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The views expressed do not reflect those of Green Bottle Productions. Please disregard any grammatical errors as well as this is being written purely on the whim after a hearty night of drinking. 

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So on the way home tonight from a bar it dawned on me that this year has been the year when people have followed there hearts. For the better or worse it seemed to have been a reoccurring theme.

I’ve had friends change jobs from one field to another completely. Luckily the ones that I know that have done this enjoy their new careers thus far.  It’s definitely a scary thing to give up a steady paying job and pursue something the heart yearns in hopes that it’ll sustain oneself financially in the end. What does it matter though? Speaking to these individuals they seem happier than ever. 

On another note the root of this blog/epiphany was a certain situation with a girl (go figure) and the whole green bottle thing. I’ll start with Green Bottle.

We had been idle for a few years prior to this year and weren’t really doing anything in the scene or on the web. I lost touch with the owner and had not really talked to anyone directly associated with the inner core of Green Bottle. Through a many conversations it dawned on me that we really did have something for ourselves way back in the day and maybe we should just pursue it one last time to see where it goes.

The heart called and in turn I called the Skipper and I bounced around ideas. Fast-forward a couple months and although we still don’t know the direction we’ll head in I’m glad the website is once again breathing. We really do appreciate the continued support from people of yester-year and hope to make new friends along our new journey. A lot of people have the misconception that Green Bottle was something we did for money. Well, to be all bit honest we wouldn’t have mind making a little money along the way but it was more of what we loved to do/see and documenting, creating and delivering it to you folks.

As for the girl…well sometimes following your heart doesn’t work out how you plan it to. Which is actually fine (not really) in the end though most people will argue differently (you should). Thus far following my heart has led to the resurrection of Green Bottle, the start of another blog and more than likely making new friends. However, going into 2012 I should come clean with my conscience and admit that she has affected me more than it should have. It’s been a tough learning experience and I’m probably coming off emo at this point but it really has been a learning experience. It’s tough enough not having what you want. I followed my heart and ended up not knowing her or me. It eventually came down to arguing 2 sides to the same coin. I conceived that I could no longer argue and try to deny what I wanted deep down inside despite trying or perhaps lack there of. The friendship was severed and we are no longer talking at the moment.

Despite following my heart I don’t have any regrets. She’s a great person and I wish her the best. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. The point is that I did follow my heart and I’m glad I did like so many I know this year. It’s been an eye-opening experience to see people give up so much and just DO IT!

So in closing I’d like to give a personal shout out to Wallz. This guy inspires me once in awhile but he truly will have my respect for having the balls to pickup and leave for his heart. In short….Guy meets girl = girl gets accepted to med school = girl moves for med school = Guy and girl talk = guy moving to med school state for girl = following the heart.