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10 of my favorites.

2011-08-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

Nickelodeon 2

Mr. Oleg Gladkoff

Play.

fresh.2.def.

no worries.

U.S./Mexico Border.

Guadalupe.

candelas.

Internationally Known.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. (24"x24" painting on wood panel. Spray paint and vinyl lettering)

Ooh La La

2011-01-14T19:33:00.000-08:00

Hello world. I recently had the chance to photograph the Ooh La La Dance Co. as they practiced for their next show. A friend of mine is one of the dancers and she let me stop by and check it out. Easily one of the best nights of my life hahaha, very beautiful girls, just sayin'. So here are some of the shots from that night. Make sure to check them out at salsasusie.com/ and be on the look out for their performances, definitely worth checking out.

duo.

pose.

shake them dreads.

oh snap.

floor view.

in sync.

watch.

For more photos check out my Facebook Fan Page: Carlos Mendez

"The Lost Film"

2010-12-31T16:10:00.000-08:00

I feel like Nasir Jones a.k.a. Nas, he has "The Lost Tapes" and I have "The Lost Film."
After three months I came to realize that I had two rolls of film that I had not seen from my trip to Seattle. They were 35mm film, but they had to be developed at another place than where I usually take them because of the type of film. I had dropped them off a few days after I came back from Seattle and for some reason, forgot about them.

So I recently picked up the film and I came across some shots that I liked.

I hope that in 2011 I have the opportunity to visit more places I have never been to before.

Loback.Meat.Co.

Market.

Welcome.

time.

fresh.2.def.

Big El

2010-12-14T20:48:00.000-08:00

<--- Etsy

I made this painting last year. It started off as a drawing and then turned into a 1 time comic strip and then I turned it into a painting. It's on a 12"x12" canvas, painted with aerosol and paint pens. I made it and received good feedback on it. I really like it because it is a simple cartoon character. Solid lines, flat, minimal in colors, and simple child like characteristics to it. When I first drew it, it took me just a couple of minutes to create. I threw on the eye patch as a way to make it unique. An animal we all know, but with a distinct difference that makes him look a little tough. His name is "Big El", unfortunately when he was younger he was horsing around when a fellow elephants' tusk caught him right in the eye. Some might see him with only one eye and perceive it to be a disability, but he takes no pity. Believing that it makes no difference whether he has one eye or two, it is what's inside his heart that makes him who he is.

I'm flirting with some ideas for writing a children's book that would help teach children to accept everyone no matter what they look like, from skin color to any other physical feature that may be different from theirs. Since I created this character, I have come up with about 10 total characters for which I would like to incorporate into different storylines.

For this first character I have created 10 individual paintings. I might make more if the demand is there. This is the first time doing something like this so I wasn't sure how many I should make. I know some people might ask why not just make 1 master and then get prints made in bulk. That is something I would think about doing if there were a high demand for it, but as of now I take a lot of pride in making each one with a personal and individual touch.

Also, if you are a friend of mine and/or are local to the San Diego area I will give you discounted price.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62710143/big-el

You Art Here.

2010-10-12T00:48:00.000-07:00

I am currently in a contest through H&M on the yourarthere.com website. I found out about it through Facebook and had an unfinished painting that I felt met the theme of the contest. First on my list was to finally finish the painting, one that I had started a few months ago.

http://www.yourarthere.com/entry/bright-lights-big-dreams/

The theme of the contest is New York City. My painting, titled “Bright Lights. Big Dreams.” is a young woman in the bottom right hand corner of the canvas looking out toward city lights that are out of focus. Each city light that is out of focus stands for every idea, chance, experience, connection, dream, and even failure that she is yet to experience on her way to finally realizing her dreams. It’s about dreaming it and then setting out to do it. The painting came mostly from a photograph I had taken at night of lights out of focus and a scene in a movie I had watched fairly recently which was set on the east coast. I feel like it fits with the theme because New York is a city where people head to make their dreams come true.

Not to mention, “New York, New York, big city of dreams.” – Tha Dogg Pound

I myself am a big daydreamer and don’t mind dreaming up the ways of finally becoming a good/well known artist. I feel like it gives me motivation and gives me something to strive for. I like setting goals, especially smaller ones that will eventually lead to bigger ones because it produces more results. I have a goal and I believe that those dreams with hard work will help me to eventually get there. I’ve had some good luck so far in the contests I have entered. The GrnAppleTree clothing contest and the Levi’s contest (3,000+ entries) last year really gave me the confidence that I can hold my own with many other artists out there.

This H&M contest has brought out a lot of great artists and their submissions. All I hope right now is to get into the top 10 artworks because those 10 will then go to a jury who will choose the winner. So if you get a chance, make your way to the site and vote by clicking on the number of stars you would like to give my painting.

Here’s to more votes and some luck.

http://www.yourarthere.com/entry/bright-lights-big-dreams/

The Emerald City.

2010-10-12T00:03:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to visit Seattle, Washington a couple of weeks ago. The primary reason for the trip was to watch the San Diego Chargers play the Seattle Seahawks, but Seattle has always been a place I have wanted to visit. The trip was a lot of fun, especially since it was a big group of us that went up together for the game. Unfortunately, we lost to the Seahawks so I will not be talking about that because it is still too soon and the wound is still fresh.

couple.

ready for kickoff.

Rivers.

The city of Seattle is beautiful. I believe that is the best way to sum it up. A friend of mine put it well by saying, “It’s like San Francisco, but cleaner.” S.F. is also a very nice city, but it had it’s share of griminess that I did not see while I was in Seattle.

The first day I was there was Saturday the 25^th. Arrived there around noon and the weather was perfect. Sunny with no clouds really. As soon as I dropped everything off at the hotel we headed down to Pike’s Place. Downtown Seattle itself is a cool place to walk around. On the way to Pike’s I recognized the members of the band ‘The xx’ just kickin’ it on a street corner. I stopped and spoke to Oliver (vocals & bass), who was a super chill dude. He told me they were playing a show that night at the Paramount and I was also able to get a picture with him. That alone was enough to give high praise to the trip itself.

It was a neat experience to walk through Pike’s after seeing it many times on television or in print. The market is set up with plenty of walking space for everyone and the street itself was shut down to accommodate the crowd. Got the chance to see the 1^st Starbucks, which didn’t do much for me due to the fact that I don’t drink coffee. After Pike’s we hit up The Brooklyn seafood restaurant and then headed back to the hotel to relax for a few.

