Sunday, September 18, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Gotta Fix That Calendar I Have
My schedule lately has been perfect. I've had just enough time to do what I want to do. I even had time to have a cute "Friends" marathon con mi mama. I can't help but appreciate the hell out of this
No Plan is Foolproof
Being a nice guy is a burden.
At times I feel like people act *differently* around me (i.e. *nicer*) around me because I'm generally a good natured guy. People who are normally jerks and assholes recognize that I'm a decent guy and reciprocate the positivity. However, I sometimes feels that this behavior is disingenuous.
One might say this is a good thing but in some cases I would prefer people to be more consistent with their behavior. (This makes sense because people crave and need consistency, not constant change and inconsistency.)
For example,
i cant tell if people burden themselves because they dont wanna be the guy who inconveniences "the nice guy."
im not a "good guy" so that i could receive these benefits; they're collateral damage of my outlook and behavior
my main reason for being such a well-natured guy is that i want to be a good guy. its an end in and of itself
At times I feel like people act *differently* around me (i.e. *nicer*) around me because I'm generally a good natured guy. People who are normally jerks and assholes recognize that I'm a decent guy and reciprocate the positivity. However, I sometimes feels that this behavior is disingenuous.
One might say this is a good thing but in some cases I would prefer people to be more consistent with their behavior. (This makes sense because people crave and need consistency, not constant change and inconsistency.)
For example,
i cant tell if people burden themselves because they dont wanna be the guy who inconveniences "the nice guy."
im not a "good guy" so that i could receive these benefits; they're collateral damage of my outlook and behavior
my main reason for being such a well-natured guy is that i want to be a good guy. its an end in and of itself
Monday, September 5, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Music snobs. Snobs in general
Drive stick really well. Drove in a way that made good mileage. Had great grammar. Spoke well. Great opinions and ideas
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
It's As Natural As the Birds And the Bees
Today I got a text from my uncle in the Philippines that my other uncle passed away.
I remember in 7th grade, a few weeks after my dad passed away, I was disinterested in school. I made an appointment with my school counselor not so much so I could talk to soemone about it, but just to have a reason to skip class.
I went into her office, feeling terrible about what I was doing. I told her my situation and told her "I think i'm okay." She broke down and cried, which led to me crying.
I just wanted an excuse to get out of class; what ended up happening was an entirely different story
I remember in 7th grade, a few weeks after my dad passed away, I was disinterested in school. I made an appointment with my school counselor not so much so I could talk to soemone about it, but just to have a reason to skip class.
I went into her office, feeling terrible about what I was doing. I told her my situation and told her "I think i'm okay." She broke down and cried, which led to me crying.
I just wanted an excuse to get out of class; what ended up happening was an entirely different story
Where Are You Now
Kettrell was a leader at the after school program i was in during my elementary school years. He served as a mentor to me and I learned a lot about many things from him. While my Dad was off on WestPac, doing his navy business, Kettrell was teaching me how to be a good person and a man. He taught me how to play chess, something that sounds really small but was actually a really big deal in my life.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
So Many People Telling Me One Way
"There is only one reason to break up a relationship, and that's if continuing the relationship makes you unhappy. Some people are unhappy without enough sex, some can manage, but if one part is unhappy, that's a good enough reason to leave."
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
I Think I Have an Inferiority Complex
I've noticed two different personality modes I have. (I guess you can only have one personality, but you get the idea lol.) I have one where I'm very quiet, reserved and respectful. The other mode is where I'm very social, unfiltered and hilarious. I wish I could break out the latter more often.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
What Time Do You Get Off? I Wanna See You Tonight
Crazy how a seemingly trivial lyric can bring out such a strong emotion out of you. I love feelings like this
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
ive gotta find a way to bring the passion back
people confuse being a good flirt with being easy. guys and girls who are easy are often considered good flirts because they're more than willing to put themselves out there
you're like a whildphyre
I used to have this mindset that I would never date a girl who I didn't find to be intelligent. If she didn't have great grammar, didn't know basic facts that most people should know, or carry herself in a respectable way, I just wouldn't fuck with her on any kind of level.
