Reflecions on my Birthday

So today is my birthday.
I'm 24 years old.
What have I done thus far with my life?

FUCKING ENJOYED IT!!! >>>:)

I mean, let's be real here. I could bitch about a lot of things. I could bitch about bad decisions I've made, places I should've went, things I should've done, girls I should've fucked, changes I should've made, questions I should've asked, and so on and so forth.

But why?

Why when I can talk about the great decisions I've made, the places I've been, the things I've done, the girls I fucked, the changes I made, the answers to the questions I did ask, and so on and such and etc. and shit.

Like I have two self made music albums. That's two more than most people. WIN.
I have one self made eBook. That's one more than most people. WIN.

Every little thing that I've done has made me who I am today.

And I fucking love who I am today. I have great friends. I write great stories. I have great adventures...

All in all, on a smaller scale, I'm fucking great.

So, with that said, I am simply going to continue to be great. Not much reflection here... to know where you've going, you gotta know where you've been, but at the same time, you can't dwell on the past, especially the bad parts. Live, learn, love.

Onward to the future!

Sparring Sessions...

So that whole thing about this being the Internet Finale was apparently a partial lie. I mean, obviously it was supposed to bring closure to whatever I was doing with him before, hence Finale, but... yeah... anyway...

After a nearly two year hiatus, I'm bringing Marko Man back. And I'm actually going to bring him back to the Internet for some time.

Recently, I had an idea to drop the book I'm "currently writing" (I use that term loosely because I haven't written anything about the book since November 30th) and start the Marko Man series.

Last time I checked, I had made the decision to make Marko Man a web comic series (which technically would have put him back on the Internet anyway... -_-). Since writing what I wrote of "A Life So Awesome it Hurts," however, I totally came back in touch with why I love writing so much. So I have since been considering going back to writing the series as novels, regardless of how tempting making it a web comic series is.

Compared to how I had been writing the fights, I had also made the decision to tone the fighting down a notch or two. Before, it was totally Dragon Ball Z like, but I think I'm going to go for more of a Marvel vs. Capcom style fight while still containing some DBZ elements. (this is not a cue for a Marvel 2 vs. Marvel 3 discussion/debate/argument...) While fighting scenes like that isn't out of my element, there are some details that are just not quite ready to rock yet.

About a week or two ago I was reading part 2 of the story that Jacko wrote on FaceBook and this random idea of sparring sessions popped into my head. It would help me get back into the groove, figure out some of the details, refine the fighting style a bit, and overall get back to writing fictional material.

So here's what I'm going to do:

Eventually, I'm going to start a new blog dedicated to writing these sparring sessions of random Marko Man characters and maybe even some special guests going at it in one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three, free-for-alls, or whatever else I can come up with. This will give me the opportunity to tighten the loose end on all aspects on the series before I really begin it.

And whenever I decide to finally get my drawing tablet, you can expect some web comic concepts to show up as well.

So yeah. Sparring Sessions. Coming soon.

As a matter of fact, I'll do you one better and give you a month. April.

Near Conclusion

Scorched the land of foes.
Nothing but the water left.
And then there was one.

NaNoWriMo Reflections

So NaNoWriMo's over, and I finished with a solid 50,072 words at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, November 30th. Awesome.

This was my second attempt at NaNoWriMo. I believe that I mentioned somewhere that I failed miserably last year, but this year was amazingly successful. It was an amazing experience. That said, it's totally possible that I will never do NaNoWriMo again.

You see, I think the concept of NaNoWriMo is to get people to write when they can't write or won't write or something like that. Generally, I don't have much of a problem writing, so long as I'm interested in the material that I'm writing about. The Marko Man series has seen hundreds of stories, thousands of chapters, and billions of words because it's subject matter that I care about. And then there were non-Marko Man stories that were started and never finished because somewhere along the line, I stopped giving a shit. And ultimately, I have no regrets when it comes to not finishing a story that I didn't care for because if I didn't give much of a shit to write it, then readers probably would have given less of a shit to read it. Hell, half of the time, the things that I do write and put care into it doesn't get read because it's too long or what have you. So... yeah.