Sunday ended up being all about football. Started off with a morning meet up with a large contingent of Charger fans at a Gordon Biersch before the game. The day started off full of excitement, but unfortunately it ended with a near fight, disappointment, anger, frustration, and exhaustion. I got the chance to take some decent shots of Seattle as we made our way to the stadium and of the stadium itself, which was cool, but a win would have made everything better.

O Canada.

fish eye.

Monday morning I woke up and headed out by myself to snap as many shots of whatever caught my eye. I wasn’t able to take any shots of Pike’s or anything else for that matter on Saturday because I had a massive brain fart and left my camera in the hotel room. So Monday was all about the city, my camera, and I. As soon as I was out the door I turned on the iPod, walked, and snapped whenever I got the brain impulse to do so.

The weather, in my opinion, was great. Sunny on Saturday, drizzling on Sunday, drizzling and then mostly sunny on Monday. My flight left @ 4 on Monday and I was not looking forward to returning to 108 degree weather in San Diego. Seattle (except for the fans, who were major douches) left a great impression on me. It is a city that I will surely return to, hopefully sooner than later.

San Diego Super Chargers.

2010-08-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again. Football practices are starting nation wide; from high school to college and to the National Football League. If you now me personally, you know that I LOVE sports. From baseball to soccer to basketball and of course football. All my life I have loved the San Diego Chargers. They are my team and will always be my team. Practices open to the general public started last Sunday and of course I had to be there. To start getting ready for what of course will be our year.

Here are some photos I snapped as I watched the team practice.

Q.

Sprolsey.

the future.

FLOYD.

defense.

LEGADU.

Zombieland.

2010-08-06T02:22:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to once again attend Comic Con (thanks to tickets from the homie Zacarias). It was a lot of fun, as it always is. I was able to check out some cool stuff and of course received many of the freebies being given away. What really got my attention was that I had heard about a "Zombie Walk". I'm a fan of zombie things, whether it be movies or video games. It's entertaining.

When I heard about this walk I really wanted to make it out and snap some photographs. I have had some ideas behind a "end of days"/"zombie"/"apocalypse" type photo shoot. I'm more of a "shoot what is happening around me" type of guy, so this would be a lot different. It would be something totally planned/scripted/"movie lot" type feel to it. I am not sure when this might happen, but hopefully sooner than later.

Anyway, without further ado, here are the photographs I liked from the "Zombie Walk".

Zombie Drive.

1 zombie, 1 cup.

don't look back.

bolthead.

no shirt. no service.

hijo de zombie.

smoking zombie kills.

zombie daughter.

kill bill?

zombie stare.

the zombie killer.

There were some very good zombie make-up jobs, but I was actually hoping there would have been a lot of more zombies participating in the walk. Maybe next year.

Viva la Revolucion

2010-07-29T12:29:00.001-07:00

As some of you know, there is a big installation currently at the Contemporary Museum of Art in Downtown by the name of "Viva la Revolucion." It is the first of it's kind here in San Diego. It is all street artists' work being shown. Everyone from Shepard Fairey[U.S.] to Space Invader[France] to Blu[Italy] to JR[France] to Os Gemeos[Brazil] and even Banksy[U.K.] are being shown here in our own backyard. I was amazed at the names that would be showing when the information was being released. Having watched "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (definitely a must watch) I was really looking forward to seeing these street artists' work in person.

As a part of opening weekend, some of the participating artists were given the go ahead to hit the city up; some through pre-arranged sites and others wherever they saw fit. I found out about Mr. Obey himself and a piece he was doing in Hillcrest on the side of the Urban Outfitters building and I could not pass up an opportunity to see his work in progress and of course the opportunity to snap some photos. It was a great experience seeing it go up piece by piece. This first one was all paste ups. When I left, I had thought he was finished. When I returned the next day I saw that he did the WHOLE wall. It is an epic piece. If you do get a chance make sure to stop by and see this work of art.

A few days later I heard that he was doing a monk piece, this time in South Park. Of course I had to go check it out. This time it was a stencil piece on the side of an office building on 30th St. I got there and watched as they finished painting the background. It starts off in black at the bottom of the wall, then dark red as it fades into a light red and then a pinkish color. The next day I showed up to watch them start stenciling the wall. They finished the overlapping gold stencil designs and started on the monk. It was not finished that day and it also started raining so I was not able to get shots of the finished product. I have since returned and seen the piece, it is beautiful. If you get a chance stop by and check it out, it's on 30th St. behind Whistle Stop and Velo Cult.

I have not had the chance yet to check out "Viva la Revolucion", but I will hopefully be stopping by this weekend to check it out, as I hope you too will swing by MCASD.

There too you should be able to see a map of the other pieces around town like; JR on the corner of 5th and C (an awesome piece, can't miss the giant eye), Os Gemeos on the back side of the Horton Plaza parking structure, Space Invader who had multiple pieces throughout San Diego. Unfortunately I haven't heard or seen any Banksy pieces around town and from what I heard he has a few prints at the MCASD.

And just for the hell of it, this is one of my favorite Shepard Fairey videos (it's in an earlier blog post).

New stuff.

2010-07-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time since I last posted anything on here. Not too much new, working on some new pieces and I finally got word on some photographs I took for a local author Shawn Rohrbach. I shot photos earlier this year and he selected one of them to use in his latest book that will be released in September. He was nice enough to give me an advanced readers copy.

Chicano Park Day 2010

2010-04-27T23:44:00.000-07:00

I had to put this as the first thing on the blog.

So I had the opportunity to check out Chicano Park Day this year with a couple of friends and I am glad I did. I was suppose to go last year but I was not able to make it. It was a lot of fun to go down to Chicano Park and walk around with everything that was going on. They had a lot of food, musical acts, dancers, cars, and many stands selling locally produced products.

musica.

canta.

I was especially looking forward to photographing the lowriders and classic cars. I love old cars and I dream of owning a 1961 Chevrolet Impala.

negro modelo.

My friend I went with is starting his own production company and went down to film the event for his site. He got a lot of good footage and I am proud & excited to say that I am collaborating with him on some projects. We will be bringing out some good artistic and local projects out in the near future. That's in the works right now, so stay tuned.

footage.

honor.

focus.

raise.

do not enter.

switch.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

2010-04-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

I have to start off by saying that I have never been an overly political person. I have been intrigued by it, but have never immersed myself past a certain point. I feel that it is a persons opinion to support who or what they want to support and therefore do not like to discuss politics with many people because of the emotions that it can bring out.

(Warning: this video is a little violent and shows a dead protester. Unfortunately, this is reality.)

