Origin story

This story starts when I was 8

I saw a movie, it was great

A robot searching for humanity

A lonely robot, that was me

A short life seeking near perfection

Thrown by this little interjection

Determined to determine my own fate

I decided for the first time when I was 8

No one will tell me what I will be 

Discover my humanity through technology 

200 years, whatever it takes

Humanoid robots I will make

I came across a small distractions 

I’m bald at 11 from a chemical reaction 

A scientist in deed and in heart

I took my science, I made my art

In time I later Discovered Eden 

I kept it up for practical reasons

A small distraction to a new career

But there are no robots here

20 years later with mom’s death in sight

I summoned my courage and all my might

To do what I did as a child

Quit my rules of perfection, into the wild

I decided for the first time when I was 8 

I saw a movie, it was great 

Discover humanity through technology

I decide everyday who I will be

I'm going to write down words until they start making sense.

I think that having a personal blog has given me the courage to find the freedom in saying to strangers and friends, "Sometimes, I'm not okay." I think that most people are familiar with the concept of Facebook being a "highlight reel" and this is not a statement of that being right or wrong. It's just related commentary on my own experience that having an outlet to humanize yourself by admitting that you are weak, unsure and sometimes broken is amazingly liberating.