M.R. Times

Just a Beautiful Play

2010-09-20T11:17:00.000-07:00

A message from Barack Obama

2010-05-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

"It's times like the ones you're facing today that forces us to try harder and dig deeper. Time like these move us to find the greatness we each have inside, and in doing so, resdiscover the greatness that defines us as a nation."

President Barack Obama
May 2010

Buying into the Hype

2010-05-15T16:48:00.000-07:00

So much hype, trouble, talk, or however you want to put it about the latest 4G IPhone.
All I know is I've been eligible for an upgrade since February and waiting till June/July for this sucker to come out. My piggy bank is full of coins that are ready to be rolled up!

Current TV

2010-05-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

On my down time when I am not working, job hunting, or hanging with friends/gf I've really been into the Documentary show Vanguard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_TV)

If you go to youtube and go their page you can catch all the seasons episodes, I'm not that much of a bum to have seen all the episodes...yet, but I'm doing my best to because I enjoy the informative series and the approach they take to bringing the stories. Maybe because I'm a young adult (that's still weird to say) and they don't come off as a pompous news crew that you find on any major network television show.

The episode below is just one of many and I am looking forward to the premiere of the Laura Ling episode where she was captured in North Korea for several months.

Thoughts on the episode below (probably should read after you or if you watch episode below):

I feel very fortunate to not be part of any of the statistics in relations to debt that most college graduates face, but other aspects of the documentary I can relate with. I have been blessed with amazing parents who were/are able to put 3 young kids through college and I pray I can do the same in another chapter later in my life.

There was segment towards the end where one of the kids was talking about how "our generation" encourages "to do what you love" yet you witness some people fall on their face if they do what they love. I know you can also look at in from the other side and say "at least I gave it a try" there is always a discussion for both sides of the story.

After watching the episode, it kind of gives you a kick in the butt "what are you doing in your life?" And maybe I should not be writing this blog as I write as I can be doing more productive things. This episode was filmed 3 years ago and is still relevant today as we/you/I are part of this generation as I speak. Time to get back to work...

2010-04-30T18:40:00.001-07:00

Test 1-2

King Of All Media: Howard Stern

2010-03-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

Ode to Howard Stern:

The King of All Media is a year older than my mom and dad, part of the baby-boomer generation, a Jew, and epitomizes the definition of the "American Dream" yet, I can relate to his views, morals (yes he does have morals), and most importantly HUMOR.

The fact that he has been entertaining hundreds of millions of listeners for over 25+ years on the media tool of Radio is unprecedented! Television is definitely the easier route in the form of entertainment. With radio a DJ/host/shock jock must stimulate the mind and most importantly the imagination. Howard Stern has perfected radio entertainment in every way and today validates that statement.

Only Mr. Stern can arrange a contest where he brought together 3 of Tiger Woods mistresses for a beauty pageant.

Thank you my highness for 8 years of entertainment!

http://howardstern.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stern

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/03/10/2010-03-10_jamie_jungers_wins_howard_sterns_beauty_pageant_composed_of_tiger_woods_former_m.html

State of The Union Address

2010-03-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

I feel blessed to have lived 26 years of life and counting surrounded with amazing family and friends who love, care, and respect me unconditionally. Even though half the people who greeted me on facebook, texts, twitter etc. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! The reason you all ask "Why are you always smiling?" or "You smile a lot" it is all because of you.

So second half of my 20's are upon me and and the first 20-25 have flew. At this point decisions are more important than ever as they can create a domino effect to the rest of my life.

You know you're not a kid or you wish you were a kid when you say to yourself "there is not enough time in the day.."

Something New

2010-01-26T00:11:00.000-08:00

I've been doing yoga for the past 2 weeks and have seen slight improvements in posture and flexibility. First week I was struggling like a teenage boy asking a girl to his first home-coming dance. One of my new years resolutions was too give this physical and mental type of activity a try and I have embraced it with open arms.

Sure 90% of the readers on espn.com may call me a homo or "that's girly" but if it means increased flexibility, especially for my bummed right knee and a better way of breathing I'm all for it.

So as this month winds down to a close we approach the 2nd month (thee best month 2.23.84) of the year I shall try and tackle something new....I've always wanted to skydive!!!

Work and Kindness

2010-01-25T01:18:00.000-08:00

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen."

Conan O'Brien
Comedian

It has been light years...

2009-09-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

Wow over a month since my last post, 3 months till 2010 and we're going into OCT. It amazes me how each years you get older that life is that much faster.

The physical activity program is still running strong. B-ball is all I want to do now especially since I have a consistent buddy to go with and play. Or stock guy from work who's a cool Idaho born and raised kid but spent his h.s. years here.

I've got to endorse the Kobe Bryant IV shoes. I recently purchased some and they have been the best shoes ever. I loved the huarache's line but I like the movement and freedom with the Kobe's

One proud accomplishment is of all the times Klifton has talked smack to me, I am still undefeated at HORSE against him. My mid-range is killer and stroking right now.

A void in my life as of late has been football. I work most weekends so don't get a chance to watch the games live. I've got caught most of the nationally televised games as i've been off but the bread and butter one SD CHARGERS I've had to DVR. It is NOT the same feeling.

Enough of this jibber jabber

Refreshed but fell off the wagon

2009-08-27T00:59:00.000-07:00

Heelllllllllooooooo rreeeeaaaaaaaaddderrrs!!! Hah that was my shameless attempt to mock Val Venius (former WWE wrestler) Well after 4 refreshing days of being off and in California I am back to the routine. Eat, sleep, work, workout, internet, and tv (sometimes). Before that I had worked 9 days straight and according to this weeks schedule and next my next day off isn't until next Friday which....puts me on another 9 days straight.

Big thanks to Sean for housing me while in LA, to Sean's Katrina and Justin for throwing an awesome surprise party, friends and family back in SD for fun times, and katrina for coming down.

Last week was a good start to my diet or healthy eating until I headed down to SD. I guess for now I will shoot to stay disciplined weekdays and one or 2 days of the weekend is a reward day or something. How can you not eat a California burrito or carne asada chips while in SD?

I'm kinda bummed out for this upcoming fall season. I know Chargers, NFL, and college football are all part of it, but having to working most weekends I'll be missing out on most games. I got dvr and all but it is not the same experience as watching it live or being able to go to the sports book to watch with hundreds of sports fans as well.

The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy...

2009-08-17T01:03:00.000-07:00

My return to physical activity has gotten off to a good start, but this has been the case for long periods of layoffs before. This time it is a matter of keeping it up. I've ran about 12 miles in the past week and in the back of my mind is my life long dream to run a marathon. This of course has all been on the treadmill which is a whole different world than the pavement.

I'd have to start out small go 5K, 10K, 42K!? Another aspect of physical activity and contributing my part on trying to go green is I've rode my bike to the gym every time this past week. It's 8 min. or less ride with mostly flat road and not difficult at all so it gives me a good warm-up plus saves the start ups of the engine and putting the tiny 1-2 miles on my car.

The drawbacks of working weekends is I miss out on all or most sports events. Missed out on the first asian born golf player Y.E. Yang win a PGA Major Championship and the new a.k.a. tiger killa. Usain Bolt Jamaica's freakish athlete annihilate records, and a few of the pre-season games.

Half-way done with August, over half-way done with 2009, let's go!

Yoda: "Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong"

2009-08-14T01:30:00.000-07:00

I was supposed to get blood work done this morning per my doctors request, but unfortunately did not FAST 12 hours in advance. I ate the most amazing oxtail soup at California Hotel with Katrina and probably was the first and last time. Amazing it was, but went strictly against the new diet.

Today I had breakfast with Ka-tree-na and was so tempted to get all the fixings of greasy oil, bacon, and scrabbled eggs. Yet I opted for grilled chicken breast (no salt) and egg whites. Ahhhh the sacrifices I have to make.

I worked my full shift today and closed the store but was excited all day with the idea I get to ride my new bike. It's fixed up and ready to "run this town....hey heeey hey hey hey." I rode over to Walmart bought a bike lock and lights for my night ride. Cruised over to 24 Hr. and did some laps in the pool. Now I have to get the jumper back. and back into b-ball. We got a new stock guy and supposedly he's got some talent.

I am starving...damn this fast!

Return of The Jedi

2009-08-12T22:21:00.001-07:00

There's nothing like watching Star Wars "Return of the Jedi" while running on the treadmill at the gym. I have made a return to my master training as a jedi.

I got some not so good news today as I went in for a routine doctor check-up. She said I had high blood pressure and to watch my diet and exercise more. Generally I do try and exercise 3-4 times a week, but July I fell off the wagon. I know I was busy with work, vacations, and laziness but that's no excuse.

I fell into that black hole of young adolescents where I considered myself "invincible" to eating anything I wanted. Generally I was always considered skinny and that notion carried over to me eating everything and anything I wanted.

I do have family history of diabetes and high cholesterol so I do have to be careful. Generally people always say "live life to the fullest" "you only live once" so eat whatever. How can you do this if your health holds you down and it's hard to live life?

So I write here not as a blog but hopefully a journal, but with a blog every now and then to keep track of my master jedi training to feel the force. Weight: 161 lbs BMI: 23%.

The way of the jedi starts with the "3-D's" and no I am not talking about the Dudley Boyz from WWE's finishing move. DEDICATION, DETERMINATION, DISCIPLINE!! Exercising with cardio and light weight training incorporated with a diet where I watch what I eat. Watching young Luke Skywalker evolve to a master Jedi has given me the motivation to follow through with this. Day 1 over and out.

May the force be with you...

Manny Pacquiao: Boxer, Humanitarian, Musician, and Legend!

2009-05-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Day

2009-03-14T15:07:00.000-07:00

It's a beautiful day outside right now and I spent most of the morning and afternoon outside at a park. Days like this helps you appreciate a nice day with blue skies and nice temperatures. So take advantage of it and go outside!

Small notes:

-Disappointing end to UNLV season, not gonna be in the ncaa tourney this year
-Great NBA season
-Slowly trying yoga through the wii
-Still no luck on the job hunt but EH is still good
-It's gonna slowly warm up here
-March Madness Baby!!

-Marc

Accelerated Aging

2009-01-25T22:54:00.000-08:00

Look at these current photos of President Obama now, and come back to this post 4 years later when his term is over. Compare and contrast the photos and you can see how much wear and tear the most important job in the world does on your body in particular your aging process. I wonder if he'd consider botox or dying his hair black?

Findlay Prep

2009-01-22T00:41:00.000-08:00

As a sports fan I like to follow all kinds, from the pro-level to even the high school level. High school athletes are the future so why not get ahead of the wave and try to get to know them before they become the next "Kobe" lebron" "LT" and "MJ"

There is a high school prep team out here in the suburbs of Las Vegas making a splash on the national scene. At one point ranked #1 in the nation by USA today, currently #2 19-0 FINDLAY PREP. Most power house prep schools are on the east coast most notably Oak Hill whose alumni consist of MANY NBA players like Carmelo Anthony and Josh Smith just to name a few.

But in just 3 years of its' existence they are recruiting players all over the nation and representing the west-side of the nation. They have players this season committed to UNLV, Texas, and Illinois. I've been wanting to catch one of their games this season but the timing has been off, but hopefully soon it will happen.

