Etiquette Voyage

RANT

2011-09-19T17:00:00.000-07:00

Ok. So i thought today was going pretty well since i was taking care of my studying and not getting distracted. I go onto Facebook to see that all of my friends from school are doing a study group together and i wasn't invited. I don't understand what is happening right now. I think it is because SHE is there and doesn't want me there. It makes sense to expect me not to show up but at least have the courtesy to invite me. How am i supposed to respond to this tomorrow? I thought they were good friends of mine. I really have nobody else to hang out with other than them. This is really hurting me and i regret every past decision I have made.

Response To Comments

2011-09-17T14:52:00.000-07:00

I normally don't make any posts like this but i feel the need to respond. First I'd like to say that I am no longer in high school. I go to a private school and plan on becoming a registered nurse with a bachelors. Afterwards i am thinking of going to get my masters and becoming a nurse anesthetist due to the money and easier hours but who knows what the future holds.

As for the dilemma with the girl, i really think she is willing to go because of pity but i am not going to tell her no to go because i still have to go to the museum for a report thing. So yes, i keep telling myself that i don't need her but its hard to convince myself that when we see each other every week and all of my friends are her friends. Starting next term i won't be seeing her at all i dont think but i do want her in my life as just a friend because i feel like we have a bond but i dont think she thinks of it that way. You guys are right, i have to stay on track with whats important and right now that is school and finding a job that will work around my schedule.

Today my dad changed the brake caliper kit on my car today and i got to help by taking off the tires and watching him replace the necessary parts. I also learned how the brake system works. Apparently theres a hose with brake fluid in it and when i step on the brakes, the brake fluid forces a piston to press against the brake calipers which pushes against the rotors and that is how you slow down. I hope to learn more about cars since i know it will be such a great money saver instead of going to a mechanic but i am also afraid to ruin the car if i work on it by myself. Hopefully my dad will have the patient to teach me everything haha. Anyways, i am heading out to probably lose in tennis right now.

Thanks again for all of the advice. Im glad you guys are really reading my posts!

Also, help these guys get some shine! They are really good!

Sorry!

2011-09-15T18:33:00.000-07:00

I know its been a long time but i haven't found the desire to blog anymore. Hopefully i can get back into it since this is one of the best ways of relieving whatever stress i am dealing with. Also i really enjoy how people leave comments. Anyways, lately I have been busy with classes and such. I took 3 tests this week. i got a 68% on one test and that just doesn't cut it for me. I am furious with that result but apparently every one else didn't do to well either. That still isn't an excuse for me to slack though. On the second test, i thought i left with a perfect score but after going over some notes i totally missed an entire problem and the test only had about 8 questions so i don't think that missed problem will do my score any good. Then i took a test today and scored a perfect score. I don't want to think that i am safe for that class but i do get arrogant.

As for the female that i frequently talk about, she and 2 of our friends went out together for lunch the other day. At first, i didn't think it was a good idea and i can tell that she only invited me because everybody else was there and she knew it would be polite to ask. I accepted the offer only on terms that i really don't talk to her anymore and it would be good to patch things up. When we split i didn't handle it very well and i still like her but I understand her reasons for ending it. Anyways, we got lunch i was a complete gentleman and it was noticed. We hung out and just talked for an hour or so and it didn't seem awkward to me but at the end of the day i find myself wanting to be with her still. We planned a trip to a museum for the near future and i hope she didn't accept the offer out of pity. I hope it works out this time.

The Return III

2011-09-09T11:42:00.000-07:00

After eating at Tangerines, we had about 4 hours to waste until we met up with more people at Union Square. So my friend decided to take us site seeing. The first stop we went to was Lombard Street. This is the most curved street ever i believe. It has plants on the side and its all downhill. It is a crazy street and whoever thought of it must have been incredibly high or drunk. There is not way that the street was designed to function. There are houses on the side of the street and even parked cars for those houses but it would be so ridiculous to try and pull out of their garages. The street is not really wide and i am assuming that there is always a crowd of tourists taking pictures and such around that area. It took probably an hour just to do the whole Lombard trip. Here is what it looked like:

After this, we went to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Of course with all the traffic, i assumed it would be better if we would just drive past it instead of actually going on the bridge. I knew the bridge would be a complete waste of time to travel on unless i got to see someone jump off of it. So it took probably another hour to get to see the bridge and when we got to it it was so foggy that you could not even see the top of the bridge. I barely got to see halfway up it. Apparently this bridge is the biggest suspension bridge? I dont know. I didnt really get it but now i can say that i saw it.

