YOLO SOLO

Time to dust off these cob webs, I suppose. I knew I'd be back sooner or later to the blogging scene, just can't keep away. But enough of that. Let's act like old high school acquaintances at a bar, and just pretend no time has passed, everything is A-OK, and we disregard any former interactions we may have had. And go.

I set out with one goal this summer, and that was simply put, to have the Best. Summer. Ever. For the most part, I think I did pretty alright. Not everything worked out the way I had hoped, but shit happens. Out of everything bad, there has to be something good, and I'll be damned if I can't find a little bit of good in a shitty situation. Everything that has transpired over the past few months has been eye-opening, and definitely cause for a little bit of self-evaluation. So without further adieu...

Shit I Learned this Summer:

1) Not Everything Goes As Planned: Even the best laid plans get all fucked up and blown to shit. My gut reaction to this is to freak the fuck out and lose it over the smallest deviation from what I had in my head. I've come to the painfully obvious realization that I need to chill, and just go with the flow. There are battles I can win, and battles I can lose, but not everything has to be so black and white. Sometimes, shit just happens, and such is life.

2) At the End of the Day, Your True Friends Still Have Your Back: I will the first to admit that I have done my fair share of bullshit to push people away, and I can take full responsibility for that. At the end of the day, though, there are just some people who help you fight through it, instead of letting go and walking away. Like I said, I definitely can be an asshole, but when the going get tough, the awesome stick around to make it better.

3) There is a Bright Side to Everything: Even on the worst of days, there is a way of looking at what when down in a positive light. It could be something little, or it could be something huge, but there is something positive in everything that happens. I refuse to believe that everything can just fall apart and keep getting worse. Sometimes shit sucks, but there's nowhere to go but up. I mean, one bright side to this is, if I ended up needed a job, I could always get a job as a replacement NFL Referee.

4) The Fall Has to be Awesome: Like, there's no way it could be worse, right? Real talk here, I think I'm looking at the BEST. FALL. EVER.

All of that said, I can't stand doing these serious blogs, and I'm definitely going to get back into writing these more. Legit though, I promise (kind of) that I'll write more. I wish I had something funny to leave you with, but I'm out of anecdotes at the moment. So enjoy this picture:

Party on, party people.