Justin's Blog

...for an expensive new drug that improves bad posture. Now, list the possible side effects. Hey fat fuck, yeah, you stuffing the handfull of chips in your mouth, have people told you you're a slob, a worthless, unemployed crooked loser? We can help! At least we can straighten your posture... Introducing Straight Crystal This fancy crystal is worn using velcro straps like a small backpack, weighs less than a standard dictionary, and is concealed under your clothes! ...for an expensive new drug that improves bad posture. Now, list the possible side effects. Straight Crystal promises to improve your posture in as little as two days of continual use! Side effects are: Sore shoulders, skinn irritation, red skin, blistering, discomfort in breathing and sitting down, and the remote chance of your soul being claimed with black magic by the shaman who we stole the crystal from. Straight Crystal, don't you think your life should be straightened up? Straighten your body first with Straig...

...grants you three tiny wishes. What are they? There was a lamp in an an old thrift store. It was sold and the owner dusted it off.  WHOOSH! A mist spewed out of the tip. A thunderous voice came out of it and said: "I am Karifta, you have freed me from my enclosure, I am grateful, I wish to repay you with three small wishes. Tell me and I shall grant the three at the same time."  "Damn, three wishes! But what do you mean when you say small wishes?" "You get three small wishes for helping me. What else is there to understand?" "I know, but in stories you guys are always screwing someone over with the wish. Like I ask for all the money in the world, and then I get it but the world starts using bitcoin or something. You see what I'm saying?" "Yes, you don't trust me, so you don't want three wishes yes?" "It's not that I don't trust you but...yeah I don't trust you.  I still want my wishes though." "O...

...a place you’ve never been to. Explain why you are moving there. You know how as a kid you make a rocket ship using a Pringles can and some pieces of paper. You pick it up and imagine that you're inside the spaceship traveling around the universe. Well, for me, one kid doesn't have to imagine it anymore! NASA is sending me to Venus! There were these fliers on the street advertising volunteer positions at NASA for a "special mission". It didn't say it was a one way ticket to Venus, but doing anything there, even for free would be cool I thought. So I called the number and eventually got the job. They explained that I needed to complete some tests to see how long I would survive. I passed all of them, something I couldn't do in school. I know it is kind of a dick move to leave my family behind, but we haven't spoken in years. I have nothing to come back to. I don't want to miss out on the opportunity of seeing the stars closer. I know I'm going to ...

...and write what’s not in the picture. The sun begins to rise as the moon, the darkness, and the stars retreat to the neighboring land. The birds fly overhead stretching and flapping their wings. The young ones shake off the tiny fringes of sleep they still have on their body. Below the fish move with the warmth of the water. Some come up to eat the strands of floating algae at the surface. Further away an anthill next to a freshly dropped ripe mango starts to see the scurrying little legs of many ants happily peeling away at the sweet juicy fruit. Sounds of a squirrel jumping from a branch to another. the feel of a cool breeze not yet heated by the sun, whose rays of light begin to cloak the day. More and more life starts to shake away sleep. There are those up in the mountains that are just coming back from a night of hunting. A jaguar lays down and goes to sleep. She looks so much like a huge house cat. Her paws look like the paws of a calico cat whose claws get stuck on a woman...

I haven't written a blogpost in what feels like an eternity. Don't worry I was okay. I was busy with other creative endeavors, like my YouTube channel ...which hit the 50 subscribers goal I wanted for this year! Earlier tonight I was checking old saves I had on Facebook. Whilst I re-watched so many funny cat videos, and memes I came across two saves: The first was this: https://blog.ed.ted.com/2017/06/13/5-simple-ways-to-stay-creative-when-youre-off-from-school/?fbclid=IwAR1gXIiplxElnUN2c0wT5X0MwdU0GLZgtDaAxcQfPTrOLJG7-bHXcU2bzbs That led me to this: https://blog.ed.ted.com/2015/11/17/21-fun-things-to-write-about-in-10-minutes-or-less/ While I listened to this: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=446592459255403 I have been sifting through ideas for blog posts but I think the best way to get back into the swing of things is to...WRITE! So, I'm going to try the 10-day creative challenge.  For 10 days, I'm going to spend 20 minutes a day in active creativity. ...