 I am a very very slow reader. It probably takes me months to finish a 300 page book and by that math I can only finish about three to four books a year, which I mean that's good but could definitely be better. That's why I was very fortunate when two years ago my friend Jonathan actually put me on to podcast and audiobooks because if I tried to listen to the same book in audio form I can probably listen to it in about two to five hours, which is insane because that means you could technically finish three books a week. While I haven't done that quite yet, you learn so much and I love learning and I've also been very inspired by my friends over the last few months who have been starting up their own podcast and through all of that generating very valuable information that I can consume in my car. It's because of that that I can say that audio information has by far been the most reliable source of learning for me in these last two years. As a recently graduated almost 22 year old kid who is still living with their mom I have been coming to a lot of different crossroads every single day about what's next in my life and these crossroads are anything from problems difficulties that we have to overcome or choose to make a move on but at the same time these crossroads have also allowed me to meet such amazing people and artists and just friends that I really admire and there's a lot of these artists that I've always just wanted to sit down and converse with. So if I were already going to interview these people and if I put into a podcast then it could be out there for anybody like me who needs this advice. That's why I'm very excited and a little nervous to announce to you guys that later this month I will be launching the Crossroads podcast. So I want the crossroads to be a space where we can trace the webs of art, science and humanity within some of the world's most hard-working accomplished and unique individuals. So I really hope you'll check out the Crossroads podcast on vertigo.vision launching later this month and if you stayed this long thank you and congrats because now you get to hear about the giveaway. A few weeks ago I entered a video contest hosted by Tapioca Express and so I invited a few of my homies to help me film a little video and we made this dumb little commercial-style thing we want it was great I want a pair of AirPods from that and that inspired me to want to throw my own video contest for my 22nd birthday coming up. So I'm hosting a video contest giving away $100 which I don't have right now because I didn't go to the ATM. To whoever can tell the best story of how they use their arts whether that be dance or music or drawing or any type of arts to overcome an obstacle in their life. To enter the rules are simple. One make a 60 second or less video posted to Instagram with the hashtag vertigo vid contest. Two follow and tag me on Instagram at vertigo.vision and three tag someone else you think has a inspiring or unique story to tell. The contest will be closed and the winner will be picked at the end of September 16th. I'm extremely excited to see what you guys will create and I'm hoping that this will be the excuse to kickstart whatever you've been putting off to make into a video and hopefully win money. What do you have to lose? If you guys have any ideas about who could be a great podcast guest for the crossroads then please leave a comment below about who it could be. I'll catch you guys next time. Peace.