I mention this in my blog because one of the players came by today D.J. Richardson, Guard, 6'3, and committed to Illinois. It was so much fun to chat with this kid (who i thought was 22 years old) on how the school is, him leaving home (chicago) to play ball out here, living in vegas, and traveling the country. I could have chatted with him forever but had to get to work. I said I hope to catch one of his games soon and good luck with everything.

There haven't been too many famous or celebrities in the store, but it was cool to chat with this guy who i probably will be seeing if not next year but a few years down the road on espn or the NCAA tourney playing ball for Illinois. BTW, Jinky Pacquiao came into the store last week with Manny's newborn son!! Rumor has it fight is off with Hatton because Manny got greedy.

Well enjoy this youtube video on the 411 of Findlay Prep.

44th President Barack H. Obama

2009-01-21T01:28:00.001-08:00

I seriously can't get enough of President Obama, I feel like one of those women who are obsessed with celebrity lives. If there were a reality t.v. show of this man's life (like the truman show movie, detailed to the T) I would watch 24/7 if I could just like you saw those characters in the movie.

I was sooo looking forward to waking up and watching his inauguration, but unfortunately my alarm didn't go off so I only caught the last 5 min. of his speech. I'm still slowly reading my Artie Lang biography and I already know what my next book will be. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama.

Out with the old, in with the CHANGE!

2009-01-18T14:25:00.000-08:00

As our nation embarks on a new page in history on January 21, 2009 (Barack Obama's Inauguration) I can't help but sit back and appreciate the movement I have seen behind the following of this one man.

As my friend Freddy put it, "maybe they should rewrite the bible and replace Jesus with Barack." Haha LOL! I mean this guy let's out a breath of air millions will breath it and listen to it, a simple smile bring thousands to tears, and finally bring millions hope for change.

There is so much riding on this man's shoulder you would think he is Jesus with so many people hoping for him not to resurrect from the dead but resurrect this economy, this country, and finally our American spirit! All these references he is doing to the past i.e. Lincoln and MLK are great and all but I believe years from now when he is out of office, we will be looking back at him as one of the greatest as well. We all heard MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech" and years from now we'll be talking about Obama's....? Who knows what speech because every single speech he gives I'm all ears and all eyes towards him.

This video is long over due, but I feel so thankful, grateful, blessed to have listen to this man speak live and in person. I mean, you see it on t.v., read about it in the papers/online, and hear about through word of mouth, but it pales in comparison to being surrounded by thousands of people listening to this man President Obama!

Las Vegas Rally for President September 17, 2008

I Voted

2008-11-03T23:21:00.000-08:00

On the eve of a monumental day, we are less than 24 hours of knowing who the next United States President will be. It has been an interesting, long, and overwhelming campaign for all candidates and it will come to an end tomorrow.

No matter who you vote for and what issues you agree or disagree on go out at exercise your American privilege/right to vote as a citizen of this great country. For those people who complain about politicians do this or don't do that, our government sucks, my vote doesn't matter you're all wrong.

This great decision that has been brought to us will effect us for the next four years of our lives and can transcend down even farther into the future of maybe our/your children. I wish I would've voiced more about this during the political season, but just please go out and vote no matter who it is let your voice be heard!

Lose Weight

2008-10-24T01:52:00.000-07:00

So I'm not sure if i ever mentioned in my blog this year that I sprained my knee back in February in an intramural basketball game. Then again i back in april I re-aggravated it playing ball at PV park.

Ever since then I've always been hesitant and cautious whenever i do any physical activity now. It's kind held me back from any physical type activity and it has been showing or I've felt it as of late. I have ballooned to 160 pounds!! I know it may not look like it but it's there. My metabolism is not what it once was much to my disliking but that comes with the territory of getting older right?

I've been playing b-ball every now and then but my physical activity is not what it once was. So right here right now I am declaring that i want to lose 13 pounds of weight by the end of this year and get lean hopefully. WOW!! 160 though!?!?!? who would've thought, i'm disciplined on going to the gym, but the hardest part is diet. the types of food and amount of food i like to consume is just tooooooo sweeeetttt!! AHHh but here we goooo!!

Don't Sleep on Entourage

2008-10-22T12:22:00.000-07:00

The past season or two of entourage has not lived up to par, but this season has been awesome. Watch entourage!

Ready to leave

2008-05-23T13:25:00.001-07:00

2008 Playoffs

Please NBA go back to the 5 game format of the first round. I hate how half of the league makes the playoffs. Higher seeds will always advance 90% of the time with the exception of a choke (i.e. dallas mavs 2007 losing to golden state) the playoffs are way too damn long.

The draft: Why does another big market team get another big time player? Chicago winning the #1 pick was not deserved at all. The NBA is fixed.

Good to see the Lakers back in contention again. The NBA is licking their lips with the though the ratings galore.

Sean told me to write about the playoffs and this is all i can come up with....sorry sean.

Days of Our Youth

2008-04-01T15:21:00.001-07:00

A funny thing happened to me today on my way to work. I was driving to work, regualar route and routine to I-215 West exit Russell Rd stopped at a red light waiting to turn left.

I glance down towards the concrete barrier across the intersection and see a gap in the barrier to see a hundreds of people in the an open area.

I know there's another ad agency in that area and think to myself fire drill or alarm perhaps? I look more closely and realize it's the elementary school and those are kids on the playground. Then BAM!!!! A rush of memories, emotions, and feelings all of a sudden encompass my mind and body.

Here I at 24 years of age looking down at the playground and I'm thinking about my childhood elementary school memories. The memories of the playground and being in school. Our days on the playground are the one's we long for today as adults or at least in my opinion.

I mean what worries or responsibility did we have as kids on the playground? Being able to play teather ball? getting out first in dodge ball? or not being able to play handball? Those worries are aimless when you think about it, cause there was always something to do or someone to play with.

Sandburg elementary was my school in Mira Mesa. I remember handball, pencil fighting, flag football, dodgeball, how i sucked at teather ball, and the smell of sweat from other kids. The days of our youth as I look back on can be considered the best of our lives. You hear high school or college being the best times of your life but elementary is. I mean, there is no responsibility to be handled at that time. The only responsibility I probably had was not having fun on the playground.

In a time where we have to worry about paying the bills, employment, and saving for our future being a kid on the playground doesn't seem all that bad when you think about it. I think we need to be reminded every now and then those good times of our youth because it's so easy to get caught up in hustle and bustle of the "real world." Ever since 18, I'd say life has been moving at a rapid pace and it ain't slowing down anytime soon. So next time you see kids on the playground think about your childhood memories and enjoy it.

Thanks for the memories Sandburg Elementary!

MR

Long Overdue

2008-03-13T12:40:00.000-07:00

Losing touch with this blog is like me losing touch with the gym. When we're on we're on, I'll be consistent with this or the gym for a month or two straight and something comes along and I fall off for another one or two months.

The working world is different from the academic world. The one major transition that took some time or still getting used to is the amount of free time you. Like Sean, he talked about how he had a day off and all the things he got to do. It's soooo true, you have to take advantage of your free time take care of errands do things you want to do because there aren't many opportunities out there when it comes to working 40+ hours a week M-F 9-6.

The Detail Group Inc. is the company I've been working for and it's been a learning experience. Lot's of things have happened and are gonna keep happening in the short time i've been here. We're actually moving to a bigger office, merging with a new agency, and getting new/bigger clients, i feel very fortunate and blessed to be part of such a young, dynamic, small company where there is no where to go but up.

Met a new friend in my life names Katrina, that's all I gotta say about that for now.

umm...baby steps with this, cross your fingers this will be consistent.

I'm in need of a blog

2008-01-28T22:43:00.000-08:00

so much to talk about so little time. there's plenty of time, but i'd rather go to sleep soon than update what has happened since i last blogged.

life has been zooming by and it isn't getting any slower it's getting faster. europe was amazing there's no real way to describe the emotions and experience of a life time.

started a new full-time job today: quick, fast, busy, overwhelming, is all i can say about my first day.

pretty happy where things are right now and feel very blessed where i am in my life.

good night!

what's next?

2007-12-14T13:02:00.001-08:00

cue the cliches now: "as one door closes another opens" "as one chapter ends another begins"

I am officially finished with college and it is bittersweet. Bittersweet in a way that some of the best times in my short life have happened while in college. This whole thing feels pretty anticlimactic being that the majority of the past 5 years of my life have been revolving around academics. It really hasn't hit me yet to my surprise, maybe because it's the time of year or maybe it will hit me when that ceremony comes around.

Just like life you have your roller-coaster ride through certain things and my college life was no different. Plenty of memories, lot's of friends, more than enough exams, and tons of alcohol are just a few aspects of the ride.

Everything has drawn to a close as of late. Last Thursday was my last day as an intern at 944. I truly am going to miss working that office and with those people. A young, hip, out-going office was such a fun atmosphere to work at and going to something different will take time to adjust. Just in case i look back on this entry some day i want to remember the people there:

*Richard- my main man, thee guy that helped me get the internship "events assistant"
*Nicole- executive assistant, my boss, sweet and nice
*Mike S.- 944's big boss, all approval went through him
*Sal Wise- spyonvegas.com assistant, awesome guy, always fun to work with, majority of time was spent with him over the summer and open bar
*Sullivan- photographer/distribution manager, talked with him a lot. chill/funny guy, always looking for women.
*David- "real world seattle" spyonvegas.com marketing director
*Troy- sales, super chill awesome guy. helped me get a job.
*sarah- sales
*noah- fashion-savy
*weezy- trade picks-ups
*danny- dj at the get back.
*jeremiah- tyku
*emma- writer/fashionista
Joe- lvpp, pro snowboarder
josh- lvpp sales,

I will miss the the college atmosphere also. The last couple of weeks walking around made me realize the little things that i will be missing, but I will save that list for another day hopefully soon.

I've actually got a job lined up when I come back from my vacation to europe which feels reassuring. Not many people have that opportunity and I feel very fortunate to be have that. I decided on staying in Las Vegas opposed to moving back to cali. As much as I wanted to go back I had opportunities out here and this city has grown on me. Starting to have a consistent group of people I can hang out with and have made a good group of friends helped make the decision a bit easy.

I know everytime I go back or people from home visit, we can pick up right where we left off. As much time I don't see the friends or family I know it will always be a guranteed good time when we do get together

I can't complain about anything right now and as things have been good as of late. Sometimes when things are going so well you expect something to bring you back down to keep you grounded but I feel very blessed to be where I am right now and know things can change at any time...

Powerful Stuff

2007-12-04T17:53:00.001-08:00

nothing like...

2007-12-01T20:34:00.000-08:00

i revel in watching the #1 and #2 teams fall like to the bottom numerous times this season. so long missouri and west virgina.

i hate you BCS!

This one is for sean and klifton

2007-11-30T12:03:00.000-08:00

I did get lazy with this thing and haven't updated in a month. Seems like a month was a long ways back but time has flown since then. Lot's of memories and moments were shared new experiences happened and a few goodbyes here and there.