Still, this was a great experience. It is something that I should do again, provided I have the inspiration in terms of the story to write, but just like with this piece, in no way will I be limiting the story to just 50,000 words (unless that's the best length for it). The worst part, though, had to have been the end. Within the last 5 days, I had 25,000 words to go, and man did I have to pump out some shit to reach the goal. I was pretty much coercing myself to write more than I naturally wanted to do, which is something else. I think during the third day of that five day rush, my brain felt like it was sizzling after a given writing session. Pushing 2000 or 3000 words furiously, and then being done with it like, "whoa... crazy."

But then again, the best part of this thing was the last 5 days as well, specifically that Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday that I had off... I had pretty much isolated myself from the rest of the world to sit down in front of my computer and create my own world (not to mention have breaks from this created world that I was working on and playing video games and watching awesome videos). When I came back to the real world that Wednesday for work, I felt sooo refreshed. Even when I went to work yesterday, I was feeling much, much better than usual.

So yeah... NaNoWriMo? Great experience, like I already said. I may or may not do it again... me not doing it ever again in life wouldn't exactly ruin my life, but I have to say, NaNoWriMo reminded me of how much I love writing fiction, regardless of whether my stories count as "literature" or not. Sure, I've been writing a lot. Between this blog, poetry, the wrestling editioral column that I do on TNAStars.com, and the walls of text that I throw down on FaceBook (and Shoryuken.com during blue moons), I haven't missed a word. I even wrote a few (relatively insignificant) short stories somewhere in between when I was going through this phase of needing some kind of validation for my work by trying to submit "literature" (aka shit not in my style) to random publications and stuff. But the last time I wrote a fictional story of length? Well, I went through my notes on FaceBook, apparently, the last word of Marko Man's Untitled Internet Finale was July 18th, 2010. That was more than a year ago. Quite a hiatus from novel writing (I mean, the UIF may not have started off as a novel, but it sure as fuck turned into one, so yeah). So this... this was kinda like a return to my roots... and boy did it feel good to return to those roots while exploring something slightly different from what I'm used to writing.

What's interesting though, however, is how I'm now reconsidering that decision to make Marko Man a web comic series. Writing... it feels so good and so natural to me... it's the one thing that I know for a fact I can do well under a given circumstance. It's the one thing that I know is mine as a talent (or maybe a very, very, very refined skill), and it's the one thing I love doing at any given moment. You take my video games away from me, and I'm fine as long as I can write.

That said... well... I don't really know how to end this.

"But Mark, didn't you just talk about how writing is your first love and how it comes natural to you?"

Yes. Yes, I did.

Brendan's Progress = Finished... for now

I did it. Just like I said I would. I fucking did it.

Thoughts about this some other time... I am fucking done with writing for the moment. lolololol

But remember... this story... this isn't over...

Obama and the Troops

In mid-October, Barrack Obama has said that the War in Iraq was done and that he's bringing the troop home.

Now, say what you want about what Obama may or may not have done during his term as President, but since I work in an airport, I can totally confirm that I have seen more soldiers returning home in the past few weeks than I have since I first started working there in June. 

Realize that I only work in one terminal in one airport in the US for (approximately) 8 hours a shift, and most of those 8 hours have me either in a restaurant or a dish room, so in the end, I only see but so much. But I have definitely been seeing at least three to four soldiers a week in a four to five day work week.

In other words, after years of a war that we probably didn't even need to enter (because... you know, the guy that took down our towers was in Afghanistan), our soldiers are finally, and definitely, coming home.

I know for some of us, it's a bit too late. I know that for some of us, late is not better than never because the war already took he or she whom was very precious to us already. 

Personally, I haven't lost anyone to the war, but I know friends who have lost friends in the war. Conspiracy theories aside, I think that those sacrifices have not gone in vain.

