I pride myself on being an idea man. I pride myself on being able to just pump them out no matter what the reasoning. They might not all be perfect, and most will be downright horrible, but I at least like having that ability to find them somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind.
Today, I have none.
I have things I *could* do, sure, but nothing I really want to step up and commit to. Most of them, like more stuff on Mystic Falls and my ever-expanding list of hacky stand-up comedy subjects, I am saving for some time in the future. So, I have ‘nothing’. It’s really depressing.
Have you ever seen an advertisement on TV or read about a company on the internet and say “If only they did ___________ they would be so much better!” or “Why can’t they just do _______ instead?” and of course “I could that! I don’t even have a degree!” Now, I am not much of a fan of the collegiate educational system (again, a subject for another day) and I know I could not weather sitting through tons of boring management type classes to get myself an entry-level gofer type position at any of these companies, but that seems to be about the only way to really get yourself noticed by anyone in any kind of position of power. Half the time that does not work either because you are just some little worker ant in the giant scheme of getting someone in a perfect suit a six-figure bonus that would be like two or three years of your salary, at the least.
The other problem is that people in power positions hate to be told they are doing something wrong. Even if it is just your opinion it makes their blood boil that someone thinks that they are absolutely perfect. Other people, however, are indifferent to what they do, and see the gripe of the everyman as just wind through the trees that they can ignore so long as their paychecks and bonuses keep popping up. I am not sure if I would be any different, but living on the ground floor of bluecollarville for as long as I have makes me want to believe that I would listen to the voices of those beneath me because I know what it is like to be screaming about change and having nobody even give me a glance, let alone pay attention long enough to see if anything I have to say is actually worth listening to.
This, I feel, is the reason behind so many blogs and webpages like this one here. It is just a group of people that want their voices to be heard, and will do damn near anything to make it happen. There are days when I come up with ideas that I think could change the face of the world – and then I either forget them, or try to write them down and find everything to be a jumbled mess. Then there are days like today where I would rather just get some sleep and try twice as hard tomorrow. You never know, most big ideas are complete accidents. Let’s just hope I don’t fall on my head trying to get there.
Peace,
James.
