First Post of 2015: A Plethora of Platitudes, Excluding the Platypus, Please Enjoy!

I was frustrated today (Friday) because I was trying to download two movies from the iTunes Store on my new iPod a touch, and it literally took hours to just get to half-way, and of course, I had to get offline, so mind you those, films will have to wait until Monday to begin downloading again. However, my songs downloaded with quickness that even impressed me to think iTunes has perfected the music download.  I got Rihanna's diamonds, and two songs by Austrian Death Machine (As I Lay Dying side project) I love Rihanna to an unhealthy point, probably got a bit of a celebrity crush, but I've been cheating on her lately with Kate Upton, who struck me as just absolutely beautiful. Still, Rihanna's music is timeless, and despite her personal hang-ups, she is a class-act performer. 

   I love music, and is love all types of music, despite being labeled a "metal-head" (sic) I happen to love R & B, and even some pop, mostly Duran Duran. I'm multifaceted, and I was happy to get a few new songs, although I was a bit split on buying Atheist's newest album, which I didn't even know was released in 2012, because the original three albums were so influential to me, I was almost worried they would ruin the whole experience for me. Sometimes, it's better to stop, even if you're great, and that's why I bought two older movies instead. 

      I'll probably buy the album eventually, or buy more music by Rihanna, maybe even some television shows, either way, I'm not too sure just what I "like" to listen to anymore. I love all music, from classical, to some country, to even a dash of "metalcore", and not even people who play metalcore like metalcore! So I ask myself, do I like music still, or do I miss what music was once like, and grit my teeth and Sally forth? 

     Still, I've felt so unusual lately, and with 2015 being this carapace of enthusiasm a washed over the the disillusioned masses, thinking it will be any better than December 31st, I feel more suffocated, than enthusiastic by this new year layer. The music seems to almost be a caricature, a farce, because it all sounds so happy and optimistic, while the world around us is crumbling to the ground. So I like the sounds of the cheery, happy instrumentals as Rome falls, even Nero plucked a few strings, did he not?

    I'm a duality guy, and I know that everything is a joke, even if it feels like a sad, tragic disaster, rather than a quip to guff over. Yet, I'm not here to tell you about my annoyances with iTunes, because I'm sure the fault was on me, and not them, despite waiting nearly four hours for two movies to download that were burly half that time combined. No! I'm here to deliver another blog post for Monday, because I've been slacking, which is the overstatement of the year, seeing as I've written more in the past 365 days than most people write in 365 years! I'm being sarcastic, but I'm interested to see just how much I've actually written. 

         By-the-way, Austrian Death Machine is worth hearing, just for the humorous concept of each song being titled after an Arnold Swartzenegger quote from his films. I might just buy all the albums, I love this sort of humor, because it speaks to me on a multitude of levels, especially being a fan of Weird Al Yankovich, who I should also state for all intent-and-purposes to the post, has a new album that was spectacular last year called Mandatory Fun. It was quite well done, and shows the state of music. 

       This is the first post of the new year, and although thwt could be met with more bravado, I don't find it any more appealing a celebration than the last post of 2014. Granted, I'm proud to be going into 2015 with the Malacast Editorial, and with a second full year of writing in a row, with a somewhat long hiatus in-between, but I've been so busy these past few years, and with another book project fast lay approaching for work, it's going to be even that much harder to post. 

        The movies were two episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, if you were wondering, one was the Crawling Eye, the other was a Gamora one that I've not seen before, or at least one I didn't remember. I loved MST3K when I was a kid, and not so-much for nostalgia, but more that I've never seen the Crawling Eye episode was why I bought it, and the reason why I'm so frustrated, but I can wait a few more days, if I've waited all these years. 

        This post is losing it's track, and I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to represent, but know this: I admire writing for you all, every week, and I hope not to disappoint you, and will do my damnedest to not disappoint you here. 

        My goals for this year we pretty simple: I want to be humbly nominated for an Edgar, but even if I've miraculously written the greatest piece of mystery fiction this year, this is a multi-year goal, and nearly impossible to complete in one year. An Edgar would solidify me as a writer, and although it is a goal of many who have tried harder, and are admirably more deserving of the award, I find myself thinking that it also deservedly mine, because I strive to achieve it. 

     Writing rarely merits reward, and most great writers will go unrewarded.  Still, I believe deep down I'll be appreciated eventually, but I also do not harken to be deserved! I do not wish to be praised, If I never won a blessed thing in my life, I'd be disheartened, but I would be satisfied to be read as much as I have.  I would be proud of my writing accomplishments, simply because they are simple, but nevertheless mine. 

   I'm genuinely happy for 2015 to be here, and this may be the year I publish a book, or it may be the year I'm dragged under, and all of,this becomes dreams lost to a life of monotony. Then again, even if I'm flipping burgers for the rest of my life to survive, at least I'll be contributing something,even at the lowest common denominator, and that is far more admirable than chasing a pipe dream, or living off someone else. I've been kicked down, and no change of the calendar day magically changes that, it's up to the individual to make thwt change, and in my case, it's literally all up to me to carry the burden into the new year, with all the gains, and losses that come with it, and if I fail, I promise to fail with spectacular magnimony. 

   

Thank you for reading this short, albeit, longer-than-average blogpost, of the Malacast Editorial. I'm happy to have you all here for another great year, hopefully the ride into 2016 will be just as intriguing, and maybe things will look up, but how exciting the future seems! How opportunistic the green pasture  ahead of the flowing, plush mountains towards our ultimate destiny look from the foothills of January. Please join me this year, it looks to be exciting. 

I'll be posting writing tips, tech previews/reviews, and the occasional musing. I'll also be participating in this year's NaNoWriMo, so November 2015 will be anything but boring. I'll also be tweeting as often as I can, and if you have any questions, tweet @mcasteditorial, or e-mail me: mcasteditorial@yahoo.com, and I'll check back with you whenever possible. 

As always, thank you was in for the adamant support, and thank you for keeping me going all these years, the ride continues to be wonderfully fun, and eye-opening. Let's make this year great, and all the gains, and all the losses to come, let them be as beautiful a part of life as any, because the happiness, and the sadness, both are a great art on the canvas, and it would all be plain paint, without the shadows, and the light.