Fifty Years of the Florida Pirates

Given that I am in the process of writing a book on the Pirates of the Caribbean and it is the fiftieth anniversary of the Walt Disney World version of the attraction, I included brief excerpts of the book's coverage of the opening weekend of the Pirates and the resultant experience.

NOTE: This is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily reflect the final product. I hope you all enjoy this!

The New Direction of This Site

I have been thinking a lot about my direction or purpose in life as of late. I always knew it was to be somewhat of an eccentric educator of sorts, whether it is about my special interests or just life experience. I also knew it was that of a multimedia artist, which stretches things out further. I have been swamped by new obligations and responsibilities, yet I know I mustn't give up my dreams or talents. I would be devastated if I knowingly let my potential go to waste, so that at least partially motivates me. Now I am just trying to be smarter and more efficient about everything I do. Surely, more decisive is the coolest way of putting it as it almost gives one the impression of being at the helm of a fearsome fleet.

That said, I am not giving up on my hyper fixations or any of my current projects, but I am reconsidering how I share them or go about all of this. For five years, I have used this site to document an assortment of observations, thoughts, and analyses. In addition to this site, I plan to return to YouTube, but instead of self-help-type videos or basic reviews from the driver seat of my car, I plan to do something more professional and varied yet hyper-focused. My output on here is notoriously sparse, particularly within the past few years, but I do have a lot of articles to finish as well as a variety of projects to complete, ranging from music to videos as well as art/designs and a couple of book projects in the pipeline. It is an arduous process to focus a lot of time, energy, and finite resources towards a diverse range of projects, but hopefully it will be all worth it. I will continue periodically posting. The new-ish plan is to do at least a weekly review or something of that nature. Nothing too cumbersome at this time, but something to supplement the articles. I figure I can do some things on here and on YouTube with the possibility of an outlet for exclusive content. But I am getting ahead of myself...again.

-JL