Underground Recreation
You ever have a long list of stuff to do and you know what’s a top priority, however you start with the stuff you feel like doing? That’s what I face all of the time. On one hand, at least you’re getting stuff done…but on the other hand, priorities are priorities for a reason.
Anyway, since I’ve been making to do lists every night before sleep, I’ve doubled my production. Nothing like seeing your list with all check-marks on it, right. Even though I get my lists accomplished now, I still struggle with doing the stuff I don’t feel like doing at the time I need to do it. I’m getting better at it though.
Like right now, I’m on my way out the door to get some boxes from Wal-Mart (you know how they stock shelves in the middle of the night). If I don’t leave to go get them now, I won’t be able to put any signs out this weekend. Trick off this task and I waste a week of advertising. Also, as a side note, I’ve got an idea about these signs that I’m not sure has been done before. I may post about this later.
I made a post to BiggerPockets for the first time in a long time. The article is about using a software called ShortKeys. It’s awesome for automating some repetitive keystrokes, check it out.
And my new found recreation is adding to my compilation of hot verses. I spit hot fire…at least more so than Dylan. Volume 2 of my mixtape just hit the streets, I got the hood going crazy….I’m so focused…that’s what’s up…real talk….check my swag…I’m so ill….okay, I just ran out of Hip-Hop buzz terms but you get where I’m coming from.
And speaking of the hood…remember when I was venting about some people would claim that Champaign had it’s “rough” areas…and I was like, there’s no such thing in Champaign? Well anyway, yesterday I went to the hood for real. A lady called me telling about two properties that she practically wanted to give away. So I went to check them out…they were in Washington Park, IL….what I learned later to be the worst part of East St. Louis, IL. I knew it was going to be bad, but damn! Even my Mom tried to pull rank on me and tell me not to go. I assured her that I wasn’t going to get shot in the day-time (not that I knew that for sure, it’s just what I told her). These properties where in bad shape, but for practically free, I may be able to find someone to buy them. It’s a long-shot though…this neighborhood is that bad. The owner accepted my verbal offer of $500 each and it would be an option-contract (yes…$500). Even with this negotiated, I’m not going to put too much time into this. I’m learning as I go what to put the most effort into…this stuff will just sit on the back burner from the get-go. And I guess your Mom always knows best…I don’t watch the news (intentionally) but I walked in on this story on the news this morning. This happened less than 100 yards from the houses I looked at and less than 6 hours after I left from there. Crazy stuff.
Anywho, on a positive note. Check out this hot flame:
