OK it has been a little bit too long since my last post - but, what can I say - life continues to be getting in the way. Whether it is my new job as a chef in a restaurant - my ambitions to become a journalist, my friends, my home etc it all conspires to keep me so busy that I don't really have the time to write as much as I want. However, this morning I woke up with a sudden urge to reopen the old girl and give everyone a bit more of my story - and who I am in the grand scheme of things.
Let's start with the basics *assumes a calm almost interview like pose* Hi, my name is Scott, I am 26 going on 27 and live in the countryside in rural Essex. Before you ask I am not your typical Essexboy so please leave all your TOWIE preconceptions at the door - that being said I wouldn't mind if Dan Osbourne was a regular fixture in my life ... I mean come on!
I am also gay *pause for effect* I know such a shock!
As I said last time it was my lifelong ambition to be a writer - however, I allowed myself to give in to doubt in my adolescence which meant I never had the courage to go out and do it. Instead I went to university to study law. It seemed like a good idea at the time until I rather unceremoniously dropped out at 19. It was a hard decision but I felt like the more I did the course the more I was distancing myself away from being the person I wanted to be.
So with no degree I found myself in need of work and ended up in the financial industry. Honest to god it was never meant to be for long - maybe just a year so I could decide what I wanted to do with my life. However, the year came and went and before I knew it I was so firmly entrenched I wasn't planning on going anywhere. However, after some instances of bullying I ended up changing firms and teams before December 2013 when I found myself jumping ship to the world of restaurants. It has been a big time of adjustment and I will talk about that in more detail another time.
As a writer I have achieved a somewhat decent level of success. I have been working with an online website for over 3 years now devoting several pieces across various subjects. I even spent some time as a theatre editor for the magazine for a while before leaving the post to focus on other projects. I then returned as a literature editor in the middle of 2013 and have been publishing reviews of books and interviews with some of the most talented authors of the new generation. I even got to do some work with GT as an intern and absolutely loved the experience - in short making me want to be a paid writer more than anything. Since my career shuffle at the end of last year I have also decided to take up my NCTJ qualification - since most of my work is in shifts it means I have time to devote to studying between all my other commitments. It is scary to put myself through study again - especially home study - but I am at the age now where a challenge like this is exactly what I need to keep my ambitions alive.
Now that most of the vital statistics are out of the way - but there is a little bit more to me than that too. I am an avid gamer and film and TV addict, and much of my rare downtime can be found in front of the TV with Netflix or playing with XBox360 or Playstation 4. I also own my house and rent out rooms to lodgers - including my dear friend Claire who is often trapped in front of Netflix along with me. My other close friend Jake is someone I talk to almost every day - but he has recently moved away to another part of the country and miss him a lot. I also have a weakness for fast food and even the barest smell of McDonalds is enough to make my mouth water - though I do love a well made Italian meal best of all.
Well that is a start - maybe not all the best bits about me - but a start to show people a bit more about the real me. I wish I knew what the future held for me with all the things I am doing and all the things I dream of doing. The future is scary - but also thrilling in that way. Still I promise to be a better blogger and post a little more often in the future.
Catch you all soon!
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