Renata Carmen Writes

  I took some time off from blogging while I was a journalist. I've stepped away from that for health reasons, and am back to scratch my writing itches here.  Today's segment is a little pick-me-up for my fellow chronically ill peeps, or anyone who needs a gentle reminder to never give up, especially on yourself.     I’ve been lucky enough to work in many different industries throughout my life. One of the coolest jobs I’ve ever had was working as a Project Coordinator for a reality TV show that built classic American cars. It was my first time working professionally in Film & Television, but managed to land the gig because of all my prior experience working on classic Japanese cars, running a hot rod shop, and working in various parts positions. They needed someone who “spoke car” and was a proficient parts manager, while also being able to maintain smooth communication between the gearheads and production crew on-set.      It was a very dema...

A fun one I started a while back and finally finished today. I guess you could say I'm in the mood because I'm well enough to go downstairs tomorrow and start restoring the Celica Supra again ;) Yay! Enjoy the Gearhead Poetry! Oh, you rev my engine wear out my starter when I can't take any more you drive me harder thru terrains I never knew you got my alignment all askew runnin' till we see red and blue lights only you know how to move me just right baby let's hit the canyons tonight Thanks for reading! *Love & Light* Renata Carmen "Kaizen" aka "Kiki", our gorgeous 1982 Toyota Celica Supra P-Type 5 Speed <3

"my car is like my own personal universe she's my drug and it only takes 12 bucks to fill 'er up and in my galaxy there ain't no room for earth so i'm leavin it cuz i can feel my oil pressure building up turning over the ignition of my solar system check the gauges, push in the tape put my foot on the brake shift existence, light my cigarette and take it state to state until i crash into my fate..." -slug (atmosphere) it doesn't matter what may have happened during the day, i know that The Mountain will always be there for me. i hit the streets in the direction of my favorite local peak, feeling relief at just the thought of traversing its glorious twists and turns. a pang of excitement runs thru me like electricity as it comes into view. regardless of how many times i have been up here, i get the butterflies as i enter the canyon and accelerate into the great abyss. all my problems dissipate as i turn into the apex. i feel the stress and neg...