I've been living alone for a month now and it really isn't that bad. I've got to start looking for roommates to fill the empty rooms though. I tried to write a blog when Jerome left but I never got around to that. So let me praise how much I loved him as a roommate now. I've always had good luck with roommates dating back to matt. I've only had two complete stranger roommates Eric and Jerome and they've both been a pleasure to live with. Both were respectful, kind, and easy to live with. I'll definitely miss the guy his laid back demeanor and his awesome personality.

I guess i'll stop here. baby steps.

Substance

2007-10-31T12:40:00.000-07:00

It was a slow day at the Sherm yesterday and my favorite co-worker and I were having some good conversations about music. He played in rock band and got pretty big in Cali and Florida even in Europe. He tells me stories about touring, how fun Europe was and his current projects.

I was telling him how awesome Rage was and Tom Morello's guitar playing. We were talking about how in todays music how evident it is that there is no substance to the music today. I know it is obvious, but everything out there is out there just to sound good. It's rare for a band of "substance" to come along and we were talking about the appreciation for it.

Rage Against the Machine and the Beatles are two bands that come to my mind where there is meaning to their songs, music, and lyrics. At the same time they make it sound awesome. Why can't every musician do this because it brings such a greater appreciation to the music. Although Rage and the Beatles music is in the past their music and songs will never be outdated because today, tomorrow, and 10 years from now you still can relate and apply their music to whatever is going on in society.

As much as things have change it seems like policies, politics, and government decisions will be the constant in the future and these bands music will always be a voice of reason.

So i need to upgrade my text message plan. I went through about 90 messages in just 4 days! Texting is so much more convenient than calling people. I feel like i'm back in the PI.

Jerome leaves Friday :(

Vegoose Day 2

2007-10-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

So I paid the price of going out after watching Daft Punk and it took me almost all day to recover. I missed out on ghostface, ghostland observatory, and pharoah but caught MUSE and Rage Against the Machine. Day 2 there had to be a couple more thousand people than day 1 which surprised me.

MUSE: I arrived just in time to catch them and their sound was amazing. Their guitar rifts sounded awesome live along with their piano solos. One thing they could improve on though is their time in between songs. They didn't hype the crowd in between songs as much as I liked but their performance was cool. At the end of some songs they would play music of rage against the machine to foreshadow what was to come.

Rage Against the Machine: Just like Daft Punk, this was an experience of a lifetime. You could notice the difference of the demographic in the crowd compared to Daft Punk but it was as if it were all the same people once rage came on.

Daft Punk brought the high dance music energy with their performance and Rage brought the hard, hand fisting, and head bobbing energy with theirs. Watching Tom Morello work magic on his guitar during those rifts and solos is something you have to experience live. You hear it through your ipod or see it on t.v. but seeing it live is amazing. Sure, i was a few hundred feet a way but you've got to see it live to appreciate what he does.

Now for both performances I had one of the best seats in the house. I was right behind the sound booth dead center from the stage. A cart pulls up and the guys parks it there to watch the rest of the show. He lets me stand on it with him and I couldn't have had a better view from where I was.

here are videos from day 2

MUSE "Starlight"

Rage Against The Machine; first song

Rage Against The Machine

Vegoose Day 1

2007-10-28T08:43:00.000-07:00

I was only able to go for three hours because I was working all day and wow, it was the best three hours of a show ever!!! This was only day 1, day 2 begins in a couple of hours!!! I just have to blog about yesterdays experience now because it was an experience of a lifetime that I want to always remember.

Sadly, I missed out on the shins, m.i.a., atmosphere, cypress hill, public enemy, and a few other ones but the last few acts were AMAZING!!

Queens of the Stone Age: caught the last few songs of their set. Not really into their music but the crowd was really into them and they rocked out.

Federico Aubele: Described as latin/dub/trip-hop this group was sick!! good beats, mix of up-tempo down-tempo, and although I did not understand a damn word besides "corazon" "mi amor" it did sound awesome.

Iggy and the Stooges: This guy is nuts! He knows how to work the crowd and damn he seemed so faded. I haven't heard much of his music before even though he is a music icon, but I did enjoy his crazy performance even though I didn't really like the music.

Thievery Corporation: So Sick!! Besides daft punk my second favorite performance of the night. The all around variety of their music and versatility brought a good vibe to the crowd.

Daft Punk: INSANE! Once in a lifetime experience at this show. The stage was one-of-a-kind along with the special effects. You just have thousand and thousands of people dancing and losing their selves to the best of the music. The special effects/lighting enhance the concert experience and go hand on hand. The fact that these two men are in robot outfits in a pyramid and having thousands of people follow their every move amazes me. There are rumors that this is their last time playing older songs or they might even be down as a duo and I am overjoyed to have seen them.

I have never experienced a music festival like this, I have always wanted to go to cachella, sxsw, or lalapalloza but could never shell out the money. Luckily with my internship I was able to get free tickets. Having experienced a festical like this just makes me want to go even more to the other ones.

If the comradere, different types of people, good music, good vibes, and good atmosphere are what music festivals are all about, I'm sure i will be going to a lot more. Oh, being it's called Vegoose I'd say 50% of the people were dressed up in costume which made it even cooler. So this is only day 1, day 2: muse, ghostland observatory, and rage are only a few of the acts i'm looking forward to.

This is what their stage looked like. Each of those triangles are lit with lights of different colors to the beat of their music.

Around The World Part 1 (the sound doesn't do the concert diligence, but this is what it looked like.)

Part 2

"One More Time" (I moved to the back of the crowd, so i could exit quickly)

How long will this last?

2007-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

I played 5 straight games of basketball today and it felt great! The feeling of having such a good workout is greater than sitting in your ass at home, but I still sit on my ass. Kinda depressing to know that I'm older than 80% of the players on the court and I can't keep up or contribute much. Hopefully, in due time I will be able to get back to where I want to be.

I just had a thought...

rowell domondon + justin torress= chaos, peeing in your pants, just plain craziness! Wow I would love to see those two together some day.

Half way to graduation I can see the finish line now.

Maybe this is why I don't update often, I don't have much to say.

Nice Article

2007-10-05T17:42:00.000-07:00

I was in the airport today waiting for my flight to board and I picked up the USA Today paper next to me. I've always enjoyed reading the newspaper in general and especially USA Today because of all the interesting and relevant articles. If I had a choice between reading my news online or through paper, I would choose paper. There's just a personal satisfaction of reading the the paper as if it is just you one on one with it and no other distractions.

So an article that I came across today was something you do not read or hear about everyday in the news. Here's the article, read it and let's see if you have the same opinion as me.

www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-04-goatmeat_N.htm

So after reading it I was impressed and glad to see that article was in a nationwide newspaper. In todays news and society we hear a lot of ignorant things about races, religion, and different types of people in general. We stereotype and generalize things/people/culture that is different and have no idea what they are all about without giving a thought on learning about it.

I guess people get defensive when they are scarred about what is different and what they do not know about. They voice their opinion on something they know little about and that may be their defense mechanism.

So what I took from reading this article is with our society today and how the media portrays muslims (a "different culture") is this farmer embraced a culture with open arms and the muslim culture embraced him. Two different types of cultures formed a formidable business in where it works out for both parties.

This just doesn't have to be about the muslim faith/culture it could be applied to any other culture/faith and teach a lot of people a thing or two.

I can't get enough of this guy

2007-10-04T00:55:00.000-07:00

If you want a good laugh hang out with this guy...

AHHHHHH!!!!!!

2007-10-01T21:18:00.000-07:00

damn, what a heart-breaking loss for the padres. i think we are going to let hoffman go. 2 blown saves in a row. ahhhhhhhhhhh this sucks.

prediction

2007-10-01T16:11:00.000-07:00

I just woke up from my nap and had a dream, Padres beat Rockies 7-0. Let's hope this dream comes true.

NOW YOOOOOUUUUUUUU!!!!!

2007-09-23T23:41:00.000-07:00

Hah that song cracks me up. The new intern that bums rides off me is from Mississippi and it's funny when she does the "superman" and talks with her southern slang. I really don't mind driving her to the office because it means free meals for me from the dining commons MmmMMm tasty!! Every time i go in there I take home a pocket full of cookies hah.

So our new McDermont (Rec Center) opened up this past week and it is awesome, Wooden ain't got shit on us! So much more space for playing ball, lifting weights, and even indoor an soccer set up! But why does working out have to be so damn hard? Physically working out is relatively easy I would say, but mentally it has to be the hardest part. Bringing your ass to the gym and actually putting the effort is tough. I've been wanting to start playing ball again/running/getting back into shape but with my schedule I'm just too damn tired to go to the gym. Tired shouldn't even be an excuse lazy is more like it. When I come home from work, interning, or school maybe even all 3 in one day I just want to chill and relax. Well hopefully all this bitching will get me off my ass, tomorrow I actually have a day off except for school so there should be plenty of time to fit the gym in there.

Today the chargers loss affected my performance at work today. I was watching it at home and watched the last 5 min. in the casino sports book then headed straight to work. I was bummed out and just thinking about shoulda, coulda, would've for the game. I think I need to head back to the charger bar to watch the game cause thats the only win we have for the season where i viewed the game.

Highlights from the weekend:

saturday was one of busiest and most fun days working at the sherm...i love my job there
saw jermaine o'neal and tila tequilla (she's aiiiiite)
hung out with ton dizon and jeff domingo (richard and klifs friends) fun times with them.
got $200 gift card to TAO restaurant from 944
Started writing a free-lance piece for 944 on the Label Shoppe (shout out to the label shoppe!! HAH i just have a picture in my head of jamie foxx doing that)
chocolate milkshake from strip burger (best milkshake i have ever had!!)

Lowpoints:

only saw one nfl game (the most important one, but still wanting more nfl)
didn't see any college games
missed out on the unlv tailgate/victory
worked 12 hours on friday

Quote of the day:

"One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done" Marie Curie

Happy I Went Home

2007-09-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

So annoying! I just got done washing a load of laundry, my first load usually consist of my boxers, sleeping gear, and work out stuff. I accidentally grabbed one of my t-shirts (that i wear out) and put it in this pile and washed and dried it in the dryer and it is smaller than I prefer. Man oh man I hate when that happens, one of my favorite pieces no longer feels comfortable. Well enough of that rant on to the weekend.

SD

First I was going home then i wasn't then last minute I decided yes I am going home. It was a last minute decision to go home and I am glad I did it. Enjoyed all the celebrations back home with the friends and some quality time with the family. I was even productive and helped out at the Label Shoppe for a good amount of time Saturday with Brett, place is looking good Rosanne!

Below Market was fun as always I'm really glad my brother told me about that spot. The best and worst part of night didn't come from downtown but afterwards with me prank calling brett then me touching his pee on my door handle, yes his pee! Oh and ripping my favorite pair of jeans was bad too, not a good weekend for my wardrobe.

Not a good game for the chargers and for the padres they only beat the last place giants. I need you to step up against the big boys padres!

I thought I had a lot to say but i'm drawing a blank now...I'll leave you with pics from the weekend.

Weird looking clouds on my way down....they look like UFO's!!!!!

Happy B-Day Aaron!

