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Julio 4, 2004

Take the I-15 Until You See the Lights

The surreal glow of the desert sky is accentuated by the loud slashing of the cobalt and ruby lasers emanating from a source masked by the craggy peaks. You slowly stirs from his slumber at this point in time. After listening to dessert static for 4 hours, you are transfixed by this affrontation of nature. It is the first glimpse of the city without God. You wipe the sleep from your eyes and prepare your body for the night to come.

The past week has been an extremely surreal. I can't put my finger on it. It almost feels like my first week at college. It's extremely hard to explain.

Various things have happened at work. Like, it feels like I've found that perfect gear in which I can push myself without burning out. We had an "all hands" meeting to discuss various things. This is the first time our VP has actually met with all of us; it was proper time.

Now, back to Vegas.

Vegas is like a woman. When you meet her for the first time, its the greatest thing on the face of the earth. They don't call it Sin City for nothing. But as you keep going back, it throws u for a loop. Sometimes you go to bed smiling. Sometimes you go to be crying. Sometimes, you don't go to bed.

Last time I was in Vegas, it was an experience I really wish I don't remember.

Hopefully I make it an eventful trip this time. Remember, no sex in the champagne room.

Julio 8, 2004

Juggling

I can't get past these couple of weeks. I like looking for trouble. Is there a condition in the DSM IV that explains that?

Vegas was vegas. What happened in Vegas will stay in Vegas as promised. I've never gotten myself into so much trouble in a span of 12 hours. I wish I had been a bit less greedy with situations, but you live and u learn to not take your ATM card when u venture out to the night.

6 pm - 9 pm = Drunk, up $340.
9 pm - 12 am = Drunker, up $140.
12 am - 5 am = Drunkest, down $240
5 am - 8 am = Perma-drunk, down $560

Notice how things go downhill as soon as the magical hour of midnight hits. Only, my carriage did not get turned back into a pumpkin. Even a pumpkin is worth more than negative $560. No. My carriage got turned into a heap of destruction. And now to face the music...

Things at the homefront have been, uh, weird. I'd talk about it, but that would further incriminate myself. Let's just say a series of "firsts" have happened that remind me of being back in...

I've said way too much. Let's just hope I can keep a budget this month.

Julio 18, 2004

Fast Forward to the Present

Woke up at 8 am today...kinda excited in seeing Daisy and Wendy again.

Spent an interesting few hours at their house. I'm glad they havent changed. The same people I knew and cared for in high school are the same people 8 years down the line. 8 years...a lot has happened, in all of our lives. Tears shed. It happens.

I can't wait to see them again.

Mind Fuck

There are fires outside them hills.

And fire inside my mind.

Maybe it's the heat outside? Very uncomfortable feeling. My mind that is.

Well, not uncomfortable, but it's the feeling of hitting the top of Collosus and seeing the drop. You know it's not gonna harm you, but you are excited, anxious, scared. But then the adrenaline subsides and you enjoy the ride.

The Iraq thing kinda hit home yesterday. Well, not home, but I got a fresh new perspective on the enitre thing thanks to my night last night. Life just crept up and handed me the baton. I should run with it, right?

Rose called me tonight. I wish I could call her back, but I hate waking people up.

we're in the championships. we won today, 12-2 in 7 innings. Our team decided that it was hot, and we needed to get outta the park in the least time possible. So, we hit the shit outta the ball. funny how things can just turn on.

the work thing is looming over my head. monday should be interesting. i'm having an old friend for lunch. ;-)

i mean, i'm meeting an old friend for lunch...


BREAKING NEWS

Julio 21, 2004

Hump Day

I'm so leaving early from work today.

Here's a quote to ponder:

"If you take your girl to Denny's..she's NOT your girl." -- Ominz.


With that outta the way, let's get into more adequate areas of discussion. They just opened an Urban Outfitter's right on front of our office. I took a stroll in there on the first day they opened to find the perfect spot to throw a Molatov Cocktail in there.

Instead, I ran into the Litmus Test of trendy assness. The epitome of individuality masked behind order and complacency. Not to mention all the clocks in there that were for sale were stopped at 4:20. Makes me wanna stop smoking.

