Welcome

Hi, welcome. I’m starting this off as a place to put my thoughts and ideas in hopes that either:

1. my screaming into the void will help me get my thoughts sorted out or
2. someone may find something beneficial in my words here

Not sure which is better-sounding to me, but here it goes. My name’s James, by the way. I’m your standard mid-20’s guy, with a penchant for horror podcasts, weird-ass music, and an overwhelming love of the outdoors. I believe that regardless of how someone is seen externally, there is a massive buzz of thoughts, ideas, and probably one too many songs on repeat in everyone’s head at all times. So, may as well put those thoughts, song lyrics, and ideas down somewhere, right?

I am by no means an expert in any of the fields I’m planning on talking about here, and my statements should be taken with a big ol’ grain of salt. But, writing things out is how I can put my thoughts somewhere that isn’t the back of my brain. I’m sure if you’re still reading a blog in 2021 you can probably relate.

I’m planning on talking about things ranging from my personal experiences, to my attempts at achieving a minimalist lifestyle, my struggles with mental health, maybe some occasional rants about photography, the outdoors, and how hard it is to find an eldritch horror podcast that has just the right amount of a modern setting to draw me in.

So, come along with me on a weird, probably incoherent (on occasion) journey to learn more about myself as well as how to get better at the stuff I like doing.

What I’m up to right now:

I’m spending this month cutting down on negative habits, and attempting to build up more positive ones. If you know me in real life, you’ll know that I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for years, and I’m just now starting to come back to life from those things. With this being said, I’m starting this month by cutting out one of my worst habits: social media. You can read more about that on my blog post here.

I’m going to try a different 30-day experiment each month, and I’ll update at the end of each period. If you’d like to join in with me, I’ll include a little summary of what I’ll be doing the next month at the end of each of these posts.