Brett and I built this for Label Shoppe

Happy B-day Matt!

I Heart My Boys

What a way to end the night!!

COMEDY NIGHT

2007-09-14T10:27:00.000-07:00

In what seemed like it was going to be a chill quiet night turned out to be fun and laughing my ass off. I haven't laughed so hard since watching Knocked Up in theaters.

I finally finally got to have a hot cooked meal last night. The past week I have been living off sandwiches, t.v. dinners, and eating out. There's just a sense of comfort when eating a hot cooked meal and what make sit even better is it was my chicken adobo. My fan base is increasing to the liking of that dish. That entire week I had gone without rice either, I was running on empty without rice. I thinkn I need to have rice on a weekly or at least twice a week basis or I'll have major cravings for it.

The past week I also have just been home to sleep, it was a busy week outside of the house. Since I had a day shift yesterday I got to catch up on even more of my t.v. recordings. Wow britney spears was horrible at the VMA's, jamie foxx was hilarious, alicia keys was awesome, chris brown was sick, and overall ehhh.

Justin, Klif, and Karen came over and we chilled and hit up southpoint at our usual time, midnight! dollar beers and dollar well drinks can't be beat. I don't know if i have mentioned Justin in here or not but he's joined our circle of friends here. Coincidentally I knew of him even before meeting him through the stories from Sean. PLus he's Jeromes's good college friend. Although Tony can never be replaced Justin is filling in cause it would be horrible just klifton and i out here.

Let the videos do the talking on how much fun justin is...enjoy!

on the brim of a new seaon

2007-09-12T00:47:00.000-07:00

We're steam rolling into the season of fall as fast as summer came around. The air is crisper, cool breezes on occasion, and less air condition usage hah.

Already on through with my third week of classes and just about 12 more weeks to go. Tonight was nice, I actually got to chill and relax without having to worry about doing anything early tomorrow morning or i'm actually not working a closing shift. I got to catch up on my recorded shows, entourage, weeds, and my new favorite show californiacation.

Californiacation is a new series on showtime with David Duchovony that is just so entertaining to watch. The writing, dialogue, directing, and acting of the show makes me love every episode. It's a brand new series and there has been a lot of critical acclaim for it and rightfully so. There was a scene with awesome dialogue in the newest episode that talked about how humans are dumber even with our ever changing technology and advances. I wish I could find a clip of it and reference it because me trying to describe it does not do it diligence.

here's a trailer to the season (I think you would like this show Mr. Cacho)

This past weekend was madness. Friday I had to work the door for the Snoop Dogg concert at Hard Rock pool with well over 1500 people going past me!! It was ok though because of a late start. 50 cent the next night was much better, less people surprisingly but much better maybe because I didn't have to work it.

We watched the game at Michael's Pub the unofficial Charger bar out here and it was awesome. We had the best seats or lack there of in the bar. We were next to the free food and free popcorn!!! Brian, klifton, and I had well over 6 trays full hah. Looks like we can add another addition to the bar with Virg watching every game there this season.

I will leave you with videos from the concerts this past weekend. I don't listen to their music really except whatever is on the radio, but it's nice to see two of the hottest rap artists in one weekend.

here's snoop with korrupt? or corrupt?

I'm soooo excited, and i just can't hide it....

2007-09-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

3.5 hours until kick off for the 2007 nfl season!!! what an awesome game we got lined up colts vs. saints. unfortunately i will be at work when it starts but thank goodness for dvr!!!

nothing new to report as this week has been all work and no play.

last night however, i met up with jerome and prescilla for some drinks cause she was in town and staying at the venetian. i enjoy lounges and bars over clubs because it give you the chance to actually talk to people without the deafening music. plus, i don't have the awesome dance moves like the "fat club" (matt, tony, and sean).

it was fun just chatting it up with that couple even though i was third wheeling it. i can't wait to visit them at their place in NY in a few months, it's going to be fun times.

so klifton and i are going to be working together, he just got hired at ben sherman and we're going to kill it there as both stock guys. it's funny how i talk to my gay co-workers and tell them all the homo-sexual acts i've done with friends in the past and have them be worried about me. when in fact it's funny to us, to me at least and i know i am a healthy hetero-sexual boy i mean man.

i got nothing else to say...

quote of the day:

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't.
- Anatole France

Finally

2007-09-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

My internet has been in a weird funk the past week so i havent been able to blog when i wanted to. during its weird funk i was unable to access this site, cnn, and maybe a few others. cnn.com is something i need to check daily and it was excruciating to not be able to access it. i know i have other outlets of news but cnn's access and navigation is just so user friendly for me. all their articles are interesting to read for me personally compared to other sites.

top 5 sites i check every time i am online

1. gmail
2. hotmail
3. espn
4. sean's blog
5. cnn

memories were made, laughs were shared, and sadness has all occurred since i last left you, hopefully i can sum it all up in pictures when i have time.

time, speaking of it is something that flies when you are busy. i got 12 credits of school (which is equivalent to 12 hours), 25-35 hours of work (37 this week!!), plus my internship all occupying my days which just seem to fly by now. i'm pretty much doing something every day working this 50+ hour schedule is a total 180 from what i was doing in the past which is nice i guess. i still have my down time to just chill and watch t.v. which i really enjoy even if it is on a friday or Saturday night when i am doing nothing.

i've been in a weird funk or mood i would say for the past couple of days. maybe it's because my friend my roommate tony left. i can't really describe it but i've just been wanting to be by myself lately, listen to my music, and be entertained through the t.v. or movies. maybe its becasue i miss home, maybe cause i miss my family, and maybe its cause i miss my friends but for right now i've just been trying to keep busy.

Tony officially moved out last friday and i know i will seem him soon or again, but it was sad to see him go. we shared so many memories together in las vegas, experienced new adventures, drank endless amounts of alcohol, and ate steak and eggs so many times it could be well over 100 times!!

i think it was sad for me to see him go because it was like he was my crutch to a broken leg out here. although i've made some awesome friends out here the friends back home are one of a kind and having tony here made living out here a pleasure. just like my first semester out here i'm on my own but not for too long hopefully, only about 3.5 months till school is officially over for me god willing and back to cali? I have to make the best of what i got left and just keep looking forward.

Quote of the day:

Last sunday at chruch one of readings actually stuck out to me and i was listening the whole time and even took the time to write it down so i could remember it.

Hebrews 12:11

"11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."

Just Like the Good Old Days...

2007-08-15T02:06:00.001-07:00

If you were to tell me 5 years ago that I would chill in harry's room again just like we did in high school i wouldn't have believed you. But tonight I did just like high school!! Hah, brett, harry, and i chillied in harrys room all night just chillin and enjoying each others company.

not much has change i would say from the things we did in the past till now. i'd say the only difference from tonight was that we had myspace.com to keep us occupied at times. his room was seriously a sauna tonight no less than 85 degrees in that room i guarantee you that.

it was a nice change of pace to just sit and chill, we even had the addition of wesley talking to us at times. we pulled out some of harrys high school pics did some reminiscing and even looked at the old website http://get.to/ptk.com i think was the link.

to cap off the night we even hit up alvaros to end our night. so even at the age of 23 now it's nice to be still hanging with old friends whom i have grown up with. no matter how long we are apart from each other it's just like as if we've seen each other on a regular basis when hang out again.

be on the look out on some of your myspace pages as we might feel the need to post an old embarassing pic of you some time soon.

i actually got the entire week off from both jobs so i happy to be reporting from san diego. got in yesterday and just chilled pretty much. damn, it feels just as hot down here as it does up in vegas for some reason. maybe the humidity is behind this uncomfortable in heat in my house.

i've been advantage of this time being back at home. chillin with the family and having some good conversations. i actually had a good conversation with my dad over dinner tonight. just telling him about things going on in my life and future plans. my dad is timid and quiet at times so we've never really had lengthy conversations and it just felt right felt good to be talking with him.

i feel like life is a little bit slower when i am back here compared to vegas, not saying its a bad thing but just having the neighborhoods quiet and darker makes me notice a difference.

time for bed good night!

2007-08-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

Man I was just sitting at the bar last night and I was watching sports center highlights. It’s that time of year again X-Games is here and wow that guy who fell on the big air ramp had the narliest crashes I have ever seen. If you haven’t had the chance to see it here you go…

This is why I get paid the big bucks (that’s sarcasm if you didn’t detect)

As summer is slowly drawing to a close fall is right around the corner. That means 2007 fall clothing. Being one of the stock guys at Ben Sherman I’ve got my work cut out for me in the next week or two. Massive amounts of boxes have come in and I have to process them and put them away. I am looking forward to all the work as I’ve got quite a number of hours next week and it’s a good change of pace from doing nothing and being bored.

Let me give a Happy Birthday to one of the best roommates ever…Jerome. I haven’t blogged since Tuesday, but tony and I treated him out to eat at Sammy’s Wood Fired Pizza. I’ve only ate their once and it was sophomore year high school with Tiffany young, matt wathen, Derek, and jenny khoo pretty random I know. So yea, if you ever go there you have to try the kobe beef cheeseburger sliders, they are to die for!!!!

Have a good, fun, and safe weekend everybody.

Bored yet again

2007-07-31T15:54:00.000-07:00

Editorial

To go down or not to go down? That is the question, I am very tempted to hitch a ride down with Tony again this weekend but I might have work this Sunday. I don’t want to lose a shift because I’m trying to save money for something in the works.

Probably the main reason I want to go down is just to see Sean. Yes, that’s right you Sean Cacho! I miss you dearly and can’t remember the last time I saw your sweet good looking face. If I don’t go down aug 17 will probably be the next time I’m down. And if I don’t go down that weekend maybe august 20 to la to spend it with someone special on their special day? Whoa this entry is getting a little too homo now.

Speaking of homo-sexuality, this past weekend chillin with brett, we may have crossed the line. No there were no physical acts involved or nothing like that. it was something we just both said to each other and in the manner we said it. I don’t feel comfortable sharing it to the public so if you must know just give me a holler, cause it is quite funny if you hear it.

Ahhhhh that is my sigh of relief having Sirius back in my life again!

Well last entry of for the month of july. Goodbye july hello august!!

Quote of the day:

“Perfect does not exist, perfect is not real”

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE...

2007-07-30T12:14:00.000-07:00

give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully
memorize your favorite poem
don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want
when you say, "i love you," mean it
when you say, "i'm sorry," look the person in the eye
be engaged at least six months before you get married
believe in love at first sight
never laugh at anyone's dreams. people who don't have dreams don't have much
love deeply and passionately. you might get hurt but it's the only way to live life competely
in disagreements, fight fairly no name calling
don't judge people by their relatives
talk slowly but think quickly
when someone ask you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "why do you want to know?
remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk
say, "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze
when you lose, don't lose the lesson
remember the three R's: RESPECT for self, RESPECT for others, RESPONSIBILITY for all your actions
don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship
when you've realized you've made a great mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
smile when picking up the phone. the caller will hear it in your voice
marry a man/woman you love to talk to. as you get older, their conversational skills will be important as any other
spend some time alone
open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values
remember that sometimes silence is the best answer
read more books and watch less tv
live a good, honorable life. then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time
trust in god but lock your car
a loving atmosphere in your home is so important. do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
in disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. don't bring up the past
read between the lines
share your knowledge, it's a way to achieve immorality
be gentle with the earth
pray. there's immeasurable power in it
never interrupt when you are being flattered
mind your own business
don't trust a man/woman who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss
once a year, go someplace you've never been before
if you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. that is wealth's greatest satisfaction
remember, not getting what you want is a stroke of luck
learn the rules then break some
remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other
judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
remember that your character is your destiny
approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

some of this was from the dali lama, and the rest there was no reference from where it came from so i can't site them or give them their due.

enjoy this, print it, put it in your home, and enjoy life!

