I’m James, Jay for short, and I’m a person from the middle of no where trying to follow a passion for a talent they discovered they had only a short time ago. I’m a big thinker who likes long words, not because I like to look pretentious but because big emotions require some big words (however that does not stop me from looking like a pretentious twat let’s be real). I’m a neurological dumpster fire of a human being, having such classic hits like Autism, ADHD, OCD, and PTSD among much more. I could really use a hug. I like to look at everything from a philosophical and psychological point of view, not that I’m pretending to be Socrates I’m just addicted to thinking way to deeply about every nuanced thing, much like that one English teacher everyone had growing up that required you to think about the significance of the rabbits in Of Mice and Men and wouldn’t accept any answer that wasn’t a metaphor. I can be pretty self destructive at times. I listen to Tally Hall, Good Kid, Still Woozy, and Jarv religiously. I have a million different ideas and can only work on a couple at a time, given I have the motivation to do so in the first place. I also have a cat. Because of course I do. (her name’s Gia and I would commit so many crimes for her. Maybe I already have. I’ll never tell.)
Who the hell are you?
This art was made by my really awesome friend Snail. Go check her out on instagram @basil_snail
Why are you doing this?
Because I really only have two talents, and it’s either this or I become a therapist. Fun fact, I was gonna be an engineer before I discovered I could write. Growing up I was always told engineering or something STEM related was what I was gonna be good at, and of course I was too busy dealing with problems no normal person deals with to spend time finding my passion in life, so I took their word and ran, literally. I ran away to college to escape from my problems and picked engineering on a whim. You can imagine how that went. Spoiler alert: not great. To keep a long story short, after just one year I was ready to call it quits, it was the absolute lowest I had ever felt. I realized way too late that I had no passion to speak of, and I was chasing a degree I didn’t want in a place I didn’t even belong. After that year I went back home to begin the journey of self discovery and determining what my passions and talents were some several years too late. In the time since then I’ve nailed down two definite strengths of mine; creativity and psychology. As I have learned the combination of those two make me a damn good writer, and as it turns out writing is a whole lot of fun and incredibly fulfilling. So yeah, I do this because it’s my passion, and you’re supposed to follow those, right?
Took this photo myself while on a ferry in New Orleans. Looks beautiful, doesn't it?
What’s your big plan/s?
Eh, I have a few ideas of where to go but none of them are set in stone. One thing I’d like to do is write and publish a novel. I actually have one I’m writing right now that’s going pretty well but who knows if I’ll finish it anytime soon. Another thing I’m planning on is actually doing writing work. I’m not just doing this for funsies, I want to make this my career so I can make money off of doing what I love. I just hope and pray that making this a job doesn’t ruin my passion for it. If I had to say what my big dream with all of this is I’d probably say that I think I wanna write a movie. I have plenty of ideas for movies I’d love to write and maybe even direct, and I think if I were given the opportunity to do so it’d be a hit, I just gotta work my way up there. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take too long…and that I’m capable of getting there in the first place.