About Me

The slacking will not be televised.....

Before I begin, yes I lifted the name from Michael Moore's film of the same name (Good film btw). No, this is not a Michael Moore affiliate blog nor do I endorse any of his films, books, products, or any other intellectual property that I'm not currently plagiarizing. I gave this blog that name because of what it means to me. I'm a natural slacker. That's how I operate. Even when I strive to do something
Usually when someone starts a blog, it's for some set purpose like politics or for a "non-partisan" cause or for self promotion. And to be frank, this is no different for there is no such thing as a purposeless blog. And if someone tells you there is, then they're a liar. The purpose of this blog is for the simple selfish reason of being an uncompromising, unapologetic individual because lets face it. In this post industrial society, people are expected to fall in line with the status-quo and act "normal." Something that I simply can't do. And I can't do it because I'm mentally incapable. I choose not to act what's considered normal. I have my own set of values, I have my own style and I have my own personality.

I don't consider myself an artist. I never liked the term nor do I condone the term. I do consider myself a creative person, because its how I express myself and creativity means something to me, which goes back to the purpose of this blog. Everything that I put up here (pictures, poems, links and all) are here because they mean something to me. Not for their aesthetic qualities or to prove some point, and definitely not for the validation of others. That doesn't mean I'm not open to constructive criticism. It means that I'm at the point in my life where I no longer allow others to define me nor my work.
Until recently, I've considered the ultimate slacker. I've been known to be lazy, unproductive, a habitual procrastinator, stupid and with no future. I allowed others to define who i was and I had no true sense of who I was as a human being.....until recently. Some time ago I had to look myself in the mirror, and I realized that I hated what I saw. Not the fact that I was a black male, or my size (although I am trying to lead a healthier lifestyle) but because I had allowed myself to be walked all over to the point where I was nothing more than a self hating loser who didn't even know what confidence felt like. And when you see that in the mirror, you can do two things; change, or wither away into nothing. I chose to change. I chose to allow myself to do what I want, and not do things just to please others. It has been an uphill battle yes, but it's an uphill battle that I've waged for myself, and that I'm happy to say winning. This is why I started this blog, to monitor my own uprising. A place where things that mean something to me can be seen without bias or criticism (that can't be deleted). A place where this slacker can finally rise up and say whatever the hell he wants. So in summation, let the Slackers uprising begin!

Further readings:
A partial portfolio of my written poetic works
My twitter-like micro blog on Artylizer
A portfolio of my pictures via flickr
My Deviantart page