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Hi,

Welcome to my blog. I am an earlyish 30s male, almost mid 30s were is the line on that when does early become mid, oh and I am in Edmonton. That's Alberta, Canada. I grew up in northern Alberta. Even though I often hear redneck or hillbilly said about that. I really don't mind. I like were I grew up. I think it stops me from jumping on stupid trends like metrosexuality or aging hipsterness. On the flip side of that I am not some gun toting, bible thumping dude with testicles hanging from my truck hitch. Yes I do drive a truck and vote PC. PS its a ford so suck it chevs!

I always wanted to be a writer, at least since grade 6. Yes I am pretty sure I wanted to be a cop and or ninja (turtle) like everyone my age did. Anyways I remember my grade 6 teacher reading the Hobbit to the class and e being like BOOM. That's what I wanna do, write. I can honestly say there was always book around me growing up. Grandma always had true crime books that I read so maybe that is were my fascination with that subject came from. Anyways at 19 knowing everything there is to know I move to Edmonton to go to GMCC. I was accepted into Journalism, was in the top three taking the entrance exam. My biggest regret is dropping out. Not once but twice. In immaturity I said it wasn't the kind of writing I wanted to do. Hind sight says you dumb shit that woulda been a life writing!!! Opposite side of that is even though I am a lifetime away from making a living writing, I love the life I have lived and the friends I made. None of which I would have done had I not sucked at life back then!

Some random facts about me.. Ummm... I like all kinds of music. Country, metal, rock, rap anything but pop. However pop gets stuck in my head way too often. I love hockey. I love reading and writing. Enjoy talking politics, sometimes just to piss people off. Other than hockey and skiing winter could just fuck off, but as much as I hate it I doubt I will ever move for this snowy cold province. Unless I get rich.... First world problems and stupid people piss me off. So yeah that's kinda the basis for my blog. Which really is just supposed to be a few minutes everyday before I work on a novel or a comic. So far that has been a fail but this is the year, my goal is to get something published!

So ya that's it. Some random shit kinda explaining a bit about me and why I blog and maybe what I will blog about. I am sure I will say more but now I am actually off to do some writing!

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Edmonton / Highway of Tears

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