C Note(s)

I f it's one lesson I've learned from my time on Spaceship Earth is that heartbreak is a catalyst for action with me. I'm hoping I'm not the only one, but perhaps I am? I fear the abyss of depression as I barely managed to crawl out of it the first time around, and know deep-down I might not be able to do an encore performance if it happens again. That's why I run, no, actually sprint the other direction! After a girl broke my heart, I got a spark in my ass. Which involved: bagels, Bucket Lists, and Barcelona. WCP hit me up about what I wanted to do for New Year's Eve Y2K12. I ruefully thought, "Well, I'm not repeating last year's celebration!" I told her on my Bucket List was to celebrate NYE in another country. Due to timing, finances, and planning, that narrowed it down to Canada and Mexico. And due to proximity, it was decided on Canada. Plus I know she has an entire network in the club scene, so there might be resources and/

It's that time of year that I dread. I honestly have no idea from year to year how I'll react. In the 19 years since my mother's death, it's been more smiles than tears, that I'm can thankfully say. Regardless, I hope you have yourself a Merry Christmas. I remember talking to my girlfriend about that pivotal Christmas in 1997. The memory is so surrealistic that it's almost palpable in my mind. Our family tradition is to have a rotating Santa Claus to distribute the gifts. As you can imagine this was the last task on our minds. I volunteered to do it. Again, last thing I wanted to do but knew Mom would want us to keep digging. Ironically, we didn't have much time or money to purchase gifts for one another with cancer treatments being draining in both aspects. Which meant it was a short task to say the least! Regardless, it still felt like we were all at ground zero for a ginormous bomb that detonated on our house. We were some accustomed to checking in

So my #TabulaRasaDay Declaration for 2016 was: Write, finish, edit, and publish Napkin Nights 2: A New Dawn . In order to be able to market to a larger audience than Lulu, an on-demand self-publishing company, I must complete a few steps in the application process. I've started said process by ordering my own paper back version of the first book - Napkin Nights: The Crunk Chronicles . So far it's only available on Lulu.com, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble as a NOOK product. After the application process it'll be available additionally on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble as paper back! Speaking of paper back and to kick start sales here's a link to Napkin Nights: The Crunk Chronicles ,  with a 20% discount, please click here . #napkinnights #whatsnextRiceChex #burningthemidnightoil 'los; out