As an artist I can say that I have only created about 3 pieces that could be considered to have political connotations. For my latest painting I set out to make it a direct statement when it came to current/political events. On January 1st, as I sat at home, I was looking around on YouTube when I came across a video that disturbed me greatly. It was a video that was uploaded by a protester in Iran. The video showed a man dying in the streets. People were trying to carry him over to the side and trying to do anything they could, but one could obviously tell he was passing away as the camera rolled. It seemed from the video that this man had been shot in the face. And for what? Because he felt the need to show his displeasure with his government. Because he decided to join the thousands protesting the way the government had been cutting lines of communication coming in and going out of the country. This after widespread rumors that the government itself had committed voter fraud in order for President Ahmadinejad to stay in power. No matter what the problems might be that have infuriated the people of Iran enough to stand up and let their voices be heard; what hit me was the fact that still in 2010 there are governments who try to control what their people can hear, watch, and say. To have a government shutdown internet and lines of communication is disturbing to me.

While watching the video I scrolled down and read some of the comments that had been left by viewers. After watching the video and reading the comments, the idea for this painting developed. I was going to embed the actual video I had seen into this blog, but out of respect to that person and out of respect to you, the reader, I will not especially due to the feeling I got after watching it. The video was way too bloody. I did not and still do not like the feeling that I felt throughout my body, and basically my soul, after watching that video and because of that feeling I decided to create something that demonstrates my displeasure.

Technically, this painting is not finished, but will be soon.

top 5.

2010-04-15T16:12:00.000-07:00

Hi. This will be a quick post. I was checking out the GrnAppleTree website a couple of days ago and was pleased to see that the t-shirt featuring my photograph is one of the top 5 selling items on their website.

So, go for it. Check out the site & if you feel the need, buy a shirt or two. They restocked on the silver shirt which looks ill.

coming soon.

2010-02-24T16:02:00.000-08:00

I have not been on here in a quite sometime. I have been busy with work and have not had much time for anything. I am working on some paintings right now and hopefully will finish them in a week or two.

One of the paintings is a political statement in a way. It was inspired by current events in a land far away and the main idea came from a youtube video I watched on January 1st. It is coming out like I want it to and I hope it gets the message across. I am also excited about the other 2 paintings. I will post some pics when I finish.

Here are some photos I took with the idea of sunsets. I was asked for some sunset shots and here are a few that I took when I went out for a few days in a row.

sol.

oB.1

wnd&c

footsteps.

cruz.

Share the Love: A TOMS "style your sole" Event

2010-01-26T14:20:00.000-08:00

Hi. I wanted to let everyone know about a great event that is happening on February 12th in downtown San Diego at Java Jones Coffeehouse (located at 631 9th Avenue). It is the Share the Love/TOMS "style your sole" event/fundraiser. TOMS shoes helps provide a pair of shoes, for every pair purchased, to a child in need of shoes. This event focuses on people buying a pair of TOMS and coming out that night to style them together. This is also to help TOMS reach its goal of providing 30,000 pairs for Haiti relief. There will be local artists (including myself), a DJ set by DJ Marlino, and music from artists such as John West.

Now, I have to say that I am super excited for this event, not only because I will be one of the artists there (I should have about 25 photographs on display), but because John West is an amazing singer and a soulful dude. I saw him perform a couple years back here in San Diego at Lestat's in Normal Heights and the performance was sick.

So please, if you can, order the shoes before hand and come out to help support a great cause, TOMS, Haiti Relief, local art, and live music.

Just begun.

2010-01-12T02:14:00.000-08:00

So today turned out to be a good day. It wasn't just because I didn't have to use my AK, but I bought the new Vampire Weekend album for $3.99 on Amazon.com I have been listening to this album and I love it. They are such sick musicians.

The other reason for it being a good day is because GrnAppleTree has just released the t-shirt with my photograph on it!! It was a photograph I took a couple of years back while I was in Venice, Italy. As some of you recall (I know no one actually reads this, but humor me) I won a photography contest through GrnAppleTree last March. The moment has finally come. Go out and buy the shirt at www.grnappletree.com and help support great clothing and art!!!

oldies.

2009-12-28T01:50:00.000-08:00

I took these photos a few years back. My friend Angelo was going down to Tijuana to pick up some car parts his lo-lo ('68 Impala). I decided to cruise with because I thought it would be cool to roll and it's always fun just to sit back and snap photos on a drive. We were also going to stop and get some tacos so I definitely wanted to go and get my grub on.

This pic I snapped as we were driving through a part of Tijuana that was extremely run down. It is so sad to know that people live in conditions like these. These shacks are barely standing.

unfortunate housing.

Angelo driving in Tijuana.

agua.

One mic.

2009-12-10T00:31:00.000-08:00

keep passin' me by.

all I need.

rep to the death of it.

let it go.

I met this guy last night. I was walking down G street in downtown and I heard him playing his guitar and singing. I am not going to lie, I actually thought he had a very good voice. I went back to my car and grabbed my camera. I came back and motioned to him if I could snap some photos, to which he gave the universal nod of acceptance. As I snapped the pics, people walked by and watched. A couple passing by cheered him on, offering words of encouragement. They tossed a couple of bucks into his guitar case, which sat open as if saying "show me some love" on this cold night. I took a couple of more pics and people looked over as they passed him sitting on the cold bricks outside the theater. I started talking to him, introducing myself. His name is Brennan. Hailing from Michigan, he decided to travel around with friends some time ago, eventually landing in America's finest city. The last 4 1/2 years of playing the guitar, he now plays for those who will listen as they walk the streets of downtown.

Recent article about Levi's exhibit

2009-12-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

Another article about the Levi's exhibit in San Francisco. Check it out and enjoy.
http://www.corduroymag.com/fashion/jay-carrolls-one-trip-pass
Still cannot say how honored I am to have a photograph included as a part of the exhibit.

Introducing, Oleg Gladkoff

2009-12-03T20:29:00.000-08:00

Mr. Oleg Gladkoff

ABC Piano Co.

I met this man a few days ago. His name is Oleg Gladkoff. He runs ABC Piano Co. in North Park on El Cajon Blvd. I guess you could say that I have met him before, but that was in passing. I remember going into his store months ago, after driving by it, to browse around and check out pianos. Not that I actually have the money to buy a piano, let alone the space for it, but I have always had a fascination with those black and white keys. A few years back I took some piano lessons and enjoyed it, but not having an actual piano to practice on, quickly derailed that experiment. I remember going into ABC Piano Co. and asking the price about a couple of the ivory-keyed beasts and perusing for a few minutes at most.

pianos.

keys.