Here's a sentiment: If you talk about smoking weed more than you actually do it, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. Fuckin egg in the skillet brains...

IN conclusion, I will stop by Urban Outfitter's once a month. I will inspect clothing and 'furniture' and if there is anything in my closet that RESEMBLES an item on the racks, I will burn it and spread the ashes on Westwood Boulevard.

Family updates....

After spending 19 years of his life trying to find a job, my so called brother finally acquired one, working as a front desk attendent at a gymnasium near home. 19 years looking for a job, and it took him 3 weeks to quit.

Why did he quit? Well, if you talk to him, he makes it seem like they were making him kill small children and women. And he couldn't stand working 5 times a week. Imagine that? Someone that works 5 times a week...it must suck!

So,my parents are totally supportive, telilng me he should focus on getting a job that is in the field of study he went to school for.

BUT! I have my own reasons on why he quit.

My brother's a caniving asshole. That's not the reason he quit tho. Upon getting his job, my parents laid down some new procedures:

1. You'll have to pay for ur own food now.
2. You'll have to pay for ur own student loans now.
3. You'll have to pay for the entire house's water bill, because he uses more water than Raging Waters on a hot July day.

Now, in his eyes, that meant he would be busting his ass everyday except Saturday, and be earning money; BUT, the ratio of the money he keeps versus the amount of work that he does was too disparate.

He would be making about 200 dollars a week, but would be spending 160. That means, he'd be only keeping 20% of his wages, while working 40 hours a day.

He's not very bright, but when it comes to money, he's as sharp as an arab trader. i know that the when my parents bitch at him for taking 8 hours in the bathroom, he's NOT wacking off. Instead, he's devising a wonderful equation, that allows him to see if he will keep the job or not:

(money made) - (money taken out) / hours worked = Qutting Quotient

If the quotient is TWO or below, he's better off quitting.

If he quit his job, he'd be able to 'look' for another job while my parents paid all his bills again. And mind you, "looking' for another job means sleeping in until 2 pm. waking up at 2 pm and preparing himself 'lunch" which consists of only one thing:

1. Toast
2. Peanut butter on top of the toast.
3. Blended banana puree on the toast.

See, my brother had an incident with a Whopper a few years ago. He almost choked to death, and from now on, he NEVER goes out to eat anymore and everything he does get is doggie bagged home where he can chop up his meal into tiny little pieces, and reheat it in the microwave until the entire meal becomes soft and mushy. He will also take about 45 minutes to eat a simple meal.

So, at 4 pm, he finally is up and mobile and usually hits the showers.

At 5:30, after he's consumed as much water that a family of 12 would consume, he dries himself off by standing in front of the mini fan. At 6 pm, he's ready to "look for work." This means turning on the computer and turning on the TV and watching the Spanish network versions of Blind Date and the Jerry Springer show. He opens up Internet Explorer and visits http://english.aljazeera.net and http://english.aljazeera.com. At 6:30, after he's done reading the headlines, he retires into the comfort of my parents room and locks himself in there to watch more asinine programming, and sometimes watches Dodgers and Lakers games but turns them off if either team is winning. He does this until my parents kick him outta their room, and he has to find shelter in the kitchen, where he makes his dinner. Which is the same thing he has for lunch, and breakfast. Sometimes he switches it up and eats Cheerios. Not the regular kind, because that might get stuck in his throat. He needs to Honey Nut, so it glides down his throat easily.

Psychological issues anybody? And my parents refuse to believe anything is wrong with him.

He needs 2 things to happen to him:

1. He needs to get his ass beat.

2. He needs to get laid.


Once those 2 happen, he'll act his age. Until then, my family has to deal with his inabilty to process thoughts and live life correctly.

I really do not like him...i mean, he's my brother and all, but I refuse to like ANYBODY who is not benefitial to society, his family, or even himself.

And to boot, he's got the world's worst attitude problem. He thinks he's never wrong. I guess he gets that from my mom.

Julio 25, 2004

10-8

Ricky Williams retired on Friday. A lot of speculation will come, including marijuana references, and there will be a lot of angry individuals; fans, and fantasy owners alike.