Really Bored

2007-07-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

Wow this has to be one of the boringest days in the office, i'm going crazy in here not doing anything. I wish I had a lot to say right not but i really don't. I can try to re-cap this past weekend but i'd rather have the pictures do the talking and you can also check out rowells youtube videos on his myspace.

I'm kind of thinking about leaving my current internship with 944. I would only leave if i got a better one that i was referred to by one of my buddies in the office.

As much as i like interning with 944 and loving all the perks that come along with it, this other internship is with an actual ad agency here in vegas and i feel like it would better suit my needs in the future. Plus the other internship is a paid one which isn't bad. their client list is pretty impressive such as mgm mirage, echelon, four seasons, nevada cancer institute, palms, planet hollywood, wolfgang puck, and much more.

becasue i was so bored today i applied with them and cross your fingers becasue i hope and pray i get it.

later everybody

My computer is down for the count...

2007-07-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

i'm having some trouble with my laptop, so i havent been able to go on the internet at home for the past two days!! so pics from the past weekend wont be uploaded for a bit and new posts will come and go whenever i have a chance to be on a computer.

I would like to share something that made my day today. I was walking into WAMU and saw an elderly woman coming out, so i open the door and i could have walked in myself but i offered and held the door for her.

she says, "thank-you, there are still some gentlemen out there." that really made me feel good about myself. a sweet, elderly, woman stranger's one comment went a long way to touching me. so, be a gentlemen and always open doors for people older than you and for women.

till the next one...

i joined just for you sean!!

2007-07-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

so i did join twitter a few months back, but neglected to put it on this blog. that is why you see my first twitter post is from 60 days ago. hopefully i will be able to keep up.

Bored

2007-07-19T01:20:00.000-07:00

so my last entry was some piece of writing by that person T.P. Wilder, reading material like that just inspires me to become a better writer everyday. i know one writer i do enjoy reading every time...along with his style, work, and dashing good lucks is sean. but yea on a serious note when you read pieces of writing like that last entry it moves, touches, and inspires you in a way that i would have never thought writing can do.

i think i tend to forget that there are so many different ways to expressing your thoughts, emotions, and just anything else besides verbally. writing tends to be in the back seat most of the time but as much i do this for time consumption it is therapeutic at times to reflect on emotions and feelings. i know most of the time there isn't much substance to my entries but i beg to differ. sometimes the way i write it i can tell the way i was feeling at the moment...i think.

but yea, hopefully i can have more substance at times and hopefully some day my writing can inspire hopefully my kids some day as i will show them the link to this blog at the lj one. and if i can't express myself here in public then there's always my private blog/private entries.

in other news i have been bored for the past two days. i only worked sun/mon this week and dont work till sunday again. the internship is coming along but the office is so boring and i should have just went to sd for the week.

my sirius radio has been down and out for almost a month now. i just purchased my 3rd and hopefully last radio for a while at least. had to whip out the coin jar to help pay for this radio. just to let you know if you didnt know already. coinstar machines dont charge you for their service if youre going to use it as an amazon.com gift card. i purchased my radio through them so that was helpuful.

i'm always yearning and longing for new music and my music tastes changes in a heartbeat that i have been loathing listening to regular radio. i get tired of cd's quickly so with sirius radio it gives me my fix for music. although i originally got it for howard stern, i think i will keep it for a while even after he leaves because the variety of music cant be found anywhere else.

i pinched (my new slang term for "borrow", got it from a british indie film i saw) a cd from randy last time i was down. dj neil armstrong mix tape. pretty awesome stuff as he covers so many different types of music and blends them flawlessly.

i haven't done one of these in a bit now but i will end with it...

quote of the day

"We are changed by what we experience, and we develop in ways that are different from others in part because of the consequences of the events we experience or not." --William Hoyer

Letter Of The Day

2007-07-17T12:10:00.000-07:00

by T.P. WILDER

No Better Time Than Now To Be Happy

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are.

After that, we're frustrated that we have teen-agers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is there is not better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admis this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quote comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- REAL LIFE. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time and remember time waits for no one.

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose 10 pounds, until you gain 10 pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until friday night, until sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the 1st or 15th, until your song has come on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is not better time than right now to be happy!

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

*just thought i would share it with all, cause i loved it the first time i read it.

bored

2007-07-14T14:12:00.000-07:00

no work today, although i should be doing some hw. for my online class right now. i had absolutely nothing to do in the 944 office yesterday as i was walking around the office trying to find something to do, i just ended up talking to people here and there. left the office early to pick up my check and did some spending.

French Connection is a good store for the smaller slimmer type people for instance brett and i. the clothes are more fitted for our body types and less baggy than other stores where you would find dress shirts. just thought i would throw that out there for all you thinner body types who want fitted clothing instead of having to tailor it.

Sapporo is a an awesome tepenyaki/japanese/sushi/semi-american restaurant here in vegas. ate here last night with briand and his cousin, we ordered 6 rolls of sushi and 6 other types of meals all for only 60 bucks. for me it seems like it's hard to find a lot of different kinds of good restaurants in san diego without breaking your piggy bank. this restaurant would do so well if it was in the gaslamp district in san diego but at the same time i dont think they would have the awesome deals that they have here. i cant really name a restaurant in san diego that i would go on a regular basis with a few bucks in hand. i know there are good ones in sd but they would put a dent on the wallet.

Pure, tony, rachel and i headed out to pure last night and it just reminded me of why we stay away from there...way tooo crowded!!

Pear Blossom Recipe

once ty ku hits the national market feel free to try this recipe out because people seemed to be enjoying it when i made it.

2 0z. TY KU
1 oz. Absolut Pear Vodka
1 oz. sweet n sour mix
spalsh of rock candy syrup mix
big spalsh of pear puree

BEST 3 HOURS IN LAS VEGAS OF ALL TIME!!!

2007-07-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

WOW!! is all i can say about last night. we had an open bar event at the peter lik gallery
(check out his amazing work, it's unbelievable in person) and we were understaffed for bartenders, so who do they call on?? yes the interns!!! another intern tyler and i held the fort down for the TYKU bar. we were making pear blossom cocktails and serving beer. of course i was pretty nervous going into it but as you make 3 or 4 cocktails you get the hang of it.

we were only serving those 3 drinks since it was open bar to all of them. live music, good dj, beautiful women, and rich sophisticated people made it a very awesome night. you want to know the very best part of the night was? KEEPING THE TIPS!!!! lets just say i made 3 shifts of work at ben sherman in three hours!!!

ALWAYS tip your bartender even if it is a buck, man some people had the nerve to not tip when drinks were free come on now. there was this one guy who kept coming one drink after another and NO tip the whole night....freakin deusch bag. not only did i walk away with a hefty wad of cash i came out with 7 bottles of absolut pear vodka!! 4 of which are for my boss and 3 will be for myself. the gallery paid for all the alcohol and there was plenty of it left around. if i could i wouldve taken cases of beer with me.

of all the work and boring work i do this was well worth it all, if they could throw me some more of these jobs i would be one very happy camper. it is easy to see who people can get caught up with this career of bar tending because if you make that much cash in one night it's hard to walk away from it. it's easy work and the time flies let me tell you that. three hours felt like 1.5 hours. but getting the education and degree are the most important things because bar tending can only get you so far for now. i just got a taste of it last night and i think i would want to do it part-time with a full-time job.

i treated my roomies plus rachel out to firefly after working our event. very good tapas place with sangria and bomb ass mojitos. if you ever want to go give me a call casue i'm always down to go. oh and you've got to try the banana-nutella sandwich it's to die for!

star sightings

I saw NBA players rookie Mike Conley Jr. and 2nd year player rudy gay at the venetian yesterday as well. with my recent encounters with athletes i was reluctant to ask for a picture with them. i dont know if i mentioned it in a previous blog but i saw richard jeffereson at body english 2 weeks ago and took a pic. he saw me and i read his lips becasue the music is very loud he says "stop that" and before that i mentioned donovan mcnabb was a deusch to me. so i was reluctant to ask these athletes for a picture.

Here is a picture of a bottle of TYKU. it is a new all natural asian liqueur that is only in NY and NV right now as we are promoting it here. made up of all natural ingredients pomegranate and ginseng. it's considered japanese sake but with a twist to it and it works well with most hard liquors. so keep an eye out for it as it will be at the nearest beverage store to you. i'm going to try and get my own bottle for myself and mix you up my specialty drink.

behind the bar

making a oear blossom cocktail

the weekend is here, finish 3 bottles of vodka in 3 days hmmmm?

thursday already!?

2007-07-12T00:09:00.000-07:00

wow feels like the week is flying by quick for me, maybe because my week pretty much started on monday. the past two days have been all work and no play. we had a big company visit today from the president of ben sherman usa come in so the store had to look immaculate. put in a long night of work last night plus a long shift today.

one of the corporate guys who came in gets to travel and oversee the ben sherman stores in the u.s. so he pretty much works in the corporate offices then travels when needed...sounds like an awesome job. i've been so busy lately that today was my first time seeing tony since i got back. our schedules are usually opposite of each other that one im home hes out and vice versa.

congrats to LT for winning some ESPY awards, seems like no biggie but i would rather have him winning some championships. getting lazy with this entry so i'll stop here.

