Archive for March, 2008

March 31st, 2008

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz- Books Review

This book took me 4 months to finish. Not because it was boring, but it was a book that I look back and really understood why he did it that way. I am going to talk about the bad and it can really throw some people off if they aren’t patient.

The Bad…

1. Too much back into the future- The book is suppose to be about Oscar Wao, but it talks about the people that are really close to him quite alot and it got annoying. Again when the near was coming it all made sense. If you do read this book don’t let that detour you from finishing it, because all and all it is a good book.

2. Damn the footnotes- This book teaches you the same time about the Dominican Republic history, folk stories, and legends. In the beginning it seemed like there was a damn footnote on every page and some of them took up the whole page with half the font of the regular text = not cool.

March 29th, 2008

2 Months Later After being in the Apartment

It really has been nearly 3 months since moving into my apartment. I wanted to write this after 1 month, but for the most part it is really the same and has gotten better after I cleaned out the excess amount of stuff. But to compare it to all of the years after moving back from college it is truly my best times being in Houston.

While at home…

When I moved back home in the summer of 2005 I immediate resorted to my old ways when I was a younger. I didn’t want to go out if I had a choice, always wanted to play video games and sleep all day, felt it was a need to tell my parents where I was going out, basically doing teenager stuff. I told myself that I didn’t want to pay for rent from a place that I have grown up all my life and that it wouldn’t change the outlook of the city as a growning adult who was going to work and paying bills.

 
March 25th, 2008

When Your Back is Against the Wall the Best Always Comes Out…Why is That?

Boss: “DO YOU UNDERSTAND”?

Me: “Yes”!

Did I really understand? Nope not really. I have been working on this particular part of a project all day and going back and forth to my boss to get help. I was really clueless and I believed she knew that also. I then told her that I will have something for her the next day she came in. Deep down inside I was sweating and didn’t want to disappoint myself and my boss. So I did the next best thing and went home (lol, I laugh about this now).

I used the excuse that I work better not constantly working on the same project, that I had a headache, but more importantly my shift was finished and didn’t want to spend an extra amount of time in the office. During the time being home and the next day of work I really did think about how I was going to finish the work correctly.

The next day at work I went with the idea of “if I don’t know just ask as many people I think might know” approach. It would you know it worked like a charm. I got the work done and presented it to my boss and she went ahead and directed me to the next task. Honestly, I didn’t totally finish the job correctly, my graph just looked like what she was looking for, but during that day I finished it up the right way and understood what was going on with the project as a whole.

It amazes me when I see other people and myself are pushed against the wall and we find some way to complete the task or goal in sight. I have also realized that I am way too lazy and feel it is only of importance when I feel that it just has to get done. So however long I last at my current job and my next I will start to finish things fast, correctly, and very presentable. But with my side gigs, book writing, blog writing, and freelance work I will do them with what I just said and with pride. Because work will be work, well in my case that is what it is to me, but something that I truly care I will do it like it was the last thing I ever do on earth-with pride and thankfulness that I have been given a chance to do what I like to do.

March 19th, 2008

Less Clutter Clears the Head…

Ever since I have moved to the apartment more than 2 months ago I have been cleaning and clearing up stuff I don’t use much or not at all. I have gotten rid of clothes, paper just lying around, or things that I have transfered over to the apartment because it was mine. Now that I am almost finish with clearing up as much as I can I can truly say that I feel refreshed mentally and physically. Nothing beats coming home to a room and apartment that has less crap just sitting around or being in the way.

Why am I doing this?

There is one reason why I have started this and it is because of my trip to Japan last July. I traveled around Japan for 2 weeks with just a small luggage and a backpack and had the best time of my life. I realized that I was attached to too many things and I promised myself to get rid of junk/clutter and only get things that will help me enjoy my life to the fullest. Notice I didn’t say get things to be happy, the excitement will only last for so long and you will have to live with the consequences.