What made me return to that store? Do I have the money or space for a piano? Negative. You see, I get ideas for paintings and photographs from out of nowhere usually. The other night I was watching television, and for no reason really, an idea popped into my head. I started to get ideas to shoot a piano. While I was thinking about the different shots I could get, I remembered that store. Then I started thinking about how it would be interesting to not only get shots of different pianos, but also possibly shooting some of the owner and hopefully getting him to play the piano.

Nickelodeon piano.

bare all.

I drove there not really knowing what to expect. I walked in with my camera in hand and an extra roll of black and white film. I was looking around as the older gentleman, Mr. Gladkoff, walked out. He gave me his sales pitch on a couple of pianos, explaining to me that these pianos were built to last. He showed me the difference between a real wooden piano and one made with particleboard. A Baldwin piano, he assured me, was the piano for me. I was astonished at how low he was selling them. As I looked at the writing on the outside of the window, he is currently having a clearance sale. Unfortunately, the ABC Piano Co. is closing. He came to reveal to me that he recently had a stroke and is therefore selling his store. No longer able enough to work on all of the pianos himself and put them back together again; he must get rid of them. While talking to him, he tells me he has to use “those spring things” to help build back the muscles in his hands. As I ask him whether he is still able to play he tells me he does because it helps work the muscles in his forearms, and sits down to play. I quickly and politely ask if I may take some photos to which he agrees. I was only able to snap a few of him while he tickled the ivories.

Play.

Baldwin.

As we continued to talk he showed me a picture that was taken of him in his twenties, which was published in The New York Times. Originally from Ukraine, he came to make his way to the United States. He told me about serving in the Army for a few years, how he lived and played the piano in New York and Boston, before coming out to San Diego.

felt covered hammers.

Grand Piano.

“If it wasn’t for the piano”, Oleg Gladkoff said, “I would not be alive today.” He told me a story about the day Nazis raided his home. As they went through his house, they asked him to play the piano. He obliged. What ensued was the magic of music. The notes he played hit a chord within those men. The soldiers went from pointing their guns at him, to shaking his hand and thanking him for the music he had just played. As Mr. Gladkoff said to me, “Music has a way of getting into your soul.”

soul.

Coming soon....

2009-12-01T21:55:00.001-08:00

So I have like 7 rolls of film that I need to develop, and soon. They are mostly color but I have a couple of rolls of b&w that I am SOOOOO anxious to see how the pics come out. If they come out how I envisioned them, they will be SICK. Some of the b&w's are from an idea I got one night and the next day went out and shot it. The other pics are of an author that needed some photos taken so he can put one in his next book. As soon as they are developed I will post some on here.

Oh and the color rolls are from about a weeks worth of going out and shooting sunsets at different beaches. That's for a commissioned project and requests for sunsets. I'm excited for these too.

randomness.part.2.

2009-11-20T18:16:00.000-08:00

So here are a few more pics from the night I went out and shot some pics around town. These were in North Park. Check it.

N.P.T.

5 on it.

North.

vine.

to the left. to the left.

inter.

art show.

2009-11-16T23:13:00.001-08:00

So the art show came and went. It was a lot of fun to be a part of. I got a chance to meet a bunch of people who really liked my paintings and photographs, I even sold a painting. People were also diggin my business cards. The band Four Minutes Til Midnight was awesome. Unfortunately, the lead singer was ill and was unable to sing, but they jammed out and it sounded amazing. I especially enjoyed their version of 'Miserlou'. Along with the band I met a few other businesses that were promoting their products. One of these was Sea of Blossoms Floral Designs. They specialize in weddings and events throughout Southern California and I have to say that they do AMAZING work. I was able to network a good amount and I might even be commissioned for a photography project. I snapped a few photographs of the night and here they are:

wall o'photos

paintings on the wall.

mirror mirror.

Four Minutes Til Midnight.

bass.

shred.

Kenta.

There should be more pictures popping up soon so I will update it with them when they become available.

random photo mission. part1.

2009-11-16T22:14:00.000-08:00

So I went out a few weeks ago on a photography mission with a couple of newly found photography friends. One of them, Ivan, drove us out to a couple of different spots around town to shoot. I don't shoot much at night due to the fact that I like using natural light, don't use a flash, use a film camera and therefore night shots are a whole lot trickier since I have no idea whether it came even close to what I envisioned, and have not been much of a tripod user. The times I have shot at night, I shot at spots where I knew there was a good amount of bright, artificial light. All in all it was a good experience, got to shoot a couple rolls of film, ate some Thai food afterward, and got to know a couple of cool people. Just like every time I shoot a roll, I use it as a learning experience.

valley.

sit 90 degrees underneath palm trees.

dj scribble.

np.

luz.

bumps in the trunk.

light.rain. (is it just me or can you see a face on the left side, facing left)

I have 1 more roll of film from that night that needs to be developed, so there will be a part 2 to this blog posting. It should be up sometime soon.

Art Show Saturday Nov. 14th

2009-11-11T14:12:00.000-08:00

I am going to have some art and photographs displayed at an event this Saturday November 14th from 4-8pm at 8050 Armour St. Unit B San Diego, Ca 92111 (Kearny Mesa area) Next to Bayside Auto.

Come check it out if you can, please.

being humble is a hard quality.

2009-11-08T22:03:00.000-08:00

This video was just released for 'Hoochie Coo' with The Black Keys, Mos Def, and Jim Jones. I cannot wait for this album, only a few weeks left (Nov. 27th).

Valet Mag "Stars and Stripes" exhibit love

2009-11-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

(2nd post in less than in an hour. I think that's a record for me.)
More love being given to the exhibit up in San Fran. Here is another link to a piece on Jay Carroll who is behind the Americana infused exhibit and how it came to be. Check it out at:
http://www.valetmag.com/the-mix/103009.php/

The GQ Eye: GQ.com

2009-11-02T18:35:00.000-08:00

Finally getting a chance to get back on here. So I don't have too much to say right now except for an article being brought to my attention. I came to find out that there is an article in GQ about the "Stars and Stripes" exhibit in the Levi's Store in SF. It's a pretty cool article about the ad campaign and the guys who put the exhibit together. There aren't any shots of photo's from mine or the other photographers, but it is awesome anyway to say that I am a part of this exhibit. Feel free to check it out at: The GQ Eye The GQ Eye: GQ.com

(Photo is from the article.)

SF.CA

2009-10-21T12:34:00.000-07:00

I'm baaaaaacccck. For those of you who don't know, I was in San Francisco this weekend for the Levi's "Stars and Stripes" exhibit at their Union Square store. My photograph, "No Worries" was selected to be 1 of 5 on display. They told us Monday that our photographs were selected out of over 3,000 submissions. I am actually still in shock my photograph was one of the five. As a part of the "New American" ad campaign, Levi's held a contest through their website, which asked for photographs and writings to help tell the story of "today's America."