Lovely Weekend

2007-07-09T23:50:00.000-07:00

WEEKEND IN SD

my weekend back in beautiful san diego was a lovely one. i got to do everything i pretty much wanted to do. friday night was a chill one. almost all the friends that were in SD showed up to starbucks for some good conversations. even allen and klifton made an appearance there. the past two times i have seen sean though they have been short encounters but i guess its the quality time we spend together not quantity...i miss you sean-y not so scrawny.

it was actually nice to just chill with the friends at a quiet spot where we could all hear each other talk instead of being in some bar spending money on lots of alcohol and getting wasted.

saturday

saturday was beach day!! again we had a good turn out for the beach as we had three cars come out and almost spent four hours there! big thanks to john clayton and john nguyen for letting us play on their volleyball court, never knew we could all have fun playing that together. everything was almost perfect at the beach except for the sun was only out for about 40 min. the rest of the time was overcast. the water was warm, waves were good, and the people we were with were fun.

after getting out much needed rest we hit up a new spot actually in downtown. it seems as if it is hard for us to try going to new places cause we are all picky in a way. originally we were supposed to go into whiskey girl but ended up being packed so we went to below market. a nice chill spot where everyone had a good time i would say.

sunday

church, family lunch, padre game, bbq at bretts, and watched transformers. action packed day but very tiring. maybe because i was tired when watching transformers it effected how i feel about the movie...i felt it was so-so. again everyone came out to watch the movie, i seriously cant remember the last time we had that many friends come out to watch a movie all together. four of the guys and four of the girls, there usually always 1-4 people who dont go.

well back in the vegas heat and its a new week same old crap...

nothing new

2007-07-06T20:49:00.000-07:00

my 4th of july was a very uneventful one. i have missed the last three family forth of july bbq at mira mesa and i miss it. hopefully this will be the last one i miss and i will make my return in 08. i've been missing the awesome food, fun games, and good times with the family.

to fill my void on america's b-day i hung out with the quach family plus jennie tran. harry and his family were in town on a family trip and were staying at caesar's palace. we hung out at the pool for most of the afternoon in the 110+ degree heat. even tony made a guest appearence in the water and it was fun times at the pool. all that time under the sun i didnt even get a good tan as my skin tone looks the same. ended my day by working a closing shift at work but it was noting but fun and chill times. for the first few hours we just chill and have fun, then the last few we work hard and try to get out asap.

other than that my days have been the same old crap just a different day. i think i'm going to need a hobby to fill some of my time now that summer school is done, but i do have an online class this next session. i've noticed my co-worker's have a lot of their shirts fitted and these guys are 110-115pound guys so they had to alter them. they say it is quite easy so i'm going to try and take up sewing as a hobby and practice taking in my shirts and jeans.

i'll either have to invest in a sewing machine or just steal my moms..haha. so hopefully once get decent at altering clothes come holla at me.

man it is AMAZING to be out of the 110+ degree heat and into this lovely perfect SD weather. the ride down was pretty hot and my skin was feeling sticky-icky from all the sweat. well tonight should be a chill one, i'm actually not going to be drinking any alcoholic beverages but some coffee with some friends spending quality time together. just waiting for sean-o to come down.

later you all!

In the Office

2007-07-03T15:46:00.000-07:00

so boss woman is out for the day as she took a half day. i have a project to do but the instructions are so vague so i've been sitting here lost not knowing what to do. klifton is heading down this weekend so i gotta see if i have the weekend off so i can go down to sd.

i probably shouldnt have been watching this in the office, but it made me crack up silently and probably had the 944 writer emma wondering what i was laughing about. this is a clip of john legend in europe for one of his shows. look carefully at his "package" as it rises to a point...haha someone got excited from this voluptuous women.

pictures fixed

2007-07-03T00:25:00.001-07:00

Obey painting on the left, obey shirt on the right

This is a real painting and not a photograph. crazy good artwork

KID SISTER

This piece is dope

Lupe Fiasco

some of the 944 staff

944

here's a video for youre viewing pleasure...

944 two year anniversary weekend

2007-07-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

944

so the big 944 two year anniversary weekend came and went. going into the weekend i was overzealous about the event but as it came and went it wasn't what i expected. i still had a good time and all and it was a good experience to see the fruits of your labor pan out to thousands of people. the work, planning, and production going into a huge event like this showed me what it takes to go about such an awesome event. staff from all the other offices around the country came out to help with the big weekend and it was nice to meet and see how other offices work.

june 30

the first day of our event was an open bar along with several other events at the hard rock. this day was all about work; setting up, organizing, and running stuff. i was helping put gift bags together and i made my own gift bag full of goodies hah. the she wants revenge concert was alright nothing compared to de la soul from last week. i ended up not sticking around and staying in my friends room because i was having trouble getting in body english even with my credentials.

july 1

this day was chill. i guess everything was set and i ended up chillin at home all day. they never called me in to help so i just relaxed after working most of the day on friday. we put good use to the room we had and pre-drank there before heading out to the rest of the festivities. we went to the art show and chilled there for a while admiring the art,mingling with some of the staff, watched kid sister, and made fools of ourselves dancing.

just when we thought our night was over we pulled a jack bauer and sneaked into body english even getting klifton and his friend ebari in both whom are 20 with klifton wearing shorts as well. danced the night away and the special surprise performance ended up being lupe fiasco.

overall the two year anniversary was a success but it didnt live up to my expectations. it probably wasnt as good as last year but still it was awesome to be part of it.

Excercise? never heard of it

2007-06-28T00:48:00.000-07:00

do work!

so the thing that comes with growing older in life, well for me is finding the time to exercise. i love going to the gym and working out but now i am finding less and less time to go. well there is time to go but i've got to sacrifice a nap/relaxing in other words just plain being lazy. it feels good to just relax after having a long day but i guess your body suffers in the long run health wise. there is time for all of to always exercise but we just need to sacrifice something that is less beneficial than working out.

i've got my jump rope which i do at least 10 min. a day but that gets monotonous and i like a variety of things like mixing up doing weights, cardio, and just shooting some hoops. when i usually do go to the gym it would be like 4-5 times a week for a month straight which makes me feel good, but something comes up and takes my time away from the gym which puts me in hiatus for another month. basically there is no consistency.

i would say form age 16-21 i would feel invincible with my diet because i was physically active for the most part. i ate whatever i wanted whenever i wanted and would see no change, but now i try not to eat late at night for the most part and sometimes cut down on eating out. i would say some where in peoples twenties is where they hit the cross roads of their weight, there's three ways to go: up, down, or stay the same. as of late it's been slightly up for me, which drinking plays a part of.

i know what i've go to do, i just have to do it and keep it consistent.

mommy

man, my mom was on fox 6 news tuesday night during the 10PM and i have been trying to find the video on their site but no such look. i think dvr should be standard now with all cable boxes because it benefits everyone.

the garage was fixed today and thank goodness it did not need to be replaced! i was bracing for the worst case scenario and ready to empty the piggy bank for the replacement. the repair man fixed it in less than 15 min. now youre probably thinking i couldve done that myself but he did install some shit to help repair it that i wouldnt have not known to do. thanked the guy for his quick work handed him a cold gatorade and he was off.

tusch! (that's bye in german)

another routine week

2007-06-25T21:57:00.000-07:00

work

wow the weekends go by a lot quicker now that i have shit to do on fridays. for the past year my weekends usually started on thursdays, so every weekend was a three day weekend to me. work was chill day today a long one but really chill. i'm stock so i'm doing a whole lot of chillin in the back which means i get to listen to music. the past couple of shifts i have been working, i have forgotten my cds or ipod. which leaves me with standard fm radio.

i could tell you the top 10 songs they will play in a given two hours of radio play on the urban/hip-hop/r&b station out here. one song i'm near sick of is rihannas umbrella song. the song that i am really into right now though is keyshia cole "let it go" song. i know it's a girls song, but i think i'm just really into the song because they sampled biggies juicy track. the music and beat is just so chill and makes me always want to bob my head...i've even found myself dancing in the back....wouldn't you pay good money to see that sean?

although i'm really into mostly indie rock music i grow tiresome of it and any type of music that i listen to constantly. i remember when i was really into hip-hop but got tired of it, so i'm back and forth when to listening to music. but after a long hiatus of listneing to hip-hop i'm back into it thanks to my co-worker caesar. man this guy is one knowledgeable hip-hop guru not to mention he has some sick ink on his arm.

we worked together in the back yesterday and he schooled me on some good hip-hop right now that i've lost touch with. man if you thought brett was skinny you should see this guy...5'7-5'6ish and only 112 pounds!!! you've got to see him to believe it. he is one cool local vegas resident that i've met out here, and i could see myself chillin with him.

there are less than 12 people who work for the store so it's pretty intimate and everybody knows everybody.

r.i.p. chris benoit

man what another tragedy to lose another great wrestler. i don't follow wrestling anymore, but i do know chris benoit was around when i did follow it. they say he was one of the best technical wrestlers around and i did see that through out the years. thanks for the wrestling memores rabbit wolverine....4 horsemen for life!

you suck mcnabb!

so i forgot to mention i saw donovan mcnabb at our open bar event on friday.i asked to take a picture with him and he was like, "naw man, we don't want to start that" assuming that everyone knew who he was and wanted a pic. what a deusch! hope you get injured again next year buddy.

calm before the storm...

so this weekend is supposed to be madness for 944. it's our big 2 year anniversary party all weekend at the hard rock and hopefully i'll be doing more partying than working. other than that nothing else to report.

cheers!

FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

2007-06-23T12:41:00.000-07:00

so i'm sitting here blogging and feeling like shit. the de la soul concert last night was madness!! that was the most people i have ever seen at our events. it was so much fun to be there and be behind the scenes. all the hard work of setting up and working the event paid off in the end to see so many people having a good time. the cool thing about las vegas is you meet and see all sorts of different people that are just trying to have a good time. so you'll see middle aged Caucasians bobbing their heads and dancing to de la souls music. i see all these people here (primarily in the casinos) who just let loose with their care-free attitude. but hey, if this is what they got to do to keep their heads on straight from the realties of their lives i cant hate on that...we all just want to have fun sometimes.

so my headline describes my feelings toward a dumb ass move i did yesterday. i parked my truck in the middle of the garage since jerome is out of town and tony is in sd. i guess when i tried to close the garage the emergency cord got caught up in my roof rack and fucked up the chain or something so my fuckin garage is broken. ahhhhhhh!!!!!!

so i'm going to shell out the money for my mistake and it looks like my first few paychecks from my new job will go toward fixing the garage. fuck fuck fuck...i'll never make the mistake again that's for sure.

just when you think things are going your way, life throws you a curve ball to balance things out. we can't have too much of a good thing because that would make life fair, and life is definitely not fair. but like everyone says you've got to roll with the punches, take it in strides, and do what you gotta do. i could complain all day about breaking that garage but that wont do a damn thing...i've just got to fix it and maybe not let the parentals know what happened...hah!