The Golden Gate wasn't really exciting but next we went to Coit Tower. I think it was a lighthouse before but now its just a huge tower that you have to pay to get to the top of and you can see all of San Francisco. From there we got to see Alcatraz which really does seem impossible to escape from. Also we go to see the Bay Bridge and Treasure Island which is a man-made island. The coolest thing we saw there were the public toilets! They are like portable toilets but really fancy. They are round and require a button to open the door. It slides open instead of swinging. The line for this was longer than the line for entrance of the tower.

To be continued...

The Return Pt. II

2011-09-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

The next morning i was the first to wake up out. It wasn't even THAT early, probably around 8:30? Anyways, we were all excited to meet up with even more friends later that day at 2pm but we had no idea what to do other than to eat. So the first problem was transit. We really did not want to take the Muny or BART ( public transportation in the Bay area) but we had 6 people with us. Fortunately, the girl that slept over had a dentist appointment at noon. So she said she would leave for home now since she wanted to freshen up.

After every body showered and got dressed, the five us hopped into an Acura CL which seats four and headed toward Castro. Apparently Castro is the area in San Francisco that is really populated with gays. That really did not bother me though. What did bother me were the amount of street lights to get to such a close area. It probably took about 15 minutes to get to an area that was nearly 2 miles away. Now i can understand why people take public transportation up there. When we arrived, we were fortunate enough to find a parking spot within minutes. One of my friends then got a text from the girl that slept over that said her dentist appointment wasn't until next week. Too bad for her because she missed out one of the greatest meals i have ever had. The restaurant was called Tangerines and it is one of the brunch restaurants that you would see in a blog. The place was sized like a small bakery with maybe 15 tables for dining. I don't understand how but we got a table for 5 without even having to wait. We all ordered water and i know this may sound weird but the water up in Northern California tastes different! I heard that is has a better filtration system and that drinking from the sink is not as bad for you but aside from its cleanliness there was a hinge of fruit or something as an after taste. It was really weird but i got used to it fast. I ordered the Smoked Salmon Benedict which is two poached eggs, smoked salmon, wheat toast and roasted potatoes plus a side salad for $9:50. This is not my photo but here is what it looks like (I had more potatoes):

To be continued...

The Return

2011-09-06T12:48:00.000-07:00

So i am finally back from my much needed trip to San Francisco. We started driving on Friday with a full tank of gas and Burger King in the car. I didn't want to eat much since i am not very fond of public restrooms. We set out for a 6 hour drive and ended up at San Jose in 5 hours. I think we could have gotten there a lot faster if we took a different freeway but this way had more scenery but also more traffic. When we got to San Jose we went to meetup with one of the passenger's close friend. She was staying at a hotel out there because she was going to some rave i think. Anyways, at her hotel we had time to relax and she gave me some Moscato. It was my first time drinking it and i have to say that this little pit stop greatly influenced the rest of the trip. After drinking for a bit, we set out to pick up a friend in UC Santa Cruz which is actually backtracking but it was worth it. So we got him then headed up to San Francisco where i could stay at my friends house that he shares with 5 other roommates. We ended up arriving around 11:30 and were starving since all we had to eat was crappy Wing Stop and Burger King. So he ordered this pizza that was really good. We got a large BBQ Chicken pizza and finished that with satisfaction. To wash it down, i drank a Blue Moon. Later, a friend came over to the apartment to hangout. I don't know if she was expecting something really fun but all we did was plan a schedule for the next day. After that, i think we all just went to sleep. Apparently i awoke from my sleep, shook my head, and called someone a bitch then went back to sleep. I honestly don't recall doing this but i was drunk so it could have happened. This is just what i heard every one else say the following morning. To Be Continued...