The weekend was soooooo much fun. We got there on Saturday afternoon and returned late Monday night. I cannot begin to say enough good things about Levi's and how good they treated us. First off, they paid for the airfare and hotel for the weekend, at a very very nice hotel I might add. That right there would have been enough for me, but as I checked in at the hotel the concierge gave me an envelope with a letter from Levi's congratulating me on winning and $500 in spending money. I could not believe it. I am not a professional photographer and don't have much experience with these sorts of things so for them just to send me and a guest up there was an amazing thing to me. So the spending money was such an awesome surprise.

The next day I had a chance to walk around half of San Fran with my friend Sheena who lives up in Fairfield. She was such a great little tour guide with baby feet (she literally has like 4 inch feet). We ended up going to Fisherman's Wharf, rode a cable car, hit up Chinatown, Little Italy, and North Beach. As I came to find San Francisco isn't as big as I first thought. We came to find that out when we took the trolley back to the hotel and accidentally got off a couple of stops before we should have. As we walked up the street we thought would get us back to the hotel, we ended up at the beginning of Chinatown for the second time in a matter of 2 hours. When we figured it out, we realized that our hotel (The Clift) was actually only 4 blocks away.

Who are you, Seal?

Kind Eyes.

Chinatown.

Corner.

Monday came around and it was time to go to the private unveiling of the exhibit at the store. It was such an honor to have my photograph displayed at the Levi's store. I got a chance to meet some of the higher-ups from Levi's and the 4 other photographers who won. They were a pleasure to meet, they came from Los Angeles, Dallas, New Jersey, and New York. They were all so nice and also great photographers. As if it were to end there, Levi's then gave us each a $500 gift certificate for the store and an hour to shop before the store opened. I really could not believe this was happening to me. I felt like a little kid at a candy store. I stocked up on a bunch of jeans and a jacket. Also, the entire staff at the Union Square were extremely helpful to all of us.

At the opening.

Window display.

Listing.

Photographs.

After we left the store we had to check out of the hotel and have them store our baggage so we could continue our trek around the city. We ended up walking around, down Market St, up Haight St, and somehow found ourselves right in front of the "Full House" house. Sitting in front of the "Full House" house was a dream come true. I was waiting for Kimmy Gibler to walk by so I could hit on her, but unfortunately she did not appear. Haight St. was amazing. So many cool spots up and down that street. I had a chance to stop by the "Upper Playground" store and was amazed at their selection. So many sick t-shirts and artwork going across the top of the store. They had a copy of Retna and El Mac's book "Alianza", which I still have on back-order from Borders. I also got to see a painting by El Mac right outside the store. Check out his work online by clicking the link on the right side of my blog ----> He is an amazing artist.

El Mac.

Full House. House.

Unfortunately, the rain caught up to us on Monday as we were walking around and we got soaked. We had to go back to the hotel and change, but it was not a big deal at all because NOTHING could ruin this weekend. I can honestly say that I will always remember this weekend for the rest of my life.

Blame it on the rain.

Because.

Thank you Levi's!

Give 'em the biz.

2009-10-16T00:45:00.000-07:00

Front side for 1st business card.

Front side for 2nd business card.

Back side for both business cards.

Petey Pablo

2009-10-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

So it has been a little while since my last post. Well this blog is about a joyous occasion that happened a couple of weeks ago. My younger brother and his girlfriend were expecting a baby girl and on September 21st at 12:30 am they had a 7 lb. baby girl. She was dubbed, Carolina. Not sure yet whether she is claiming North or South. In a weird twist, I'm pretty sure I saw her "throwing up Westside" later that day when I visited her. Here are a few pics I snapped of the little booger.

La Blogoteque

2009-09-29T23:05:00.000-07:00

So I just came across this website that is awesome. It's http://www.blogotheque.net

I had seen this 'Bloc Party' vid before and absolutely loved it.

I was looking up a Brooklyn band by the name of 'Dirty Projectors' today when I came across a Wikipedia link about 'Take Away Shows". These shows are videos shot by different people recording different artists in all types of environments. This is from their website:

"Every week, we invite an artist or a band to play in the streets, in a bar, a park, or even in a flat or in an elevator, and we film the whole session. Of course, what makes the beauty of it is all the little incidents, hesitations, and crazy stuff happening unexpectingly. Besides, we do not edit the videos so they look perfectly flawless, instead we keep the raw sound of the surroundings."

I ended up looking through the rest of the musical acts they had recorded and I was amazed at all of the variety. If you get a chance, definitely check it out. They include; Fleet Foxes, Sigur Ros, Jason Mraz, Yo La Tengo, Jose Gonzalez, Au Revoir Simone, Grizzly Bear, The Shins, Cold War Kids, and many many more. Here are some of the ones I like:

Pigeon John flowing at the bus stop.

Grizzly Bear

Sigur Ros

Patrick Watson, you might have heard of him sing with The Cinematic Orchestra

Vlade Divac style.

2009-09-24T00:12:00.000-07:00

As I had said before, I am posting more phot's ma'goats (photos) on here as a way to express myself artistically. Not gonna lie, the last 7 words or so of the previous sentence sounded rather douchey. Anyway, here are some more pictures from around town. Enjoy.

Tunnel vision.

Waiting for any of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to pop out.

Go.

Who's got next?

This last photo is one I have wanted to capture for some time now. I saw this hoop up a while ago while I was driving down this road in the Downtown/Mission Hills area. It caught my attention because it's in this vacant lot, dirt at that, next to the road, and the backboard is attached to a retaining wall of the side of a hill.

It seems like the oddest place to put a basketball hoop. I'm not really sure what was there, but I guess they liked to play some ball. It's almost like this was the last thing to have survived on this lot. No building or pavement could withstand the toll of time, weather, economic downturn, or business deal gone awry, and yet this lone backboard and hoop still stand.

The reason I really wanted to capture it was because a basketball court was the first thing I ever photographed with my current camera, 6 years ago. First thing I did when I got my camera in the mail was to go to one of the parks near my house. I snapped some pictures of the hoops, backboards, nets, and fence around the basketball court.

There is still this one basketball court that I wish to take pictures of. There is this basketball court I remember from when I was a child that I saw in Mexico. You might wonder, why or what makes it so special? Well, whenever we go to Mexico, we have to take a 2-hour drive from Guadalajara to my grandmothers house in a rural town. On this drive, I remember this one basketball court, which for some reason was in the middle of nowhere. Like, seriously, it was on the side of the road in between towns, on what seemed like the middle of nowhere. The way I remember it, it was perched on the higher ground overlooking over hills of undeveloped land, just plain ol' forest. Seeing it from the car as a child, it almost seemed like this basketball court was sitting on the edge of the world. "The last basketball court."