In any event, in some shape or form, this is a victory. And I just wanted to let you know that if there is one thing that Obama is doing right, he's definitely bringing our troops home.

Happy Veterans Day!

Confirmed: Writing Heals the Soul... so JOIN ME!

This post is directly related to NaNoWriMo... National Novel Writing Month.

This is the month where people drop 50,000 words in a month (about 1,700 words in a day) and call it a novel.

Now ever since I came up with the idea to improvise a book, I've been massively, yet secretly hyped about it. I came up with the protagnist here on this blog... his name is Brendan.

And ever since, I've slowly come up with a bunch of scrambled ideas for the book.

Ultimately, this book... it might not finish by November 30th. It will have 50,000 in the bank though.

Most importantly, it will have me venting out on various frustrations in my life... in the most over-the-top way possible. I mean, I'm talking fights, deaths, explosions, poems, sex, the works. The fucking works.

And that's when I thought about it... I'm probably not the only one with frustrations and no real way to get rid of them without actually killing people... unless I write.

And I know that I have a few writer friends that may have frustrations and aren't exactly taking that out on the fact that they can, in fact, write.

So with that, I would like to invite you to NaNoWriMo.

Now normally, the goal is to write 50,000 in this month. That would mean 1,700 words a day. And for some of you, that just might not be all that feasible. So what I would suggest you do is come up with a goal that you're pretty sure you can reach. It could 500 words a day. It could be 1,000 words a day. Maybe a page a day.... maybe a single chapter, a story, a poem... maybe even, simply, Just Write Every Day. Whatever. Just make a goal dealing with writing of some sort and follow through.

Me? I'm going for the 50,000. That's plenty of room to fight people, fuck people, kill people, find the dragon balls, and bring them back. Then blow up the building that they all resurrected in. Just because I can. This book is either going to be the greatest book I ever wrote, or it won't make it past the first week.

You? Do whatever the hell you want. Let your imagination run wild next month.

Invisible King

I am a King. I am a beast.
I am the greatest thing the world may never see.
The spotlight may never ever shine on me,
But I'm a be the very best that I can be.

NaNoWriMo is Coming!

What the hell is a NaNoWriMo?

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. This month is November, and it encourages writers to write a book consisting of at least 50,000 words. That's about 1,700 words a day.

Last year, I tried this. And I failed miserably.

No, I was not writing a Marko Man book. It was a book about Dark Iron and how somebody was going to either conquer or destroy the world using it and the protagonist, whoever the fuck it was, was going to save the world in this theoretically epic adventure to retrieve it from the overpowered antagonist.

I don't think I got past the Golems in the mountains.

Whatever the case of last year's failsauce may have been about, I am try again this year and I am going to write a 50,000+ word book for NaNoWriMo.

I have no idea what this book is going to be about.

Usually, I come up with plots and outlines and stuff for non-Marko Man stories and they're great as an outline, but apparently they don't translate well enough into a story that I give enough shits about to actually finish. I've had some pretty incredible ideas too. The Dark Iron shit was actually some pretty heavy duty shit. I've also had ideas about this guy that was so good a warrior that he was looking for supernatural shit to kick his ass and a weapon that controlled the entire world, but as I write these stories, I just couldn't give as much of a fuck about them as I did when I came up with the outlines.

So this year for NaNoWriMo, I'm going to pretty much improvise a book out of thin air. This has worked well for my poetry (obviously) and this has also worked well for more than a few Marko Man stories (The Untitled Internet Finale is the freshest example of such). But to improv a non-Marko Man book? Heh heh... this is either going to be amazing or disastrous.

I should at least come up with a name for the main character, right?

Brendan.

Brendan it is.

Video of the Day

The fights here are pretty incredible, easily the best video of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure I've ever seen.

Check out that auto-win @ 5:55... like, what the fuck yo. Auto-wins like that auto-qualify for Video of the Day for this blog. :-)


Edit:
AND THE RUNNER UP...?

