To Be Homeless

It's an interesting thing, starting from scratch. A clean slate isn't always what its cracked up to be. Because a true clean slate means you start with nothing. No home. No cash. No relationships. No help. Luckily for me, that's not quite the case. Though I have no home, a small mountain of debt, and not much help. I still have my relationships.
Friendships are the essence of happiness. And my friends take care of me. I've spent the last few weeks couch surfing, bumming around, hanging out, and trying to figure out a place to live for when I move back up here to Utah. And though I don't have much to show for my endeavors the last few weeks, I've been happier than I been in months.
We all have or annoying quirks. We all have things that bother the others. But when it comes down to it, we always have each others backs. We keep a running tab. We give each other rides. We help because we've been helped. We're happy because we are a home away from home.
I know this has all been sounded before from a thousand different voices, but today it needs to come from mine.
I have a lot ahead of me. There are massive changes on the horizon. I feel them coming. The thing is... People, interests and influences come and go. They are like the tide that wash away lines in the sand. But true friends are rocks. They don't move. They are there when you need them and there when you don't.
So, even though I'm homeless and without much hope at the moment. I'm content. I don't need much.
I get by with a little help from my friends.

Cat Videos

Life is a funny thing. And not "Haha, that stupid cat video is so dumb" kind of funny.

I guess what I really want to say is simple. This whole life thing is a crap shoot. The majority of it is just getting through to the next day. Persistence. Not because it wins the prize, but because you don't have any other option.

I mean, I look around me and I see a sea of people. And although I don't necessarily have all my ducks in a row, the older I get the more I realize that no one really knows what the heck they are doing. Some have a bit more direction than others, but no one has a sure future. So this security crap people talk about confuses me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm fully aware that you need to have a solid source of income, and that you need to provide. And I'm not fighting that.

What I'm tired of banging my head against is the thought that ANY 20-something year old has a secure future. Look at the world around us. It's crumbling. Studying Law doesn't guarantee you have a job anymore or 100k a year. Dentists have to move to small towns to have any shot at a practice. Same with physicians. The only thing sure is death. So my buddy Brigham has it right. You want a secure future, study mortuary sciences and become a funeral director.

And if you're a girl ages 18-23 and still haven't gotten through hair school, don't even begin to mention it. It's ridiculous.