Adjusting within the Slump

Well another week has gone by and as I lay here ready to to go bed and begin a new week I have a slightly more positive look on things at the moment.
This last week was rough on the mind and that is for sure. My mind has really been taking a toll over these weeks that I have been on the disabled list. Not seeing or even speaking to friends and family is the biggest factor amongst this. I mean sure staying in some nights and watching TV and Netflix is alright and good for the soul. Especially with someone like me who loves to have there personal space and time ( Funny thing is every time that I talk about personal space I remember what Street told me in the desert. How I love my personal space so much but how could I go to a club and do nothing but love to be surrounded by people literally on top of me. I never had a good awnser, but it's just a weird switch or something that gets flipped). But at this point in my healing I must say it's not healthy how much I'm avoiding people. I don't take my best friends calls, I'm not answering peoples texts that I know care about me. It's like I'm doing everything possible to make myself feel alone in my room. While this week really didn't have a traumatic day were I just wanted to run and hide. I think the repetition of being back at work is starting to set in and noticing still how much free time and being frustrated with were I am at the moment. It really just gets to me.
I'm tired of living were I work. I mean shit I walk to work. Yeah great I save money, but fuck I would rather waste that fuckin money on gas and have a story in the morning or evening some days I see something different. Isn't that the point of life is seeing new things. The only thing I see different at the moment is the ThunderChickens is taking off in a different formation. It just sucks that you deploy and come back and your back were you were. No growth in some areas. But enough of that rant, I could go for days on that one.
and enough of these downward thoughts.

Were just gonna skip to Saturday.
Sean came to town. And man did I need to see a friendly face. Oh and if your wondering and can't put two and two together Sean is on the right. And if your using your deductive reasoning. Yes that is his car on the right.
Anyways.
Great night, got some pictures of our dirty as fuck beauty's
Went to a baggin punk bar. Oh yeah, visitors be warned you will be trying the ass juice when you come to town.
Decent punk bands playing, Mosh pits (Now that is a sight)
But that best part was it was something to break me out of my slump of really feeling alone out here.
Thank you Sean, see yah in a couple months



Weekly insight

For a weekly read right now
If you in the car community and don't know about this ouch! But for the rest of yah's.
There was car gathering in Northern Cali this past weekend. What started off as a Honda meet has branched off into the premiere Nor Cal meet of the year bringing people out from across the nation. Anyways as for the read I'm putting Joey (writer, photographer, and other things) on blast on this one. His blog THE CHRONICLES and his coverage..

Oh and I know I promised the write up for Beneath the Neon and that will be coming this week as I'm down to the last little piece of the book! So expect that around Wednesday, Thursday....


My suggestion this week for Netflix
Robin Hood - Another BBC thing that I stumbled upon. Not the greatest but I always loved that story and they did a pretty good job with it. Currently in Season 2 of 3 available on Netflix. IMBD link
and my #1
Exit Through the Gift Shop - If you like graffiti art, or art period you need to check this out. Totally worth the watch. Weird and beautiful at the same time. A documentary about Banksy well in sorts... Ends up more about the narrator and his quest. Must watch for sure IMBD link

And my Youtube
If you haven't subscribed to Epic Meal Time yet well you just missing out on great weekly content..
Other then that it was a real weak week for my finds on youtube. So I'm just gonna leave you with one.. That I love and is driving me to get another one.
4TheRiders
What just because you think I fall once that I'm not gonna get back up and back on..


Finally I'm gonna leave you with some shots of Seans and myselfs car.
Photos done by a new friend Marcos Ricon (schooled me on my own camera)













I know there weren't any shoes in this weeks addition and even I'm sad about that one..
But there should be a pair next week.
Anyways
Hopefully I'll have some more controlled thoughts about what to write about. I need to start thinking of a subject for the week.
Hope yall have a good week!

Back to Work I go!

Well finally it felt like my life was moving again.
While it was a week of truly ups and downs. The motion of actually living was amongst me again. Just getting up and doing something for 8 hours A.K.A. work was just something to break up the nothingness in my day. While I still can't run and move how I want to be able to move. Just moving in itself, the small things that we take for grant it. Not going to lie though this week has had it's ups and down from Mondays massacre with the higher up in the squadron till just a relaxing weekend doin not a damn thing but watching Jersey shore and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
But while I don't want to focus on the bad parts like Monday or work. Lets just say that the next couple of months I'm going to be walking on egg shells in that area of my life. Just staying out of trouble, that would be the biggest focus I guess. But it would also be nice to just build back up my reputation as a good worker and person. But enough focusing on that one.....

Tuesday was sick .
Not work. After work. And no not Valentines Day part (Man I havn't had a Valentine in forever, but thats another subject)
Dunk Exchange
at the Hard Rock Cafe on the strip.

First time being in that building and I must say. Very noice I'm gonna have to look into more things that happen there. Three stories: a shop, a restaurant, and a bar with concert stage
I think the Lords of the Underground said it the best..
"Could it be the skunk weed that...Now hold it let me choose, couldn't be the booze ...No it's the shoes (the shoes?) It's gotta be the shoes!"


