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I’m not sure if y’all know this but I’m way into gaming.
I’m not hardcore or anything, but I like to dabble. I’m a dabbling gamer, lol!
Anyways, tomorrow is when Pokémon Sword and Shield comes out. I’ve been a fan since the Gold and Silver days (got the games for Christmas along with a game boy color!) and with both games preordered and paid off, I’m ready and raring to go!!!
I’m gonna try to head to the store early to get the games. I’ll let you know how it is!
It’s supposed to be late Fall, but it seems more like a combination of Winter and (strange enough) Spring where I am.
It’s been cold, don’t get me wrong, but it’s also been warm at times. Take today for instance (shout out to Veteran’s Day. Also, if we REALLY valued our soldiers, we wouldn’t be traumatizing them in the name of profits.) It’s the middle of November, it should be cold, but it’ll be 60+ degrees out today! And it’s affecting the rest of the week, too. We WERE supposed to get snow tomorrow, but…
Got a lil recognition at the job today. I work part time at a local grocery chain and they liked the job I am doing so much they gave me this star pin!
Apparently it’s a sign that I am exceeding expectations for the job, which is a first. Last job I worked refused to give me an exit interview and fired me over the phone. That job is gonna be an article for another time…
A poem
By Dustin Plank (Dusty_PlZ)
Work
Toil
And never rest
The ones who fall
Shall feed the rest
Stock the shelves
And pay the bills
It ain’t worth nothing
If it can’t be shilled
Work, work, sleep, repeat
If you hate the monotony
You can live in the street
From when we are born
Our life is work
We work for money
We work for country
We work for God
In the end, we work for nothing
With our bodies and minds we feed it
And our sacrifice keeps the machine going
How I wish someone would throw a grenade in the works
So mankind would never work again
Simply to feed a machine for pigs
It sucks being a nobody. Especially in a world where being somebody is an inherited trait.
People tend to take celebrity for granted in this age of social media. “just make a YouTube video and people will notice you”
Sounds nice. Until it isn’t. If someone puts a video of you doing the WRONG thing, it can ruin your life… or end it. That knowledge tends to dissuade people, making fame a sort of double edged sword…
Knowing that puts us in a strange situation. It’s human nature to want attention, but is even the cost of good attention (fame, celebrity) worth the time and effort put into it? Look at how celebrities are treated when they express an opinion. The reaction is shameful! Its as if after a certain point you are not allowed to have an opinion at all!!
So that being said, which in your opinion is worse: being known or unknown? I would settle for being known a little, but that’s just me…
Not certain I told anyone, but I live in America. And oh boy, things are not looking good at ALL. Our people are saddled with inescapable debt, our president is a criminal and everything is going to shit ( pardon my French).
I’m worried that things are gonna get worse, with no “better days” in sight. Just look at current events in our government!! I feel afraid and powerless, and I doubt I’m the only one feeling this way.
But enough ranting. What worries you about the state of this country (America)? I especially want to hear from people in other areas of the world about this. My country may not act it, but we are connected. What happens in one place affects the whole!
By the way have I mentioned that I have a DeviantArt page that hasn’t been updated in forever?
Stopped updating it when I decided my writing was better than my drawing. However, if you would like, I can at least share some of my drawings of original characters along with the lore behind them. I may do that, actually…
Is it folly to hope?
Is it strange to want more?
From life’s forbidding slopes
To the tender breeze on the shore.
Is it weird that we dream?
That we are born wanting more?
If hope is a folly,
I don’t want to know why for.
I plan to keep hoping
That all storms can one day cease.
That good will be rewarded
That all people will be free
As I mentioned, I am an amateur writer, which is not to say I am inexperienced at all. I have written stories and poems that I have submitted to contests @ Writers Digest among other publications. I also have worked on a comic book story for Southeast Comics (it’s date of publication is tbd, unfortunately).
With all that being said, if anyone wants to contact me, either about writing or just to shoot the breeze, leave a comment below and I will reply when I can!
Thank you very much for your time.
-Dusty_PlZ
Studio CreatiV: The Writings, poetry and musing of an Angry Man