I think that its not about their intelligence anymore, its about their curiosity. They don't need to be the smartest person in the world, but if she's not a curious person who wants to know more and is actively pursuing more and more knowledge, I'm not fucking with her
I think that its not about their intelligence anymore, its about their curiosity. They don't need to be the smartest person in the world, but if she's not a curious person who wants to know more and is actively pursuing more and more knowledge, I'm not fucking with her
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
some things are better inside of the store
im very much a pacifist. theres not too many things id get in a physical fight over. but if you have beef with someone and decide to get some of your friends and jump your enemy, thats wack as fuck. what does that even prove?
if you decide to be *dumb* and get into a fight, at least decide on a squaredance. mano y mano, one room, no weapons, just fists. go at it until youre done with each other and move on with your lives.
if you decide to be *dumb* and get into a fight, at least decide on a squaredance. mano y mano, one room, no weapons, just fists. go at it until youre done with each other and move on with your lives.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
I'd Rather Dance With You Than Talk With You
Her: I'm bored.
Me: Do you want to go for a bike ride.
Her: Nah.
Me: How about we go out for a walk and grab dessert.
Her: Don't really want to go out.
Me: How about we watch a movie?
Her: Don't feel like it.
... Her: (1 week later) Why don't we ever do anything?
LOL
Original link from Reddit
Me: Do you want to go for a bike ride.
Her: Nah.
Me: How about we go out for a walk and grab dessert.
Her: Don't really want to go out.
Me: How about we watch a movie?
Her: Don't feel like it.
... Her: (1 week later) Why don't we ever do anything?
LOL
Original link from Reddit
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Because I Always Feel Like Running
I'm c0nvinced that the best way to counter the hipster way of thinking is positivity and support. We should encourage anybody and everybody to find art(lets use music as an example) that they love and enjoy, regardless of said art's popularity.
Your friend enjoys listening to Drake? They love his wordplay, flow, and beat selection? Okay, thats great, be glad that they found something they love and enjoy. Pay no mind that he "sold out." Pay no mind that you could list 50 better MC's with wayyyyy better wordplay, flow, and beat selection. Instead, support your friend and be glad that they found something that they love and enjoy. Encourage them in their search to find art that they enjoy. That motivation to find art that they love will be the same motivation that they'll use to possibly find and get into art that you both find common ground in.
I personally get into music that I find some kind of emotional connection with (anything that hypes me up, gets me through a rough day, etc.) I dont give a fuck whether or not something is popular, unpopular, hipster, indie, or underground. As long as the music gets some kind of response out of me that i like, then I fucks with it. Hell, my favorite artist is Drake, and lord knows it's no longer cool to listen to him at all. lol
A good way to see if you're a hipster or not is to look at your response to one of your favorite bands becoming more and more popular. If you discourage the spread of, popularity, and success of their music, you might be a hipster.
A "better" way to look at their increase in popularity, is to support it. Fuck it, more and more people are liking music that you knew about way back when? That's great! That's what's supposed to happen. If an artist makes good music, people will respond to it.
If my friend comes to me, hyped as fuck that they found music that they love, then I'm happy for them. It doesn't matter that I might not fuck with that artist musically at all.
If a friend claims that they're a bigger fan of an artist than I am, and I know that there's no way in hell they're right, then I figure, fuck it, imma chill. I already know how big of a fan I am and how they're probably just getting into the music. I have no reason to circlejerk myself and stroke my ego. Let them circlejerk themselves and embarrass themselves.
I understand the hipster way of thinking. A friend explained it to me like this: Let's say you found an island that you thought was great. Great location, uninhabited, beautiful views, great everything. You build up that island by yourself. You're more than happy to take in that island's beauty, all by yourself, uninterrupted by any distractions. But eventually, more and more people show up and the novelty is gone. Now you can't stand all the people who turned your once serene island into a tourist attraction.
Ignoring the fact that that's not a very good analogy for a hipster's response to music, I do get it. However, no one likes a hipster who thinks they're high and mighty, cooler than everyone else. We've got to get away from discouraging people to find art that they enjoy and get back to encouraging positivity, love, and support for the arts.
Your friend enjoys listening to Drake? They love his wordplay, flow, and beat selection? Okay, thats great, be glad that they found something they love and enjoy. Pay no mind that he "sold out." Pay no mind that you could list 50 better MC's with wayyyyy better wordplay, flow, and beat selection. Instead, support your friend and be glad that they found something that they love and enjoy. Encourage them in their search to find art that they enjoy. That motivation to find art that they love will be the same motivation that they'll use to possibly find and get into art that you both find common ground in.
