Rick’s Music Gig and Much Much More!
This is the first of many articles categorized appreciation. I will be writing about people who inspire me and who I truly appreciate for what they have done for me and my growth as a human being. So here we go and I do hope that yall enjoy this part of the blog.
I’ve known this guy for 8.5 years and I have seen him grow into a great man. My friend Rick has recently started playing his guitar and singing with his friend for a little over a month at a wine bar in the city. I have been to a couple of his gigs and sees his excitement and love for singing a song that someone else has sang or something he has written.
Minnesota Trip…
I have been wanting to write this review since the first weekend I got back to Houston, but that didn’t happen. During that time I quit my job, took 5 weeks off, and been working at my new job for a month already. While being off for 5 weeks I was working out, took a fiction writing course, and just recently got power back due to Hurricane Ike. This trip review will be different from my usual ones mainly because of me simply putting it off. However, this will be a true reflection of what happened and where I am now in my thoughts and in life in general because of the trip.
iphone review
It has been well over 2 months since I got my Apple iphone 3g and am happy with the decision that I made to get my own phone line and get a phone that I have wanted for some time now. My Black Berry was falling apart and didn’t want to get another one. So on an early morning when I was off from work I went to the Apple store in Houston, waited in a snake like line, and finally after a 2 hour ordeal walked out with my newest apple hardware.
Hurricanes Suck, Especially When it Hits You
I have been with power for a week and can say that electricity feels so damn good. I never took turning on the light to the restroom or closet or taking a hot shower for granted, but being without all of the necessities for 10 whole days. I don’t watch much t.v., however I caught up on my reading, alone time, and seeing old friends. The activity that I missed the most was being able to get online to read blog post and write blog entries or whatever is on my mind. During the day there was no problem operating a normal life, but it really sucks ass that you are dictated by mother nature to stop all of what you are doing because there isn’t any light outside.
27th Birthday
27
I don’t know what it will bring. I expect it to be better than 26, but we shall see.
A Picture that Never Got Taken
There’s a big hurricane coming to town tonight and I am prepared enough, I think. I got a little restless and drove around to find a grocery store so I can make a last minute meal and visit my parents. I also took my camera so that I could take some photos to see what the skies and places around looked like before the ’storm’. Some of the things that I captured in a time in space were gas stations out of gas and boarded up, the clouds at high noon, and the level of the bayou. I know this storm is going to be crazy and am amazed how calm it is hours away.
Work so far…3 weeks in.
I have been working at my new job for 3 weeks already and am enjoying it so far. It is hard to not like something only after 3 weeks, but I am still in the adjusting phase. For instance, I have been rectifying to waking up at 6 a.m. and arriving at work no later than 7:10. I am doing this by taking the city bus by walking to the bus stop from my apartment and arriving in downtown Houston. Relaxing on the bus has given me the freedom to take a cat nap, listen to podcast via the iphone, playing tetris, watching people on the bus and seeing what people are doing in the streets of Houston, and reading blog post also through the iphone. Riding the bus has giving me time to simply relax and not worry about traffic jams and other people’s car driving habits and actions.
5 Weeks of Bliss is Over…
Well my five weeks of vacation is pretty much over. I start work with my new company tomorrow. I am kind of excited, but wish I had more vacation with tons of money in the bank and do more of what I was doing from being off. That will have to wait and will have to get used to working and performing my passion activities whenever I have free time. I do not have any regrets from my time off and felt that I let things happen as natural as possible and noticed that some activities that I do like to do have to be forced. I believe that was one of my biggest realization with my time away from the ‘9-5′.
Book Review: Tuesday with Morrie
This past week I finished reading a great book about life and death and how we can live a meaningful life. The book, Tuesday with Morrie, is about a college professor dying while his old student spends the last months with him. They talk about old times, life’s greatest learnings, and how we all can face death. The book is a quick read, but you will be stopping and thinking of the things that Morrie says and getting a better understanding of what life is really all about.
Hell Week for Workout
Ever since I have been off from changing jobs I have been working out like a mad man. I have slightly cut my meals because my metabolism is crazy fast. It is so fast that after eating a big bowl of cereal I am hungry again 30 minutes later. I have picked up a past time of sleeping for a couple of hours during the day to help me not crave food as much.
