Misery loves company... I stay to myself...

Lazy is not the word... I'll save face and say it's because I've been so busy that I have not blogged.


Yesterday I did some major Man-scaping... got my manicure and pedicure on (for those who don't know, yes I am straight I just like to keep myself up) it always feels so judgemental as a guy when you walk into a nail shop, all eyes on me... that's why I search for the emptiest one usually. After, I proceeded to shave my chest/body, and felt my confidence multiplied by at least 5 lol. Hitting the gym has been pretty good, I have packed on a few pounds (of muscle presumably) since I started up again. I have yet to purchase supplements which is encouraging (PROGRESSION!!!), the only downside is that my impeccably smooth hands started to peel and get rough due to the ridges on the weights. No need to panic world, as I have solved the problem by buying workout gloves at Modell's today. Lol I'm acting like David Duchovny in Zoolander...


I try to speak to my parents a good number of times per week as they live in a different state (I miss them a lot). To make a short story shorter, while speaking to my pops naturally I was watching basketball. My New Orleans Hornets vs the Orlando Magic (Chris Paul is the man by the way 36 10 and 6 in 33 minutes) and simultaneously as my dad was mentioning how I am missing Mardi Gras, ESPN cuts to some parades/floats and people throwing out beads. I came to realize how easily I detach myself from every and anything.


It has been approximately a year and a half since I moved from Louisiana (mind you I have vacationed there about 2 months ago) and I already forget one of the most fun, memorable and unique events of a place I love. How do I distance myself from a place that I consider my hometown, and so quickly!?!? Is my memory so bad (it really is bad at times)? Lack of attention to detail and not noticing? Good theories, but the best I could come up with is that as a pessimist the more I dwell on things the harder I take it. I loved living in Louisiana (alliteration anyone?) and the more I sit and think about the good times, I come back to the great people and times I covet... then I overwhelm myself and miss it more than I should (I am a man of extremes lol). I look on Facebook and see how old classmates of mine are still good friends with each other but everything is new to me, granted I technically went to 6 schools in 5 years in 2 different states but I seem like the odd man out. I always used to say how I hated making new friends because odds are, you will lose them in time.


I'm like that with females I have been involved with as well. I always try to go forward not backwards in relationships and once it's over, it is over. I do my best to quickly get over things and move on. Time goes by fast and I don't want it passing by me while my mind is stuck in 2nd gear. Things happen for a reason and you might find out that reason if you dig deep enough, but rarely do you find the treasure you seek. Whatever the reason might be, you already know it did not work... time, places, weather all change, people don't (very rare, and it would take way too much convincing to believe, especially with me not having much faith in people as it is nevermind if they've already betrayed my trust, that it's probably not worth the time for said person to show they have changed).


Bottom line is that I deal with things my own way. Sometimes my nature of overbearing pride and stubbornness blinds even myself from how I operate. That said, I love sitting back and smiling at the memories good or bad (nostalgia is a magical thing) and feeling the rush of emotions hit me as I give a stare blankly at nothing. I need to dedicate more time for me to reflect, hindsight is 20/20 and I can learn more about myself, my surroundings, my acquaintances and how to deal with similar situations in the future. It sounds impossible as I barely have any time in my busy schedule (apologies to my friends who hit me up, I haven't gotten back to as much as I should), but I know I can move "Being Lazy" and "Doing Nothing" time to a different slot or combine the two. It'll help me in the long run I assume.


Streak of Bad Luck:


Keeping it short and simple as this was a long blog... The lifeline that is my iPod now only plays one side of the headphone, its killing me! :-(

WILLZ WHERE YOU AT!?!?! I DEFINITELY NEED YOU TO FIX IT (Also shoutout to my boy Willie P, he signed up for the Marines and passed his entry exam thingy... Good Luck and God Bless man...)


Weekly Bet:


AHHHHH Football season is over, technically at least (I love FA, the Combine/Draft, etc) so there goes that, "but wait NBA is on and MLB follows shortly thereafter..."

Sorry fans, but I won't be doing NBA or MLB picks because the line comes out usually a day or so before the game, and me not knowing what is going to happen in a week or if a injury occurs etc, I will refrain. If you argue I can do picks for games that will be played the next day.... ehhh it'll be outdated as I take forever to muster up enough crap in my mind to write these blogs.

Instead I will be doing...


Weekly Beer:


I love beer! (YESSSSSS) I do try various kinds, and I typically know the standard beers everyone drinks so I will avoid them. The trick is I will head to a bar, drink a few and if it is worth reporting it will make the blog.


In semblance of the blog, and in honor of Louisiana, (and the fact I did drink and introduce friends to this beer recently) enter....


PURPLE HAZE

http://ridgeviewliquor.com/abita%20purple%20haze.jpg (link to see a pic of the bottle)


This beer is made by Abita, brewed in Abita Springs, Louisiana

Raspberry wheat brew, delicious and flavorful (fun for the whole family!) Next week I'll go into detail of the beer taste and stuff, but I'm tired now...

(I felt very introspective on this... also, hope everyone enjoyed my gimmick of what it seems like a million parenthesis for commentary lol)