Meant to Live over the store's PA and hear the chorus of, "We were meant to live for so much more," and yes that hits me.

Not so Fast

That new job I was telling you about crashed and completely fell apart. I won't go into details. For now I've found a job at a clothing/sporting goods store.

So I was at Toronto Poetry Slam last night. Valentino Assenza won and was thrilled. I was thrilled for him. He's a great guy and good things sometimes do happen to good people. I was pulling for him in the finals because he was that good. He'll be featuring at some point at RDRR. He will be featuring with me at the Plasticine Poetry Series on Tuesday (Aug. 19th) as well. Rochdale Rhymes and Readings will be on Sept. 7 and will feature Tomy Bewick and Phlip Arima.