Who gives a shit? You're not leading Ricky William's life. You have NO idea why he did it, and the excuse he has given, is one of the most honorable ones I have heard in a while:

I HAD NO MORE PASSION FOR THE GAME ANYMORE.

As a teammate, coach, fan, fantasy owner, etc, you have no right to call ANYBODY on retiring. Football was just mundane. Common, small, limiting. He wanted to lead a normal life. Not the football lifestyle. Guess what? he was probably happy when he was poor...

Nobody wants to hear how "burdened' the rich and famous are. and he didn't wanna be shackled that way. he wanted to be happy. and i'm sorry if him being happy affects you. nobody is above a yourself.

and on to better notes.

9 am, we started our championship game against the Phantoms, a collection of ex catholic high school boys (take that as you will.) 1 rule in baseball: don't have purple in your uniform. The only 3 teams to have purple in their uniform in major league baseball are: Arizona. Colorado. Tampa Bay (I think). Not a good group to be part of.

These are the guys that gave me a concussion last game we played. Let's just say I was angry for a while....

First inning, we are already down 5-0. In the 4th, we're down 7-0. It seems like we should throw in the towel. in the 6th inning, we score 8 runs. the go ahead run was batted in by myself. our lead off hitter hit a 1 run scoring triple to tie the game with 1 out. 1 saw one pitch and hit the shit outta of it. because the outfield had been moved back thanks to the triple, it ended up being a long fly ball, but the run scored. i didn't get any hits today, but i did damage by having an on base percentage of .666. 2 runs scored, 2 rbi's, and 2 hit by pitches.

which is why i almost charged the first basemen after my rbi sac fly. my lead off hitter had to run at me and hug me and throw me back towards our bench. he kept on saying, "it's not worth it, it's not worth it" and that's what made me zone in back into the game...i never lose it.

never.

Julio 27, 2004

MTA Rules

1. Look for your Metro pass BEFORE standing in the oh so wide aisle at the top of the steps. Have a look around you, you are in people's way, and you are going to be killed. Step aside, get your fucking act together, and then proceed to board the bus.

2. If you do not use a Metro pass, PLEASE have your exact fare ready. Nothing pisses poor people off more than some rich fuck getting on the bus, then waving a 50 dollar bill around asking if anybody has change.

3. Please avoid paying your fare in pennies. I understand we are broke nowaday, and we all know it's legal tender, but putting 300 pennies in the coin collector really annoys the people who are going to get fired for being late to work again. Atleast have quarters. 12 quarters, 300 pennies...see the difference?

4. While waiting at the bus stop and you see your bus approaching, pushing and shoving is not going to make the bus magically get there quicker. This is not a competition of how can get to the trough first. All you are doing is pushing me off the sidewalk and into oncoming traffic which would warrant an ass kicking where I come from.

5. If you are not intelligent enough or mentally prepared to travel on the bus, be the last one to get on. We do not need you the be the first in line, step up to the bus driver, and ask him questions like, "Does this bus go to LA?" while the rest of us either get soaked in the February rain, or get trampled by the dickheads behind us who are trying to board the bus not realizing we have a dickhead asking stupid questions up front. There is a MAP outside the bus stop. Read it! Write it down, do SOMETHING! I know! Call a cab.

6. I understand that you are not Rosa Park's son, but please, if moving to the back of the bus is not your style, please make way for those people who are CONSIDERATE and realize that if everybody bottlenecks in the front, the ability of the bus to transport MORE people gets lessened. Move the FUCK outta the way.

7. This is a very important one. For some reason, people who sit down on the aisle seat instead of the window seat, give the person who's crossing over them to reach the empty window seat the MOST FUCKED UP NEW YORK SYTLE glare. If you don't like your feet getting stepped on, or getting fucked up in the head by someone's backpack, don't fuckin sit in the aisle. In fact, by sitting on the window seat, it gives u better protection from the various elements that might endanger you on the bus, which includes, kids throwing up, babies spewing food on ur shoulder, smelly bums wiping their pant juice on you, and the guy who is drinking his Extra Venti Latte Frapuccino Machiatto with a shot of Bischoti a la Mode fucking shit while spilling 1/2 on you.

