Have a Tucker Max Kinda Day

Since moving to Arizona, life has been quiet.

Don't know a lot of people, so we don't go out a lot. We have been to parks, taken the dogs for long walks, eaten some great food and for the most part, enjoyed ourselves. Especially this past Thursday.

Tucker Max was in Tempe to sign copies of his new book, Assholes Finish First. I had to be there. It's not everyday you meet a person who claims to have "slept with more women than is safe or reasonable." Besides the fact that he is a raging asshole (obviously he likes to be called that) who pisses off a lot of people, he is a fantastic writer.

He pieces together stories brilliantly and knows how to word each sentence to get the full picture, even though sometimes I don't think you want the Full Monty.)

Well, I got to meet him and here are the pictures.

Before the book signing, he got everyone together to do a little Q&A. A lot of dumb college students asked him questions like where he was going to party tonight and blah, blah, blah. I asked him "You are an accomplished writer of two books and made a movie, where do you go from here?" He replied that the residuals from the two books and movie will keep him living just fine for the next 15-20 years. Makes sense. I do really wonder how much money he does make.

http://www.tuckermax.com/

Creating a New Avenue For Myself

Working in a bank is mundane for the most part. From time to time, exciting events might take place, but for the most part, the monogamy drags. SSDD is the best way to describe it.

Yes, I do get to meet new people everyday, help out ones I already know, but mainly, I feel my brain slowly turning to mush. I swear I am having dreams about DDA's (where are my bankers, you know what that means...if you don't, look it up.)

The money is good, the bonuses are better and the benefits (I mean health insurance, not the ability to look cool by saying I work for a bank) are aspects that seem harder to walk away from each day I dig deeper into the sands of the financial industry.

But I digress.

Here goes...I am getting back into journalism. No other way around it. My desire, taste and want is there. Since options are limited at this point, I am going to start blogging on a regular basis. I am going to start writing for associatedcontent.com. I am going to take this to the next level because, I am not going to get stuck working in a bank for the rest of my life. I have too much talent and energy to get micromanaged on a daily basis.

There are also some other ideas I currently have floating out there as well. I don't want to divulge anymore information until I finish the book I am reading. From there, I might be making strides toward a similar avenue, expect with me in the drivers seat.

MM