Hello SG Folks

I initially planned on giving you several intense journal entries detailing the reasoning behind my dramatic life change occurring soon. But with everything in my head right now, I was only able to get one journal entry down (in my actual physical journal). So to cut to the chase, I now announce to you all…

I am moving to Texas at the end of the month.

To pin it down exactly, I'm leaving PA on October 28th in hope of gaining a fresh start in the city of Austin, Texas. I'm basically packing whatever my car holds and heading down: No home, no job, and not knowing anyone. Quite adventurous, huh? It's a big decision and big move that I've very excited about. I've needed to recharge my life for a while now.

As some could tell by my lack of journal entries in the last year_and the few that I have done probably expressed it as well_but I haven't been the happiest person of late. I feel that my life as hit a giant wall and I've been stuck in a rut. Additionally I've become bored with this area. I've resided in Southeasten Pennsylvania for all my 27 years. And for a writer who constantly needs new beautiful things to push him to new beautiful places, I have struggled to find anything of excitement in a place and life that has become way too familiar and way too unexciting.

For the last year I have yearned for a change in environment. Something that would once again show me that the world is an extraordinary machine and that beauty lies around every turn.

I visited Austin in April of last year. And though it was a short visit, I completely fell in love the energy of the city. There is just something completely magical about the place. Upon leaving I instantly said, "I'm going to live there one day." It wasn't I want to live there or I should live there. There was no doubt in my mind that I would one day call Austin home. It became my dream. And now I'm taking a giant leap to fulfill it.

While this step is one with many obstacles and chances for failure, I look to it with great anticipation. I fully believe that moving to a new city_without the initial comfort of a home, job, or even people to call friends_will make me anticipate every new day as I would wake up each morning looking to this new landscape with hope, desire, and inspiration.

So wish me luck on this journey, as I embark on the next phase of my life.


~william trinity espinet iii

hello my sg fam...

i haven't updated in a while because i've had a lot on my mind. i've been thinking about big things and have made a seriously BIG decision. though i'm not ready to disclose it to everyone yet, i shall in a week or so. but i will be doing some extensive journal entries in the next couple days that will reveal all my thoughts as to why i am doing this.

so if you care to, stay tuned!


anyways... i made an extra $150 by picking up an extra day at work over the weekend. sitting in the producer's booth watching the live show for 8 hours and taking notes on the sells. it was easy money. but missing a full weekend off has made me a little exhausted now.


my lip piercings have been giving me trouble lately. there was point there for a week that one was causing intense sharp pain though my entire face. thankfully that has gone away, but it is now leaking that nasty fluid much more than before. you would think that after four months i would have been past all that, but up until now i've had no proplems. so i guess i'm due.


in other news, i'm really hype about the new Siouxsie and PJ Harvey albums coming out this week. i'm also excited to see that the new Radiohead album will be released exclusively as a download through their website next week for virtually free. some great music has come out this year, and these three should join those ranks.


for now, i'm done. talk to you later...

~trinity espinet (a.k.a william the bloody)

So for the last couple years, I tend to get downhearted around this time. Why? Because everyone is headed back to class, and I wish I was doing the same. I know it sounds crazy, but I love school and I miss it. The higher education, the constant feedback, the sharing of opinions. Hell, I even miss doing the research. I belong in the classroom.

But I let the year go by without doing a damn thing about it. Everytime, I tell myself that I'm going to apply to a post-grad program, so I can get my ass back to what I love doing. And this year is the year I follow-through. I'm determined this time. I'm gonna search through schools and find programs that suit me. I'm gonna finally take my GRE's since I didn't take them for grad school. And most important, I'm going to get back to writing and put together a decent portfolio. It's time for me to engage on my next stage of life. Damn it!!


On a different note, here is a pic from my Boston trip last weekend. At the Institute of Contemporary Art, even the stairs have to be all trippy...



Random Thought: I recently discoved that I'm in love with Jenny Lewis. She's so dreamy...



byes now,

William 3.0 (a.k.a. Trinity Espinet)

Off to boston for the weekend. Seeing old friends, should be good times.

Thats pretty much my world right now. Nothing much else.

byes...

~will

So I have once again been blown away by the beauty that is Literature. I just read the new novel My Dreams Out in the Street, from my favorite poet/writer Kim Addonizio. It was gripping, emotional, and the most effectively written piece of fiction I've read in a long time. I've followed Addonizio's work for several years now, and personally she has been the biggest influence on me as a writer. I'm very excited and inspired to see that she has created something so spectacular. Books like this remind me why I spent 6 years in school studying Creative Writing.


~william

Nothing much going on. Just updating to update.

To further explain my last entry... Tegan & Sara gave a small free show at World Cafe Life last friday. Afterwards they held a meet 'n greet, which is where i explained how sad i was at not having my camera to take a picture with them. So they gave me a group hug instead. Which is SOOO much better than a picture. I love those two girls. Well here is a picture of the set list I took from the stage and had them sign afterward:




Anyways.. I pretty much stopped writing after i finished grad school, which was almost 3 years ago. A stupid move being that i went to school to become a writer and had deicated my life to the art form. And now realizing that i need to get back to writing or watch all that time and money go to waste, i've started what i plan to be a novel. Downside of that... I haven't written in years and i'm basicly all rusty. I mean i'm struggling to write even 1 page. It's fucking frustrating

Well there have been some good cds released in the last 2-3 months. Here's what i've been listening to:
Tegan & Sara - The Con
Smashing Pumpkins - Zietgeist
Yeah Yeah Yeah - Is Is [ep]
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Comon - Finding Forever
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Marilyn Manson - Eat Me, Drink Me
Rasputina - Oh Perilous World
Pharoahe Monch - Desire

And lastly. I had a friend (really just a friend). But now i don't. I miss her. But i keep telling myself it's for the best. It makes me sad.

byes now..
~Will

So, sometimes i feel like there are so little highlights in my life. However today was not one of those days. Why you ask. Because...

I FUCKING MET TEGAN & SARA!!!!!!


Yup, one of my all-time favorite bands and I met them. And hugged them! It was a group hug; an arm around each of them. I can't explain how much of a high I'm on from it.

For those who don't know who Tegan & Sara are, check their MySpace.

Today Hulkamania ran wild at my job!!!



Yup, Hulk Hogan was at QVC to sell his new ultimate grill on air. These pics are from the Q Lounge, which is basicly a q&a session they do for employees. They set up a wrestling ring, and the Hulkster even brought "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart with him. It was like I was 12 years old all over again.



See, every once in a while QVC is a cool place to work.


And in other news...
I officially now don't eat any fast food. Why, you ask. Well previously the only fast food I would eat was Wendy's. But now they have retired my favorite burger of theirs, the big bacon classic, and replaced with this, The Baconator:



It has six strips of hickory smoked bacon piled high atop two 1/4 lb. patties of fresh beef, complete with two slices of american cheese, mayo and ketchup. But I tell ya, I can't do it. I tried, and I can't do it. This is way too much for a boy of my stature. Now I refuse to eat Wendy's until they remove this monstrosity from their menu...


~william

East Coast Camping. I'm sure plenty will be written about it all over the place, so i won't. I'll just say i had a wonderful time.

It was great to see old friends and make new ones. Love goes out to all of you. And extra special lovin goes to the usual suspects (pinch, Gadget, Aragorn97) and to the new suspects (artiekgb, Oubliette).

So far my summer has been pretty unexciting and dull. Pretty much the m.o. for my life these days. Hopefully after this week, i'll have at least one highlight.