The Northern Inventor

is slowly being restored. I'm spending more and more time actually learning about things that interest me. Slowly I'm discovering a whole world of people and a way of life that does exist, which I previously had though had not. The free-spirit of the traveler is far from dead, and thankfully, still prospers far more than I had ever even begun to imagine. 

There is a resource for everything I really need.
I've found map-making and Hostels.
I've found a society of fellow travelers and adventure seekers.
I've learned of the true aspects of public transportation in the US, and surprisingly it's much stronger than I had thought.
The era of hitchhiking and ridesharing is, evidently, far from over. Thank goodness, cuz I'm definitely way too poor for conventional travel.

armed with nothing more than a guitar and some hopes of learning as much as i can from this life, I may set out quite soon. Again, maybe not just because I have to think about what I really need to do versus what I really want to do. And I wonder...

"You can never be what never was
And to get by you
Know you must become a part in a machine
When minds outgrow a stationary scene
They get discarded
With the others never meant to be
With the worst yet to be seen
Cause we still eat this fruit
From the tree that's in the middle of the garden
And we make a bargain
Have you forgotten?
You're still dying in their world
Just to be seen not to be heard
It happens so often
There's no way left to break out from this hold
Of who will be bought and who will be sold
Don't have to look to see it everyday
It is designed for you to
Think that there's no other way
If you got the look they'll sell you're sound
There will be dollars all around
But when decisions come
You'll find that you still have no say
It doesn't bother most that
That's the game
We've all been blinded by the opportunity to play
If you say what you want and you do what you say
Than it's likely
That you've found yourself a better way
Have you forgotten?
You're still dying in their world
Just to be seen not to be heard
It happens so often
There's no way left to break out from this hold
Of who will be bought and who will be sold
We're still waiting in lines
And we're still signing with our blood
Its all that was mentioned
Its all been no good
Well it's the right that we haven't
Forgotten the plan
It's our LOVE that we're doubting
Have you forgotten?
You're still dying in their world
Just to be seen not to be heard
It happens so often
There's no way left to break out from this hold
Of who will be bought and who will be sold"

"she lays awake at night
this ain't the way she wants it
it hurts so bad she cries herself to sleep
she can't have the body of a model
she wants it because she reads it in the magazines
analog boy in a digital world
don't be so digital
analog boy in a digital world
turn off your radio
we're so helpless to our technology
(world keeps spinning)
i don't want to be controlled by machines
(i'll still be waiting)
analog boy in a digital world
turn off your radio
don't be so digital
our parents wonder why kids are growing up so fast
conform, believe anything on tv
find your identity soon
and let the channel change you
 couldn't believe my eyes when i woke up this morning
i looked at the sidewalk and there was a million people dressed the same
who answered their cell phones at the same time
and all popped a pill for the same disorder
can't be fat, no we can't have that
we're so far gone
don't you see that we're so far gone
well i'm giving up
gonna do it right this time"


I will never abandon the rights of a free-thinking human being ever again. I've once taken it for granted, but the beauty found in the freedom of life is something I need to survive. I don't need financial security, I'm a resourceful human being. I don't need a brand new car, OIL INDUSTRIES control gas prices, and my body can get me anywhere as well as Public Transportation. I don't need to worry about much, the world still spinds, but I need to be actively involved in more organizations that promote these ideas.
And I have only begun.


...as the Battle Begun.

I'm feeling manic. Ever-changing as a human is, I seem to bounce around my thoughts more than I can seem to keep up with at points. I can't organize my damn thoughts. But I do have music to relax with. 

"i can't remember when it was good
moments of happiness elude
maybe i just misunderstood

all of the love we left behind
watching the flash backs intertwine
memories i will never find

so i'll love whatever you become
and forget the reckless things we've done
i think our lives have just begun
i think our lives have just begun

and i feel my world crumbling
i feel my life crumbling
i feel my soul crumbling away
and falling away
falling away with you

staying awake to chase a dream
tasting the air you're breathing in
i know i won't forget a thing

promise to hold you close and pray
watching the fantasies decay
nothing will ever stay the same

all of the love we threw away
all of the hopes we cherished fade
making the same mistakes again
making the same mistakes again

i can feel my world crumbling
i can feel my life crumbling
i can feel my soul crumbling away
and falling away
falling away with you

all of the love we've left behind
watching the flash backs intertwine
memories i will never find
memories i will never find"

Just  Musing what we've become, while I find I'm
Falling Away With You

This is a site used for travelers looking to gain practical experience and travel/stay in housing in exchange for work. The work ranges from farming to nanny work, to boat building and ranges from 2-6 hours a day in return for a room and usually food. Other amenities come in varying range depending on the hospitality and work you perform. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who is looking at getting into traveling abroad or even in their own country. 

it's really neat and definitely a great way to make your travels more fruitful while being less expensive along the way. 
Also good to couple in with craigslist's ridesharing. 