Since I started taking pictures I have had this idea for a project. This "mythical" or maybe even "mystical" basketball court has something to do with it. Not really sure if I want to elaborate on it, but hopefully one day I can put it together.

BLAKROC

2009-09-19T15:59:00.000-07:00

I cannot wait for this album. I heard about a Black Keys, Mos Def, and Jim Jones collabo a couple of months back but I did not know it was going to be a whole album. Now I read about all the other artists on this project and I am extremely excited for it. It comes out 11.27.09 ("Black Friday").

If you haven't heard it's a Black Keys project involving: Raekwon, Mos Def, Jim Jones, Ludacris, Billy Danze (M.O.P.), NOE, Nikki Wray, ODB, RZA, Pharoah Monche, and Q-Tip. Check out this trailer I just found.

Blakroc Project from Myrhax on Vimeo.

Up in the sky?............Up in the sky.

2009-09-17T01:06:00.000-07:00

First off, here's something for your listening pleasures while you scroll down. Classic.

So I went out recently to snap some pics around town. What I really wanted to do was go out east and try and capture some thunderstorm clouds up close. Seeing as these t-storms were out in the mountains/desert and I did not want to drive into hell I decided to drive around and see what I could find closer to home.

I like the way clouds look. I think they would be fun to chill on while sippin' on some ginger ale.

This pic would have come out way better if I could have had the angle I wanted to. So I had to settle for this shot from a further distance. If I only had access to a "cherry picker", I think I could have had an amazing photo.

This is another one I really like.

I hope you enjoyed those. I am going to start posting more photos on here of random shots I take around town and what not.

Go Forth!

2009-09-12T01:10:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted a blog on here. Not too sure why though. I guess I have been somewhat busy, but that would kind of be a lie. I just haven't had that "need" or "want" to blog out some words onto this thing the kids call the "world wide web."

Well here's some good news to those few who stumble across my blog. I received great news yesterday morning via email that one of my photos has been selected to be shown at a gallery exhibit at the Union Square Levi's store in San Francisco. I was in shock when I saw the email headline in my inbox. Yes, I had day dreamed a couple of times when I first submitted the pics in July, but I really did not expect to win. Why? You may ask, well because there were "tons" of photos submitted and there were many many great ones from my perspective and yet I was one of five people selected to the exhibit.

Another reason I am excited is because this is the 2nd contest I have been on the winning end of in the last 6 months. To those of you who do not know, I won another photography contest earlier this year through the clothing brand GrnAppleTree. They selected my photo to be used on one of their new t-shirt designs coming out at the end of this year. Also, I am excited because the only other time that I had anything in a gallery was at Mesa College when I had a drawing shown at the school gallery on campus.

I have already had a chance to check out one of the other photographers work and it is awesome. He's a freelance photographer, went to art school and has done work for Etnies and work for some snowboard companies, along with work for bands. I am excited to meet the other photographers so I can learn about them and how they have gotten to where they are at now. I feel like I might be a little overwhelmed because I'm sure some of them will have gone to college for this type of trade and have some nice cameras, whereas I bought an old Canon camera off ebay 6 years ago and taught myself how to use it. I haven't had instruction in photography, but I really want to learn more about it and keep capturing things going on around me. Art is what I love, hopefully I can find a way to make it a bigger part of my life and see where that goes.

Now I just wait for them to contact me about travel arrangements. I'm getting flight and room accommodations paid for. Oh yeah lol.

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." - Picasso

Obey

2009-08-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

On my bucket list.

2009-08-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

I need to go there.

Hey Ya.

2009-08-05T18:31:00.000-07:00

Today was a good day.

2009-07-29T20:25:00.001-07:00

So lately I have been a little stressed out due to a few different things. Over the last week they have been getting a little better. Today was one of those days where I just kind of stopped in my tracks, sat down, took a deep breath, and realized that I need to appreciate what I do have.

As a part of my internship I took my group to Old Town. We were sitting there in the courtyard; in the beautiful sunshine, eating chips and salsa, drinking an ice cold Coca-Cola, had the hiccups, and hanging out with my group. I sat there and looked around just taking in the beautiful scenery when it hit me. I had my weekly realization that yeah I might not be in a "perfect" situation right now, but I do have it better than a lot of people out there and I need to grasp that thought more often.

On top of all of that, one of the boys from the group gave me a "trinket", I guess you could say. It looks almost like a dream catcher of sorts but it's from China, where this group of kids is from. They are a nice group of kids; pleasant, polite, and disciplined group, which has been a pleasure to show around town.

And, last but not least, an old old friend I used to work with found me on Facebook. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw he had added me. He was one of the coolest supervisors I have ever had.

Good times.

That just happened!!

2009-07-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

So I was leaving the public library today, don't ask me why. I just have a lot of time on my hands due to not having a job. Anyway, as I'm leaving I see this little kid outside kickin it by the bike racks. He was a funny looking kid and was semi-mad dogging me so I laughed as I walked past him. Next thing I know, his large mother walks outside to see where he was at. As soon as she sees him out there she starts yelling.

This is what ensued, "What are you doing out here? Haven't I told you not to leave my side. You could have been hit by a car or taken by 'that guy' (pointing at me as I am about 10 feet away from her)."

As soon as I hear that I just kind of stopped in my tracks, stuck my arms out, shook my head, and chuckled while saying to myself, "What the fuck? Seriously?" I continued walking, thinking about whether I should have said something to this woman. This came to mind, "Hey large professor, are you trying to imply that I would kidnap your child?" or "Hey good job keeping an eye on your kid." I actually felt the event was fairly amusing so I wasn't angry. Kudos to you Miss for making me laugh.

Is that Matt Damon?

2009-07-17T09:53:00.000-07:00

I just came across this picture through a yahoo! article. What I found amusing was the guy on the left is looking straight at the camera and looks like an overweight Matt Damon.

perty.

