Welcome to my blog. Let's get down to it. Why do you have a blog Matt? Let me tell you why: If you were to run in to me on the street, chances are I would say a few things that make you chuckle then happily be on my way. This is my outlet to let all my serious inside feely things out into the open, maybe let go of some resentments and say things to make people think! In addition to that, it will also help me to grow as a writer and maybe give people who know me a different view of who I am or give anyone who reads it insight into what the daily life of someone who used to be a drug addict, wild-child incorporates.
Many people view ex-drug addicts as subhuman monsters, society demonizes drugs therefore peoplesee the homeless and less fortunate and snub them off saying they deserve that situation or they did it to themselves. While that is not necessarily false, it took them some time to get to that point and somewhere in their life they were a person with a family and quite possibly children. Think about it... Let it sink in... Maybe hearing what daily trials and tribulations, which for the most part probably won't be drug related at all, but instead will be me piecing my life together after several years of doing pretty much whatever felt the best.
Like I was saying before, though, this blog will aim to educate anyone who reads it while simultaneously allowing me to vent, and hopefully entertaining you, the reader.
"But Matt, you're such a funny guy, is there going to be anything in here to make me laugh?"
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Yes Reader, while I am going to try to keep this blog rooted in my deep thoughts and observations, that is not to say that there will not be anything humorous on here, but don't expect it to be like reading a joke book, instead think of it as similar to any sort of celebrity memoir you have read. They tend to make you smile and laugh quietly at some points, but all the while the subject matter is usually pretty heavy.
With all that being said, I sincerely hope you enjoy reading this and set aside 5 minutes every week or so if you're interested to read whatever new post I may have written. That is how often I plan to write a new post, just so I don't get burned out, but also keep plenty of new material for anyone to read. For this first week or so I may post a little more frequently just because I've been planning this for about a week now and I have a few stories I want to post.
Last note: This blog may be difficult for some people to read, either because of the subject matter or because of the format. Seeing as this is a blog, it is more or less something written off the top of my head. This PARTICULAR post I kind of outlined in my head, so it should be more or less fully formed ideas, but there may be a few points even in here that you notice I just stop talking about an idea and don't segue smoothly into the next one. Pay no mind to things like that. I also am a grammar and spelling Nazi so if you see a misspelling or grammar error feel free to correct me so I either learn to correct my run-on sentences, or whatever the problem may be. Once again thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you learn just something from every post, I also may search random facts and put them at the end so I know everyone gained SOMETHING from reading.
Random fact #1: The album Toxicity by System Of A Down holds a triple platinum status which means it has sold over THREE MILLION copies!
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