I personally get into music that I find some kind of emotional connection with (anything that hypes me up, gets me through a rough day, etc.) I dont give a fuck whether or not something is popular, unpopular, hipster, indie, or underground. As long as the music gets some kind of response out of me that i like, then I fucks with it. Hell, my favorite artist is Drake, and lord knows it's no longer cool to listen to him at all. lol
A good way to see if you're a hipster or not is to look at your response to one of your favorite bands becoming more and more popular. If you discourage the spread of, popularity, and success of their music, you might be a hipster.
A "better" way to look at their increase in popularity, is to support it. Fuck it, more and more people are liking music that you knew about way back when? That's great! That's what's supposed to happen. If an artist makes good music, people will respond to it.
If my friend comes to me, hyped as fuck that they found music that they love, then I'm happy for them. It doesn't matter that I might not fuck with that artist musically at all.
If a friend claims that they're a bigger fan of an artist than I am, and I know that there's no way in hell they're right, then I figure, fuck it, imma chill. I already know how big of a fan I am and how they're probably just getting into the music. I have no reason to circlejerk myself and stroke my ego. Let them circlejerk themselves and embarrass themselves.
I understand the hipster way of thinking. A friend explained it to me like this: Let's say you found an island that you thought was great. Great location, uninhabited, beautiful views, great everything. You build up that island by yourself. You're more than happy to take in that island's beauty, all by yourself, uninterrupted by any distractions. But eventually, more and more people show up and the novelty is gone. Now you can't stand all the people who turned your once serene island into a tourist attraction.
Ignoring the fact that that's not a very good analogy for a hipster's response to music, I do get it. However, no one likes a hipster who thinks they're high and mighty, cooler than everyone else. We've got to get away from discouraging people to find art that they enjoy and get back to encouraging positivity, love, and support for the arts.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
As a Soc Major
I understand how humans interact
Human conflicts
How to resolve those problems
Manage people
Human conflicts
How to resolve those problems
Manage people
Thursday, June 2, 2011
dont tell r.kelly where my little sister go
...see thats the thing about this feeling. one minute, (insert hype song here) is playing and youre jumping around, screaming the lyrics out, a real rock star. The next minute, the song changes to (insert sad love song here) and you find yourself lying down on your bed, emo as fuck
we dont need no words
im convinced that one of the healthiest things you can do for your relationship is to take a day off from your busy life and dedicate it to your significant other. take a sick day and take your man to see that action movie he joked about dragging your ass to the movies for. get your studying done early and surprise your girl with a mani/pedi date
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
hip hip hooray hop
If a band is good then it's good. If their music appeals to you then it should appeal to you whether they have one fan or ten million fans.
Unless it significantly changes the music, why should the number of people who appreciate it change how you feel about it? Why is that any less bizarre than - say - disliking pie because lots of other people like it too?
I think it's because when the band is obscure and niche, you feel special by liking them, like you have a secret the world doesn't know about, or you're ahead of the curve and more in touch with things than the average person.
If they then become mainstream (without changing their act and "selling out") then it spoils this special relationship or status you feel, but that's got nothing to do with the band - all that's changed is that you can't feel special any more because you like them... and that's exactly my point about hipsters.
FWIW I'm not calling you a hipster and I'm not implying that that's the only reason you might like an artist - plenty of people have a little element of it about themselves and their attitudes, but hipsters turn it up to 11, and it if often seems the single most important aspect to them.
Reddit's community is so cool
Unless it significantly changes the music, why should the number of people who appreciate it change how you feel about it? Why is that any less bizarre than - say - disliking pie because lots of other people like it too?
I think it's because when the band is obscure and niche, you feel special by liking them, like you have a secret the world doesn't know about, or you're ahead of the curve and more in touch with things than the average person.
If they then become mainstream (without changing their act and "selling out") then it spoils this special relationship or status you feel, but that's got nothing to do with the band - all that's changed is that you can't feel special any more because you like them... and that's exactly my point about hipsters.
FWIW I'm not calling you a hipster and I'm not implying that that's the only reason you might like an artist - plenty of people have a little element of it about themselves and their attitudes, but hipsters turn it up to 11, and it if often seems the single most important aspect to them.
Reddit's community is so cool
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