You just gotta love auto-wins. lolololol

Edit: lol just looked this match up and he didn't even fucking win. lolwtf

VIDEO OF THE DAY!

Falcon Punch isn't a Toy bro.

I really need to learn this move now.

Song of the Day!

Buttermilk Biscuits. By Sir Mix-A-Lot

Li'l Wayne ain't got shit on Sir Mix-a-Lot. Period.

My father used to blast this on a regular. Too good, ol' late great legendary you. Too good.

Mark Wins Revival

With soooo much to talk about, today is a great day to bring this blog back to life.

Where the fuck has this blog been?


This blog has been sleeping. I could blame the sleep on my job... but I was sick (because of my job) and I was busy (because of SCW... but mostly my job). Actually, on July 1st, I went to see an Impact Wrestling show with Jacko, but like, it just went downhill from there.

But fuck downhill. I blinked, and now I'm getting back on my game, returning to the uphill climb to the top, where I belong.

As seen on CNN...


So I'm at work today, and I see something about CNN reporters getting shot at.

So where are they? Are they in Southside Jamaica, Queens? Bed-Stuy? Killadelphia? (for the uninformed, yeah, it's that's dangerous) The mean streets of MoTown?

No. They're in Libya. In the middle of their civil war, trying to get the latest bit of info...

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ben-wedeman-and-cnn-crew-caught-in-libyan-firefight_b76458

MYOB never meant so much...

Yeah... ads...


So out Internet is ridiculously fast now compared to whenever most of us first discovered Internet. And yet, for some reason, we have to deal with ads that pretty much give us the same amount of loading time as when we first discovered the Internet. It's times like this that makes me *sigh* at technology... what a waste.

As seen on CNN II...


So once again, at work still, walking by a screen with CNN on it, and I read something about how some pedophile is currently in jail watching child porn.

:-/

And how does he get to do that, you ask?

Simple... he's the sole attorney for his own case against possessing child porn and raping children... so he gets to view the evidence, which just so happens to include child porn.

High-tier Bullshit: How is this guy allowed to watch child porn?

Top-Tier Bullshit: Why is child porn made? Like... how is it seriously legal to make this stuff? And why not come down on the source of this shit? Clearly the government keeps maaad stuff from the people... you can't keep child porn from the public either? Really?

So I've touched soooo many hearts in my lifetime...


... that I don't remember them all. Like, people come up to me every so often like, "Yoooo, wassup Mark." And I legit don't remember who they are. Sometimes, my face tells the entire story, as I have this face that's like, "Wait, what? Who the hell are you?" Other times, I just pretend to remember, but I don't actually mention their name (which I don't remember anyway). Whatever the case may be, I'm crazy awesome.

lol @ photoshop...


this portion of my post actually contains relatively sensitive information that, if discovered, could get me fired or, even worse, in jail. Well... the beginning of it had the possibility of me getting fired, and if I would have went on with exactly how illogical shit is, jail time definitely would be possible. So I'm going to just keep my mouth shut.

As I'm walking...


I noticed that the sun was eclipsed by a cloud...

Beautiful sight.

How's SCW?

lol. SCW is an organized mess. But it's fine. I'll edit the videos between now and next week, and after next week's tapings (barring the weather), everything will be up.

Future Posts?

Yeah, there will be future posts...

Like, there will definitely be at least one "Adventures of Mark Wins." And what I plan on doing is an interesting little 5 part "dating tips" set of posts... they all should prove to be relatively interesting.

Status of the Mark Wins Blog and Life Otherwise

So overall, this blog has been seeing slow but seemingly sure growth.

My primary source of views are FaceBook friends, which I truly appreciate. However, I am starting to expand my audience and I am getting views from different sources.

My most viewed post thus far has been "Why Vegeta is Secretly Dragonball Z's Main Character." And personally, I think that's amazing. This doesn't mean that I'm going to turn this into a DBZ blog, as I don't really have that much to talk about in terms of DBZ (although I could make an attempt at another post... maybe it's DBZ that people want to read about, or maybe it's just the awesomeness that is Vegeta.)

