Happiness

Now this is a quote I saw when I was younger. It stuck with me. Happiness is key to life. Who honestly cares who they are with or what there job is. Who there friends are, or how they got there. As long as I'm happy, I know I'm doing ok.

-Z

Eldery Drivers

Today, I went to get my haircut. Now for anyone who knows me, this is a rare occasion. The process of having someone caress your hair while styling it just doesn't sit well with me. Once I finished, I thanked the lady, paid for my haircut and gave her a $2 tip. I started my car, pulled out of the shopping  center parking lot towards home. I was preparing to turn left at a red light, waiting on the arrow. When it hit, I proceeded to take my turn as the arrow instructed, when an someone decided to pull out from across the intersection making an illegal turn. He choose my inside lane, his outside lane......which was my intended target. Damn near hit the fellow. Ready to follow this car and beat some sense to who ever was inside, I followed the car to the next light, only to see that it was an elderly man who could barely see over the wheel. 

Now, if your an elderly individual who drives, and does it successfully, kudos to you. Now, if your an elderly individual who can't drive, and chooses to drive anyway, WHY? If you're a senior, who requires driving assistance, please take it. It would help other drivers feel safer on the road. All your doing is making it dangerous for a fellow to get his haircut. Ok, I've said my peace. Enough venting for now... Have a nice day.

-Z

Design

Today at work, I was taking care of a customer as I usually do, when the lovely elderly lady asked me if I was in school. I currently am a design student. Once I finished the conversation with the customer and went about my business, one of my co-workers over heard the conversation and continued it with me. They had said that they wouldn't be able to do that, simply on the bias that you have to be able to draw to be a design student.

Now I maybe wrong for getting a bit offended, but being a design student takes a lot more than simply "being able to draw." Granted it does help, but being someone who cant even draw stick figures worth shit, this instantly made me feel like a failure. All drawing is, is an ability, an ability in this massive arsenal of abilities you learn and master. Placement and formatting in my opinion are more important than the drawings that are displayed. So for anyone who wants to do design work of any kind, relax, its not all about "being able to draw"

Until next time
-Z

Retail, and The Holidays

As someone who works in retail, as someone who has to deal with everything that comes with "the holidays" I think America, as a whole, has failed to remember the true meaning of the holidays. When I was younger, I remember not being able to go anywhere on holidays, because all the stores were closed. Want to go shopping on Thanksgiving? Nope, all the stores are closed, forcing you to spend time with your family, almost all of which you only see this time of year anyways. Thanksgiving is a time where you are supposed to be thankful for what you have, and appreciate everything that you have. Now thanksgiving has become the biggest shopping day of the year. "Black Friday" as it is known around the country, is a slice of hell where normal people become rioters over the newest gaming console.

Getting back to the point, this is my third holiday in retail, and this year seems to be the worst. Customers are ruder, more money is being spent, more requests being made. Which if it isn't met automatically becomes our fault. Just remember that we are people too, we would rather be with our families this holiday, rather than working. So when we are sold out of the item your looking for, don't yell at us. We are just people too. Trying to make a living, and living life.

Why are people so materialistic anyways? Buy this, buy that, all it is is BUY, BUY, BUY. Attempting to win over the love and affection of our families with new sparkly items. Personally, I have never really been a materialistic person, while technology has been a nice convenience, give me a good book, and a place to read, and I'm good to go. But, getting violent over toys or movies seems a bit childish. Where was it along the was of evolution, where humans decided it was acceptable to physically harm someone over a tonka truck. It baffles me. I guess because I didn't get everything I wanted, I learned to appreciate what I have and not want more than what is needed. Now I'm not saying if someone handed me a Ferrari and said "Merry Christmas" I wouldn't take it, but what I would do is sell it, and use the money for the things I do need. Plus insurance on one of those things is a bitch. All I'm saying is that we need to take a step back and reevaluate what the holidays really mean, and execute them. No more should we be bashing our skulls in for Hot Wheels. Instead we should be plummeting our spoons into the mashed potato bowl and sharing stories of times past.

So in closing, remember what the holidays are about, don't end up on the news for bashing someones skull in for a new xbox. Also, respect those who work retail, they hate holiday shopping as much as you do.

Best wishes
-Zach

Let Me Introduce Myself

My name is Zach, I'm 19 years old, design student, lives in Ohio, enjoys creating content for others to read. Now their are many reasons to start a blog, to vent, help others, give advice, or share your knowledge with the world.

Saying that, I would like to welcome you to my blog, where hopefully I share my experiences with you, and you shares yours with me. Long or short, I want to create a safe haven for my thoughts, so that one day I can look back on them. Let me tell you a bit more about myself, I currently reside in what is Springfield, Ohio. Now Springfield is a very interesting place, where you either find outstanding successful individuals, or the lowest of the low drug fiends. But, most people, like myself, are in the middle. Working everyday for a smaller than expected paycheck, hoping something interesting hits this side of the Earth. What most people, well except for those who saw us on CNN, don't realize, is that Springfield, was in fact voted the unhappiest town in america. This, does have some truth, being the fact we have a ridiculous amount of grocery stores. (5 Krogers, 2 Super Wal-marts, 2 Big lots, with various other big named stores) Its not the community, not a whole lot to do, nothing really interesting happens here. This place is best described as they way my shop class teacher did my freshmen year of highschool, "Springfield is a black hole, you can move half way across the earth and somehow find your way back here."

See, I have this theory, I wouldn't say its a theory, more of a life lesson that I am attempting to live up to. You see, every time you go to a social get together, everyone has some story about what they have done, the things they've seen, the experiences they have had, I guess what I want to do, is create my own, live my own experiences, create my own stories. I want to be able to look back on my life as it is, and honestly say I lived up to my own expectations. Creating my own stories, creating different experiences, taking the bull that is life, by the horns and taking it down.

If I do continue this blog, if I update it regularly or every once in a while, I hope we do meet again.
Until then,
 -Zach