2009-06-23T19:11:00.000-07:00

This woman is beautiful. Just had to put it out there. She is Rashida Jones ("The Office", "I Love You, Man" and "Parks and Recreation")

30 is the new 20

2009-04-30T23:50:00.000-07:00

I turned 27 today. Fuck. Growing up I had always thought that my life would end up falling into place as I had wanted it to. If my life were to be what I had "planned" when I was a senior in high school I would be; graduated from college, have a career, married, have at least 1 kid, own a house, and be living the perfect life. Well as of April 30th 2009 I have accomplished one of those, I graduated college. I have no idea where my life is headed and I am nowhere near getting married. I really don't even talk to girls What is a girl? More importantly where do I meet them? Plus I tend to date sluts. Not by choice. Over the last 8-9 months I have gone from being happy that I finally graduated to being frustrated in not being able to land a job with the various places I applied (most of them I did not have enough experience. No shit I was in college) to finally realizing that this is it, this is life. No one ever said that you had to get married or own a house by a certain age. I am realizing that these are goals of mine and that I will get there but I am taking the long road. Some people get there sooner than others, but at this point in time I believe that I do not have that because I am not quite ready for all of "it". When will I be? No clue, but it is on my to-do list. Along with applying to go back to school and starting my own business by the end of the year. We will see what happens.

Like my little brother said to me today, "20 is the new 30, oh wait 30 is the new 20, or whatever the fuck it is."

NCAA Tourney

2009-04-06T23:18:00.000-07:00

March Madness has come and gone and it has left us with a new college basketball champion, UNC. I love watching the NCAA tournament. This year I filled out a bracket online through channel 8 and I would like to say that I did pretty damn good. I had 3 out of the final four, I had UCLA in there instead of Villanova and, but I did pick the championship game correctly. I also chose North Carolina to win it all. I am proud of myself, I placed 7th out of over 1,000 people.

Oh you didn't know?

2009-04-05T23:03:00.000-07:00

Well if you are not too familiar with me, here is something that I cannot live without; movie watching. I love watching movies, all types; comedy, drama, documentary, indie, but not too many horror flick. Well anyway, I have watched this preview because I think it is going to be a very good movie. There are also a couple of other ones out there that I really want to check out and here are a couple clips of movies that are already out and some that are going to come out. Enjoy.

knock me down, please.

2009-04-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

I really like this song and video. I saw it for the first time a few days ago in the morning on MTV. Check it out.

Wait. What?

2009-03-31T12:51:00.001-07:00

I have been teaching Spanish part-time since January at a charter school. It had been going ok, a few of the kids were very disruptive, bu then again they are high school students. The way I "thrown into" this job was a little odd. I got the job mid school year. My boss at my other job had been teaching that job but decided to give it up because she had a lot of other things going on. So I taught my class on Tuesday and had to talk to one of the main people at the school after my class. 10 seconds later I was out of a job. They had to lay me off because of budget problems. They had to lay off 15 part time workers due to this problem. Sucks. Plus, who lays off a Spanish teacher on Cesar Chavez Day?

Where the Wild Things Are

2009-03-26T19:11:00.000-07:00

This movie looks amazing. Spike Jonze is awesome.

187

2009-03-26T18:30:00.000-07:00

I went to Panera after work in the morning because I wanted some of their bomb soup. I got the cup of soup with the 1/2 sandwich and of course it had to be the tuna sandwich. Their tuna recipe by the way is also pretty damn delicious. I had a good lunch. Only thing that made met think was the order number they gave me to put at my table for when they deliver you the food. I got "187"
What is up with that?

ain't afraid of magistrates. grace set the table straight.

2009-03-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

Real Hip-hOp.

Mos Def - Words - The Ecstatic - in stores Spring 2009

cartoon.

2009-03-19T20:03:00.001-07:00

Ketchup

2009-03-18T19:17:00.000-07:00

So I guess I should do a little cliff notes version of my life since my last thorough blog on here, which is from January 2008.

- I stopped liking the girl that I had a crush on.
- Started an internship with the International Rescue Committee, which I would go on to enjoy a lot.

- The old crush would end up getting an internship at the same place.
- Oh and she decided to keep taking classes with me and enrolled in another one with me.
- Ironically I met another girl in that class, a beautiful one at that. The irony is that they knew each other from high school.
- I got hit by a car while riding my bike. Not much damage; just bruises, scrapes, and an ambulance ride to the ER.
- Had a first kiss with the beautiful girl.
- Graduated from college.

- Things started falling apart with the beautiful girl.
- Things fell apart with that girl, who would become a bitch.
- Started working as a private investigator.
- Quit that job because it sucked balls.
- I also quit the job that I had been working at for 2 years because of the bullshit raise they gave me.
- Started another job that is still super fun to work at.
- The bitch would become beautiful again and came back into my life.
- I picked up a 2nd part time job.
- She went back to bitch status.
- Went over 2,000 views on my other (MySpace) blog.
- Won a photography contest on www.GrnAppleTree.com My photograph will be used on a grnappletree t-shirt coming up.

- Have been considering going to art school due to the fact that art is one of the very few things I actually love and have wanted to do since I was a child.

- Found out my "little brother" and his girlfriend are expecting a child.
- Have since then started calling my little brother "Paulie Bleeker"

Earth Hour 2009

2009-03-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

So I came across this video today and I remember this event when it first happened a couple of years back. I think it helps bring much needed attention to the global warming problem that affects all of us in one way or another. I myself will tell my friends and see how many of us here in San Diego, Ca. can join in with this movement and turn off our lights for one hour. So go ahead and join in, March 28 at 8:30 pm

Don't Call It A Comeback.

2009-03-17T23:16:00.000-07:00

So here I am. Back on blogspot. As you can see it has been over a year since I last posted a blog on here. Why you may ask? Well because I am a lazy fuck who is, well, just plain lazy. I have a MySpace where I fairly regularly post blogs. Those are only, I guess, for friends. That will start to change. I am not going to post all of the same blogs on both pages, they will be semi different but I will paste them on here to if I decide it merits it.

Well there are a few things that I am trying to process in my head before I sit down and write about. These will come soon.