My blog has been seemingly dead due to work and due to enjoying my days off outside of my house. It's summer, so one shouldn't be surprised if somehow, my blog posts start to fade in number over the next couple of months. There will definitely be some more Adventures of Mark Wins coming soon, as this summer has tons of awesome activities in store... definitely going to live it up this summer.

I've also gained access to two awesome games which I will be retro reviewing soon, SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. These games are awesome, and I will definitely be playing the fuck out of these games.

As far as blog growth is concerned, I'll definitely have to make an effort to really get this going especially since I'm going to working on bigging up the Marko Man series, and this other random project that I'm not quite going to reveal yet... mainly because the project is just something that I haven't even put to paper yet. Actually, there are a lot of things that I haven't put to paper yet... But hey, that's life.

In the end, the point of this blog is to let people know that the blog isn't dead, but rather chilling. Which it should be considering it's the summer time. I would expect that most of my readers are out doing cool shit anyway, since my assumption is that most of my readers are cool as shit.

My Address to SCW...

We've been off for a while... I've had time to think about my goals...

Primary goal: To Win the Gold... our coveted SCW Championship.

Other goals: To restore order and respect to our SCW Championship, something that the current champion hasn't been able to do, and won't be able to do.

Furthermore, I am going to put on a phenomenal show every time I go out there. Period.

I've been training on the low...

• My movement has more speed.
• My attacks have more power
• My form is more refined.

Crazy thing... I was ready to go last week, but technical difficulties kept us from wrestling. And I'm sure that I was more ready to go than anyone else on the roster. This week... I make some declaration... just to make everything official.

And whoever my opponent is this week... no mercy. At all.

Serious business baby. I'm taking over. 

More Marko Man news

I've been giving the series a lot of thought lately.

A number of people believe that for the Marko Man series, the comic is the right way to go. I have been thinking about it and I do feel as though the target audience for Marko Man would receive the series better as a comic than a novel.

So as it stands, I am unofficially announcing that the Marko Man series will be a comic series. Additionally, the name stays. As of now, I can't really come up with anything.

Everything said here, however, is subject to change. This is simply how I'm feeling about this stuff right now.


Other random things I've been thinking about in terms of the series...

• Even fewer characters than I imagined... I think. Pretty much anyone that a regular reader would expect to be there should be there, but there might be more than a few surprise cuts and one-off cameos.
• Villains... they're getting... "revamped," so to speak.
• Certain stories will end up as novels or novellas because in this format, they'll act more as filler and whatnot.
• Speaking of format, I haven't actually decided how I'm going to format the comic, so that last point could be a lie.
• At least one part of the Marko Man series will be played in a video game. OH YEAH! :D

The Censored Social Network....

Or, "People are really good at censoring themselves."

I don't understand why the f**k people do s*it like that.

We still know exactly what the f you're trying to say, but because you cleaned the s up like a b*tch, it's supposed to make it less bad?

Dumb. The fact that in your mind, f*** is less offensive than fuck is hilarious to me. Grow up. The same exact message is being conveyed, so what's the point of replacing the actual letters with stars?

Actually, forget the social network... censorship of curse words is dumb in general. Bitch, I kinda understand. Same with something like nigga. But damn, shit, and fuck? I find absolutely nothing wrong with those words where they have to be censored. What exactly about damn, shit, and fuck is offensive? What makes the term "fucking idiot" any more offensive than the term "complete idiot"? At the end of the day, the targeted person is still an idiot, and if anything, "complete idiot" should be more offensive because while "fucking idiot" definitely implies that you are quite the idiot, "complete idiot" means that you are at least 100% idiot.

Personally, I'd rather have someone call me a fucking idiot than a complete idiot.

They're just words people. There's no reason that the average curse word should offend you.

Oh, but cursing is a sin, so therefore, God doesn't like it.

