Halfway Point

I know I am a little late with this statement, but increments of time do not really exist but in our own minds anyway so Happy 4th of July. It was a pretty good 4th of July for the Chez Man. I completed a good deal of work at my other job which was tip city and I got to pal around with some UMassers which was exhilarating. I also won 300 dollars on a good underdog bet at UFC 86 and My favorite athlete also won at UFC 86 so I have to say congratulations to Josh Koscheck and thank you Patrick Cote. Winning 300 dollars that I can not really say I earned was quite a good feeling. I can see why people become addicted to gambling. It is quite a thrilling process, in my case I had to take a good chunk of money that I had earned while of course working and give it to a website and hope that I made a good decision. If I lose it is essentially as though I worked all of those hours for nothing and that for me is especially painful because I hate working. I am not talking about the kind of work I do here, but I hate mindless work such as what I do as a busser. I wasn't cut out for work so much I was cut out for jet skiing and lounging. Never the less I gave the money to the website and hoped for the best. I was at work during the UFC so I did not get a chance to watch it. I imagine that fight would have been very entertaining for me had I been watching it live but instead I had to check the results when I got out. When I saw Cote had won I was ecstatic because instead of working for nothing I got 300 for nothing. That is basically what gambling comes down to, working for nothing vs. getting something for nothing.

Many people look down on gambling but I think there is some value to it. Not the gambling that I took part in but gambling in general. A gamble doesn't have to be a bet on something but it could be something you do or how you invest your time. People that go through life without taking any chances go through life without also gaining any big rewards. I think too many people are ready to cash in their chips too early and settle as oppose to trying to do something big. The real joy in life is finding something you enjoy doing or something your passionate about and going for it. I love to travel and that is why I plan to travel after I graduate from college. At first I want to travel America and see old glory up close and personal. Then I would like to travel around Europe and see where my ancestors came from. Cherrys from hundreds and thousands of years past wandered that land and by gum I would like to too. When all is said and done I figure I will have spent a good portion of my early to mid 20s traveling and learning. I think of that plan as a gamble of sorts because it could go horribly wrong and that is of course all time I could have spent getting started with my career but the way I see it is I am only in my 20s once. I would rather travel the earth when I am young, single, and unhinged from debt and family obligations than when I am old and retired. Plus the education you can receive from meeting other people and traveling is far greater then anything you can get in the classroom. Of course my travels could go horribly wrong and I could end up a transient lost in indo-china or wander europe broke and unshaven but I imagine I will return from my travels wiser, with greater knowledge of myself and the world, and full with good ideas. Is it a gamble? Sure in a sense, but at least I know I will have a good time.

In other news we are on week five of eight here at experience and so far this has been a great experience. Kate has been a great partner, Sam and Ally have been the best bosses a guy could ask for, and we have had some fun while learning what it is like to be under pressure of deadlines and scrutiny of viewers. Speaking of criticisms, yes Lisa I am a journalism major and if you read closely I was refering to the Santa Clause starring Tim Allen. I should have made that more clear though so my apologies to viewers who missed the reference and my thanks to the viewers keeping me honest. The video we are working on today is pretty open for us to have some fun with and I think we will have fun. I will post within the next few days about this video and about something that has fascinated me this summer and about to make some pretty big news, the large hadron particle collider. Stay tuned!

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Chezzy Moto