On the Journey to the Next Destination

Or Just Simply Lost

Jul 09, 2025

Sometimes when I’m stranded on the side of the road, I start to think & wonder about the beauty of the world around me; lost in its gaze I start to think if I’m really stranded or just on the journey to the next destination. Only time will tell what the future holds, but we have to ensure the outcome is in our favor, by conducting ourselves in a positive manner & light.

I wrote a fair collection of random writings that I thought of while out & about. I wanted to write it all down to ensure I didn’t lose the thought process or sentences. I find myself thinking heavily while on walks around the neighborhoods. I think I’m Socrates or something, deep in thought. Like many of you, I have thoughts & opinions on the world around us. I just try to write them down to eventually monetize them instead of talking someone’s ear off. I’ve found myself too many times on the receiving end of a meaningful message caught up in a whirlwind of thoughts & ideas. A heavy borage of words & sentences by someone too eager to consolidate everything into a concise & digestible format. No shade to those people, I’m under the impression that some people need to threw things at a metaphorical board to see what sticks.

It’s like someone is making a web of ideas & you can easily find yourself tangled in a mess if you’re not careful. I’m a good listener, or at least that’s what I’ve been told. People feel free to express themselves to me when I’m simply just there. For example, I went to a wedding a few months back where I didn’t know anyone that wasn’t in the bridal party, & I was sitting in the crowd by myself. I had my sketchbook & was content with simple sketches & ideas to keep my mind from drifting too far off course.

This group of people behind me thought it was interesting how I brought my sketchbook & was unfazed by the sun beating down on us in the audience. They told me they were impressed & then begun to tell me how they’ve always loved weddings. Followed by their enjoyment in seeing people who are in love showcase it to the world. They must of went on for 10 minutes before I could get in a word.

Or standing in line, people will strike a conversation with me out of the blue. I don’t reject them or act strangely. Some people like to talk & they will chat to anyone willing to lend them their ears for a moment. I think it’s because I’m always smiling in public. I’m not over joyous or extremely excited, I’m honestly just been hitting the joint too hard & I’m a little buzzed & dazed. I find the world refreshing & exciting. There’s too much beauty in the world not to smile & be happy.

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I remember coming home from work this day & my girlfriend was asking me what I wanted to do. I told her I wanted to check out the local benching area that always has amazing freight trains rolling by. We packed up the dogs & got our stuff ready to head out. When we parked the car, there wasn’t any sign of a train coming or going so we decided to walk the dogs a bit. We crossed the bridge & took the pictures of the trees & water looking refreshing & powerful. There was graffiti below the bridge, but I couldn’t convince my girlfriend to walk along the property of the company. She said it was trespassing, I told her we were just passing through to get to the other side. She didn’t buy it.

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On the way back to the car, she was saying how she didn’t think we would get the luxury & excitement of seeing a train. I was a tad bit disappointed because I took her out here to get the experience & to enjoy the wonderful paintings that pass through the town. I stopped to take a picture of the largest mushroom I had ever seen! After resuming the walk back to the car, I heard the sound of beauty. The horn of a freight train incoming! It’s a loud noise that can be heard from a far distance away. To some, the sound is annoying & a nuisance. To me, it’s the sound of rolling art passing through that I may never get the pleasure to see again. I have to record it & get the best possible angle.

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A lot of the freight train footage can be seen on my Instagram page under the reels section. There was so much footage it was hard to consolidate everything. I wanted to show all the cool paintings that I saw with the world. I did a decent job at showcasing everything in my opinion, I saw some amazing ones on this passing, from Boogie, Taste, Bobby, Respo, Ay1, Slime, Rook, Justy, Value, Anore, Gank, Keep Going Larry, Kwazr, Shot, Dest, FL2, Chevs, Ackso, Nuri, Feta, Sled, Lance, Els, & Zork! Crazy cool to see all the different names & paintings.

I even got to place a half-assed moniker on that cool freight! My girlfriend got a longer time period than I did & she made a super cool moniker!