Hits & Misses

Sim had a get-together tonight, and I went. It was a good time, but I was noticeably down during part of the night: I took a 30 minute walk around his neighborhood listening to music alone at Midnight. I can't say that I wasn't inconspicuous or anything (cause I clearly wasn't). I also wasn't expecting to be in that mood; it just kind of came over me.

I miss my close friends. And I’m not talking about Rohan and Jon and that crew. I’m talking about the Harlem Crew, of Nik, JT, Wilson, and Phil. Those guys are my boys. And it’s a shame that I do not keep in touch as often as I should. They have been always been there for me and I haven’t been around that much lately. I just miss them.

I’m trying to not let girls get into my head too often, as there are other things that I need to focus on. That is not to say that I don’t wanna think about them; it’s just not my top priority. Unfortunately, this has proven to be a problem, cause it keeps popping into my head. And it’s not that I’m looking for someone in particular. I’m trying to make myself realize that I don’t need someone in order to validate how special I am. That’s not to say that it wouldn’t be nice to have a significant other. But it’s important to like myself before allowing someone else to like me as much as I should like myself (if that makes any sense). Plus, I’m trying to take it easy since the end of the semester with Kayte and I, who by the way, just returned from England. It seems like she had a good time. [Side Note: I wrote on her wall: I found a clip from Carmen Sandiego that had to do with Maine, and in one part, Cape Elizabeth, where she is from. I truly thought she would like it. I found it cool and informative, anyway. Haha]

I should be taking this summer and having a blast with my friends, and not preoccupied about things like why I would not make a good bf or why it would never work between me and so-and-so so why even go for it. I should be enjoying the break and the warm (sometimes scalding) weather.

So, whenever I get in this mood, I listen to some great music on my iPod. Or I talk it out to my good buddies. Or a combination of both. Tonight, it’s the music option. And It’s R&B and Jazz, a few of my favorite music genres.

The next post on this blog won’t actually be written by me. It’ll be written by someone else. But I read this piece of work often, and I think it’s well-written. Plus, I like it.

I’m about to go to bed for the night. I’ll be out of my funk soon enough. I just miss a lot of people that I used to talk to on nearly a daily basis. But on a good note, the weekend is nearly here. Sweetness…

Quick Bites

It's been a bit of time since I've posted. And some stuff has happened:

I've started an internship at the State House with the Governor, Deval Patrick. My friend, Jimy works in the Press Office, and that's where I intern. I'll be doing this all summer. I just met the Governor today, and I have to say, he's a very nice and quite funny guy. Well-spoken as well. The other interns that I work with are pretty cool as well. This should be fun.

Joe, one of the managers at TOMB, had his Jeopardy! episode today. So a bunch of us had a potluck and watched it, and then played a few games of Jeopardy! afterwards. I still need to work on my annunciation skills.

Rohan, Jon, Divya, Caitlin, Angie, and Nicole went with me to late night bowling at Boston Bowl. I had free bowling coupons, so we went and played some rounds. It's been a while since I've played, cause both times I failed to break 100. But that's ok; we all had a fantastic time.

I've been talking to the FETCH! folk for a bit, just makin' sure that they don't forget that I exist.

I'm also trying very hard to keep in mind that I'm cool the way that I am. I've been having a bit of a lapse in the confidence department. Thankfully, I've got some people to keep me in check.

Not much else is going on. Nothing anyway that I would write here. So if you wanna know more, tough. Just Kidding. Sorta.

I've got work in the morning. Peace.

Thought Doodles

I'm not too sure what I want to write about, so I'm just gonna write what comes to my mind and we'll see what happens.

Kayte leaves for England in about 2 days, and she seems very excited to go. We haven't talked too much to each other lately. I'm beginning to think that she wants nothing to do with me anymore and is just being polite by talking to me for 3 to 5 minutes at a time. I'm not saying that this is true, but it is the vibe that I am getting. To be honest with you (whoever "you" may be), I had a feeling that this was going to happen when we decided to break it off for the summer. There was a period where things we ok, and then things kinda went downhill for a bit; there was miscommunication problems and hurt feelings. And now I rarely hear from her. But she's working, and is excited to see her friend Darren in England. So I'm happy for that. At the end of the summer, we're supposed to talk about whether we should get back together or not. I've been doing a lot of thinking about that since the summer began; I don't know the answer, and I doubt I'll know until the end of the summer comes. She's a great person, and sometimes I wonder if she knows that about herself. Have fun in England, Kayte. You deserve it.

Rohan is going to a wedding for a family member this weekend in Pennsylvania, so he won't be here this weekend. I'm sure he'll have some fun over there. So I'll be spending my weekend with Sim & Ali at Sim's pool house; he's throwing a party. This should be interesting...