Reunited

2011-08-31T10:32:00.000-07:00

This morning i texted "her" good morning. I asked her what that awkward stare was about when i sat near her and she said that she wasnt giving me an awkward stare but was just surprised that i even sat there. I guess her previous relationships never ended in friends and i can understand why. I am working my ass off just trying to get over her. Anyways we are reunited and it does not feel so good. We are talking again but its there are no emotions behind anything we say. It like, if i were hit by a car she would remember who i was but wouldnt care if i existed or not. Whatever, there are other girls and hopefully ill find someone who can tolerate me but until then I am going to try and get my head straight. I am actually taking a break from working out today to write this post so i think i should get back to it. Thanks again for all the advice guys.

New Term

2011-08-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

My new term started for me today and i had a morning class with "her." I thought it was going to be awkward since last time we pretty much tried to stay far apart. I was right. During break i went over to where she was, since we have a lot of the same friends, and started to converse. I figured i was doing pretty well but later i realized she wasn't as nice as she used to be. I think when she likes someone she has a different tone and i can see why since it worked on me before and unfortunately i still do. When i saw her today i thought she looked great. Usually, i dont think shes the whole package but today was different. I guess when you cant have some one they just appear better or something. It hurts to know that i blew it with her but im not in as much pain i was a week ago. I guess ill just have to put up with this.
Not really in the mood to work out today. Guess ill just skip that.

Training

2011-08-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

Aside from actual every day work outs, i plan on working on my vertical jump. I am 5'5" and am probably a foot away from dunking on a 10 foot basketball hoop. So since my dream of joining the NBA is pretty much crushed, i am going to dunk instead. I believe it is possible since i have heard of plenty of people who are only a few inches taller than me dunking. I am not going to ignore my every day work outs with just jump exercises but instead i am going to alternate. I think Monday, Wednesday and Friday would be good for my jump exercises since my program requires 3 days a week. Then on Tuesday, Thursday and possibly Saturdays i will continue my push ups, pull ups, and situps. So i started today with my jump training and i have to say that my legs are sore! At first i did some random training just by myself such as jumping on this wall that is about waist high on me. 12 of those and i was good. Then i did some jump roping. For the actual training i downloaded the "Vertical Jump Bible" and plan on following that regimen. Since i am a beginner, the work out for this week consisted of:
Ankle Jumps 2x50
4-Star Drill 2x5
Alternating Lunges 2x20 (per leg)
Jump Squat 2x20
Slalom Jumps 2x50
Lunge Jumps 2x10 (per leg)
Low Squat Ankle Jump 2x30
It has been a long time since a work out left me completely dead and this is the one to do it to me. One day ill be like this guy:

West Coast

2011-08-28T14:52:00.000-07:00

Well from what i have read, Hurricane Irene was a complete flop. I kind of wish that it was here in California instead of the east coast because seriously, it is too hot here! For the past few days it been over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and its unbearable. I think i am going crazy because it is so hot. Like, people don't even want to hang out because everybody just wants to stay indoors with their air conditioning on. Unfortunately for me, all i have is my fan and it is nice but not as nice as what i can have. I can't even workout because it is too hot. I even fear getting the mail which is only a few steps outside the door. AHHH. And my new term starts on Tuesday which means i have to see "her" again. I hate knowing what we have been through. Hopefully things will be better and instead of avoiding each other we can just remain friends. I know its not what i really want but friends is better than nothing and i understand that now.

