When was the last time you felt really, truly lonely?

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Cut Off.”

Growing up I was never the popular kid in class. It was actually the other way around. I was the nerdy kid who was used as a punching bag by all of the other kids in my class. I felt pretty lonely throughout my high school years too and sure I had a few friends here and there, but I could never really be myself around them. I was cautious with what I said and done when we hung out and as a result I often came home feeling lonely and depressed.

You could say that I’m still feeling pretty lonely at this point in time, not physically but mentally. I have plenty of relatives who call me when my name pops into their heads and an awesome younger brother who is my best friend for life. I keep up with my old friends from high school on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter but it’s just not the same as talking to them in person.

Right now I’m focusing on becoming a better writer. I love to write and it’s the one thing which I truly love doing. I believe in myself but I have a feeling like everyone else does not. My parents were supportive up to a point but as time went on their perspective began to change and they started to feel like I could do a lot more in life than be a writer/video game/tech journalist. They’re shoving different ideas onto my doorstep with the hope that I’m going to change. But I don’t want to change I want to be the quirky, nerdy writer who writes the latest video game news or about technology or even my own novel one day.

This is the first time which I truly felt lonely and it’s not a great feeling. I know that my passion for writing will get me through this and hopefully my parents will finally see how much writing means to me.

Daily prompt: A Plot of Earth

“You’re given a plot of land and have the financial resources to do what you please. What’s the plan?”

The plot of land would have to be somewhere scenic. As a writer peace and solitude is something which I strongly desire and having a home away from those chaotic city sounds would be superb. I do not consider myself a recluse, but living and working in a city can be exhausting at times. A few trees nearby wouldn’t be such a bad thing especially when waking up in the morning and taking in a nice breath of fresh air. It would just make you feel alive.

On that plot of land I would definitely build a home. Something interesting to look at, something which would scream out “I am a creative individual and I make my dreams become a reality.” I’m not sure what it would exactly look like but it would definitely arouse the curiosity of guests staying over at the house.

The interior of the home would be clean, simple and spacious. I don’t like to have much clutter around the house so I try to stick to the bare essentials such as a TV, phone, couch, bed, cooker, bathroom etc. There would be a lot windows to let in light. I rely on light to give me the energy I need to keep me going throughout the day. I do not like the feeling of being boxed in and having a lot of windows would eliminate that. An office with windows instead of walls. Inside that office there would be one white desk, an iMac, a comfy chair and an Ikea/Pixar lamp to provide some light when working late on a novel of some sort.

I guess that’s what I would do with my plot of land. I don’t care much for possessions. I try to focus on the bigger picture and that is me growing as a writer. I enjoy the little things in life because if you don’t how are you supposed to enjoy the big things when they do come around. Over these last couple of months I’ve grown tired of trying to keep up with what the latest 24 hour trends are and it’s been a positive change in my life so far. You should try it.

Daily Prompt: Proud

“When was the last time someone told you they were proud of you?”

The word pride is used quite frequently in my household. My parents and close relatives tell me that they’re proud of me all the time. But do they really mean it? The last time my parents told me that they were proud was when I told them I made it through a full root canal without letting out one single tear (Root canals are painful). You see there you have it, that was the last time someone told me they were proud of me. But in today’s post instead of going through the whole root canal procedure in order to really signify and find the reason why my parents were proud of me, I’m going to let you guys know about the time when someone did truly mean it and I felt it.

It was the summer back in 2013. I was just beginning my journey as a writer and I was focused on becoming the best video game journalist there is. I still am. The Electronic Entertainment Expo otherwise known as E3 was wrapping up and I wrote an article for my blog over at Blogger about “who had the best presentation” or something like that.

Up to that point I had been writing about video games every single day and I was putting in my blood, sweat and tears into the work which was being produced. I logged in every day with the hope that my stats would go right through the roof as a result of the previous article which was written the night before or that there might be a comment which may need to be addressed by the writer himself, me. But unfortunately stats remained the same and no comments had been submitted. I was distraught by the fact and I decided to log in a few hours later to write more articles for the site.

