I might not be someone’s cup of tea, but I’m someone’s shot of whiskey. 

Social Security

I applied for Social Security benefits because my knee is damaged and my back is increasingly bothering me and they asked me how much money I made per month. In the back of my mind I knew that the number couldn’t be high. I make about a 1000 dollars a month but I told them I made 2400. I lied. I don’t know why, but after thinking about it I lied because I wanted to appear more successful than I really am even though this killed my chances of getting benefits. I was rejected because I had to have made less than 1400 dollars. My insecurity killed me. Truthfully, I am qualified for benefits but I fucked it up.  

The North

My1st week in Pittsburgh/Wellsburg, WV. Waking up every work day at 6am. At the restaurant at 7am. Spend the whole day making fire and photographing/filming food at the restaurant. They’d prepare the food and put it into my portable studio, which is on a table in the middle of the kitchen, I’d take a few pics then they’d bag it and hand it over to the customer. Smooth, efficient operation. 

Sell Out

I sold my Canon lens for 550 dollars. I was willing to go down in price but the buyer didn’t haggle so I sold it for what I listed it as. After making the deal I kinda felt bad, like part of me just wants to give things away and not sell them. This attitude may be responsible for why I’m not successful, monetarily, in life. Now I’m selling my Sony A6600 for 600 hundred because I replaced it with the Sony AR7 iii, a camera I should have bought a year ago.  I met the buyer at a Bar. He bought me a drink and we talked shop.

Conclusion: 

Everything has a value. Find the people who value it.