Today SUCKED

2011-08-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

I woke up thinking today would be great because i planned a trip to go to Venice Beach to play basketball again but instead it failed! Yesterday my friend had called and i told him 12:30 be at my house so we can leave. He said yeah sure thats great but wanted to know if a friend could go too. I said sure because he is also my friend and it would be really fun. So in total i had 5 people going. This morning however, i got a text from my friend that we were meeting at Venice and he said that 12:30 is the latest time to leave. So my friend that called last night asked this morning if we could leave at 1:30 because he had work. And i thought, if you knew you had work why didnt you just tell me last night that you couldnt make the 12:30 plan. Anyways, it turns out that two of them did not go because of their jobs. Then it was just three people in the car including me. So first, there was traffic but it only took us about an hour to get there even through traffic. Then when we got there, there was a huge high school dunk competition going that closed off 2 of the 3 courts there so there was only 1 court to play on. Then i realized that on that one court they werent even using the full court. They had two halves playing 3 on 3. I thought, well this is going to be better than i expected because i only came with 3 people and the friend that was meeting up with us said it was too late and he couldnt play anymore. So the three of us played 2 games and we lost both of them. I put up the most amount of points in both games but i just couldnt carry the dead weight. Then after realizing that we wanted to go home, i reached into my bag to get my things and i learned that somebody had stolen my wallet. My Louis Vuitton wallet that had my drivers license, my nursing license, my cpr card, fire safety card, debit and credit card alongside with around 30 dollars. We left that place with no luck finding it. So i said lets just go home. Instead of taking the same freeway home, the other two in the car thought it would be a more scenic and faster route to take another highway. I said i guess so. Instead it took us an hour and a half to get home and the traffic was terrible. The scene was definatily not worth it since it was only just the beach front and i had seen that all day. On the drive home, i got a voicemail and a missed call but didnt want to check because i was driving. When i got home, i checked and the voicemail was saying something about "we need to verify that you used your credit card." So i called the number back and it turns out, whoever stole my wallet used my credit for 25 dollars at McDonalds and 120 dollars at a sporting goods store. I told the person that i did not authorize any of those purchases and that i lost my wallet. So he said he would mark it unauthorized but i dont know what happens from there. He said that he doesnt deal with the disputing of the purchases and such so i dont know if i still have to pay for it or not. Then my friend told me, " oh dont worry you can get a temporary license online and they will just mail you your new license in about a month." I took his word and there was the first mistake. I learned that you have to go to the DMV with another form of government ID and fill out a form and pay them. I absolutely hate going to the DMV so i made an appointment online, even if it does no good, and learned that i had to print a confirmation ticket for the schedule. I told my friend to sign onto Facebook so i can send him the link but by the time he got on facebook, 10 minutes later, the confirmation ticket expired. So i hope i can just go into the DMV on Monday and just say "hey i made an appointment." Also, to replace my nursing license i have to print a form and put my VN License # on the form. Unfortunately, other than my license, i have no idea where to find my VN License #. So i emailed the state board today and hopefully they can explain things to me but i doubt they will. Also, i have to wait 3-4 for my license to come back on top of paying them $25. Then i have to find a way to renew my CPR and Fire Safety card. I know i have to call someone but i dont remember their contact information so i think i have to go through a classmate and ask for help. Well, thats how this day has gone so far. I dont know what else i can do. This week, i lost my girl, my wallet and im going to lose my best friend because he is moving for college. I am at an all time low here people.

RIP

2011-08-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

Today is the same day that my favorite RnB artist died. RIP Aaliyah. I still listen to her music all the time. Its too bad shes not alive today because im sure the music she would have made would have been phenomenal. In honor of her, i am actually listening to her music right now. Here is my favorite song from her

This Morning

2011-08-24T12:38:00.000-07:00

Today, i woke up and started listening to some songs on iTunes, just like any other day. Then for some reason i decided to listen to some of Kanye West's old songs and Slow Jamz was the first song that came to my mind. Since this morning this song has been on repeat. This song seems so perfect. Kanye's verse is great because hes not rapping about how rich he is now. Jamie Foxx made his debut here and with good reason. His part in singing the chorus for this song was such a good fit. Then there is Twista who raps about getting girls while listening to old R&B artists but he does it so fast that its hard to understand. But you can still get his point across and its just beautiful. Honestly, this song is a classic to me.

My Followers!

