I'm Forever Blowing BUBBLES!

Happy VALINtine's Day

This is the most excited I have been in years. Funny on the day named after my family (look it up!) that I go and do something totally unlike me. I can kinda convince myself that I like doing things. For example, when I was young I ABHORED eating chicken. Now I eat chicken basically everyday just cuz I taught myself to love it (and I LOVE it now).  When I was trying to save money I tricked myself in saying I didn't like doing a lot of things just so I could build a nest egg. But when the pressure was gone I got this weird feeling. Freedom. Haha, I can kinda do what I want, when I want, and...go where I want. And with that being said I'm packed up and looking forward to going east of the Mississippi for the first time. Les Miserables on Broadway, Yankee Stadium tour, and learning how to ice skate (which I am surprisingly very excited for). And there's no one else on this planet I would rather do it all with. So, goodbye California and I’ll be back…well, I’m not sure when I’ll be back. I got a plane to catch! That's OFFICIAL!!!

SO CLOSE I can almost taste it...and I can't wipe this stupid smirk off my face. SO EXCITED!

It's hard for me to believe in karma. Even though  I can see my luck taking a DRASTIC turn for the better, karma basically means that something really bad has to happen for something really good to happen. F that. Work hard, take it day by day, and hope for the best... 

Life is like a game of poker. Sometimes you've played the right way. Done everything the way you're supposed to. You're 99% to win a hand, then on the river someone hits a miracle straight flush. Sure you got screwed but you can't let it shake you. That's just the way it is sometimes. Who knows? The next hand you might just win it all...

Some days I feel like crying. Don’t matter if it’s rain or shine. I feel like my heart was broken at least a million times.

Some days I wake up dreaming. Feels like I’m never even woke. I answer life’s big questions, as if it’s one big joke.

Maybe it’s too soon be sure but I really do believe that some day we’re gonna have it all. So I try so hard to keep the rhythm of a train rolling right along—when the ride gets rough you’ve got to carry on.

Some days I feel like singing. I sit back and just groove the day away. Maybe I pick up a guitar and play what I want to play.

Today I feel like laughing; seems to be no reason at all. And if the world stops spinning, I’m not afraid to fall.

Jeremy Kay, 'Have It All' (its a HAPPY song..."Scrubs" has the BEST music)

Things that have crossed my mind lately...

My room smells like new luggage.

Just because I have my nipples pierced does not automatically mean I’m gay. BUT if I had my navel pierced evidently I would. (I still wanna do it so I can make a happy face).

The only thing I miss about my college days are the PB Thursdays. (Ok, and the long talks afterwards) You kids have no clue what the "glory days" were like. Like Daco says, we were REALLY spoiled and we didn't even know it.

I love my line. Sara is the coolest kid.

"Rawr" is both an addictive word and very versatile.

Having to fart while doing squats is one of the scariest things EVER. (It doesn't help that farting makes me giggle, either).

Dancing the night away is still the most therapeutic thing ever. Steve Tamekuni is the greatest dancer EVER. Watching Steve's dancing causes more euphoria than taking handfuls of Ecstasy.

Evidently, rapid weight shifts are really unhealthy. Despite what my mom says, I don’t want to see a doctor. I'm scared they'll find the laundry list of things wrong with me. 

Diet Pepsi causes cancer. So I shouldn’t be drinking 10+ cans a day. Maybe I can cut down to...5?

Driving in the city is freakin INSANE. Especially when a very drunken Daco SWEARS he knows the way. Driving in CIRCLES.

My brother is filled with awesome dating advice:

"You can't date girls who are easy. Once a slut ALWAYS a slut."

"You can't date girls from the gym. You don't shit where you eat."

"Have some self-respect. It's about quality, not quantity".

My job may not be glamorous but it's really fulfilling. We take the everyday things we can do for granted.

I have much too much cleavage.

Don't call a girl at the gym a "gym-rat". They'll take offense. They are "gym-bunnies". Whatever...

I'm like my mom because I can hold a grudge FOREVER. Or maybe that's because I’m Filipino?

Repressing the evil mastermind revenge craving side of me is harder than I thought. But I’m proud that I’ve been an adult about it. So far...

The best part of having kids of your own is naming them. If (god forbid) I have a girl, I’m going to name her Svetlana Valin. Only because I think "Svets" is a cool nickname. When I have a boy, I've already settled on Crash Fistfight Valin. I figure with a name like that he'll either be a pro-wrestler or a circus daredevil. Both of which are very reputable occupations.

Every morning I wake up and I can look in the mirror proud of 99% of the choices I made in life. (I would take back one from 4 years ago and one from about a year ago). I'm proud of the person that I have become and in life, I think that's all you can really ask for. I'm in love with the man in the mirror. 

6 days

That’s right; I got a package in the mail today. UPS delivered it and I signed for it, the world keeps spinning. I've been excited to get this parcel in the mail for awhile now. What did said package contain? Why, some essentials for me to brave the snowstorms which plague the colder regions of these United States (of which I am deathly afraid).

1) A Wool Coat - After being chastised by my parents for not having anything thicker than my members only jacket, I went on an obsessive 3 day search for a nice jacket. After going through phases of toggle coats, pea coats, bomber jackets, trench coats, and snow boarding jackets...I decided on going with something safe. Something which was warm, on sale, and I could wear with sneakers but also be good for an expensive dinner.

2) A Heather Grey Merino Wool SCARF - very excited about this purchase. It's my first ever scarf. The funny thing is I didn’t know how difficult it was to rock a scarf. There are at least 3 different ways to wear a scarf. All of which can say something different about you. I'm worried I’m going to wear it wrong then some fashion gangbangers are going to think I’m trying to represent and shoot me.

3) Wool Socks - I don’t know much about these, but Steve said they are essential. And if you know anything about THE Steve Tamekuni, he's ALWAYS right. It has been said that his sperm will actually cure AIDS, but there is no woman (or man or farm animals evidently) which can see him naked without spontaneously exploding in a blaze of glory.

4) Flannel Pajamas - They are SO soft. Not like cashmere soft, but soft. When I’m rich, I’m going to have a cashmere onsie made and wear it ALL the time. It's going to be bright orange too...just in case i go jogging at night or work on a construction site.

 With these new acquisitions I am pretty sure I am ready to brave any kind of harsh snowstorms. Although something tells me i should buy a tent just in case. Just in case i lose my housing for whatever reason. hahahaha. Am I forgetting anything?

Shout outs to my ex-coworker Lisa who called me a gentleman today...really made my day (I knew i wasn't just being girly!!!).

Also to my old boss Pourina who abruptly quit his job because his new wife is battling a terrible sickness. Makes me smile to know there is still selflessness out there like that out there. With all the relationship horror stories I've been hearing lately, it seems like decent people are hard to find. Your wife is in my prayers.