WTF Wall Street!?

It's been hard to wake up this month without hearing about another bank going belly-up. I heard the Dow Jones went down %7 today. So What? What does this mean for me? Well, so far, I just sit and watch, wondering what to think about this country. Ever since I have been alive, this world has been in a steady decline, September 11th was the event that opened my eyes, but it is evident now that I have no clue. I have no clue what to expect when I finally enter this "real world" I always hear about. I have no clue what to think about us possibly having a democratic president for the first time since I have became politically aware.

According to the news our economy is going to hell. Meanwhile, I am spending more and more. The truth is that while the free market is suffering, I am experiencing more financial freedom than I have ever had. Yet at this rate, I am wondering if there will even be a free market by the time I turn 18.

In an article I recently had to read for History class, it mentioned that the recession can be merely a figment of our imagination. We believe that our money will not be safe, so we save it. In reality if everybody went out and spent $100 tomorrow, we would be way better off. But instead we sit and wait for the market to correct itself, when really it is the lack of spending that got the housing market where it is, and the stock market down worse than it has been in years.

But I'm only 15, what does my opinion matter? Well I'd like to argue that, but unfortunately it really doesn't matter. These politicians will still go back and forth and continue to be counterproductive. If we all had as much "change" as these politicians claim to bring, we would be one rich country. Excuse the pun, if you caught that one =)

It has Been Long Enough. . . .

A dry well would be the best metaphor for my creativity lately. My hard drive still holds the remains of about three video projects I have started and still not managed to get my crap together on. Between school, work, procrastination, and my social ventures, I haven't managed the time to sit down for a couple of hours and work my magic.

The video I have managed to finish was basically like an assignment. I just considered it as something that needed to get done, something I wanted to get done.

I live in a developing subdivision (well, part of the time), and as houses would go up, gradually filling up the lots around us, my dad had taken pictures of the progression of a couple of them, documenting big steps along the way. The following video is a compilation of said pictures (roughly 30 of them) and my stunning motion graphics and editing skills =) I have titled it "A Home is Born" for lack of more creativity.



Photos: Richard Ivey
Video: Jackson Ivey "JXXN" =)

It wouldn't hurt you to click on those links in the right margin either. Gotta make a livin'. . .

As always:
http://youtube.com/HurricaneJxxn

Same Excuses

What is the excuse you always hear when people online neglect to upload videos and continue to blog? I was busy. Have had to deal with school now. Between homework and my job I hardly have time. The overused excuse of being busy, how about a real reason? Busy and tired, that's a new one. These excuses may explain why this blog post is short and may lack grammatical correctness, correct spelling, or any organization of ideas. I am laying here in bed blogging from my new iPod touch, listening to the song lollipop, which I have heard far too many times.

My Perception of Time.

Isn't it funny how nothing ever seems to turn out how you want it to? My summer has been flying by and I am approaching the start of school painfully soon. As my summer concludes, I can't help but ask myself what it was that I wanted to get out of the summer. Well, a break from school first of all. Aside from the extra rest and none of the work, it didn't fail to stick in my mind that I only had 12 weeks until school started, then 11, 10. . . . now its only 2 weeks away. What happened?

What else did I want to do this summer? Well I went to Washington, D.C. like I planned, worked about 30 hours a week, stayed up late, slept in, and still somehow found time to fulfill my hobbies. School, for me at least, has always felt like it is just a burden. Last year was very awkward for me socially, so maybe that's what I'm not looking forward to. Everyone says it will be better because my all my friends will be going to the same school as me this year. I guess we will have to wait and see.

The work. Everyone says education is so important. I'm all for the gaining of more knowledge, but what about knowledge that matters to me? I understand the math, the literature, the social studies, because those are apparently what we need to know to be accepted in society. Yet somehow all my talents involve nothing I have learned in school. They don't teach creativity in school, they don't teach social skills, yet somehow those are some of the most important things you need to have in order to succeed.

Creativity is my best outlet, and I hope I will be more accepted because of that.

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My name is Jackson Ivey, but you may know me as JXXN

Same Here.

Everything has been pretty much the same for me this summer. I have been working around 30 hours a week, continue to make videos, and continue to enjoy my time off of school. I still have not studied for my test to get a driver's permit, been too 'busy'.

Almost made $8 from AdSense! And that's not just for my blog, but my actual website, projectprodigy.tv, click the link and pay us a visit (it wouldn't be a bad idea to check out our "sponsored links" either :)

Started a campaign to get 100 subscribers on YouTube. Has not been going well : (
Here is the video, if you are interested:


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The name is Jackson Ivey, but you may know me as JXXN.