2011-08-23T09:39:00.000-07:00

I want to thank you guys for all of the helpful tips that you have given to me. You should all know that i read every single comment and take them into deep consideration. As to pick me up out of this slump, I am planning to take a road trip to San Francisco the following weekend. I have never been the road trip type of guy but i think now is an appropriate time to do it. So, I have a lot of friends in San Francisco but i think the plan is to first stay a night in San Jose and then the following day will be San Francisco. Hopefully we can find a place to stay in San Jose because i dont know anybody there. And you better believe that the weekend will be filled with large quantities of alcohol. I think i deserve it. Once again, thank you to my followers.

Break

2011-08-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

Took my last final this morning. It was a 75 question final that i finished in 25 minutes. I couldn't bother staying there any longer because it was too hard to keep my cool. The girl sat right behind me and didnt say a single word to me. I realized it is way better to remain friends than nothing at all but this is just an awkward situation. Its like i need to avoid her and she does what she can to avoid talking to me. Anyways, i get the rest of this week off and wont start classes again until next Tuesday. Where unfortunately i have to go to class to see her again. I dont know what to do. I want to put things back to the way they were before but i think it will take a long time to even get back to just friends.

Status

2011-08-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

Not feeling any better today and i have to study for a final tomorrow. Also, i have to deal with seeing her again tomorrow. So this is just my luck. Also, i have a family friend staying with me until he can find a place to live. He's not really some one i would hang out with. He is 24 years old and is now a high school teacher. His interests include LOTS of movies, yugioh cards, and mmorpgs. On top of that, he lives a very sedentary lifestyle. He has a a very weird skin condition and it does not look good. It looks like he is always dirty and his natural scent does not help either. From what i can see, he has no luck with the ladies and I am supposed to bring him around with me every where i go. I am younger, and my parents are telling me to take him around. I already was not fond of this idea but i thought it would be fine if i just go out with my friends and take him with me. So we went to this place called Five Guys; its some sort of new craze to get these burgers. Well every thing was going ok mainly because he was not talking that much but then he dropped his A1 steak sauce and it hit the floor splattering ONLY ON ME! It got all over my jeans! Yes, the raw denim that i was not supposed to wash for months. Well now i have no choice but to wash them. So on top of his presence already annoying me, i have to treat him as a friend, he ruined my potentially 2 year-long jeans, and i have to put up with this until he can find his own place. Who knows how long that can take? I really need a miracle or something to look forward to. I used to look forward to school but i can't because it hurts me just to think of this girl. I can't really find peace at home because this weirdo keeps bothering me. So what do i do? I tried to apply for a job but still no response yet. If i can't stand school or being home, the best alternative is to just spend the rest of my time finding a job to get out of this hell hole.

Update

2011-08-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

Feeling a bit better today but shes still always on my mind. Last night i went out and actually met up with an old friend from high school and it was nice to see her again. She asked for my number and i gave it to her so i guess it was good to go out. We had an awkward conversation, i couldnt really tell if she was into me but i would say yes if anything. We'll just have to see where that takes me. Thanks for all the kind words and advice guys. I guess its time to move on.
On a less serious note, The Weeknd dropped a new mixtape entitled "Thursday." It was actually released last thursday but i haven't been able to blog about it. I say its not as good as his first mixtape but the production is great nonetheless. Still, his singing sounds a bit like hes whining the whole time but if you can get through that then you will like his tape. Here is one of his songs of his tape:

