1) So, You Decided to Read My Blog…

I guess lets start from the beginning. Hi, I’m Mikey. I’m a 22 year old Freshman from New Orleans, and obviously I’ve never written a blog before. I’ve seen many blogs before, though: Dog With a Blog, for example, is a terrible Disney Channel show about (shocker) a dog that writes a blog. I’ve also seen vloggers on YouTube, but I guess that’s not the same thing. When I learned that we were going to be blogging in English class I was pretty intimidated, especially when the first prompt was, “Describe your brand.” I had a lot of thoughts throughout this week about what my brand is, and I came up with several varying ideas. I contemplated while going through each of my classes, while at work, driving to and from my house, and even in the bathroom. I reached deep into the unending abyss that is my inner thoughts and dug up all the times when I was clueless about how I viewed myself. I’ve been asked by my parents, teachers, and counselors on multiple occasions, “What do you think about yourself?” or, “What do you think your friends think about you?” These questions always stump me because how the hell should I know? I’ve spent the last 22 years of my life in a little mental bubble, completely oblivious to real world events. I melt my brain on movies, videogames, and Vine compilations every day, only coming out of my room to eat food or go to school and work. As you can see, my mind just kind of wanders off on many tangents and I take forever to get to my main point. I suppose my brand is a typical run-of-the-mill slacker with a slightly boosted IQ. I flew through elementary, middle, and high school by the skin of my teeth, doing approximately 5 hours of homework (not daily, that’s a total). Do I regret it? Yes. Did I waste my potential by not applying myself? Possibly. Would I do it again? Most likely. Want to know why? Because it worked. A wise anonymous Tumblr post once said, “The fact that I procrastinate and still get s**t done is the reason I procrastinate.” I love that quote, and I live by it. Sure, I have spurts of motivation that get me through tough times, such as important papers for school or big exams that make or break my grades, but the bottom line is that I am a lazy person. I don’t even like to use the word lazy, I prefer “efficient.” I don’t avoid doing things, but rather I find the simplest, easiest way to do them. I believe it was Bill Gates who said to hire a lazy person because they will find the easiest way to do the job. My ultimate goal is to find the easiest and most fun way to live a successful and plentiful life. The last thing I want is to be stuck in a job or position that I hate, either barely making enough money to survive or making plenty but sacrificing my time and effort so much that I can’t enjoy it. Let’s see what the future holds.