Oh and Murs put it down!
Nothing like looking at super pricey shoes while sippin on a beer and listening to Murs. I will go to that again but I know to stack myself with more cash for that night. Didn't really take that many pictures, I was really taken back the whole thing.. Oh Yeah, and Also.. I went alone like always! Fakin Lovely!

Sadly that was the only excitement I really had all week. After that I mean I really did do nothing much but watch the things previously stated. Work got better as the days went on. Oh and on Wednesday I found out that I fractured my right foot amongst all this fuckin mess. And your all probably wondering how the fuck I didn't notice something like that. But seriously when you have that much attention on the other leg I didn't feel or realize that pain
Anyways on to weekly things...


This week I really didn't explore as much because I didn't get that bored in the evening

A good read came from Joey Diaz as he finally switched over to a blogger format instead of using that thing we all used to love myspace. I know I have talked about hte podcast with him before. But it was a good 5 min read.
FUCKING PICTURE ALBUMS!!

I still am working on Beneath the Neon. Should be done this week.. And then I have something else to pick up after..


Of corse my netflix for the week were: Jersey Shore and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
I really need to get cable or something.
I didn't get my ass to a TV yesterday for the sporting events that I should have watched. but I'm happy that Tony Stewart at least finished the Daytona 500 this year. While not in the top 10, he fuckin finished. And then of corse there was the All Star game. The Lake Show and Mamba put it down helping the West win that one

Kinda says it all..

Oh yeah sprinkled amongst the blog were three pictures of the shoes I picked up at the Nike factory outlet the other day.

Oh and yes ma.. I have two other pairs in the mail!
Haha

Saying More...

Alright lets try this again.
I wrote something and I just hatted were it was going sounded like a pitty party something all drawn up in my head.
The last two weeks I've spent thinking. Thinking about the future and were I'm going right now in this military 4 year ship, will I continue, will I leave. The past were I have come and I how I ended up having to take this two weeks off of work. Just millions of ideas per day, the millions of thoughts. Not to sound like I'm all down, which I'm not completely down, but I wouldn't say I'm up though. Clearly this year has gotten off to some kind of start. I don't really fancy all of it but I guess, shit really I don't fancy alot of it at all. There have been a couple small amount of things sprinkled in the mix to make it okay. Definitely not the best start I ever had, definitely in a long time

Anyways...
Current status as I sit here with a hole in my leg about 1CM in size, with tracks that go up and down my leg. Can't run, not that amazing with a clutch, and long periods of time on my feet hurt. Lovely. You sit in your room all day just watching Netflix and playing on the internet. Not trying to glamorize that shit at all but man seriously after you are used to getting up everyday to go to work that shit starts to get on you that your doing nothing. What really gets to me is that I'm not moving, that I really am in a room just letting the days pass me by right now. Not seizing shit! But since right now I can't run and I dono when I'm gonna be able to do that again I don't know were I stand on the LA Marathon. I won't say that I'm out yet. Just because I honestly don't want to admit it to myself quiet yet that it's a big possibility that I'm not gonna be healthy by then. Just annoying especially being an athlete of sorts my whole life.

I would be lieing if I didn't say that my mind was a wreck right now.
I mean I haven't made a post about my car and I have had my new steering wheel in for a week now.. Here is a preview.

Funny I pretty much waited for this wheel for a month and I still have yet to take pictures. Especially when this completes my interior. Well I mean I still need to add a little something and thinking of changing shift knobs to fit in better but I'll probably start a poll or something for them type of things. And I'll save that for a IheartMYSOL edition
And yes I will be rocking that plate at Eibach!


Funny part was I was all hyped after my walk today to write this and now that I'm sitting down to finally do it. One I'm blanking about everything that I thought about and two I'm just dreading tomorrow to death..
I guess I'm just gonna end this with some highlights that I think people should look at, read, or listen. That got me this week.

1. Podcasts is Beauty and Da Beast Podcast.
Always makes me think and laugh at the same time. It's like comedic therapy honestly. Everyone enjoys to laugh but when you can laugh and then take a message away from the stroies they tell. Well that just a whole bunch a win.

2. Netflix.
Must watches for the week for me would be Skins the real British edition, The 1983 cult classic Bad Boys staring Sean Penn, and lastly I'm just going to join the crowd with Jersey Shore Season 1

3. Reading. Yes that is actually right..
I'm reading a book right now. Beneath the Neon by Matthew O'Brien (his personal blog
About his exploration of the underground culture living in the sub 500miles of underground storm drain system we have here in Las Vegas. I'm kind of suprising myself with how I'm moving threw this book. I guess I'll do a write up when I'm finished and hopefully I find what I'm looking for in this book.
It is also what inspired the shots that I have peppered into this blog this week.



4. Youtube.
A. Epic Meal Time - Taco Night
B.Family Fued - Name something that gets passed around - and you can just keep going on that channel.
C.The British Snookie
D. Lastly is a fellow sol owner TatooRow throwing his channel out there. Good work, get on him to keep his New Year's resolution to VideoBlog more!


On that note I really don't know what to say. I'm looking forward to this next week, not to Monday and getting in trouble or Valentines day, but who knows I may have something better to write about because I'll get out and do something.

Latest pick up

It's gotta be the shoes!
If anyone has or knows about anyone selling 09 Neff X Pony Signature series shoes get at me. 10.5 - 12