Sooo...

...you may have noticed less and less from jaxsaid. I haven't abandoned it. Not at all. It's just that right this very second and every other in my day I need to be focused on something more important. FOR NOW. And I'm hoping that means a few weeks.

I miss doing stuff to post for the blog like crazy but the reality is that it doesn't pay squat right now. So while I do my thing trying to hustle my ass off in a non-sex trade worker kinda way...I promise I will keep posting here and there. I just can't dedicate a lot of funds to attending events that won't give me media access for the sake of being there. Having said that, if you do have a new album or mixtape coming out or a cool show coming up you want me to write about or shoot-send me a message. I'll do my best to get there. Or just say hey..I could use the distraction sometimes.

People who've been reading the blog since it's conception will see a change too. I realized awhile ago that the reason I was having a hard time writing posts was that I was trying to stifle the person I was in my writing for what I thought people wanted. While trying to make it look and sound more "professional" I ended up writing my personality right out of the picture. There is probably a few reasons I went that route,none that matter any more, and so I made a conscious decision to be more present in my writing and photography going forward. A friend reminded me the reason she came here was for my view, for me and how I write. I have to believe that any success I've had in the last three years has been from just being myself.

I mean, come on? The last five months clearly proves I can't be anyone else.

10 000 from you to me!

10 000 hits (not page views, that's over 15 000) since January.... THANK YOU!

Special thanks to Enty who inspired it, Bad Fish for the tutorials and support, Michael K, Moosh, Pinky, Bionic, Gladys, Kris, Bimini, Rare Avis, Rhiana, Hez and all the crew at CDAN and around.

So many of you it's hard to remember everyone.

Thanks for reading, commenting and keeping me in business!

What started on a whim has opened so many doors through friendship and camaraderie.

It really is the best thing about this blog and I can't wait for another 10 000!

Thanks!

another jaxsaid milestone

10 000 page views as of this week. thank you all so much for reading and stopping by whether it was once or daily. i really didn't think i'd get more than a few hits ever, not including my brother, friends and Bad Fish. but here we are 9 months later and my lil blog is still rolling along.

thank you to EL at CDAN for all the inspiration to start it in the first place and the continued support as a friend and fellow blogger. you are the best!

to my other blogger friends like MK, Bad Fish, Hez, Kris and Amber...great minds bitch alike.

and to all the friends i made through this blog and CDAN..you are the most gracious and fun group of fuckin crazies i have ever had the pleasure of chatting with.

blog on peeps..blog on.