James Richard Lane blog

B A L T I M O R E!  A piece of artwork I spotted in Hampden neighborhood Light City's second annual festival was coming up and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to see all of my home town friends and family during such a jam packed week/end. I bought my tickets to Baltimore using money I earned by providing my opinion in a focus group about Gatorade a few weeks before. My trip was covered and my backpack was packed. I got on the flight and with a short layover in Chicago . I finally made it to Charm City . An instillation of Light City I left so much behind when I moved away from Baltimore. I was running monthly hostel shows, marketing a local currency, and having the best nights of my life with friends and family. Not to mention I was featured in 3 newspapers last year for the work I was accomplishing. That being said, it only felt appropriate for me to visit during such a special time. Photographs of my aunt and I when we were young. The first...

M A R C H Spring Break was the focal point of this month. Kim and I have been planning a Spring Break road trip to St. Petersburg to visit her family. I was recently "let go" at my job, which turned out to be the perfect situation. This gave me unlimited freedom and due the money I was making it allowed me to save up enough to pay off my lease early and have extra money to use on miscellaneous things. That being said, we planned out our trip and requested an Airbnb to stay in New Orleans. We were only a week away till we left for the sunshine state. The trip dates came out to be March 15th - 26th. It would be a very long trip, but we were prepared for this exciting ride. Once Kim got out of class Wednesday we hit the road. We started our drive at 7pm, which was much later than anticipated. The boarder line of New Mexico and Texas was the furthest we could make it, before we had to call it quits. We found a free campground with the ever so handy website  https://www.ca...

F E B R U A R Y Life is short, time flies by with age. Follow your passion and hold onto your youth. The month of February has came by quick and treated me great while it was here. I've had the opportunity to visit Wyoming and Utah, explored amazing parks in Colorado, and even did a standup comedy set (perhaps more to come in the future of PP). February's first weekend started off with Kim and I visiting  Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. Only a few hours away from our house and a little less than $20 to spend the day soaking up inside of hot springs was worth every penny. It was freezing outside, mountains and snow surrounded every spring we laid our bodies in. The relaxing sensation of the water was amazing. Deer approached the pools where we were laying was rad. Although I'm not a big fan of the city of Denver due to the lack of diversity and culture. The state of Colorado in general makes up for it with being surrounded by nature and wild anima...

The New Year! New life and new goals to complete. After a tremendous year that 2016 brought, it's time to look ahead with exciting adventures to come. I curated a list of goals I plan to achieve. Living in Denver has given me a new twist of tasks to accomplish this year. Some of my goals include: hiking more mountains, voyaging to unknown territory in the Midwest, run a full marathon within twenty four hours time, practice more mindfulness techniques, and continue my passion of entertainment. My last hour of the year ended with me sitting in a hot tub with a bunch of strangers at a house party. Once it hit midnight, we popped the champagne as balloons fell from the ceiling. It was a spectacular night with a great group of people we met through Denver Couch Surfing Crew. The next morning we woke up encouraged to start the year off right by traveling to Santa Fe, New Mexico. We packed the car and brought the dog and drove south of home. The ride there was astonishing due to all th...