"the moment"

2007-06-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

i had an interesting conversation with a friend and it was along the lines of this...

there are times in our lives when we lose ourselves and are caught up in "the moment." the moment can be used in the context of any life experience. there is nothing wrong with doing that because these are our chances to escape our ordinary lives for a period of time. the experiences we go through when we are in "the moment" can be the greatest times in our lives as these are one of a kind experiences that don't come around too often, so we cherish them too the fullest.

but what happens when the moment passes you by? all you can do is pick up where you left off and move on from there learn and grow from the experiences. you cant do anything but look back at the time you had. sometimes people just want to tow along what they had but as they move on, they cant go full steam ahead as they're always holding on to what they had in the moment. sometimes people get caught up and stall the inevitable of trying to move on from the moment because it brings a reality check of what life is all about...hard work and dedication. maybe they're scared of what is to come but that is what makes life a winding road, there are no straight roads in life.

but if you continue to look back on "the moment" then actually do something about it instead of being like a dog chasing its tail in a circle cause in reality you're delaying the inevitable. its not often that i talk about things like this so i thought i'd make it a point to jot it down.

enough with the "real-life" shit...here's some bitching!

so i'm the regular guy now twice a wekk collecting email addresses at our open bar events to build up our contact list. one of my bosses (he's a cool guy and all, love working with him) has such high expectations with the number of emails he wants at each event. he expects hundreds or more when in fact on a good night i'll get 60-100. 1/2 the people are already signed up with us, sometimes 1/4 are tourist, which leaves 1/4 for me to get. those aren't very good odds when he wants me to be picky of all the people i get...most of the time he just wants girls which greatly reduces my numbers.

i'm giving a 110% percent out there and trying my best, but tomorrow i'm shooting for the stars! i'm going to meet his expectations and get the job done! because de la soul is performing for free and theres going to be at least a thousand people. really excited to see them perform as i've never seen them before.

siyonara bitches!

it just got a bit hotter up in here

2007-06-20T00:40:00.000-07:00

what a long day it was with school, internship, and work. i woke up today in shock thinking i was hella late for my mid-term exam. i know i usually have to leave by 7:30-35 to make it to class on time at 8:00AM. i woke up at 6:45 thinking it was 7:45 freaked out and got up and left in a hurry with whatever i was wearing. i was two blocks out of the road when i realized that i was up a hour early so i headed back home did the normal bathroom routine then finally headed back out.

the office has been getting busy as of late as we are gearing up for this big 2 year anniversary party in less then two weeks, i'm pretty excited for that. my second day on the job was chill. it is kind of weird to go from such a traffic flowing store to such a chill one in ben sherman, but hey i'm not complaining just still adjusting.

let's end on a bitter note for once...

there's that quote out there along the lines of, "you don't know a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes." (i think that's how the quote goes)

it's kind of funny when people like to think that they know someone and say things about someone, when in fact they are way off base and are far from the truth as they can be...in other words people talking shit!!

yes...everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but make sure what you say doesn't get out there because that just creates fights, division, and especially drama. when people say things that are off based it just shows how naive and ignorant they are when talking about other people. maybe instead of spending the time and energy in "talking crap" people need to focus on their own agenda. maybe this is their agenda; talking all this crap all the time, but that is just plain sad and futile. maybe people do this because they are insecure about their ownself, their feelings, and their beliefs which shows they need to start thinking about themselves instead of others.

the other funny thing is when that person who is being talked about, finds out who said something about them. they might be all up in your face being nice to you when in fact you know the truth....in other words they're being two-faced!!

before people make these false-pretenses get the facts straight or even talk to that person face to face to get the truth. cause when someone says something that is far from the truth it snowballs from there creating bigger problems.

i know i am guilty of doing this same manner in my lifetime, but now as you grow older you realize how just plain stupid it is to dwell on something that is pointless. you live with it, you learn from it, and then you move on.

it's not worth it to retailate because you just got to be the bigger person. there are 3 steps to being able to move on i would say and you could relate it to eating.

step 1: take it digest it (intake of food)
step 2: vent it (shit it out throw it up)
step 3: move on (move on to your next meal)

my checklist

step 1 (check)
step 2 (check)
step 3 (double check)

adios amigos!!!

back in the heat

2007-06-19T00:09:00.000-07:00

it's kind of dejecting to know what the temperatures are going to be like for the next three months in the city you live in. high temperatures 105-115 and no lower than 80 degrees in the next three months is in the forecast. you really dont experience it too much because you learn to stay in an environment that has ac and avoid going out by all means.

i had an awesome time this past weekend which was a good trip back. this was needed because i do not see any breaks in site not until august. i just got a job at ben sherman on top of interning and summer school so some days are going to be long now.

but like my previous entry i had an awesome friday back home thanks to a beautiful day at the beach. at night landlords was a good time as always.

congrats harry! congrats harry on graduating and to all other graduates. harrys mom's home-cooking was superb and chillin with the friends is always a good time. we had special guest appearances from derek j. and leizl m. which was nice to see. after seeing leizl handle all those dogs she rightfully deserves and needs one. we continued our party at cheers bar in pq cause we wanted to keep the fun times going.

happy father's day dad! it was a chill day just church and lunch and watching some gold with daddy yankie. my time in sd was a short one but the fun times were abundant. wish i was going home again this weekend but work calls.

don't sleep at homewillow

2007-06-16T10:13:00.000-07:00

haha so allen went on a bang on his last night in vegas. thursday that guy was pounding and pounding drinks and paid the price when he was knocked out in our house. both raechel and allen got some new sharpie tattoos haha. i guess youre happy now raechel!? you were mentioned in my blog.

so it was another night of very little or no sleep at all that night. i was up till about 430-5ish but was awake by 6am cause i had class. i dont know what it is but lately i have been able to function with this little sleep.

sorry for all the type-o's in this blog. allen pointed it out to me when he was reading, i just get too lazy to edit and review the final product.

it's an end of an era!!

bob barker retired after 35 years on the price is right!! my childhood dream of being on that show with bob barker will never happen again. i started watching the show probably since i was 7 or 8. my brother and i would be stuck at home on summer days with nothing to do as our mom would sleep during the day for work. so we would watch t.v. for a majority of the day and price is right is one fo the shows we kept up with. bob barker is a t.v. icon and will be greatly missed from t.v. by all generations of people. i'm glad i got to watch his final show yesterday while i was at the airport.

there are a few things i must do whenever i come home to san diego...

1. go to the cemetary and visit my grandparents
2. eat a cali burritto from santanas (only if i fly in and out of sd airport)
3. go to the beach ( if it is summer time)
4. landlord jims
5. eat at a restaurant with the fam bam.

i happen to do all this yesterday which was awesome.

i went to the beach yesterday by myself to del mar 20th street. brought back a lot of good memories from those summer days when we would ride the waves, play wiffle ball or football, and just have fun. it could have not have been a better day there. beautiful blue sky shining on the blue ocean water with the water at a refeshing temperature. i didnt go all out bodyboarding with the fins i actually just rode the white water as if i was a kid again and it was awesome.

the pacific ocean offically welcomed me back by holdng me under and scratching my back up with hard shells and rocks..ouch but it was all fun. just like most things in life you really dont know what you got till it's gone. and this applies to the beach i mean wow it was such a perfect beautiful day there. there's only a handful of millions of people out of billions that have access to the beach minutes away. coming from desert to here just doesnt compare and i think everyone should just go to the beach at least once a year. so i leave you on that note as this post has been a long one.

go to the beach this summer...bye

I'm Pulling a Sean at work

2007-06-14T17:20:00.000-07:00

So my boss has left for the day because she wasn’t feeling well. Her desk is directly behind mine facing my computer, so she can see EVERYTHING I’m doing. That means no myspace browsing or blogging like this during work hours. Everything has been going pretty good here with the internship so far, I’m having fun working with all sorts of different people in different departments.

I’ve got a 944 story…so I was at roberto’s picking up something to eat. While I was looking at the menu some random faded guy says what’s up to me and says, “hey you’re the 944 guy.” Hah I guess he recognized me from the events I have been working at.

F-Marry-Kill

So they play this game on howard stern every now and then called F-marry-kill. You are given 3 people and you have to put them in each category for example:

-Paris Hilton: I would kill
-Kiera Knightley (sp?) I would marry
-Jessica Alba: I would F*ck

I kind of came up with my own game, maybe someone has thought of it or maybe not but I call it celebrity family: you have to pick a celebrity family of 5 including yourself so one brother, one sister and both parents. Here is mine, what would yours be?

Dad- Bill Gates (for obvious reasons and you get all the coolest technology)

Mom- i can't think of one at the moment, i'm drawing a blank

Brother- this is tough but I will go with Usher. (i mean i would be his little brother that would tag along with him) i also thought about LT or anohter athlete but athletes can only be in their prime for so long.

Sister- Lindsey Lohan (i don't think she's hot or anything but she would be a fun sister to party with)

so as you can see i have a pretty diverse family.

i'll be down in SD tomorrow!!!!

tribute to allen vinoya

2007-06-11T23:29:00.000-07:00

So for the past 9 months we have been chillin with klifton and allen a lot, we are our own group out here. there just is something about the california connection with people where you could get along with anyone from there, espechool as you. i'm not trying to knock on other friends i've met out here, but it doesnt hurt that klif and allen know the same friends that we have.

unfortunately allen is suddenly moving back to sd this weekend and we will be one man down from our small group, and in two months tony will be out of here. the friendship i have built with allen came as a surprise out here back in september, but ever since then it has skyrocketed like a spaceship shhhhooommm (that is me trying to use a stupid sound effect). in these nine months we have learned a lot about each otheially sd and especially two guys that went to the same high scr and had some good times. although he will be back in sd, i know our friendship will continue down the road.

weekend

Friday we had a huge 944 event at the hardrock pool. unwritten law played and we had an open bar for 10 cane rum. we must have had around 1000 people there just in the pool area. hardrock was madness!

saturday night was allens farewell drinking night. we started it with a bbq for dinner and kings cup at night. we didnt start drinking till around midnight so i knew it was going to be another all niter till the sun comes up. pictures are posted on the imagestation of our night for your viewing pleasure. it was our forth time in less than a month of us drinking and having fun till the sun comes up. it totally messes up my sleeping schedule but when you're having fun, just let the good times keep rolling.

let me put my 2 cents in for the sopranos as well. i have never seen a whole season or kept up with the show, i have probably seen less than 5 episodes of the show. i will try to watch every season some day though. i just wanted to see the series finale as this show will go down as on the greatest of all time, but just like everyone else around the water cooler i came out surprised with that ending. i mean every person was expecting closure to this series but it sucks to be left hanging with nothing.

looks like i missed out on another fun weekend in sd but happy birthday again rosey and happy birthday to you justin!

you can take us out of PQ, but you can't take the PQ out of us.

Congratulations!!!

2007-06-07T01:12:00.000-07:00

congrats goes out to trevor hoffman on his 500th career save. this guy is shattering the mlb record for saves and it's nice for a current san diego athelte to be recognized besides lt for a change. i'm glad i got to witness him breaking the all-time saves record and now witnessed him get to 500.

spread the wealth southern california. it seems as if sc owns this decade in sports championships.

lakers: 00-02
angels: 02
usc football: 03
cal state fullerton baseball: 04

and now the anaheim ducks 2007!!

padres 07? chargers 08?

seems like the wealth of slowly but surely spreading down the coastline so hopefully our city will get one this decade.

double feature, it's summer time and that means lot's of summer movies and cold theaters to avoid the sweltering heat. klifton and i got out of our classes early so we watched and knocked up and shrek 3.

my review for knocked up is it was a good entertaining movie, but i thought it would be funnier. although i loved katherine heigl in it, she was looking lovely! shrek 3 was shit and i'm glad i didnt pay for that one. not even worth buying the dvd when it comes out.

today was such a beautiful day here in vegas. the temperature did not go higher than 80 degrees!! it was perfect san diego weather today and i loved it, too bad i didn't take advantage of it as i was indoors for the most part of the day.

have a good one...

new week same old crap

2007-06-05T00:17:00.000-07:00

friday was the highlight of my weekend. hung out at a dive bar with the some of the people in the 944 office. after a few drinks we walked down the street to the hard rock and watched the killers last three songs. the rest of the weekend was pretty chill and nothing worth noting.

after memorial weekend about a week ago, the official/unofficial start of summer is here. i have been wanting to bbq and grill something as of late. i caught a special episode of the food networks "all-star bbq" where most of the top chefs give a bbq recipe. most of the recipes are pretty simple and easy to do and one that caught my eye is bobby flays green chile cheeseburgers. mark my word i have to try this recipe this summer. the bbq sauce for the bbq chicken looked delicious as well. here's a link to the recipes from the episode.

all-star bbq recipes

is this news?

so it's hard not to escape the paris hilton and lindsey lohan talk these days. i don't have a problem with it, but keep it to the magazines, entertainment shows, and internet to report it. it does irritate me though that fox news, cnn, msnbc and other "news" channels take 5-30 min. segments just to report it.

give us real hard news and not this soft-news crap. i feel like we always here about a soldier or soldiers dying in the war but we never know who they really are. i never hear the actual names or see pictures of them, i feel like it's always a quick segment and they move on to something that is less important.

sports

so with not as many nba games on t.v. i've been keeping up with the stanley cup finals. our closest professional team the anaheim mighty ducks are in and are up 3-1 right now against ottawa. it's been really exciting and fun to watch, but i know i can only watch hockey in the post-season.

i hope most of you have been keeping up with the cavs because we are witnessing a player that will be remembered for the ages. the nba needed lebron to bring back excitement and new fans, and it seems as if he is doing that.

later everyone!

