I get it. You need your job. You need your car. You need your coffee in the morning.
I am here, today, to tell you, "sure,.. maybe. maybe you do. and, maybe you don't".
A year ago, I had a car, my own private bedroom in a house where none of my parents live, and a mission. The mission isn't important right now. What's important is that I got rid of my car, had my mom move into the house that I own, moved out, and moved back in. But, when I moved back in, I moved into the living room. All three of my bedrooms have tenants. I overextended myself, financially, with a back-up plan. The back-up plan was to move into my living room, if things in Chicago didn't work out. I Should always treat my back up plan as if it were my Plan A.
Point is... I have been bicycling as my main source of transportation since November.
I'd like to ask you some questions.
1. What percent of your expense budget goes to commute/transportation/travel?
2. How does that equate to the time it took you to earn the money for that part of your budget?
3. Do you drive to the gym?
4. Do you drive to mountain biking spots?
5. Do you take yoga class? If so, do you live within walking or bicycling distance from where you take classes?
6. Do you ever get overwhelmed by your options?
So, If it is possible to live in a place where you can access everything important to you by walking or bicycling, would you like to do that?
It's possible you could get a job that is closer to you, even if it pays less... Cuz maybe getting rid of your car and the related costs of maintaining that car would equal out that pay cut? And, maybe the time it takes you to get to work is about the same, because even though the bicycle is slower, you're now closer. And guess what,.. you will never have to ride the exercise bike again.
What if the fact that you can't go as many places, might be better for you? What if there was plenty for you to do within a five mile radius? So much, in fact, that you didn't even feel like going farther than you could bicycle, because there was enough to do, nearby?
I'm just trying to provide some perspective.
I think some humans wanted to believe that the Sun is our God. And, still, maybe it is. Does anyone know from where our primordial ooze came? Sun day. Day of worship. Worship the Son? Worship the Sun? No? YOU explain that shit, to ME, then.
My improv troupe, Tomfoolery & The Shenanigans, is performing this Friday night 01/30/15 at The Carolina Cinemas, Asheville NC, at 8pm.
I get to do this thing, at the beginning. I hope you can check it out. I feel pretty good about where we are as a troupe getting ready to do our second show. And, I did the best French accent I've ever done tonight, at practice. Dipping a paintbrush in an artists's open wound reminds me that anything can be done in improv, anything can be funny. Doing it is the important part. Don't wait for it. Do it. Wait, don't do it. Just OVER Do it.
Yeah, I rode my bike in the rain today. Yeah, I rode my bike in the snow. Yeah, I ride 'bout ten miles a day on the ave. Yeah, I dropped my phone on riverside drive and lost the 516mb microSD memory card, so if you happen to find it, please let me know.
Okay, I gotta go hustle some more. Gotta work on my part of Sticky Notes Productions of an Epic Harry Potter Rap Battle. btw, here's a trailer for a short comedy video I'm in. Short video to be released tomorrow. (01/27/2015)
The Asheville Kid
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Gotta Keep Hustlin'
#JustOverDoIt #bikelife #sungod #improv #improvasheville #tomfoolery&theshenanigans #bloodpaint #stickynotesproductions
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