I am a sirlion steak, burnt to a crisp...
Taking a long word-walk...
Note to self: I am in desperate need of some Aloe vera, I am so badly burnt from spending all day at the beach on Saturday. And I mean all day, in and out of the water and forgetting to reapply...serves me right I guess, for being so arrogant about not really being the type to burn. Joke was on me. Damn, and now I'm paying for it...with my skin. Everyone that has seen me since after the beach has not hesitated to tell me how much I look like a lobster...and mind you, I'm quite dark, so that's quite an achievement. It hurts when people give me a hug and pat me on the back...it hurts when I wash my face, it really hurts when I'm putting lotion on my.....arms. I hate sunburn...it's torture. But the beach was an awesome time, nevertheless. Good company and just being in the water and playing around was fun enough for me.
I also went to my bff's birthday party afterward. That was fun too. A little more on the chill side though, I was expectin a Kid 'n Play House Party type environment, because that was what I was told. Ended up that we were just hangin out in the back(before going back inside) and recounting old stories w/ old friends, and basically shootin the shit til the wee hours.
But today, ahhhh today was a lot of fun. I started out by finally going back to the gym again for a light workout(about 15 minutes on the elliptical, some weights, and some abs) and then getting a carwash with Cic. Then, it was on the way home so that I could get ready to go to the Obon festival in J-Town and see V's group perform there. I was burnt, and what do I do? Spend the very next day in the nice hot sun....I'm a freakin genius sometimes, I don't understand why they haven't accepted me for jeopardy already. But the festival was awesome. After the performances, we got to dance all these cultural dances...almost like learning line dances at a pilipino party, but not really. Everyone was teasing me that I looked like I was totally just eating it all up and having the time of my life and that they're expecting me to be an Obon festival-hopper with my own Happee(sp?) and everything. I wouldn't be surprised if I did either...I seriously had a great time. And afterward, we went to this little spot in Chinatown called Grandstar....where they have a live jazz band and our friend Jenny sang. I was kinda tired when we first arrived there, but that really energized me and I was okay til I got home. If homegirl was single, I'd totally be on her jock. Her voice is phenomenal and she was just totally dazzling the crowd...us mainly, but the other crowd as well. Man, girls that can sing are totally hot...but drunk and out of control girls are not. There were some other girls there that were totally attention needy on the dance floor and really just being obnoxious. I actually thought one of them was pretty good-looking. Turns out that she only happened to be pretty good looking when she was sober and saw her all stanktified on the floor. Blech. Anyway, I don't know why I mentioned that, I guess it just bothered me alot. But aside from all that...I would have to say that it was another very fruitful weekend...thank goodness for the work week! HA HA HA!
A good look in the mirror...
Being a big observer of the goings on around me, I thought I'd take a few moments to observe myself throughout this weekend...particularly in the manner of "playing the field." Well here it is...I don't know how to do it, play the field that is. I really could stand to be a little...dude, a lot more ballzy when it comes to approaching and just talking to girls I don't really know. I guess I've just been so accustomed w/ hanging out w/ someone I've already kinda known for a while and then really just feeling that "chemistry" and stuff and then things just moving on from there that I never really deemed it necessary to have to talk to people I hardly knew or didn't even know at all. For example, I saw this one girl at that Obon festival today...she had sunglasses, and for some reason, she looked really good in them. When she put them up...she didn't look AS cute, but she still looked cute. I think we made eye contact on one or more occasions, but I just kept making up excuses to not go talk to her. "What if she turns her nose at me?" "What if it turns out she's like 20 or worse, even younger?" all types of excuses, saving me from mustering up the nads to just go and say hi. Seriously, there is nothing to lose, and Lord knows SHE's not gonna walk up and say anything...that's just not how it works. So here's to shedding the timidness and being more assertive. Seems that this whole "Be more assertive" attitude is like this viscious cycle thingy...I realize this, say that, and don't do anything about it....well, here's to doing something about it!