The End

2011-08-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

Now i finally learned my lesson. Last night through a conversation online, i learned that i dont stand a chance with this girl. She put me through ups and downs but in the end i learned that she was just playing around with me. I feel awful and don't know what to do. I should have kept your guys' advice and just stayed away but temptation encouraged me to talk to her. It's going to be different now and i hope i never have to talk to her again. She is a terrible person to do this to me and she knew exactly what she was doing. Heres the story summarized for you readers. We met in class and at the time she had just broken up with her boyfriend. She starts to talk to me and we both begin to like each other. She knows that i like her in a more serious fashion but she tells me that she has not gotten over her boyfriend. On top of that, she tells me that she likes me too. So i start to wonder, what do I do in a position like this? Well we had a short break from school and somehow we planned for her to drive to my house to hang out. Coming from 40 miles to see me, we went on a hike and i took her to a spot where we could have a view over the city. She sat down on a rock and i sat near her but not next to her. As soon as i sat down she moved to sit next to me. We spent about an hour and a half just talking and getting to know each other. Afterwards, we went to in-n-out and i did not pay for her meal since i didn't feel like i had to. The next time, i decided to go to her place since it was only fair to pay her back. We didn't do anything except talk, eat, watch tv, and lay in bed. I managed to hold her hand and she didnt seem to reject it so i just left it as is. So i left later and then for several weeks she was "busy" and couldnt hang out. So i said ok she must be getting over me or something but she claimed it was just coincidence and i kind of believe her because she had to help her mom for her trip half way across the world. Then recently i asked her for lunch where she said she didnt have any money but would have wanted to just watch me eat. I figured, she wants to see me just as bad as i do so i offered to buy her meal if she drove. She agreed and i thought we had a good lunch. We got to know each other even further over about an hour and a half. Upon driving me back, i gave her a kiss on the cheek on accident. Then yesterday i asked if she wanted to hang out again since we have a break coming up and she replied by saying " sure, if you think thats a good idea." I asked her what she meant by that and said that she felt that i felt she was trying to lead me on to her and that she wasn't trying to. So from that she just told me that she didnt want me to want her. I understood that she told me she was still trying to get over her ex but why lead someone on through texting and all this bullshit? Why tell someone that you like them but dont want to hook up? In the end, she told me " i told you not to get your hopes up. im sorry." So now im torn to pieces and i dont know what to do? Was it my fault this whole time? She did tell me not to get my hopes up but how can she lead me on by saying that she liked me and she kept texting me first. i dont know anymore

Finals!

2011-08-17T09:22:00.000-07:00

This morning i took a final that was really short. It only had 40 questions which means if i missed one it would have hurt me. It would have been ok if i had payed any sort of attention during this class but its so hard to focus in morning classes. Luckily, i think the professor curved the final or something because i came out with an 81%. Which brings my overall grade to an 80% hahahah. I am so happy that i passed this class. Bioethics is seriously the worst class. All it talks about are topics that are controversial. So there is really never a right or wrong answer. So Lame. Anyways, I suggest every body should look up this dude named Justus Clarke. He is a young kid who is trying to make it big in the music industry. He has a bandcamp page which is
http://justusclarke.bandcamp.com/

And a new song of his here:

Nice!

2011-08-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

So today i had class just like a regular day but i wasnt really focusing on the content since "the girl" and i had plans to get something to eat after. I really wanted class to be over so i could just go and hang out with her. As planned, after class we went to get food and she picked the place. She chose in-n-out and i agreed to pay for her if she was willing to drive. Like a smart person she agreed to drive. It was a great lunch. I really was not that hungry and didnt even finish my burger but we spent nearly an hour and a half just talking to each other and it was very educational since i learned about how she feels about guys when it comes to relationships. Shes the kind of girl who likes to have her free space. She hates being constantly texted all the time which is a huge plus for me since i only have 300 texts per month. Most of the talk wasn't really informative to me but it was good to know that i could hold a conversation with her for that long. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING. On the drive back to my school where my car was, i asked her how she felt about her stepdad. She began to rant about how he is the worst person ever and listed several examples of why she absolutely despises him. There were swear words and curses being yelled in the car and i instantly regretted asking her about him. In fact, i apologized several times for even bringing the topic up. Upon arriving at my car, i told her to give me a hug and it was very awkward since were both in the car still. She put the car in park and took her seatbelt off and it was just such a weird angle. I tried to land a kiss and i felt like it was going to happen since she was leaning into it to right after the hug but instead i got her cheek. So i totally failed at that but i guess it is still kind of cute? or maybe i just look incompetent now? Doesn't matter, i had a good time and its good to know that i did not blow it with her. Maybe next time it will land on lips. hahaha.

