Yesterday I woke up to non stop Flamingo ring tones and shooting star sound text messages playing in my ear. I picked up the phone to 5 new voice mails and 7 missed calls and 4 new text messages. The electronic generic music would last through out the day as friends and family wished me happy birthday. It feels like its always someones birthday every week. And when you wish them Happy birthday and how does it feel to be ____, or are you excited, the answer always stays as "ya I'm OK" or "not really" or I feel the same. Jimson said if you feel like its always someones birthday every week then that means you have too many friends. I run with a popstars and rockstars, what can I say?
I started my day out as promised at Bally's to do a cardio workout. Now, the thing with me and working out is it helps me straighten out my mind. Theres something about burning, toning, and heating up that keeps me sane. My new Sony headphones blasted N.E.R.D in my ear as I finished course 6 on the elliptical and ran the shit out of the treadmill. The Ballys guys all wished me happy birthday and tried to me give me that protein powder stuff that they take, but I conned them into giving me a pack of Luna bars instead. I laid myself down in the sauna after a dip in the jacuzzi to ease myself, closed my eyes, and went through the 24 years of my crazy life and what I've accomplished.
And what I have left to accomplish.
My accomplishment list is big but so is my to do list as well. Trust. I'm sure you already get the gist that I embrace a life that leads me into something bigger. Dream big. Aim big. Do you. Go after it. Make mistakes then get up and when a friend makes a mistake, you help them up. If you want to be successful then surround yourself with successful people.
I went home and worked on the show for a while. I had a great talk with Ariel that night before on what he sees in me and my ideas for marketing and my work ethic. We had talked about everything that night. Boys, girls, friends, the show, music, being on another level, health, and where this exhilarating ride called life is leading us. It just made me want to work harder on everything I do. Distortion 2 Static has become my life. A dope set of friends so passionate about music and entailing it in their own different way, we all contribute to the greater cause of hip hop. I am blessed to belong to a group of mind like individuals. Everything we stand for, I'm all for it. I must be doing something right. They could have taken anyone on as part of their family. But they took me. And that's a wonderful feeling.
Jimson and Mike took me to Pacific Catch for lunch. They passed me my birthday blunt and we drove through the city and into the Sunset. On the corner of 9th and Lincoln, most people know of it as the old Cannabis place. We used to hang out at Cannabis when there were open mics and my old Spintronix DJs roommates and the girls would sip on coffee, tea, and alcohol, depending on our mood as we scrounged for couch seats and listened to artists spit their game of art, lyrics, and music on the mic. Now turned into a restaurant, the place still looks the same but brighter. The menu leads on a Hawaiian, Japanese, and Mexican style of food specializing in seafood. Phone calls still ringing, I said my thanks yous and told them whats going on for Saturday. I accepted compliments uneasily as I wished to get off the phone. One thing about me, I hate repeated compliments or when someone patronizes you. Imagine a whole day of that! That was me yesterday. After, we went to Clear Channel where Jimson had to pick up tickets at the station. He handed me a white envelope with 2 Kanye tickets in section 113. I laughed and said thank you, then frowned and said I couldn't take it. I have work until 11 that night.
Now, in order for me to be where I want to be, I need to make sacrifices. This is so hard. Ever since I've started this corporate job, I haven't had time to hang out with my bests, my family, I'm not always up to date on whats going on, and no- I can't use advantage of my comp if there's an event going on. Now I understand why people go for drinks right after work. I don't think I will ever get a chill day at work ever in my life anymore. But if I want to stay at the top, I have to pay my dues. And yes, I am at the top. My time management is very stiff right now, and I'm not as flexible as I used to be. I hope my friends and family understand that. Right now, my mind is all on me. Whats best for me and what I need to do. So I hope they understand if I don't have the most time for them as I used to and all I want to do is have a cup of coffee at Starbucks or stay at home once in awhile or just hang out at a bar instead of doing such and such. My mind's on work and school. I see where this job can take me and what I can learn from it. It's going to help me in the entertainment industry too and I'll be able to handle and have input in my preferred job through training and learning from the corporate one.
I went back home and got ready for my third date of the day with my close family and friends at Bucca de Beppo, another hangout of ours. We took a corner room of 15ish of us while we had family style portions of everything Italian. We ordered a bottle of house wine all around and filled our glasses to the top. Or shall I say Tamara filled our glasses to the top. As you can see, I share a lot of dinner parties with my friends and family. Again, we toasted to my birthday round after round of red wine from Italy. Louder and louder my party grew as finally we became the last ones in the restaurant. Again. 2 hours filled of laughs and girlfriends trying to get their thoughts across before someone else interrupted.
Date 4: Skylark. Four cars filled with girls who've had a stressful week and needed to drink... well actually, take shots, we did more rounds until we caught ourselves before we started slurring over our words. We met more friends there and more drinks were passed around. More birthday drinks were offered until I felt like running away and outside where I'd be safe from that smell of alcohol. We ended up half of us outside and half inside, trading places and entertaining friends, being socialites on Mission and Valencia.
So this is how it feels to be 24. I do feel older. I feel like I've done so much already, why stop now? It's going to be a great year for me. You have no idea what I have in store.......
1 comment:
Hey Little Cousin. Life is crazy, isn't it? I hate to sound like an old person but if there's one person who'll tell you the truth it's me. It doesn't get easier the older you get. Just remember to always Be Thankful, Be Happy, and Be You! and go to the gym. LOL. we'll always be there for you, no matter what. LOVE YOU MUCH! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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