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist..."
Taking a long word-walk...
Note to self: I am in desperate need of some Aloe vera, I am so badly burnt from spending all day at the beach on Saturday. And I mean all day, in and out of the water and forgetting to reapply...serves me right I guess, for being so arrogant about not really being the type to burn. Joke was on me. Damn, and now I'm paying for it...with my skin. Everyone that has seen me since after the beach has not hesitated to tell me how much I look like a lobster...and mind you, I'm quite dark, so that's quite an achievement. It hurts when people give me a hug and pat me on the back...it hurts when I wash my face, it really hurts when I'm putting lotion on my.....arms. I hate sunburn...it's torture. But the beach was an awesome time, nevertheless. Good company and just being in the water and playing around was fun enough for me.
I also went to my bff's birthday party afterward. That was fun too. A little more on the chill side though, I was expectin a Kid 'n Play House Party type environment, because that was what I was told. Ended up that we were just hangin out in the back(before going back inside) and recounting old stories w/ old friends, and basically shootin the shit til the wee hours.
But today, ahhhh today was a lot of fun. I started out by finally going back to the gym again for a light workout(about 15 minutes on the elliptical, some weights, and some abs) and then getting a carwash with Cic. Then, it was on the way home so that I could get ready to go to the Obon festival in J-Town and see V's group perform there. I was burnt, and what do I do? Spend the very next day in the nice hot sun....I'm a freakin genius sometimes, I don't understand why they haven't accepted me for jeopardy already. But the festival was awesome. After the performances, we got to dance all these cultural dances...almost like learning line dances at a pilipino party, but not really. Everyone was teasing me that I looked like I was totally just eating it all up and having the time of my life and that they're expecting me to be an Obon festival-hopper with my own Happee(sp?) and everything. I wouldn't be surprised if I did either...I seriously had a great time. And afterward, we went to this little spot in Chinatown called Grandstar....where they have a live jazz band and our friend Jenny sang. I was kinda tired when we first arrived there, but that really energized me and I was okay til I got home. If homegirl was single, I'd totally be on her jock. Her voice is phenomenal and she was just totally dazzling the crowd...us mainly, but the other crowd as well. Man, girls that can sing are totally hot...but drunk and out of control girls are not. There were some other girls there that were totally attention needy on the dance floor and really just being obnoxious. I actually thought one of them was pretty good-looking. Turns out that she only happened to be pretty good looking when she was sober and saw her all stanktified on the floor. Blech. Anyway, I don't know why I mentioned that, I guess it just bothered me alot. But aside from all that...I would have to say that it was another very fruitful weekend...thank goodness for the work week! HA HA HA!
A good look in the mirror...
Being a big observer of the goings on around me, I thought I'd take a few moments to observe myself throughout this weekend...particularly in the manner of "playing the field." Well here it is...I don't know how to do it, play the field that is. I really could stand to be a little...dude, a lot more ballzy when it comes to approaching and just talking to girls I don't really know. I guess I've just been so accustomed w/ hanging out w/ someone I've already kinda known for a while and then really just feeling that "chemistry" and stuff and then things just moving on from there that I never really deemed it necessary to have to talk to people I hardly knew or didn't even know at all. For example, I saw this one girl at that Obon festival today...she had sunglasses, and for some reason, she looked really good in them. When she put them up...she didn't look AS cute, but she still looked cute. I think we made eye contact on one or more occasions, but I just kept making up excuses to not go talk to her. "What if she turns her nose at me?" "What if it turns out she's like 20 or worse, even younger?" all types of excuses, saving me from mustering up the nads to just go and say hi. Seriously, there is nothing to lose, and Lord knows SHE's not gonna walk up and say anything...that's just not how it works. So here's to shedding the timidness and being more assertive. Seems that this whole "Be more assertive" attitude is like this viscious cycle thingy...I realize this, say that, and don't do anything about it....well, here's to doing something about it!
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist..."
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