Coming to an End

2011-08-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

So my glorious summer is coming to an end and i am terribly upset. All of my friends that have come from their colleges are starting to return to their apartments and dorms across the country. Not only will i miss them but there are also friends that i have hung around with for quite some time now and now even they are leaving for college. I think its time for me to get a job and stop messing around. This whole time i have been trying to just breeze through this life but i know that i will need to have some form of experience for when i graduate and need a career. So hopefully i can find some sort of job that will work around my school schedule. I am more than willing to work every day outside of school. Staying at home is very depressing because my parents hate each other and i hate them too. We do not really communicate and thats just the way it has been for a long time now. My goal is to get my degree and get out of this house. I love the location and everything about where i live but the fact that i have to put up with their rules is too much. They limit my freedom and i dont know how i have been putting up with it. Oh well. Hopefully i will find a job that will occupy my free time.

Venice Beach

2011-08-13T13:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday i did something i always wanted to do. I finally got to play basketball on the legendary courts of Venice Beach. It has always been a dream of mine to play basketball on these courts since i have seen the movie White Men Cant Jump starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes. If you dont know the movie, its all based around the Los Angeles area. It is a dynamic duo that hustle people for money on the basketball courts and they first meet on the courts of Venice. It is such a great place to meet various characters and you get to play basketball on the beach! It is not literally on the beach but the beach is probably 50 feet away. They have bleachers so people can watch others playing basketball. I also made a shot and had some foreigners applaud for me after. That was a great feeling haha. Venice Beach is probably the best place in the world.

This is the exact court that i played on. you can see the ocean in the back and the bleachers i were talking about are not those ledges. the bleachers are real bleachers not shown in the picture

Pocket Tees

2011-08-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

Pocket Tees have always been around and to be honest the sudden demand for them is ridiculous. When thinking of shirts with pockets there are a few things that come to mind. A regular shirt with just a pocket on it or perhaps one with a button flap. Or what about the flannels or dress shirts. Well the demand for the pocket tees are nothing really. They are just plain shirts but instead of a plain pocket, they will have a design that sticks out. Here are some pictures:

You can find these shirts if you just google "selective threads" or "tantum la"

Agenda

2011-08-09T18:39:00.000-07:00

Well, here is my upcoming agenda.

Today i got my score back from another test. I got a 88% this time. Out of three tests in the whole class, i have got a 89% and a 88%. The third test, which is also the final, is on the following Monday.

Wednesday: I turn in my current article review paper. I did the whole paper in one day and it pretty terrible. I dont expect much since that professor is the most hated in our entire school. My topic was on health care plans implementing coverage of free contraceptives. Terrible idea and i surely proved it in my paper.

Thursday: I turn in two papers. One is a incident report and the other is my 9 page persuasive paper on whether or not professional athletes should use steroids. Also, i have to make a powerpoint presentation by then and be ready to do a whole speech on the topic that will last up to i believe 7 minutes. Mine will probably be 4 minutes long haha. I dont care really. I have an A in the class and if it goes down to a B i wouldnt mind. After class, i do the usual and play basketball with the friends. It will be fun as long as nobody gets injured. I also got new socks just to play since my old ones were too thin and gave me blisters.

Friday: My fiend and i are going down to a beach about an hour away to pick up another friend. Then we are going to hang out probably play some more basketball.

The rest of the week will probably consist of studying for the two finals i have next week and hanging out at night with the friends. Really nothing is planned.

This song kind of illustrates the mood im in right now.

Watch the Throne

2011-08-08T13:32:00.000-07:00

Today Kanye West and Jay-Z release a collaboration album together. Through many youtube videos i would have to say that this album is great. And its not just me who thinks so. All of my friends agree that this album is a must have. It comes with great features such as Frank Ocean, Beyonce and Pete Rock. This is the first time that Kanye and Jay-Z have released a full album together and it may be their last, so don't miss out! It is called Watch the Throne so look for it on iTunes.