I'm Andrew Formale. I'm a musician, and recent college graduate of the Purchase College New Media program. I play guitar in hardcore bands Breathtaker and The Legacy Hour, and have a strong interest for technology, photography and video production. I'm really quiet and shy upon meeting me. Once you get to know me though, you won't shut me up. I plan on using this thing to write game reviews, overviews of shows I attend, random thoughts on life, and maybe post some photography here and there. Enjoy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
So I started work back up again today..in Poughkeepsie. They’re remodeling, so they needed extra help. They offered me travel pay to do it. Why the fuck not, yeah?
I met a fellow employee from Wappingers Falls. Cool dude, and has lived one hell of a life. During our break he tells me that he shouldn’t be eating pizza. (We were all at a Pizzeria for our lunch hour). I’m like why the hell not? He tells me “because I’m not allowed to. Anything greasy is terrible for me”.
I’m like okay, it’s pizza, not a triple cheeseburger from Wendy’s. But then he tells me “No, I’m really not supposed to eat this, it’s not good for my condition. I shouldn’t be alive right now.”
I won’t get too into the story, but basically, this dude had just gotten out of the hospital a week or so prior to today. He has dealt with a lot of health problems through his life. He had literally died 3 times during his last hospital visit. 3 times. This guy is miraculously living.
During work we were dealing with so much bullshit. We were all stressed and pissed off…except for him. I asked him “Why are you so chilled out man?” He says “I don’t let stress take over. It’s not good for me. I try to live my life stress free.”
Basically, what I’m saying here:
LIVE YOUR LIFE.
…because it can be taken away at any moment. Live it up, don’t live in the past, and enjoy what you have. There are tons of people out there who were not/will not be as lucky as this dude I met today.