When I had logged in the bell located at the top right hand corner of the site had a little red 1 next to it and I immediately jumped with excitement. “My first comment.” I thought to myself and during that little period between being redirected from the home page to the comment page a hundred possible questions began to run through my mind. When the page finally loaded up and I glanced down at the comment I smiled slightly and logged out. It was the greatest feeling in the world and for the first time in my life the word “Proud” truly meant something to me.

Thanks for checking out my “Daily Prompt” and have a good day.

P.S. Thanks Dad for encouraging me to stay on the path as a writer. I had my doubts but “Words run through my veins” and it’s something which I can’t get rid of.

Working is not easy…

What is up people?

Over these past couple of days I got to experience what it would be like to work as a photographer/ film editor and let me tell you this it’s not easy. I have been asked to do a few shots for a new product that’s coming out into the sports market and at first it seemed like an amazing opportunity and it still is, but after a few hours I began to unfold the truth about the whole process of coming up with a small advertisement/film.

I started out with no plan in mind. I tried to capture whatever I got here and there and I felt like I was making some real progress but once I got the time to import the shots from my camera to my computer I barely had anything to work with. First of all the lighting was off which gave the impression that the whole video had been staged and it looked pretty depressing, so that was the first thing that I had to keep in mind for the future. The second thing was I was cutting parts of the product in most of the shots which made the video seem unprofessional and pretty weak in terms of quality. I spent hours working on something that seemed terrible in the end and at that point the opportunity didn’t seem so great after all. So what did I do to overcome those obstacles you might be thinking to yourself?

I started the whole project from the beginning but I avoided making the same mistakes which I had made before. I played around with my camera’s settings and I was finally seeing those quality shots which I was looking for in the first place. The video turned out great in the end and I was pleased with the overall result. What I’m trying to tell you people is don’t give up if something doesn’t go the way you planned it. Get back up, rethink your strategy and get back in there. I felt pretty annoyed at the whole thing at the start but after a few nights of planning and looking at this opportunity from a whole different perspective I was back on the right path and doing what I love. 

Thanks for checking this out people and follow me on twitter for regular updates and news about the site. See you all soon.

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This chapter is about to come to an end…

What is up people?

First of all I would like to say that a lot has happened during these past couple of weeks. Thanks to the convenient WordPress reminder I decided I’m going to let you guys know what’s going on in my life at the moment and some of the major upcoming events.

Okay lets begin with yesterday. For some of you out there who may be following me on twitter you may already know that yesterday I had a pretty important exam, which was worth 40% of my overall grade in the subject which I am currently studying. It went extremely well and you should have seen me before the exam. I looked like a mess. Two hours after the exam I was still in shock but I’m glad that it’s out of the way which means I have more time to spend on writing and doing the things which I love…sort of. The journey isn’t over yet. I still have one more month left in high school, twenty-one days approximately and I can’t wait to get it out of the way. After spending about fifteen years of my life on education I’m ready to move on and start doing the things which I want such as writing,travelling and taking photographs of intriguing places around the world. Most importantly sharing my experiences with you.

That’s another thing which I wanted to mention. I recently got into photography and I’m liking every aspect of it. I also purchased a new camera which I’ll do a whole separate review on…okay back to the story.

Since I have one more month (21 days approx) left of school I’m really going to have to study hard and put a lot of my energy and focus towards my leaving cert which is basically a final exam. I want to get into a good college and that requires a lot of hard work. So if you don’t see a lot of content on my page don’t worry I’m not gone forever. I’m only going to be gone for this month and a little bit of May also. The good news is that once summer hits expect an unbelievable amount of content every single day. Games,Technology etc…

I also got into classic literature and I’m finding it quite hard finding out what authors would suit me. I like very vivid and descriptive writing but not over the top like someone describing a tree for five pages which eventually makes you forget what was going on in the first place. I don’t mind violent or morbid types of writing as long as its well written. So if any of you have any suggestions leave a comment down below or tweet me on twitter with any ideas.

