Would You Read Blogs by CantDrive55Andy?

I would be insulted if you didn't go ahead with this, you have my support IncredibleDrunk!

You know, Andy, you really have the voice to be a great game commentator on youtube. I know there are a lot of let's play videos and humorous reviews of crappy games out there, but i could totally see you doing that...like reading your blogs out load would be better than having someone else read them. It's hard to find something that makes you stand out from the others when making videos but i'm tellin ya, you have the voice for it. You how JonTron can just say anything and make it sound hilarious? You have that quality too. Yeah this is random but it came to mind when i read this.

Wow, thanks! Had an absolutely turrible day at work and this cheered me up :-) I have always thought about doing a radio / a podcast type thing but sadly I do not have the time or experience.

Results are in and it looks like I'm going to give blogging a go! I actually have tomorrow off from work, so I'll post it sometime tomorrow.

Hello everyone. I'd like to formally apologize for not living up to my promise and posting a blog every few weeks. I've been working a lot and doing other projects outside of work. I haven't really had the time nor energy to write anything that I feel is worthwhile. Now, as far as where I'll upload my blogs to, I'm not exactly sure. I set up a Facebook account a few weeks (or maybe a month or so, time flies) ago. I'm not sure whether to put them there or here or even both. I'll have more updates (including my Spotify playlists I promised) hopefully soon. There just simply aren't enough hours in a day, unfortunately. Thanks everyone! :-)

Hey everyone I just wanted to touch base on this and give some sort of a mild update on this and read on another subject.

To this day, I still really enjoy writing. I don't get taken seriously because I am a young person and also (mainly) because I love to tell terrible jokes and goof around. It's who I am, dammit. I'm not changing who I am. I sometimes don't change my pants for days at a time. I mean, they're not dirty. I just wore them the previous day. There's not oil or blood or illuminati type stuff on them do I'll just hang them up, maybe spray a bit of Febreeze on them, and wear them the next day. Does... Does anyone else wear the same pair of pants for days at a time or is that just me? I have about 4 or 5 pair but I usually just stick with one pair at a time and alternate different pants.

Anyway, back on topic, I just don't have enough hours in a day to sit down and write things. I want to but I get so fucking tired after work. I'm constantly learning new things (like right now with postage and other stuff) or trying to improve my production throughout the day or even just trying to make someone feel better because it looks like they're having a particularly shitty day. One of those days where you stare at yourself in the mirror, your eyes are bloodshot, you're almost out of toothpaste, your last towel is one of those really tiny ones that barely dries you after you shower, and you just think to yourself, "Fucking fuck cunts, do I really need to go to work today? Well.... yes. Alright, I can do this." ...Yeah, my morning was interesting to say the least but my day was very pleasant today. Let me explain and I'll even re-post something and, if you want, go ahead and give it a read.

Today was a very special day. An old friend of mine has graduated from a Job Corps Center and now has certification in Automotive Technology. As of this writing, he's 19 and I'm 22. I was invited to a small get together honoring his success and I happily attended today. It was nice catching up and being able to congratulate him in person. To take a step back before we hung out today, I post this (what is below) on a Facebook page to try and put into focus what he's accomplished and what is to come. If you could take 5 minutes and 11 seconds to read it and give any form of feedback, please do. Thanks everyone! You're all groovy as fuck. : -)

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Hey James. I’m glad to hear that you have graduated from Red Rock Job Corps and that you're trying to establish a future for yourself. I respect that. You have always had this energy and emotion about you that has made you a very likable and respectful young man. There are so many things that I want to tell you but I'm not exactly sure how to put into words. Life is… strange. Although, I'm sure you're more than well aware of that. Let me explain…



In my senior year of high school I went through a co-op program and was doing electronics. I was doing what I loved to do. I thought there would be no end to it. The work was good and the people were good. And then one day, seemingly out of nowhere, I was laid off from work numerous times to the point where I knew I couldn't return without further education (which unfortunately was not an option for me). It is both disturbing and humbling having what you have loved doing be taken away from you and trying to figure out what you're going to do with the rest of your life.



To make a long story short, I am now under a line of work that involves the federal government. trust me, it is not what I planned on doing but I am very grateful every day to be doing good work for good people. There is a point I'm trying to make but I will get to that in just a moment. Very briefly, I want to reiterate what I mentioned above. Jamie, you're such a good person. I don't know what it is, man. You truly do seem to care about people and to want to always do the right thing. I have a lot of respect for you believe it or not. There are not many people like that anymore especially in today's day and age. You have a good attitude and a good outlook on life. Don't change that. Hold on to that.



Life is hard man. There'll be a lot of obstacles coming your way. You're going to be entering a work environment that's going to be very scary and especially really hard to get into nowadays. The same can be said for trying to establish credit, it's just one of those things that you can't seem to get until you have i and you don't have it to start so how are you supposed to get it? It's weird. I don't understand it. I probably never will. What is important is that you never stop trying. Showcase what you have learned. Keep going. Keep applying yourself. Have ease of motion where you are constricted. Take each day as it comes. If you get knocked out of your field of work, don’t be afraid to pursue other areas that may interest you. Not to sound like an ass hat, but I never thought I’d be doing what I’m doing but I’m slowly becoming very good in what I do and would maybe like to move even higher up one day should the opportunity present itself. You have the ability to do this as well. Take advantage of opportunities. I have been laid off from work a total of 5 times and I am only 22 years old. Keep moving forward. It's hard but you can do it.



Take advantage of the fact that you're young. You have the ability to run off of 2 hours sleep and Raman noodles, dental floss, and still look good. As boring as it may be sometimes always try to keep learning and I also recommend reading books when you can. Believe it or not, I used to be extremely socially awkward but I read more than a few books on social skills and they really helped me. This doesn't necessarily apply to you but what I'm saying is take that and try and put it in other areas that may suit your situation. And, if it comes down to it and you need to work a minimum wage job just to have work and a form of income, don't be afraid to do that. It's not beneath you. It's a foot in the door. It's real world experience. I'm not saying you don't have this I'm just saying that as a young person it can be hard to be taken seriously when you're not working or doing something productive and good with your time.



Live your life to the fullest James. Live a happy life. When you look at today's world and you see all the weakness that is desperation, cheapness, hatred, cruelty, racism, homophobia, fascism that it is plagued with, you don't want to be that. You want to be what leads people out of that. Now we need someone who is helpful. Showcase your great qualities that you have to the world. Now is your chance to magnify them personify them and inspire others with them. And there's never been a time more when that’s needed then right now. I love you, bro. I wish you nothing but the utmost of happiness and success in your life.

Cool stuff Andy.

I want to hear your extended thoughts on this part though:



I'm a big champion of remixing. I grew up on underground and experimental hip-hop and electronic music where transformative sampling and remixing is a huge part of it. I was there to enjoy it when mashups became mainstream before YouTube took it to the next level. Many of my favourite ever albums (DJ Shadow's Endtroducing, The KLF's Chill Out, The Avalanches' Since I Left You, Coldcut's Journeys By DJ and many others) rely on sampling. Hell, many of favourite subgenres (jungle, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass particularly) are based around remixing culture. The Amen break - a 5 second drum sample from a mostly forgotten 1960s song - has been used literally millions of times in jungle, hip-hop, The Powerpuff Girls theme tune, advertising jingles, ring tones... It's much more than simply stealing. As I said, it's completely transformative and as you say it's also introducing people to things which they wouldn't normally listen to.

Anyway, that's my two cents on that.