So I’ve decided….

to start using my blog again, especially now that I’ll have more free time as a “productive” cog in the corporate machine by day and a vigilant (insert adjective here) by night. I’m eighteen days away from the big move and I’m ready. It’s an interesting dichotomy that at this point in my life, by certain standards I would be considered a further progressed human being, but by my own I am not. I have this lingering feeling that I know less now than I possibly ever have before. Now mind you, this isn’t in the I’m so lost in my life sort of way, only that in the grand scheme of things, this world has so many wonders that are yet discovered by me. The thought that I now have a door opened to me to be able to explore more possibilities is exciting. In one way, I could consider my job and financial obligations as caging, however I see it as means to an end, whatever that end may be. Next on my topic list will be the differences between men and women which is something that I’m basing a lot of my comedy on lately, but this is one riddle that while I know I will never solve, I desperately feel the need to trudge toward some concrete answers to.

TJC

The Multi-tasking Man…

This is on my heart, so this is what I shall talk about.

You know, as a man, I’m pretty good at multi-tasking. Yes ladies, I am going to justify you here and say that more often times than not, my gender has a problem multi-tasking. Unfortunately, God did not bless us with the ability to work on multiple tasks at once, and I have quite prided myself on that for so long. But at the current moment, I am having trouble focusing on more things than my every day grind.

At the current moment, I am finding it hard to focus both on God and my responsibilites. Now I admit it, I am often times stupid and stubborn; and the answer to this is a simple one. Involve God in all that I do throughout the day. I’m attempting but often times fail. But I must say that involving God in my life more lately has been an amazing experience. Which leads me to my next point.

Ok, currently I am sitting in Strangebrew Coffee House right now and I’ve been writing this post for about an hour because I just wound up in an amazing conversation abou got with three people. I am so stoked right now because of that. God so led that conversation it’s not even funny. I was just sitting here writing this post and overhead their conversation, and I just had to interject. Part of that is because I knew one of the girls. I just had to talk to them and I was able to get out some views that I had and it was amazing. Part of the reason is because I just found out that Donald Miller and Derek Webb will be in Birmingham on Oct 17th, and I have to freakin’ go.

Also, the Southeastern Comedy Arts Festival was last weekend, and what an awesome experience it was. I got to perform, as well as work stage crew which was awesome. The entire weekend rocked. I have made some new awesome friends that I will carry with me for a long long time, hopefully forever. And maybe, just maybe.. I might have a whole new reason to move to Atlanta. Thanks to everyone that worked on SECAF and to everyone that came, you guys made me extremely happy, especially to be a Lab Rat. Even you Ole Miss… sorry about beating you lol. Just kidding guys, I love you.

But as a resolution, I will attempt to involve God in everything I do from now on, because without him I have nothing and am nothing. Alot of awesome conversations and times are ahead I presume. I love you all… and Hot Dog.

In love and Christ,
Thomas John Crane
Hail Sinfonia and Go State.
www.labratscomedy.com
www.secaa.org

Ta-DA!

I’m in rehearsal right now, because Southeastern Comedy Arts Festival is this weekend. I’m performing on Saturday night in the Cagematch….. you should come… yes you…. I see you, and you need to get off your butt and come to Starkville… or we are not friends. That is all.

What a day, what a day… or few days….

Wow, what the hell have the past few days been about? I think I came dangerously close to loosing my head. I definately changed for the better this summer while I was on my internship, which lead me into thinking that coming back to school was going to be super awesome and blah blah blah. On one hand I was right, on the other, I was horribly wrong. I have almost forgotten all of the lessons that I had taught over the past few years. I guess on one hand I can’t deny what I have become. I became this for a reason after all. I have to learn some day that I am not the person that I was years ago, and I have evolved and been molded into what I am now, and after all, I am fine with that. It’s amazing that I recently had a complete welling up of emotion, and just like that, it’s over. By the time I layed my head down on my pillow last night I had already reached the point that I had to ask myself, “What is all of this for? Why am I doing this?” I guess I just need to stick to the stride that I hit at the end of last year. If there is one thing that I have realized over the past few years is that “happiness” is relative, and I guess that we have to mold our own ideas of exactly what that is, and for that matter, I guess love is the same way. Maybe there is no absolute where love is concerned. Maybe love changes as people change, and maybe I have to redefine that word or “emotion” for myself. But I guess for all of my incescent bickering, only one phrase can sum up exactly what I feel… and that is….. “this is Calcutta, Bohemia is dead.”

