Hey there. I'm one upbeat guy. For those of you that know me on a more personal level, you know that it can be pretty tough to bring me down. Despite a lot of negativity and bad luck, I tend to pick up the pieces and pull forward with optimism. But something happened yesterday. A recent string of unfornate events have damaged my armor and may finally be getting to me. I won't go into much details but I will say that my vehicle was missing after work. Yup.... Gone. Living in Los Angeles, something to get around on is a MUST. I was upset, I was frustrated, I was angry, but in the end, I was down. Not so much because of this one instance, but more because of what my daughter said to my wife after I told them the news:
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day, My Love
Hey there. In years past, I've written a small something for my wife on my blog. This time around, I decided to try something different. I've been wanting to do video posts and this may be the one to jump start that idea. Babe... this is for you. =o*
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
As My Guitar Lies Bleeding in my Arms
Music... poetry without any words |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
My ASUS Laptop Screen is Busted... but It's OK
NOOOOOOOOO!!! NOT LUCY!!!!!!!!!! =o( |
Friday, November 16, 2012
Donating to Locks of Love
Hey there. About 15 years or so, when I was in Jr. High School, I decided that I was going to let my hair grow out. Once the hair grew out, I was one of those guys with long hair. It was most in a pony tail or "bunny tail" as some of my band mates would call it, and I rocked that style for years at a time. When I graduated high school in the year 2000, I decided that it was time to start the new millenium with a different hair style. At that point, I haven't had a hair cut in years so it felt odd going into a barber/hair salon to get it cut off. While in the chair, I remember the woman complimenting me on my hair (soft, long, beautiful, etc. etc.) and that I should seriously consider donating it. Donating my hair... now there's an idea. I asked about what organizations I can donate to and she promptly stated that if I wanted to, they can donate my hair for me to Locks of Love. I wasn't all that familiar with the organization so I asked questions. What do they do? Who do they benefit? Is the organization reputable? Once she explained it to me, my mind was made up. I was donating my hair to Locks of Love.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Nintendo: The Gift of Gaming
Real life picture of me at age 5 |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Mud Factor 5K Obstacle Course
Hey there. The year of fitness continues! I came out of the Gladiator Rock'n Run a little bruised up and sore as hell but felt extremely good and proud of myself. Now, the next challenge awaits! The Mud Factor 5K Obstacle course! Only this time, the wife will also participate. It's going to be her first mud run so I'm making sure that she'll be ready to handle the course and I'll help her where I can. I can't wait for this one to go down! The only problem??? It's in San Bernadino... That's about an hour drive away from Los Angeles. I don't mind driving... but when I know it's a long trip I turn into a little kid and wonder when we'll get there. lol Anyways, I'm looking forward to going out there and earning my third medal of the year! I CAN'T WAIT!!!
Any of you Southern California friends going to be at the Mud Factor mud run? Time to turn up the workouts to 11 and get ready for another mud filled day of obstacles!!! Later!
Any of you Southern California friends going to be at the Mud Factor mud run? Time to turn up the workouts to 11 and get ready for another mud filled day of obstacles!!! Later!
Monday, October 1, 2012
The World's Hottest Chicken Wings
How spicy can they be? I mean, they are only made with chile peppers with skull faces on them! |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Gladiator Rock'n Run is Less Than a 2 Weeks Away
I'd be really proud of myself if I can anywhere close to the top 10! |
When training for an event, do you train up until the event or do you give yourself a few days of down time? With the run just 9 days away, I'm curious to know which training method would work best. Later!