Wrath, Envy, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Pride. You probably engage in one or more of these deadly sins more than you can ever curse. Furthermore, our God is a rather forgiving Fellow, right? I'm sure that if you live your life as best as you can, believing in Him and apologizing for your sins every so often, you're good. I pray to God every night, ask Him to bless my family and me, and when I'm out late at night, I ask that He protects me on my way home and gives me the strength and power to overcome any threat that may come my way. So far, so good. I think that the fact that I believe in Him and His Power has me in pretty good standing with Him, regardless of my less than "ethical" language.

So please, people. Don't dilute yourself. And don't get offended when I say "Fuck that shit munching cum drinking stupid ass son of a bitch" if you're not the target of said verbal abuse.

And if I call you a fucking idiot, just be glad I didn't call you a complete idiot. That's clearly much more disrespectful. :)

PS: If you curse, don't be like "Kids shouldn't curse." Kids get angry too, you know.

The Law of Attraction (aka How to Win)

So I got this from an email a few weeks ago.
I'm posting this mainly because I have a number of friends dealing with rough times, but I figure that they probably aren't the only ones that could use the words of advice and encouragement here... 


tl;dr: Believe that life will get better and it Will get better.


Transform Your Attitude: Harnessing the Power of The Law of Attraction - By Joan Breiner & Susyn Reeve ***

"The Law of Attraction is simply this: the more intense your feelings around something, the sooner it will come to you. That is why it is more important to talk and think about what it is that we want in our lives as opposed to what it is that we don't." - Katherine Woodward Thomas

What is The Law of Attraction?

To understand The Law of Attraction it is necessary to understand that everything is energy. Everything in this world is made up of atoms continuously vibrating at different speeds. It is a law of nature that every atom of your body is in constant motion. Whether you know it or not - you are constantly vibrating at an energetic frequency.

This energy is magnetic, attracting energy that vibrates at the same frequency. Think of a tuning fork. When you strike one tuning fork, another tuning fork across the room will automatically vibrate if it is calibrated to the same frequency.

Have you ever noticed that you get a negative, uncomfortable feeling being around some people and a positive, uplifting feeling from others? And, depending on their "vibe" you are either attracted to them and want to be around them or you are repelled by them and do not want to be in their presence. This is an example of the Law of Attraction.

The Law of Attraction is operating all the time, whether you believe it or not.

What makes one person vibrate differently than another? The answer is simple: It is their energy -- expressed as their mood, attitude, emotional state or feelings. All beings are either vibrating positive energy or negative energy.

When you are feeling angry, disappointed, sad, upset, distressed, confused, fearful, anxious or hurt -- and continue to focus your attention on the thoughts, words and actions that generate these feelings you will continue to feed, nourish and experience these painful feelings.

When you are feeling happy, excited, joyful, compassionate, kind and loving and continue to focus your attention on the thoughts that generate these feelings you will continue to feed, nourish and experience these satisfying, loving and happy feelings.

Our feelings are pure magnetic energy. They are constantly flowing from us every minute of the day. How you feel, the attitude you are experiencing affects the magnetic vibration you are sending out and what you, consequently, attract.

Unintentional Attraction
Often people attract negative experiences to their life even though they think they are sending out a different vibration. How can this be? Here's why: When your subconscious mind hears the words don't, no or avoid, it automatically focuses on whatever you instruct it not to think about.

For example: As you read this, don't think about a pink elephant. If you are like most people you will immediately see an image of a pink elephant in your mind, even though the instruction was to not to think about it!

How can you apply this idea to your life? If you want to lose weight, focusing on not being fat isn't going to create the vibration you want. Instead, envisioning and feeling your goal fulfilled -- the benefits of how you look and feel as you gaze at yourself in the mirror, wearing clothes in a smaller size will produce feelings of excitement, happiness, satisfaction and joy. This produces the positive energetic vibrations that support your weight loss goal becoming fulfilled. When you cultivate and nourish a state of gratitude and delighted anticipation for your desired result, you will attract it toward you much faster.