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Guess what time it is kids…..

That’s right, it’s speed post time. Ok so I have nine minutes left at work, let’s see what random crap comes to my brain. Ok, so I’m in Meridian (my hometown) for the next two and a half weeks. It’s had it’s ups and downs thus far but for the most part good. One serious upside is that I’ve gotten to spend alot of time with my newphew Josh, coolest kid on earth. But then again, it’s kind of scary that I can’t call him a kid because he’s seventeen years old. Brb, Adam Moore beckons me… Ok I’m back, I had to help Adam decide where to park next school year. Yay for communter east… or something. Ok now I’m down to seven minutes here. I haven’t cut my hair in about month and a half and I’m getting this weird mullet thing, yeah I could cut it, but why? Let’s see what happens… will it be a mullet, or won’t it? dun Dun DUN!!!!!! At any rate, I’ve been emotionally expelling people from my life, and it’s fuckin’ awesome. Sometimes in life, people have tendency to drag you down, may it be by stupidity or just different prioritites. Now I’m cutting people simply for the priorities part. Everyone has to grow up sometime, and alot of my “old friends”, I just can’t identify with anymore. Aka, they are bunk, or at least that is my current mind set. Ok, four minutes now, let’s go. You know who is the jam though, Tony Bonetti. He and I got to know each other better while we worked together at Bost Extension at the beginning of the summer, it rocked. I think for both of us, we were the only reason to work there. The job wasn’t super spectaculer, but having Tony there was fun, plus he’s married and can identify with the whole “being in a serious relationship” thing. Three minutes. I’m sitting in the trailer office of the awesome Tower Automotive (7o\/\/3|2) plant here in Meridian. I generally like everyone I work with, which makes it super bearable, as well as the buttload of money that I’m making, and blowing mind you. Speaking of which I’m about to head to Aeropostale, with one minute to go. PEACE!!!!

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And introducing….

The Lab Rats. We had our first show as Lab Rats last Saturday night, even though it wasn’t an official show. We threw a show together for the Summer Scholars kids, and it went really well. I came into town on Saturday and only performed the all-play games, but it was a blast. Those kids seemed to really get a kick out of improv, which makes me feel awesome. Post show there was a small party over at the Lake House, which was ok, minus a small scuffle between two love birds….. (looks the other way). But it was all good. In other news, still at work in Meridian for Tower (70\/\/3|2). Life is alright, but I miss Grace. That is all. Thank you drive through.\

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Danger Will Robinson…

Warning to all your viewers out there. Never get a job. Stay in college and get wasted as much as you possibly can for as long as you possibly can. Thank you drive through.

Blog-O-Rama

Hi, my name is T.J. and I'm blog addict; as so many of us are. It's come to my attention that blogs are the opiate of the masses. Most of the people I know have blogs, in some shape or another. It's become such a mainstream part of our culture now. I often wonder why I'm so addicted to blogging, but then again I guess I know the answer deep down inside. So let's tell my blog story. I began on another site called Xanga five years ago ( ah yes the misguided trappings of youth), as a means of having an online journal. *Sidenote* Shouldn't online journal be an oximoron *End Sidenote* Well, for some odd reason or another I have been on Xanga in some way or another for the past five years, until I found WordPress through a friend, Kary (www.karyhead.com) I quit Xanga because it had become so represenative of youth, something I'm quickly passing out of, both out of necessity and choice. So I guess I made the decision to create an "adult blog." This one shall be represenative of a new direction in my life, and with that comes more adult oriented themes and ranting lol. So yeah, that's what I do because I seem to be quite opinionated. But yeah, at least I'm always entertaining. 

Wow… did that just really happen?

"You need to check your self esteem." - Anonymous

Well then there buddy, have you looked in the mirror lately?

Oh that's right, you have, because I just heard you bitching about it the other day.

I love testing people to gauge reactions, it's kind of like a treasure hunt, you never know what you might find.

But then again, I shouldn't have done that or gotten that mad. I'm sorry for that…. or something.