Trip to LA

Just finished most of my packing for a weekend trip to Los Angeles, California. I think the last time I've been in the area was when I was 16. Going to hang out with my cousins, do a few things and watch a few games (nfl playoffs). It'll be a good trip, and I got my camera ready, so expect a bunch of pictures. I also will be able to check in and tweet throughout the trip, so believe that.

I'll be back Sunday night, but have to go back to work Monday.

My Life As I See It - Drunken Nights Countdown #3

Didn't realized that it has a been over a year since I posted up my #4 entry of my 10 top drunken evenings. I thought of doing another topic for my blog, but I'll hold off on that. For the time being, I might as well at least wrap this series up, so here we go with #3.

Me and Meli's bro, James celebrating our birthday (Veteran Day's bdays)

#3: My 24th Birthday at WARROOM

This went down on Saturday, November 10th, 2007. At this point in time, I've been working with the bank for a few months, and figured since tomorrow was my birthday, to go out and celebrate it with the homies at the spot, the infamous WarRoom. Now personally, I don't have too much details, but I think picutres helped put the pieces of my night together.

This kid, Fat Pete, always tryin to get too familiar with me (didn't happened by the way)

I told my friends to dress it up a bit, and they said they would. I've should of known better (haha)... It also kind of was planned on a whim so wasn't really in the plans. When I met up at Tony's crib to prefunk and go out, most everyone else was dress causal but we were rolling really deep. We prefunked, took some shots and then headed out to meet up with even more kids. We parked the cars on top of a parking garage near the club, but we parked on the upper level, so we could do some "parking lot drinking" and prefunked some more on the parking lot.

This was while prefunking in the parking lot. Only gets worse from here

The rest of the night is really a blur. So since I dont vividly remember the particulars, I was able to have some photos taken, and probably a friend or two took a few also.

Met up with Sandra in the parking lot. Happy to see her, but not in that way.

Sandra's friends from Canada. They were cool, and got me a drink

This was after doing the "Stomp the Yard" dance reppin Thetas

After getting kicked out, and with a new black shirt too. Susan and Gavin hanging with me

Next thing I remembered was the next morning. I woke up at Tony's house on his couch with another killer hangover. As always, I was surprised to be in the state that I was at. Vomit on my clothes, smelling like vomit, major migraine, and slow to move and walk. I also noticed a black shirt next to me. Puzzled, I started to look at my digital camera to look at the images that were captured from the night before, to see if it would help me remember what happened. I realized that I had no idea that I even took the pictures, or that someone else did, so I was at a lost.

Tony got out of his room, and then started laughing at me about the things I did last night. He then filled me in on the details, like about mystery free black t shirt. The shirt came from Nam, the promoter cause I was chilling outside, and while it was a November evening, he thought I looked a bit too cold outside, so he put a shirt on me to keep me a bit warmer. Thanks, as I still have the shirt today, but had no clue about it.

Tony also filled me in on something that I wished never happen, but is what it is. From what he recalled, I was yelling at Susan saying things like "Fuck You Braids" and other phrases along those lines. ["Braids" is a nickname I gave Susan after seeing her school pictures with braids in her hair]. I felt horrible for my actions, it just that it took me a while to apologize to Susan cause I was at a lost of why I would even say that to her. She was one of the main helpers as far as I know in keeping me up enough so I wouldn't be in a drunk tank and also not passed out on the streets. Once again, SORRY SUSAN. I have no idea why I would say things like that. I mean, I do joke around, but this wasn't the best time for that. And it wasn't even like I was upset or angry with her or anybody else that was there that evening. We were all having a great time and well, while it didn't ruin my fun, I do feel horrible for it.

I did also made an apology to her personal on a previous post, that I had decided to delete due to a misunderstanding on an unrelated topic, but I'll digress.

Once I was able to get up from the couch, went to get some water to get rid of this hangover. Went home and took a shower and change clothes. My dad was glad to see me come home and was happy that I didn't drive home drunk. At least he didn't mention me throwing up on myself, so I'll take that as a winning moment with my folks. I then met up with my friends for a birthday meal, but also had to go back home to cut the birthday cake. Thing is, I found out about the cake the day of, so it messed with my plans a bit as I wanted to hang out with my friends, but I came home to blow out the candles. Now I'll eat a slice or two, but I'm not the biggest fan of cake, but that just me.

All in all, it was a good night, even if I don't remember much of it, and paid for it the next day. One last picture thanks to Steady and Yo Son! Saturday photographer; before the Quote

Good Time with the Homies on my BDAY

QUOTE TO GO BY: 
" A Friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you" (Elbert Hubbard, writer)

C'MON SON 39

First Post of 2013

Just wanted to say happy new year and glad to see 2013, especially with that whole "end of the world" talk.

Spent New Year's Eve over at Vincent and Darlene's house (thanks guys) to hang out, eat, drink, and did some karaoke as well. Also played a lil poker, but very briefly as I lose on like the 3rd hand. Stayed til 3 to sober up as I was the driver, and stayed up til 5 am. Only thing that put a damper on my evening is this cold/flu I'm dealing with as we speak.

I start work again tomorrow, and its been a week since I last worked, but also starting at a new location, so that should be fun. I work a week before heading off to Los Angeles for a few days next week and hang out with my cousins and do a few things, mainly go to the Playboy Mansion.

We'll see what will change and what will remain true in the new year and beyond. See how it plays out in my life long story.

Recap of my 2012

Now I know I haven't been blogging as much as I would like to, but I figure I might as well let the world in a few things about the year that was 2012.

Work: I have been working with the same company for the past 5 years, and been at the same location, and been doing the same job for the past 2 and a half years. I've attempted to move up within the company, but just hasn't worked as as well as I would have like. Back in September, I talked with my manager and we agreed that I would work til the end of the year while they find a replacement. I felt at that time that it wasn't going to get any better working there and I didn't want to be stuck doing the same thing for a long time.
December 14, I have a chat with my market manager (my manager's boss pretty much) comes and talks to me about transferring to another location working closer to home. He also told me that although I been with the company for years, that it was still too soon to leave and start over, and that he saw a future with the company. So I have been helping out at a different branch for the past couple of weeks, but working fewer hours.
I will be working at my new location at the start of the new year, and I hope I can continue to grow and feel better about work. Not that it was ever bad, or something I hated, but I just didn't want to be content to staying in the same job. I look forward to a change of scenery and I feel that I will excel and grow from here on out.

Health: Had a bit of a scare after Thanksgiving cause I was experiencing some chest pains that lasted for days. I was really worried cause it was all day and all night, making it difficult to sleep. I went to my physician for my "annual check-up", although it has been a few years since I've been to the doctor's office. I told him about my chest pains, but he said it was the muscles and not my heart, which I was really worry about. Most likely it was just from the "turkey bowl" game with my high school friends, and just took longer to get over the aches and soreness cause I'm not getting any younger. Although I did find out that I do have an elevated blood pressure. For now it isn't diabetes, but I do have a family history.
I have been doing light workouts daily, just to keep it moving, and not live a sedate lifestyle forever. That has been a big factor in my current health. I'm not looking for rapid improvements and intense workouts, cause I feel I that once I get done with that, that I would revert back and be back at square one, which is something I dont want to do.

My Blog: I haven't blog as much as I used too, and been a long time since I done any "Fitted of the Day" videos. I do plan to bring that back, and also do more random blogs and also will go back to write in a handwritten journal again, as I feel it will help improve my memory and retention skills, not that it was ever that bad.

There will be more that I would like to reflect upon this year, but I'll save that for another time.

Xmas Gifts Time with the family

360 View of My Room

taken with photaf app on my phone