I'm overly excited to get out of the Army and get out on the road to learn many things about the world. I want to breathe the cultures of everywhere... it's so over-whelming. 

Of course, we'll see what lies ahead for the life. I'm very excited.



Peace
D.

So, hopefully i get my chance to finally travel some more of the world. I'm trying to set up some plans to attack more of the US and then London, Ireland, Italy, and Australia. I don't know what's going to happen with anything just yet, but I'm looking forward to the experience for sure. Sling me a guitar and a bag full of clothes and see where the winds of luck bring me. 

I am so interested in the other cultures of the world. I want to see places where civil crimes are far less than the US. 
I want to see a land where culture extends thousands of years back and isn't just hotdogs, fat people, and baseball... even though i don't think the US coined baseball.

So i'll travel, get me some culture, meet some awesome people along the way and float free amongst a world of the unknown. 
Definitely sounds like a great concept for an album. And a great way to start putting together a photgraphy portfolio. 

I guess it all just depends on what happens next....

In a sense, I disagree with it. But in a true useful form, it is great for socializing. I tend to believe it will destroy lives in the real world... but that's only if you let it really. Over the years I've seen friendships, relationships, and even my own relations, fall apart from it. Maybe it's just that people think they can find security online and live whatever life they want. In all reality it's just proof of what you do. Landmarks that post your information streaming everywhere in the world. The game of life just got more intense.



But all that aside... where would we be today if we still used telephones and had to ride horse and buggy to transport information or experiments?

with every good there comes a bad.


d.


p.s. boredom and drudgery are evil

I'm still sitting here in the Army. Doing NOTHING. Today I'm going to the Chaplain with Tesse so I can get her some more food stuffs. Then we'll just sham around and avoid getting in trouble. They're keeping me here, without telling me anything, and its getting really old. I want to get back into the real world doing some schooling and some travelling. I can't stand this constant state of Limbo. Quite an annoyance. 
But anyways, I still have the wifey to cheer me up... and the guitars at the rec center. I finally finished two songs. It's been so long. I've just been writing complicated riffs and nonsensical music for the past six months because I've had no real time to hack away at it.
When I get back I'll finally get a chance to get back at the recording block and beat some music out of my head and onto the computer. Hopefully I can crack out enough tracks to start updating a music profile and spreading my word.


We'll see. For now, I've got to take care of the wifey. I love her so... but I've failed as of late to do what's right. 
If i'd have just stayed on track I'd be coming to a close on my schooling, have her living on base and probably have all my bills paid with an extra 2 grand in my pocket. But instead I may be going home soon, with my tail between my legs.

Well, I can't search for whats right for me forever. I need to get out there and start solidifying my life.



Peace.

D.

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<strong> <center> I've come back to the Army and found myself alone. Friends are still here for me and everything is at I thought it would be when I came back, but something is missing totally. Purpose. I'm in a state of limbo and nothing can be done to facilitate this process. It's about to be a long road ahead, but this time I will not lose focus on the end result. <z>The Army was and still may be the craziest experience yet. It was a situation of love hate. It taught me the value of this life, which I had drowned out in months and months of solid drug use. It taught me the value of choices made in this life. Almost everything I've ever done has been instinct and impulse. I've enjoyed it immensely, but it's wrought nothing and to no end caused me pain. With careful consideration I hope to find what art form I truly desire to pursue. Production? Tattoos? Music? Photography? We'll see. Anyways, I've learned to think more about the decisions I make in my life, because not all of them are simply tossed away and forgotten about. And for once I must stand by ones that matter to me.

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<b>Love is all I'm in for for now.</b>

It's all I need for the remaking of me.

(l*_*l) \m/
Tesse Melanson
has my heart.



Peace
d.