8. Speaking of which, there is a sign posted that says, "No Eating or Drinking." That means you, Starbucks fuck. I would LOVE for someone to spill their coffee even remotely NEAR me. I'd step in it and accuse them of throwing it on my white shoes. I have an idea! If you wake up 30 minutes earlier, you can enjoy your overpriced coffee in the comfort of your own home, instead of balancing ur cup along side ur brief case, while you obstruct everyone from moving towards the back, while you try to read the NY Post. YOU'RE NOT IN NEW YORK ANYMORE, ASSHOLE! And to the Mexicans who drink their beer from their paper bags....ur the reason white people hate us. Thanks a lot, carnal.

9. I understand that some of us are without cars in a huge metropolitan area. BUT, if you're gonna do your grocery shopping for 2 months, please do not do it at 5:35 pm on a Monday. You occupy 5 seats with your 12 grocery bags, and getting out of the bus proves as difficult as leaving the one night stand's house in the morning...it just gets real umcomfortable for the both of you. This also goes for your Xmas shopping, your flower market buying sprees, and any other event that necesitates dragging 10 bags onto the bus. Go on the weekend. Better yet, go when i'm NOT trying to get to work on time. That goes for you too shoppers. I understand that you need to stop by Saks 5th Ave after work, but don't bring ur bags on the bus. I'm gonna carry a razor blade so I can slice the bottom of those bags...just to see the reaction they have on their face when they lift their bags and all their shit comes out the bottom.

10. If you're gonna sleep, don't lean on me, motherfucker. I'm not Club Nouveau. Nex time you lean on me, I'm gonna slide up and have you fall into the aisle. Then i'll step on your hand and offer your seat to the next person that doesn't piss me off.

11. Do not act frail so you can get the handicap seat. I once watched some Old Chinese Lady trample through a crowd of people at the bus stop to get in first, then jump over a bag that was seated oh so perfectly in the aisle, and then give some guy the "I'm old" look to see if he would get up. The guy turned up his volume on his iPod, put his sunglasses on, and proceeded to ignore her requests. Fuck you lady...I saw you hurdle over the other passengers with the agility of Angelo Taylor. That old, decrepit song and dance isn't going to work on me. Stand up like the rest of the born losers.

12. Overweight people that think they can squeeze their fat ass into a seat on a bus that wouldn't fit an anorexic supermodel are also not allowed. Look, I'm a guy, and I'm not one of those assholes that has to aircondition his nutsack by spreading his legs out across three seats, so there is no need for you to huff and puff that you can't get your fat ass onto the seat next to me. Stop eating so many burgers.

13. Putting on makeup is also not allowed. Unless you are homeless, or are a ho freshening up from a long nights work...there is no excuse for you to make the packed bus your personal vanity room. Every time a woman does that, I pray that the bush will stop short, cuz Luis Cantero cut it off, forcing them to jab their liner pencils into their eye.

13 simple rules. u'd think people would follow them, huh?

Julio 30, 2004

Volume 2

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Track Listing:

Common (Sense) - The 6th Sense (Something You Feel)
Del da Funkee Homosapien - Mistadobalina
Gangstarr - Now You?re Mine
Royce Da 5'9" - Hip Hop
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill a Man
Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours
Outkast - The Art of Storytellin? Pt 2
Slick Rick - Children?s Story (Knock ?Em Out the Box Mix)
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y )
3rd Bass - Brooklyn Queens
Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
Nice And Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - The Creator
De La Soul - Roller Skating Jam Named ?Saturdays?
Coolio - 1, 2, 3, 4 Sumpin New (Timber Mix)

Gangstarr Interlude

RJD2/Pharcyde - Here's What's Left After She Passed Me By
Akrobatik - Remind My Soul
People Under the Stairs - Acid Raindrops
Immortal Technique - Point of No Return
Visionaries - Pangea
Pete Rock w/ CL Smooth - Shine on Me
Jaylib - The Red

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