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Time to Push My Body, My Vehicle, to it's Limit
My cousin and his family pushed their vehicles to the limit during the 2012 Survivor Mud Run. Now, it's my turn! |
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Day I Became a Flute Player
Hey there. This weekend, while I was relaxing at home, I decided to play some music. Not on the iPod or radio, but play a musical instrument. Most of you already know that I play guitar. I have both an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar. Both are pretty special to me. The acoustic was given to me by wife (girlfriend at the time she gave it to me) and my electric is a Kirk Hammet "Skully" (KH-602) guitar. But I'm not here to talk about guitar, I'm here to talk about my flute playing. That's right, I play flute. From time to time, I managed to eek out some time to play. Last weekend was one of those times. I grabbed the book that I would practice out of in JR. high and high school and test out my skills. No doubt that they've diminshed some, but after 18 years of first picking up the instrument, they have yet to completely erode.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
September Photo a Day - Self Portrait
Hey there. We're going to give this photo a day thing another try. I was doing fairly well during the month of August but the death of my baby cousin practically destroyed my picture taking mood. I told myself that I wanted to complete a full month of pictures and since this is the first of the month, we're going to start off the month with a picture. The whole list for the month is above and today's picture is a self portrait.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Training for the Gladiator Rock'n Run
Hey there. Training has begun! Well... actually, I've been doing some exercises on and off for quite some time so it's not like I've been sitting on my butt doing nothing, but today marks the official day that training starts. The Gladiator Rock'n Run is on Oct. 6th at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and I have a little over a month to build my endurance. That's the one area where I know I lack. I'm not the biggest of guys, I'm not the fastest, I'm not the most athletic, but I do have an OK build and I'm not a push over. I was able to complete all of the challenges during the Hero Rush but I did notice that during the jogging parts of the run, other runners ran by me. The challenges were tough and I was able to power through it, but I could tell that my body slowed down to recuperate during the jog. I even stopped to walk at some points. Not good. So I want to make sure that I can build that endurance. I need to able to finish through obstacles AND still have enough in my tank to jog to the next obstacle. So tonight, my endurance levels up!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Loss of a Baby Cousin
Hey there. I've been kind of missing this past week. I found out this Monday that my baby cousin (2nd gen cousin) passed away recently. It devastated me. Especially since my little baby cousin's dad (1st gen cousin) and I grew up together and I've always felt close to him. It's tough to have to bury a child. It is the most devastating thing that a parent would ever have to endure. While at the viewing, I couldn't but to get choked up. A small angel... lying there motionless is not what a baby should be. A child is the epitome of life, the essence of joy, and the very definition of a growing family. To have a young one be taken away from you before he had a chance to experience the outside world, shattered those thoughts for my cousin, his wife, and the whole family.
Monday, August 6, 2012
August Photo a Day - Something You Hate
Hey there. Today's picture is something that I hate. That's pretty easy. I hate hate. I hate it when people discriminate against others. Why hate? Why not embrace? Why not learn from our differences? You know, the world would be such a better place without hate. No wars, no violence, no stupid racist tweets from Olympic athletes (yeah, that happened). My motto is "make pride universal." I stole that from a Pantera song. When I first heard it, I hit me. No matter what, be who you be and that's it. No envy, no greed, no jealousy, and no hate. Hate is something that we can use a lot less of and I can't wait until it happens. Later!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
August Photo a Day - Sibling
Hey there. You see that guy up there? Yup, that's my brother. He posted this pic on Instagram not too long ago and I thought it was hilarious. Not so much the pose or any thing like that. It's the fact that we were at the same place, The Downey Brewery, earlier that week my brother was irked that he wasn't invited. lol So in retaliation, he sent this pic to show my friends and I, "how he does it." lol Yeah, we're awesome like that. The last time my brother and I were both at The Downey Brewery at the same time, we each had about 6 boots (28 ounces of beer per boot!) and the wife had banned me from setting foot at the Brewery again. lol Yeah, that happened.
Anyways, it's always a fun time when I'm hanging with my bro so here's a little shout out to the only sibling I have, my lil brother. *Cheers* Later!
Anyways, it's always a fun time when I'm hanging with my bro so here's a little shout out to the only sibling I have, my lil brother. *Cheers* Later!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
August Photo a Day - Heart
Hey there. Today's photo is supposed to be of a heart. I decided that I would do a quick sketch of a heart with the names of my wife and kids surrounding it. In essence, that is my heart. The wife and kids will always be in my heart and they always come first. The sketch is not one of my best hearts ever drawn, but it's something that I wanted to share with you. Later!
Friday, August 3, 2012
August Photo A Day - Your Pet
Hey there. Today's picture is our pet tarantula, Vixin. I tried to take a picture of our dogs, Odin, Lucy, and Lacy, but they weren't having it. They were too active to sit and have their picture taken so I decided to take a picutre of our tarantula. We've had Vixin for well over 5 years now. A coworker handed her to us when her daughter was "done" with it for a school project. lol I've seen Vixin molt twice already and if you have never seen a taratula molt, it's definitely something to check out. You can see Vixin molting here. The pictures in that post were taken with a camera instead of a camera phone so you'll see way better pictures of Vixin there. So what pets do you have at your place? Later!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
August Photo A Day - A Favorite Part of Your Day
Hey there. One of my favorite parts of the day is having my morning coffee. It's a daily thing for me and it pretty much signals my body to wake up and get going. lol I'll admit that it's better during the weekend though. I get to have my cup of coffee with the wife but since today is Thursday, I'll have it at my desk at work. If you haven't already, you should definitely check out my Ode to Coffee. I'm sure it'll bring a smile to your face. lol So what's your favorite part of the day? Later!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
August Photo A Day - Yourself
Hey there. I don't usually do the photo a day thing. I've seen many friends go out and about and participate in them and they have all sorts of pictures that they have posted on Instagram, Facebook, or thier blogs. Well, today is the start of a new month and once again I have seen the photo of the day posts go up. The difference this time around is that I saw a schedule as to what you are to post that day. That alone intrigued me so I went ahead and took the plunge. Why not, right? So here you go, the August 1st picture a day. A pic of me. Enjoy. lol Later!
Early morning pic. Getting ready for work. |
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