Mission Statement

Hello internet. I want to start over. We've been through a lot together and I think I'm ready to try this again.

A lot has changed since we last spoke.

This past year, I have taken up the task of Stripper. I have delved deep into my mind, easing my way through my past to try and make sense of my present, in hopes that i can find the power to create my future. I've stripped away all the layers of bullshit i put up in my life, layers to keep me safe. Now i've outgrown those layers, but i refuse to simply apply a fresh coat. Bullshit was never the best insulation. It's high time I made my own alternative.

bullshit, for years, has been an acceptable alternative insulation to the other leading competitor: religion. As we continue to evolve, we continue to find new forms of protection from the ultimate cold. I am no longer satisfied with the available options. I am setting off in search of my own. I may never find my own method, but I refuse to fall into any of the modern habits. I will find my own insulate or i will die of exposure. I will not market this insulate, i will not spread it around or claim it to be the best way, because it will not be. it will be mine. Nothing else.

The name of this blog is the phrase I try to live by. Nothing is faultless, and nothing is meant for everyone. this is something I have learned. It may not be truth outside my own life, but since my life is mine, it remains truth to me. Even my own thoughts must not be taken seriously. i spent too much of my own life taking my bullshit seriously, now i'm almost stuck in it.

so join me, internet, in my path towards ultimate insulate. the path is the only solid ground, the rest is madness.

but what IS madness?

we'll talk about that later.

I spent the last 22 years of my life thinking I was better than everyone else. I'm sick of that for many reasons, mainly because it's not true. This is my journey towards humility, towards happiness, and (hopefully) towards some kind of enlightenment.

current artist of interest: Mos Def. The man uses the english language in ways I cannot begin to touch. he is the artist that has helped me to appreciate poetry and made me realize that my distaste for poetry stems from my inability to perform it. Thank you, Mos, for chasing your dreams and doing what you do. You are an amazing individual.