I had a nice conversation with one of Divya's friends, Caitlin (a new friend of mine), about her relationship with her boyfriend of 2 years. She goes to UMass, but right now her boyfriend goes to school in New Jersey (I believe). They met two years ago; they used to go to neighboring schools, but have since transferred. The story of how they met was interesting; I'm not gonna tell it here, but sufficed to say, I really enjoyed it. Why am I writing about it? Not sure really, it was just on my mind.

It's official: I am planning a trip to Washington D.C. And I don't think I'm going alone. Rohan has expressed interest in going, so I'm now in the process of looking at schedules and tickets. Right now it looks like a July visit. So get ready, D.C., cause your world is about to be ROCKED!

I'm on the search to find confidence. It's proven to be a more difficult task then I thought. But last week I had a great conversation with Tali online, and one of the things that came up was confidence. I lack it at times (more often than not), but she made a good point about it:

"Realize that you are awesome and worth knowing."

Up to that point, I had never thought of myself in that way. Honest. But it's something that I've been working on. I mean, I have a fairly good life, with a good family, and great friends. My game show dream is slowly coming true, what with all of these great people and jobs. And I think that it has something to do with showing them that I have some confidence in myself. And I know that i can be successful, so I shouldn't worry about it.

All day Sunday, I watched Robot Chicken online. It's a funny show, and I enjoy it a lot, but I wanted to do more with my Sunday. I went to Rohan's house and we watched TV for another few hours. He's got cable, so it was marginally better than hanging out at home alone watching TV.

Last Sunday i was supposed to hang out with my good friend, Laura. I know her from when I lived in Somerville. But for whatever reason, that did not happen. I tried contacting her in a variety of mediums, but all of them were unanswered. I was really upset that she didn't call me; I was worried that something may have happened. I didn't hear from her until the following Friday when I got a FB message. It was nice to hear from her, but I have not responded yet; I want to make sure I know how want to say to her before I write it. It just stinks to have that happen to someone. I certainly don't like it, and I wouldn't want it to happen to one of my friends either.

I've got Wheelock at 11AM, so I'm gonna watch some Venture Bros. and then attempt to go to bed.

Peace Out!

Peace, Love, And Labor

I've been watching a lot of Password Plus, which is currently featured in the "Screening Room," located to the left of the page. It's my favorite Password incarnation, and one of my favorite game shows. It's one of the few things this week that is consistently making me happy. That and hanging out with my great friends.

Bob Barker has officially retired from television, taping his last episode of The Price Is Right earlier this week. It is a great lost, but he deserves the retirement. Whoever takes his place has got some BIG shoes to fill.

There's actually a lot of game show news flying around. A few new shows will be premiering in the next few months: Set For Life, Power Of 10, Crosswords just to name a few. How many of these shows will stay on the air? I actually don't know, but I'm gonna try to catch as many of them as possible.

In my last post, I was gonna digress about my weekend. Sadly, I have to go back on my word; it's not very important. But I can summarize the weekend:

*I hung out with Rohan, Jon, Sim, Ali, Divya, and Tali more or less all weekend.
*I was introduced to Venture Bros.
*I earned $20 by drinking a cup of beer (which, by the way, Jon still owes me $10 of)
*FIFA for PS2 is a difficult game to master.
*I probably have the best group of friends ever; they are there to support me whenever I need it.

That's all you really need to know anyway.

Friday (the 8th), it's going to be a night of food, drink, and happiness. The food will come from Longhorn Steakhouse. The drink is unknown at the current moment, but the happiness will come from the crazy stuff we'll (The Crew) will be doing. I'm excited.

But first... I have to survive the work day. It starts between 10AM and 11AM and will go from 4PM to 5PM. It will require me to sit at the desk and file and sort papers all day. I've got to pay the bills somehow. Wheelock is an ok place to work, but lately I've been less and less excited to go. I mean, it's a job, yes. But I was told I would be doing different kinds of work, and instead I'm still doing the same things I was doing before I got the "promotion." A little annoying, but I have a meeting with my boss at 2PM about that, so hopefully things will change.

I was scrounging around my computer and I found a couple of short stories that I wrote a few years ago. Both of them are about relationships during high school or college; both of them are not super. I'm surprised that I kept these; I thought I got rid of them a long time ago. After reading them both, I realized that I should write more in general; quality aside, I really had fun writing them.

I leave you with one of my favorite music videos by one of my favorite artists. Say what you will about it, but I enjoy it.



Much Love To All.

Next Up...

It was a faily fun and exciting weekend, and yet, at the end of it, I fell into a slight state of depression.

I'll Write More About The Entire Weekend Later.