A small glimpse as to what this might be;
1. Becoming a tio for the second time (who, what, where, etc.)
2. Going to art school, up north (LA/SF) or out east (GA/BOSTON/NY)
3. Writing out my thoughts more
4. Writing a book

Two thousand and hate? lol

2008-01-07T00:54:00.000-08:00

Well so far this year and it's 6 days have been cool. I rang in the New Year with one of my best friends, Bren, and a few other friends. I had a really good time goin to a bar and then to a party and just when I thought the night was over, it continued. My friend Luis and I then went to Barona and I actually won $30 on slots.
Since then I have just been chillin, working, and kind of just waiting for the new semester to start because it will be a hectic one. I am taking 18 units and I know I need to step it up to make it work out.
I have decided that I would like to be a nicer person, not that I'm a mean guy or anything, but I think you can always be a better person. I would like to be more positive and just be nicer to everyone around me. I tend to be a quiet person sometimes and I know that when I'm quiet I don't look like the most approachable guy. I've been doing good too, at work especially I have been trying to be more sociable with the customers and trying to make them feel appreciated. I know that in the past I would be quiet and keep to myself mostly because I did not want to be at work. I have always been a strong believer in thinking about what you say or how you act before you do it because a lot of the time your actions have an effect on those around you. I always like to put myself in the other persons shoes because to me it's the right thing to do. Too many people only act on what will benefit them or they just only care about themselves. I observe and people watch on a fairly regular basis and many times I have seen someone say the first thing that came to their head or did something that made others feel uncomfortable or offended. With there being so many people out there and especially living in San Diego, you are always around a good amount of people so therefore why not be more respectful of those around us. Nowadays we live in a society where it's all about "me" and trying to do whatever is in your power to get in front of everyone else or get to the "top", well I say why not bring others with you? Why not keep those around us in mind when we do something on a regular day. I am not saying you have to start giving money or doing big things that will dramatically affect the lives of others because most of us do not have the resources to make that possible. What I am saying is just be more courteous, friendly to those around us. Say hi or ask someone how they are doing. If you see someone who dropped something pick it up for them, give someone a smile, give a buck or two to charity, or just watch what you say so that you don't offend someone around you. The week before Christmas I went to the 99 cent store and bought $10 worth of canned food and then went to Vons and bought another $10 worth of canned food and donated it to a canned food drive. You might be saying to yourself, I don't have $20 to be giving away. I didn't either really. I'm broke as a joke, but sometimes you can sacrifice a measly $20 to be able to feed a family. I probably would have spent that on a cd or fast food so I just though why not give it to a better cause, plus I really didn't think that High School Musical cd would be that good anyway, jk lol.
You might thinking wow Los you are really making strides in becoming a saint, lol. I know I have been nicer but there are times when you end up backtracking. At work a couple of nights ago I got into a huge argument with this guy I work with because he's pretty much a dirt bag, lol. No, it's because I work with him a good amount and 60% of what he has to say is negative. I could be having a good day and then I would have to listen to him talk trash about another co-worker or how he doesn't make enough money and then I would get in a bad mood. I would never say anything, I would just let him say what he had to say and just try to zone out while he was talking. That can take you only so far. I made a joke to him about staring at some girl and he ended up getting offended. All I did was walk up to him and another guy and sarcastically said "You are so not obvious right now", the other guy that I work with didn't get offended but Eric got heated and went off on a tangent about he wasn't staring at her and if he was he wouldn't care if it was obvious because he has no shame, that he would stand there and stare at her and if she knew it, he wouldn't care. First off, a little creepy. I just walked away and was amazed at how worked up he got. He is one of those guys that likes to stand on his soap box and say whatever he has to say about anything or anyone but as soon as you try to reply or say anything he starts to ignore you or just start talking over you. He could probably be an evil dictator to a small country. One thing led to another and we ended up getting into an argument later on because he did something on purpose and then tried to talk down to me and I would not stand for it. I ended up bringing into the conversation how negative he was all the time and he got pissed about that and tried to act like he didn't know what I was talking about, but I had specific examples of times that he talked ish about other people and how I was getting tired of hearing it all the time. One of the managers heard us arguing and stopped it before it could go any further. Here's the thing, I know for a fact that I will have to work with him a few times this week and I really don't want to. The thing is he's already had problems with 2 other guys in the department so it's not new for him to be getting into trouble. I'm not one to back down and if they ask me if they should get rid of him I will probably say yes. The thing is, I will most likely only work there for a couple of more weeks because school starts on the 22nd and I am planning on not working this semester and just focusing on school. So even though I wouldn't mind seeing this angry 32 year old douche bag get canned, I would like to be the bigger person and just let it go and try to get along with him. I say this for two reasons; one, if he gets canned and I quit in 2 weeks my work will be short 2 guys and we are already a little short staffed so I would not want to put that burden on my boss and co-workers, and two, I wouldn't want him coming back and cappin' my ass lol sike, two, I want to keep my new outlook on life and be able to give him another shot and see if he get along with the rest of us.
So there it is, I have been trying to stay positive but sometimes there are people that try to hold a brotha down. The "test" started Saturday and we will see how it ends this week because I know my produce manager will talk to me. It probably wouldn't have been a big deal but the grocery manager that stopped the argument between Eric and I said that he would talk to our manager because he knows that Eric has had problems before and that it needs to be brought to attention. I will try my best to stay positive and try to come to a resolution that benefits all.
So later today after I drive to work listening to Tupac's "I ain't mad at 'cha" I will have a chance to try and make things work out. So remember people, keep your head up and if someone tries to bring you down just think about the situation and try to come out with a positive outcome.

Junoesque

2007-12-24T00:49:00.000-08:00

I just watched the movie "Juno". Very good movie. I really liked it and I would like to think that there is that sort of love existent in the real world and not just on the silver screen. What Juno's dad was telling her about being with someone who loves you for you no matter if you are looking good or bad and when you are nice or being intolerable and during the best or worst of times, that is the truth. I guess I question my own definition of true love at times. It is hard to find a person who you can connect with at many different levels, there are times when you think you have that but end up losing it after a few weeks. I know I've met girls who I was really into and then after getting to know them more and more you see a different side of them and it makes you question whether she is someone you could build a relationship with. When Juno was telling Bleeker how whenever she saw him her heart would start beating fast, that is the feeling I would like to be experiencing. I had that feeling not too long ago and I loved it but unfortunately she did not get that same feeling for me.
I have never been much of a "dater", I have mostly liked being in something stable and it's been close to two years since I last had a girlfriend. I have dated here and there, and I have not liked what I've encountered. I've had my run-ins with girls who like to throw the word "love" around too easily like there is no tomorrow. I have also dated girls who forgot to mention they were currently in a serious relationship with another guy, who then ended up being irate when finding out that his "girlfriend" had been getting the "business" from me.
I know true love is not something that is easy to find, I also know that it takes work to develop it. What I don't know is if it truly exists, if it can actually be had by actual people rather than just by fictional characters in a well written screenplay. Maybe I will experience it tomorrow, maybe 3 years from, who knows, just as long as I get to experience it one day is all I can ask for.

You're a part time lover and a full time friend The monkey on you're back is the latest trend I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

Here is the church and here is the steeple We sure are cute for two ugly people I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage You want more fans, I want more stage I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

You are always trying to keep it real I'm in love with how you feel I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me So why can't, you forgive me? I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you

Du du du du du du dudu Du du du du du du dudu Du du du du du du dudu du I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else But you