I think this is generally where I’m supposed to say something like, “Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this,” or, “Sorry I haven’t posted in a while,” or, “I’ve been too busy,” etc, but the truth is that I haven’t too busy;  I kind of forgot my blog existed.

I’ve always been this way: I get interested with something, be it writing music, writing stories, making videos, keeping a blog, knitting, working out, reading, or a plethora of other endeavors, and I work on it with a certain zeal, and then I suddenly find myself interested in something else.  I think I’ve inherited this trait from my father, though it afflicts him in a different way: he spends a bunch of money on books or equipment in preparation for a given hobby, but tends to lose interest before actually getting into it.

To a certain extent, I feel like I have Hobby A.D.D..  Is this something that most people experience?  Or do most find more happiness in focusing on a small number of things?  I imagine I should be thankful that I have the freedom to flounder so much; in less-developed areas of the world, many don’t have that luxury.  But it’s not just with hobbies that I feel this way; I feel the same toward my “career”.  I really can’t imagine myself, at the end of my days, looking back at my life to see that I had been just one thing for fifty years.  I want to have an extensive list of accomplishments in  a variety of fields.

Accomplishing this goal isn’t going to be easy.  I’m about to turn twenty-four, and I’m suddenly feeling like I haven’t done enough with my life.  I’m seeing people I went to high school with graduating from college, getting good-paying jobs, starting families, buying houses, etc., and I feel like all I’ve done with my life in the past few years is post a few videos on the Internet.  I don’t have a degree, I’m not making any substantial money from anything, marriage/kids are still way down the road, and buying a house might be even further.

I was watching CNN last week, and they were interviewing a United States Congressman by the name of Aaron Schock who was twenty-eight.  He was elected to serve on his local school board at the age of nineteen.  By twenty-three, he was president of the school board.  The same year, he ran for and won a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.  Four years later, at the age of twenty-seven, he ran for and won a seat in the United State House of Representatives.  He seems to have accomplished so much at such a young age, and if I’m being honest with myself, it makes me a bit jealous.

So where does that leave me?  We’ve learned two things: I have C.A.O.H.A.D.D.*, and I want to accomplish many things.  How do I make these things work together?  It seems as logical as trying to get somewhere in particular by riding a Roomba.  Who knows?  Maybe this is the year I teach myself to focus on things just a little bit longer before moving on.

*Career And/Or Hobby Attention Deficit Disorder

To complete my mission for the Fiesta Movement this month, I have to spend an entire day relying on my Twitter followers to feed me. To be completely honest, I’m not thrilled about it, as e-begging is something that I generally try to stay away from, but if you’re interested in taking me out to eat tomorrow, June 24th, it would help me out immensely.

There are a few things to be aware of: Most importantly, you have to be more or less in the greater Los Angeles area. I’ll be driving to you in the Fiesta. You also have to be comfortable being filmed for a video to go up on my YouTube channel. You will be required to sign a release form so that I can include you in the video (if you’re under 18, you’ll need a parent or legal guardian to sign as well). Assuming plans don’t change, I’ll have Stefan, Kasey, and Kasey’s brother, Drew, with me, but unless you insist, you won’t have to pay for them as well.

Breakfast should take place sometime between 9:00 AM and noon, lunch should take place sometime between noon and 3:00 PM, and dinner should take place sometime between 6:00PM and 9:00PM. If you are interested in meeting up with me for any of these meal-slots, send me an email at michaelaranda@synemastudios.com letting me know when you’d like to meet up.

Let’s see if we can make this work. Weee!

On Sunday, April 19th, I was dropped off in Venice, California to attend a top-secret Fiesta Movement mission briefing. I, along with roughly forty others, was ushered into a building and instructed to mingle and consume food.

I blacked out and the next thing I knew, I awoke in the driver’s seat of a new Ford Fiesta. Not one to ask too many questions, I promptly drove it home.

This photo ©Jonathan Nafarrete. Some rights reserved.

Now with the Fiesta in my possession, I have begun constructing a video to display my impressions of the vehicle, which should be up on YouTube within the next week. Huzzah!