"It's the way we live"

2007-06-01T11:18:00.000-07:00

hah...that quote from tony was pretty random when we were waiting for our $3 steak and eggs last night. $3 steak and eggs are my favorite and i probably couldn't choose with carne asada fries vs. steak.

MIX, was the venue of our open bar event last night held at the "The Hotel" which is the tower part of the mandalay bay. it's at the very top level of the hotel so there is an awesome view of the city up there, even when you're going up the elevators you got to that awesome view. the sponsored drink of the night was grey goose vodka, and i'm not going to pass up some good quality vodka. pounded three drinks before i had to get to work, from there just started talking to people. if i haven't mentioned it before all i have to do is get as many email addresses as possible cause we're trying to build a huge contact list.

having a good buzz helped me get loose and have that care-free type attitude when approaching people. it's a fun job meeting people and drinking on the job. the fun people last night were the middle-aged men talking to me about my job and them trying to get at the younger women.

tony came by and actually got to see me in action. he shadowed me everywhere i went and we stopped and had a few drinks together.

session 1, of my summer school will be over tonight. i have been in a media ethics class and one semester has been squeezed into 3.5 weeks of summer. now this is a pilot class as our professor is testing this new type of approach with this class. he wrote a play and we read, analyze and act it!!! yes act!! tonight is the big night and i actually have one of the biggest roles in the play...wtf!? oh well should be easy enough, tony and allen should be coming by to watch it, i wish i had a video camera to record my acting debut.

DAMN! if it wasn't for this play tonight i would be able to go to SD this weekend! oh well hopefully a free killers concert will make up for it. good-bye may hello june and hello weekend!!

Weeds

2007-05-30T23:40:00.000-07:00

so after mr. jorgensen bought season 1 of weeds on dvd at our last christmas exchange, i have been wanting to watch it. thank goodness for showtime on-demand i am nearly caught up with the show. the basic premise of the show is a young widowed mother living in a rich suburban neighborhood who deals pot as her means of income. aside from her story line it also involves the problems of her children and other lives of her neighbors. so if you ever get the chance to rent it or watch it i highly recommend it.

even michelle tanner is jumping on board of the weeds phenomenon. mary-kate olsen is signed on for season 3 which is in production premiering later this summer. it will be kinda weird if she is in some sex scenes (cause there are some on the show) considering she was little michelle tanner some years ago.

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dear kobe bryant,

i was shocked to hear the breaking news of you wanting to depart from my beloved los angeles lakers this morning, but was not surprised. i know you have been surrounded by mediocre players these past couple of seasons and help doesn't seem like it's on the way. i know you retracted from those thoughts a few hours later and understand where they come from. the frustration of losing and disappointment is something difficult to live with year after year.

i support you all the way wherever you go because you are the best player in the nba.

you're #1 fan,

marc r.

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hah i could see myself writing a letter like this if i were in elementary school or something. as much as i would hate to see him go i would totally understand it and still would be a fan of his no matter where he would go.

if LT were to do this with the chargers i would feel the same way as well. losing and disappointment takes a tool on your competitive nature and to go through with it in the media and at the professional level must hurt physically and mentally, but i guess that's why they get paid the big bucks right? like what barry sanders did a couple years back retiring well before he should have, it was not hard to understand why he did what he did. it doesn't seem like the chargers will be in that scenario anytime soon so LT should be content with us.

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i have been in the mood to bbq lately since memorial weekend was the un-official/official start of summer and watching this episode of all-star bbq on the food network heightened these desires. mark my word, before summer is over i am going to try at least one of these recipes. they're all pretty simple and easy to make so i'm going to give it a shot. the one's that i do want to try are:

-bobby flay's green chile cheeseburgers (the green chile sauce looks so succulent)
-paula deen's chicken on the grill (the bbq sauce looked awesome on t.v.)
-tyler florence's sangria blanca

food network all-star bbq

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only two more days until the week is over then more partying? hah well see, i have the chance to see the killers for free this friday night so we'll see if that happens. oh it's officially may 31st.

happy 22nd birthday to my favorite brother in the world...randy reyes. have a good one!

What a Weekend

2007-05-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

i feel bruised, battered, and broken after this long memorial weekend 2007. the weekend consisted of a whole lot of chillin and doing nothing during the day, but at night was a lot of drinking and having fun.

Friday I had the chance to go out with tony rb and them but was just too exhausted from working an event at the palms pool for 944. we actually had a good game plan going into this event as i just shadowed my buddy sullivan the photographer around. after taking peoples pics, i would get their contact info. pounding some beers before hand helped me loosen up also. i saw shawn marion, a guy named bonez from the show "i love ny," and a whole lot of silicon. came home and was in bed by 12.

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saturday woke up super early cause my parents left at 8AM. everyone was still knocked out so i went to the gym to work out.

at night everyone was pre-partying and drinking before everyone separated and did their own things. tony and his crew went to tangerine, jerome and his group went to a friend's house party, and i went to whiskey with some friends. i wanted to avoid the strip all together because i know it would have been chaos out there.

after whiskey and eating i come back to the house with half the people still awake and me wanting to party still. my head was saying drink more but my stomach was saying dont put any more shit down here or you'll throw up. by the time i made it to bed it was around 6AM with the sun already up.

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sunday was another chill day, half of the guests left and some still stayed. at night i was a tourist with tony, allen, and klifton. we walked the strip and took a bunch of random pictures. toy and i got home around 1 and he was in the mood to drink still so we ended up going over to allen and klifs place to drink. started drinking at 3AM and much to my surprise we all got faded just the four of us. in a non-homosexual way we played king's cup which turned out to be really fun. after all tony sobered up enough we headed home at 7:30AM sun fully risen!!!

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monday = recovery took all day and night to recover from the weekend, i even had the opportunity to drink again but decided wisely against it.

so after 15+ people in the house, massive amounts of alcohol, little sleep, and tons of fun it was a fun and memorable weekend.

here are two links to the past two events i have been working.

bare at mirage

palms pool

here are a few pics from the weekend

rb knows how to party in vegas

klifton getting a bj

bonez? from i love ny

this name is awesome

I'm Legit

2007-05-25T02:03:00.000-07:00

marc.reyes@944.com

now that i have my very own email address at 944 i'm legit with them. feel free to email anytime at that email cause i have not got any emails at all yet. i might be getting my own desk there so that would be awesome. work at the office has been chill for the most part, but i'm loving it. learning something new everyday and just observing the various jobs that everyone does, pretty much just soaking it all in like sponge bob.

office talk

i was the only guy in the department for the afternoon so there was plenty of estrogen going around; funny yet interesting talks i hear. you hear any good conversations in the office sean?

when there isn't anything to do for a long period of time i find myself walking around the office in a circle doing at least one lap around to see if anyone else needs me for something. hopefully that pool table and b-ball hoop will be put up soon.

event #2

i worked my second event today at Bare which is the private pool at mirage. it's a topless pool and i'll just leave it at that.

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the parentals came in last night, it's nice to have them here since they havent been up in over six months. they did some spring cleaning to the house although i felt like it was already clean. they watched celine dion tonight with mrs. cacho and are even hanging out later today again. i wonder what they say about both sean and i when they talk.

lebron got fouled!

i don't got anything else to say, i just wanted to update before this long weekend starts cause it should be a good one. a lot of people form california will be here so plenty of fun is coming this way.

have a good and safe memorial weekend everyone...don't drink and drive!

liberal vs. conservative

2007-05-23T21:59:00.000-07:00

i don't feel like updating anything right now, so here's a video you can watch. you may or may not have seen it already but it's as real as it can be.

my first 944 event

2007-05-19T10:12:00.000-07:00

944

ast night 944 threw an open bar event at the hard rock hotel pool with a free concert of everlast. my duty as the intern was to go down the line and ask people their names and email addresses so we could build up a bigger contact list easy enough. i only did that for about an hour then i got to party and hang out the rest of the time! just kicked it and had a few free drinks while hanging out in the v.i.p. area with the other 944 people.

i still am not comfortable hanging out with most of the people being this was my first week there and i barely know everyones name so i left early. i felt like i was out of my element but i just have to put myself out there and do it to feel comfortable.

nba

in sean's words ZzZZzzZZZZ the playoffs are going to be a bore now. i'll be rooting for the pistons though now that the suns are out. i like the style of play the pistons have and i like most of their players. hope they sweep the cavs so they are well rsted for the spurs in the championship series so they can get their revenge from a few years back.

ummm...nothing else to report right now so later everyone!

follow the leader

2007-05-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

hello all and welcome to my new blog as well. i'm sure many of my readers also read sean's page so when he moved here i had to follow. although i did try to get that wankster to try and come here before i started updating in the lj earlier this year, he still stuck with the lj but look where he came running to now...hah!

wow i had five years of good and bad history with the lj, but we all move on right? i just hope i do not lose those posts because some day when i have kids i want them to read about all the fun times i had when i was young just like them. do you think we're going to lose our accounts sean with lj?

oh man oh man!! smallville has just been getting better and better and tonights season finale did not disappoint. i know the show hit the wall a few years back but their back with a force some twists and turns and i'm loving it. it seems as if i'm really into these super-natural type shows right now with smallville and heroes.

another reason to get sirius now is jamie foxx has his own channel!! i was listening to it for most of the day becasue he was actually live there in the studio. i really dont know what his schedule is going to be like if he's going to be there on a regular basis or not but he was hilarious today!! i love it cause he was talking about all his celebrity friends and all the gossip trying to clear the air and stuff. for example he was saying there was a rumor about usher and nelly having some beef over the weekend of the mayweather/de la hoya fight and he was telling them to call in and clear the air. another one was of jay-z but i forgot what.

all the stand up comedy routines they play are all awesome too, all comedians i want to hear unlike the other comedy channels.

tomorrow i'll be working at rehab the party pool at hardrock hopefully that will be exciting.

come one come all, sean and i would like more people to blog so we have something to read. i think i check seans blog at least three times a day just to see if he has blogged. i'm his number one fan haha jk. i'm bored nothing to do tonight.