Alexis Tawater-Tiedemann

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars." - Jack Kerouac, On The Road



I am Alexis Tawater-Tiedemann, a 21-year-old music business and journalism student with no idea what I may be doing tomorrow and certainly no idea what I will do when I graduate. I'm moving to California in June and my plan is to figure it out from there. Perhaps this is why I identify most with Sal Paradise from On The Road by Jack Kerouac. Perpetually poor and rather impulsive, Sal is constantly searching for unfamiliar and electrifying people and experiences to enrich his life, albeit with little consideration for the future. While he does sometimes find himself in less than ideal circumstances, he surrounds himself with people and places that make for the most intriguing and titillating stories. Perhaps I can write about my experiences in life and make enough money to never have to figure things out. Probably not, though. At least I'll have a college degree.