The trick to the Law of Attraction is to notice what you are feeling -- to use your feelings as your personal radar system -- and decide whether or not your feelings are producing the vibration you want. If they aren't then you must ask yourself, "What do I desire?" Listen to the answer and create a vision of your desired result fully endowed with the feelings that represent your goal accomplished.

In order to consciously harness the power of The Law of Attraction it is necessary to become aware of your feelings and thoughts. Use the following exercise to allow you to monitor your thoughts and feelings:

• Monitor your thoughts and words. When you notice that your self-talk is focused on what you don't want and what you wish were different re-focus your attention on what you do want -- your desired result, by asking, "What do I want?"

Use the contrast, what you don't want, as an opportunity to define and focus on what you do want.

For example:
• I do not want to be sick.
• What do I want? I want to be healthy.
To consciously activate The Law of Attraction use the full resources of your imagination to embody what being healthy feels like for you.

Reminder: Since you have thousands of thoughts on any given day, it can be a challenge to monitor all of your thoughts. This is where you can use your feelings to allow you to become aware of your thoughts. When you notice you are feeling undesirable feelings, complete the following statement:

When I am feeling ___identify your feeling___,
I am thinking ___identify your thoughts___.

• Notice your self-sabotaging statements. These are the thoughts that interfere with what you want.

For example: You want a fabulous, loving, romantic, soul mate relationship. You start to imagine how wonderful it would be to have this relationship in your life. At this point you are sending out positive vibrations. In the next moment your self-talk is declaring, "I don't know if I'll ever be able to find someone this wonderful -- I haven't so far. I'm just too old and not attractive enough," then you are canceling the positive vibration and unintentionally, and unconsciously, attracting the opposite of what you want. In this moment your vibration is negative in relation to your desired result.

If you notice that you cannot focus on having a fabulous, loving, romantic, soul mate relationship without being confronted with sabotaging thoughts, then create statements like:

• I am working on creating a fabulous relationship in my life.
• I am in the process of creating a great relationship.
• I love the idea of having a loving relationship in my life.
• I am excited about the thought of a loving soul mate relationship in my life.
• I have the power and capacity to create a fabulous relationship in my life.

These statements will keep you focused on what you desire, derail your sabotaging statements and keep your energy flowing in the direction of your dream fulfilled.

• Monitor what you are feeling: Throughout the day identify what you are feeling - the energetic vibration you are sending. (You might set a tone on your phone to beep once an hour as a reminder to do a personal vibration check.)

Remember: Your attitude produces your energetic vibration. To harness the power of The Law of Attraction to live the life of your dreams you must take responsibility for your attitude. 

tl;dr: Believe that life will get better and it Will get better.

Renaming the Series...?

So I'm probably going to rename the Marko Man series.

It's not quite a sure bet yet... nothing is quite sure with the Marko Man series until it happens (which it will, in some way, shape, or form), but it's a relatively new change that I am considering amongst other changes that I am considering (like the format of the series itself).

Why the name change? Well, I feel like revealing the direct reason for wanting the change would lead to spoilers, so I'll say this: I personally feel like this change will add a new level of versatility to the series, allowing me to go into new directions with little to no resistance.

If I go with a name change, it'll be good... trust me. :)

Charlie Sheen Replaced by... Asthon Kutcher

*sigh*

This is what you call making decisions just to be making decisions.

This is an example of the wrong people being in the place to make decisions.

Any story that you write that removes Charlie from Two and a Half Men has practically no choice but to be shit.

You're literally removing the guy that makes the show. With Charlie on the show, it has something unique to it, since Charlie is this sex-driven drunk that's, you know, actually around... and housing... a kid.

But with Asthon there, he's simply going to be the typical funny guy that doesn't make the show any different from any other show with a funny guy. Oh well.

Good luck. I'm sure Sheen will find other things to do with his life.

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