Major things that I got rid of…

March 16th, 2008

The Streak…

I write this now because it could end today. It could have ended a week ago or whenever or it could continue also. The streak I am talking about is the Rocket’s 21 game winning streak. I do hope it continues and do wish I had tickets to the game. But it doesn’t matter I will be watching this game from start to finish and just enjoying it for the epic battle that it is hyped to be. Who would have thought a team that when they won 2 games in a row was 10th in the Western Conference would be tied for 1st place? I don’t think the Rocket’s thought that either and they just took each day and each game one step at a time. I am pretty sure they looked ahead here and there, but they focused on the game at hand and treated each game like it was there last. It was if somebody told them that this is the last time that they will be able to play basketball at such a high level that they are used and the next day their skills will not be what they were. But it seems like they are getting stronger as a team. The coach’s way on offense is to utilize everyones strength and get them the ball accordingly. That type of playing requires time, passions, and trust and when it works as you have seen through the 21 games it is really magical to see people not thinking and just playing.

Like I said the streak can end today and what a great run it has been if it does, but I think the true test is if they do lose today how will they bounce back? How will they take defeat when they haven’t witnessed it in such some time? I am pretty sure the crowds will be less to cheer them on for the rest of the season, but if I was the Houston Rockets I would treat this game and all the other games after this great battle as if it was there last one. There last game…playing like you did the first time you ever picked up a basketball…when money wasn’t an issue…when you didn’t look at the clock to see how much time you had left…but just play.

March 16th, 2008

Which Goal is The Most Important This Month?

Of all the goals this month that I plan to finish the most important one is an eye opener one. Yes having my life missions and vision done is important, but that shouldn’t be written in stone because life throws you a curve ball and you have to decide which direction you want to go in. Some of my goals are for fun and to push my creativeness for instance to write 10 post in a month. I don’t think I have ever done that much and would be cool to see what I come up with for topics.

Others are just been lingering for too much time, like reading 2 books that I am half done with that I didn’t quite finish last year. They are good books, but with the move, going back to the office, and me just being not so much in the reading mode things like that fall by the side. And also to decrease clutter is a task that I have been doing since the beginning of the year which is actually coming together really well. But the goal that just won’t leave my mind and that I think about constantly is my passion. I have wrote about my passion before, I like other people have many passions, but there is always that one that is your baby and what drives you to wake up everyday which puts a smile on your face. Yes work is important, but it isn’t my life and I want my passion to be what I get paid from. This is by far what I think is one of life’s greatest gift, to get paid for something you truly love to do. Oh course travel and meeting different people and so on is another great gift, but not alot of people get fulfillment for what they do majority of the time during the week.

So what if you don’t complete this goal?

If I don’t complete this goal in particular then that is it. I will go on with something else that I feel driven to do. I will totally be disappointed because I thought this and didn’t do that for something I “thought” I loved. It is another way of me being honest with myself with action. It really is that simple and I will report back about all of my goals and how many of them I have completed and what not. The goal that I am talking about is goal #4:

March 13th, 2008

Goals for the Month: March (A.K.A. Do or Die)

This is my first real post in some time and first one on my new Apple Mac Book Pro. I will discuss the reasons why I switched to apple in another post. What is really on my mind is lingering issues that I have just let be. This month to me is called, Do or Die. The things that I am about to list are things that should have been done the first 2 months of the year. Yes I have gone through a couple of changes in my life since then, but still they could have been done.

Goals:

1. Finish Goals & Vision for the Year
2. Finish wording and photos for personal website
3. 10 blog post (not including this one) for www.lifeiswhatyoumakeofit.com
4. 10 blog post for www.ihavecarproblems.com
5. Financial task
6. Finish 2 books(they are almost done)
7. Sell old laptop
8. Update resume
9. Write 2 pages of book
10. Start using planner and a mix of blackberry and whatever else

That is it and alot to do when more than a third of the month is already complete. But I have realized that writing or typing down goals gets you going and I am more productive when I know I have given myself something to do. So with that said I will let you know of my progress when the month ends.

March 10th, 2008

Long Wait…New Computer coming soon…More to come…

Hello All,

I have been out for some time and most of it is because I have been having some issues with my computer. So this is the last post I will be making from a PC. Yes I am making the jump to Apple, perhaps the Mac Pro. I will let yall know what I think of it and the reasoning behind why.

Also, I will post more about my goals for this month that is a third of the way done. I have started on some of it, but will really start to get on top of it once I have my new computer. This month I will call make it or break it month. I will explain why with the post coming up later this week.

ttyl,

Oke