Growth: If it's abnormal, see a doctor!

As my Southern folks would say, "Hey, Yall!!" Meet my cousin/ wife....." Just kidding, just a joke!!! I love all my Southerners as much as I do my Northern brethren. Any way, this is just a quick blog to tell you about some changes that I am making to the Sights Unseen blog. First off, the blog is expanding!! Whoo-Hoo!!! I will be going from one blog every week (or one every decade it seemed for a while) to three blogs a week!! The reason for this is that I will be expanding the topics that I will be dealing. One blog will be the regular foolery that I have be doing. Another blog will be a fit blog in which I will discussing weight loss and putting myself through the rigors of a lifestyle change. Ugh!! I wanted to do something so that people who may be overweight have someone to relate to and, if they're feeling uninspired, have someone's misery to laugh at! Seriously, it is a way to stay motivated as I put on a few lbs after losing a bunch a few years back. Finally, the last blog will be a current events blog. I occasionally do a blog called "My Two Cents," in which I talk about something going on and my take on it. Welp, I will be doing that once a week also. So, as you can see, I have my work cut out for me. We'll see what happens. Oh yeah! Once a month, depending on the feedback that I get, I will be doing a Question and Answer blog. Whatever questions you ask me, whether political, life related, or why that spider wont leave your basement, I will be answering to the best of my abilities. Inbox me you questions through email, Facebook, or Twitter, and we'll see how it goes. So that is it. I am going all in with the blog and we'll see where it goes. Thanks for your support. https://www.facebook.com/john.w.coston www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston email:jcoston1229@yahoo.com

Friday Night Ramblings: The Pity Party

I should be mega excited right now. I am on the verge of graduating. I have a great girlfriend. My job is going great and my family loves me to death (hehehe)!! I should be jumping for joy like Trump at a Hair Club for Men Convention. But I'm not. In fact, this week I went through a self-inflicted emotional roller coaster. I started wondering if I made the right decision going back to school as I looked at my bank account and laughed and cried at the same time. I started getting frustrated at amount of debt that I accumulated as well as the fierce competition in the job market. Then I started thinking of all of the fun I was missing back home in NY, all the women I was missing, friends, etc!!! ANDDDD THHHEEEENNNNN, I started thinking about my last time playing football and how much I missed that. How much I missed playing basketball and friends and weed and liquor and.... It finally hit me. Like smack dab in the face. I am finally growing up and starting to become a real adult. I am just going through emotions I should have dealt with years ago. Now I will always maintain my childlike curiosity and boyish good looks and charm and wit and insert 1,000,000,000 other self-christened comments (Yay). But I just realize that I can not be selfish anymore. I must be more aware of others, not only those close to me, but also those who are watching my moves that I am not even aware of. I had to eliminate a lot of negative energy to get to this point. But I, like others in my position, can not let fear of the unknown be a deterrent. I have put all of those negative thoughts in reverse. Instead of wondering if I made the right decision, I can say that I know it was right to go to school, not only for my own self improvement, but to gain insight as to why you need to tackle school with a complete game plan. I'll talk about that in upcoming blogs. My bank account and debt are turning into income sooner than later as I turn myself from John Coston, handsome student and warehouse worker supreme :) into John Coston, Inc. This blog is part of that transformation and more is coming in the next few months. Everything that has happened in the past is just that. The past. I am looking forward to creating new memories for the future. Yep, every now and then, a little doubt will creep in and it can turn into a pity party. As long as you know when to end the party, you 'll be alright!!! www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston www.facebook.com/john.w.coston

Back At It!!!

Hey!!! It's been a while but I am back for a few reasons. One, I have been feeling like something is missing in life for me. I thought it was Tim Tebow at QB for an NFL team but that wasn't the case. I realized that this blog helped me get through some rough times and, as I am in the midst of a new chapter of life, I need an outlet to not only help maintain my sanity, but also help someone else out there who may need a laugh or some words of encouragement. In future blogs, I'll discuss my current situation as now I have a girlfriend and a son (actually a dog who acts just like a child but its okay.) I mainly wanted to speak about some words that I heard the other day. As many in the Metropolitan area know, the big homie CC Sabathia checked himself into rehab for alcoholism. As many of you know through my blogs, I have had my issues with alcohol (still do) so I commend anyone who admits they have a problem and wants to try and fix it. But then I listened to the ex football player Cris Carter discuss his issues with alcohol, which I didn't even know he had, and the raw emotion that he spoke with really resonated with me. You could hear him getting emotional as he talked about some of the things he has had to go through to get and stay sober. The words really spoke to me and made me think that I needed to get back on track myself. I know that I had been in a comfort zone and, while not drinking like I used to, I saw myself slipping into bad habits. I could just be jumping to an extreme. But I see that even a few beers, while not major at the time, is a set up or a big time relapse. I don't ever want to even be in that situation. So I'm back here, rambling on my soapbox and talking about the life I have had and want to have going forward. This blog served as a way to keep me sober and so, even if it is for selfish reasons, I am bringing it back so that it helps me and others who may need it. I know I am all over the place here but I needed to get this off my chest a little bit. Ill be more focused next time. Don't worry, though. The foolery will return very soon. Connect at: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston Here's the link to ESPN.com to hear some of what Cris Carter had to say http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13820830