ECONOMY

IT IS STARTING TO BOTHER ME A BIT. I WENT TO THE STORE WITH MY WIFE THE OTHER DAY. SHE NEEDED TO BUY A FOLDING TABLE, SO WE WENT TO OFFICE MAX. IT WAS LIKE A GHOST TOWN IN THERE. AS WITH MOST STORES LATELY, I FEEL LIKE I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THERE. SCARY SHIT. I GOT A VERY DISTURBING CALL THE OTHER DAY FROM A FORMER CO-WORKER AND FRIEND. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GETTING LAID OFF. HE IS IN THE SAME LINE OF WORK AS ME AND IT REALLY HIT HOME. IT IS ALMOST SURREAL HOW ALL AROUND ME PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND I AM UP TO MY EYEBALLS IN WORK. I CAN'T SEEM TO CATCH UP ON THE AMOUNT OF DRAWING I STILL HAVE TO DO. I FEEL BAD FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I AM THANKFUL FOR MY OWN EMPLOYMENT. IT IS JUST VERY STRANGE....

HISTORY

LIZWATO WAS BORN OUT OF THE NICKNAME "LIZARD" GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS GOOD FRIEND JIMI B.
WAY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I FIRST GOT A MODEM AND SET UP THE WEB WITH AOL, I NEEDED A SCREEN NAME. LIZARD WAS TAKEN ALREADY AND MY GOOD FRIEND AUSTIN USED TO JOKE WITH ME IN A FAKE MEXICANO ACCENT AND SAY ME "HEY LIZAYTOE" HENCE THE NAME WAS BORN AS MY ONLINE HANDLE. ONLY INSTEAD I SPEALT IT LIZWATO (THERE SHOULD BE A LINE ABOVE THE "A") I THEN STARTED TO USE LIZWATO FOR THE NAME OF THE MUSIC I CREATED AS WELL AS OTHER CREATIVE THINGS SUCH AS POEMS, ARTWORK, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE IMAGE TO YOUR LEFT IS LIZWATO (ME) AS A ZOMBIE IN A POST APACOLYPITIC WORLD BORN OUT OF MY FRIEND GRASSO'S BRAIN.

THE START OF IT ALL

OK. SO NOW I AM LIKE EVERY OTHER POOR SOUL. TYPING AWAY ON A FRIGGIN BLOG. AS MY WIFE WOULD JOKE, "JUST WAIT AND SEE ALL THE SHIT I'M GONNA BLOG ABOUT". HA!. OH WELL, WHY NOT I GUESS. IT IS PROBABLY GOOD THERAPY FOR ME ANYWAY. WELL.. HERE GOES....ENJOY