As always thanks for checking this out and follow me on twitter @WordLoops for regular updates and random tweets from me. For business purposes contact me at wordloopsbusiness@gmail.com. Have a great day people. Live your life and enjoy every second of it.

See you all soon.

Samsung Galaxy S5: Promising Gifts announced…

What is up people?

As we all know the Samsung Galaxy S5 is almost here. The month of April is nearly upon us and it’s going to be an amazing one, due to the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S5 is going to be released with over $600 worth of gifts. Yes people you have read that correctly. I don’t know people, maybe the month of April is a time for giving when it comes to Samsung? But nevertheless you will receive some pretty cool items when you purchase the brand new Samsung Galaxy S5. Samsung has already given the people a little bit of info in relation to these pretty cool gifts, but who knows there may be more. Let me give you people the list below on what these gifts are possibly going to be:

1. Cut the rope 2-with $10 of in game credit.
2. Bloomberg Businessweek+ – free 12 month subscription.
3. Lark-1 year of premium service.
4. Skimble-6 months of premium service-for absolutely nothing.
5. Run Keeper- 1 year of free service.
6. MapMyFitness- 6 months of premium service for free.
7. The Wall Street Journal- free 6 month subscription.
8. Box-Which is 50GB of free storage for 6 months.
9. Blurp- $5 coupon.
10. Evernote- 3-12 months of free service (depending on the country in which you reside in)
11. PayPal- $50 voucher to use with Paypal merchants.
12. LinkedIn- 3 months of free premium access.
13. BitCasa- 1TB of free storage for 3 months.
14. Dropbox- 50GB of free storage for 2 years.
15. EasilyDo Pro- 6 months of free service.
16. Flick Dat- Free download of any $2 paid app.

So as you can see people Samsung is offering some pretty awesome freebies when it comes to their next generation Samsung Galaxy S5. If you’re still hesitant whether you should change from your current phone or whether you should upgrade from your S4 to the S5 check out my previous article on the Samsung Galaxy S5. There are plenty of ways to use up that free storage, whether you like listening to music or watching movies. Free storage is always a good thing. This year I am most definitely switching to the Samsung Galaxy S5 when it will be officially released some time in April, but as we can see it seems to be getting better and better everyday.

Thanks for checking this out people and you can follow me on Twitter @WordLoops for regular updates and news about the site and for business purposes contact me at wordloopsbusiness@gmail.com

Have a great day and I will See You All Soon.

A typical Saturday for WordLoops….”The Outsider”

What is up people?

Ever since I was born I always considered myself as an outsider. No matter where I went or what I did, I was always different. When I first started school I was different from day one. When twenty-nine pupils saw x ways of doing one thing I was the only one who saw the Y way of doing that particular thing. I have always felt trapped and to this day I continue to run into people who don’t understand me and think that they have me all figured out. Man are they wrong.

Nowadays people are avaricious, materialistic and work from nine to five in a boring office until they’re sixty years of age. When they finally reach retirement they probably look back and ask themselves the question. “Where did my life go?” Trust me, I will never be one of of those people. I will continue to make the most out of everyday and simply do what I love, and if I can do those two things I will be the happiest man alive.

From a very young age I have had to overcome various obstacles in my life and I have finally decided that I’m not going to let something like a class exam or a person who has no ambition or dreams in life bring me down. I will be the best me that I can be and hopefully one day I will find a group of people who see me as a bright/creative person, who is not going to fall into a boring monotonous routine like ninety-five percent of the world do.

For those of you out there who are also surrounded by (as I like to call them robots) just remember be true to yourself and continue to do what you love. Don’t fall into the norms of society just yet. Someone out there will notice your individuality and who knows maybe that someone might be just me. Remember its never too late to change. Be brave, take that first step and be the best you that you can be.

So as you probably may know by now my Saturday does not consist of me sleeping in all day, scratching my head and thinking if there’s milk still left in the fridge. It consists of me doing everything that I love and being grateful for every second of my life. 

Thanks for checking this out people and if you want to follow me on Twitter you can @WordLoops. Thanks for being so supportive and See you all soon !!!

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