I lied. It’s not a story at all.

What is it? It’s a call.

This was brought on by a post my Mexican brother, Renato, sent me sometime late last night. It was a story of love, and loss, of pride, and attitude. Please, just read it yourself. Fair warning. It is slightly graphic. But it’s goddamned beautiful.

What Renato made me think of with that post is not something I can really even begin to explain. But, being the cocky bastard that I am, I’m gonna fucking try.

It reminded me of something I had forgotten. Something that I am afraid Renato may have forgotten by the end of that post. I hope not.

I had forgotten everything that got me where I am today. Some people might call it vanity or pride. Some people might say an undeserved sense of self worth. What I am getting at is attitude. I have always believed that my stories are meant to be read, by sanction of god, or satan, or odin, or zues, or who gives a fuck. I’ve always had a feeling deep inside me that what I am doing is right. No matter what anyone had to say about it. That I was walking that golden path that so many before me have walked.

Is it pride? Sure. Is it vanity? You’re damned right. Is it undeserved? Go fuck yourself.

The attitude that we own this. That we belong. That we are meant for far greater things. It doesn’t matter if we are wrong, because this is the only attitude that ever changes the world. Some will fall, some will rise. It matters not.

Change is brought on by the cocky bastards out there. Do the world a favor, and buy one of us a beer. We’re easy to spot. Look for the guy that has absolutely no right to be dancing with the best looking girl in the bar. Look for the lead singer that takes all of the drinks the crowd offers up, and still doesn’t fuck up a song. Look for the guy surrounded by empty beer glasses and notepads that everyone stops to talk to and buy a beer for.

Look for us. If we are not screaming for attention, we are drowning in despair. We will be remembered, because we will not settle for less.

We spot each other with a word. We are brothers.

Jack
I Listen.

I listen better if that’s a six pack in that grocery bag.

I’m going to steal a line from my good friend, Doctor Steal, to answer this.

“I am often asked what my ‘demographic’ is, to which I answer: Humans.”

That’s it. Perfect. My audience is everyone. My target is anyone who wants to listen, learn, and grow. All I can really do is try to make you think, and encourage open mindedness. And, when it comes down to it, that’s all that really matters.

Jack
I Listen.

Basic Ideology 101

Battle #10
Everyone Deserves This

Hoping that you will surpass me.

I am based out of the South Eastern United States. I am considering all options and trying to build a portfolio. I would be happy to contribute to small magazines/ezines/blogs for free.

Quick Summary – I’ve been writing for 13 years. I wrote mostly poetry early in the life, as well as short fiction. Later I began to write non-fiction fairly often, as can be referenced in this blog. I worked as a copywriter for some time. I am a writer, photographer, and all-around writing catch-all.  My writing has a unique voice, I think that it really speaks for itself.

I have experience in many fields, including(but not limited to):

• Blogging
• Web 2.0
• Journalism
• All forms of Windows and several Linux Distributions
• Poetry
• Short Fiction
• Hiking/Trailing
• Photography
• History
• Pharmacology
• Therapy
• Psychology
• Philosophy
• Theology
• Copywriting
• XHTML
• proofreading/editing
• Entrepreneur/Small Business
• Technology; Computers, Video Games, Phones, Gadgets
• Nutrition and Health Supplements
• Politics

My writing background includes:

• 2 Years This Blog. 5 Years of web presence prior to this blog.
• Several months as co-host of the Something Kinda Techy podcast
• 4 months on the Twitter Travels team.  Co-Founder.
• 2 Poems published in the Canadian magazine, Waxing & Waning
• Several articles for The Entropy Report , Editor: Drake Frost
• Guest Blog at P.R. Seitz Books. Editor: P.R. Seitz
• Book Reviews for P.R. Seitz Books
• 2 Months Proofreading for Delegate2
• Speaking of Poetry, a self-published CD of Spoken Word
• Some articles and media at Associated Content.
• A consistent twitterer. I am often found helping people in web2.0 matters here.
• Currently a CNN iReporter in the Second Life world. If you would like to speak with me there, my SL name is Jayell Alter.

My regular work has included:

• 8 Years of Retail Management
• 1 Year of Call Center Technical Support
• 6 Months of Warehouse Shipping and Receiving
• 6 Months of Copywriting for a major eBay company
• 6 Years as an eBay Seller
• 2 Years as an entrepreneur, with my own graphic design company
• 3 Years as a Freelance Journalist

Contact me privately with job offers or comments in general. You may also reach me by phone with the widget below.

- Jack Lhasa

1. OS = Ubuntu and Windows XP
– Ubuntu is awesome. We have our fights, sure. But it all works out in the end. XP I still can’t live without at the moment, but I’m trying hard.
2. GAIM.
– There’s really no other IM client.
3. Mozilla Firefox
– IE? What the hell is that?
4. WordPress
– No one does blogs better.
5. Gmail
– Still got yahoo? Get rid of it. Archives. Archives. I cannot say that enough.
6. Winamp(on XP) and Amarok(on Ubuntu)
– Winamp? It really kicks the llama’s ass. Amarok is just cool.
7. Nethack
– After over 20 years, video games still don’t get much more fun.
8. GIMP
– Ubuntu or Windows. This is my all time favorite graphics editor.
9. OpenOffice.
– Covers all of my word processing and database needs, free, and works on both platforms.

That’ll do for now. Anyone have suggestions on great things I’m missing out on?

-Loki

(Consider this Ubuntu, phase 6)

If you’re a writer, photographer, or graphic artist who is interested in adding a ezine to your credentials, contact us. We’re very willing to give new writers a start, we’ll act as a reference if you’re looking for a paying position. Any profits we take in will be dealt out to the writers who have contributed the most.

- Loki.