Hipstamatic

Night Two

With only three hours of sleep, I was wide awake by 7AM. I was dehydrated and was still feeling heated in the head, so I just laid in bed playing on my Itouch. As the day progressed, I was having negative thoughts on how my stomach was going to react that night.

Night Two: This night was long awaited because of the three man pact that was made during Ashraf's birthday. Glenn, Lawrence, and I did a three-way double pinky swear (intense), promising that we will get completely trashed on my birthday. I was getting nervous, and it was 8PM already. Lawrence picked me up and went to Brian's house. There, we pregamed a little bit with Four Lokos as they watched me open the gifts.

We left for the Krazy Drum at 9PM, and there we met up with some familiar faces. We ended up with a group of 15, so Alexis and Edwin tried their best to get us the best tables and accommodations, and they did a great job. I told those two to order what they think was the best and they came back with two trays full of liquor, wine, beer, coke, and sprite. It was intimidating, but we destroyed it in a matter of an hour. Old faces that I haven't seen in quite some time made surprising visits as well as new friends. Alexis was thoughtful enough to burn a cd for the bar to play, just so we wouldn't be stuck with Korean music for the whole night, haha. As for what I can remember, I believe almost everyone was drinking, it was a beautiful site to see, lol.

At about midnight, it was time to return back to Brian's house for more drinking. Only a handful were able to make it to that, which was expected and understandable. This is where the Sausage Mozzarella that I boxed to go yesterday came into play. Jen, Jocelyn, Megan, and I devoured it. After smashing our faces with food, it was time to get more alcohol. Amy sacrificed a lot for driving, so it was time for her to catch up, haha. Megan, Amy and I went to 7-11 and got more beer and Four Lokos. We returned with smiling faces awaiting, and we proceeded to play board games. First was Apples to Apples, a game that is very witty and insightful, things that drunk people lack, lmao. After attempting several rounds, we realized we weren't making any progress, so we proceeded to Who? What? Where?. Imagine Pictionary on steroids, a game where if you can't draw, you are going to look like a fool. We all couldn't stop laughing on several drawings and guesses, it helped the alcohol digest in my system. At about 4AM, Ashraf, Jocelyn, and Jen bid their farewells and drove home safely. Lawrence, Amy, Megan and I spent the night at Brians.

Woken up to "what the fuck just happened?" by Lawrence, it was 10:30AM. After the five of us shared stories of what happened last night and taking a group photo, Lawrence and I left and he dropped me off.



Drinking Index:

• 1/3 of a Four Loko
• Wine/Soju/Sprite mixture shots(x4)
  
• Soju shots (x3)
• A "special" mystery drink
• Glasses of beer (x2)
• Hipnotic shots (x2)

Gifts:

• I now have three wonderful wallets, thanks to Amy, Megan, and Jocelyn.
• Amy also got me a scarf!
• Megan got me me a case for my slr camera, accompanied with a depressing birthday card.
• Brian got me a leather fingerless glove.
• Ashraf got me a cotton fingerless glove.
• Lawrence got me a dress shirt with the price tag.
• Jocelyn also got me a bowl made from a warped vinyl.

I would just like to conclude that this has been a very memorable birthday for me. This year hasn't been that great of a year, but this is a damn great way to end it. For all the bills and tabs that were paid for the past two days, I thank you all for chipping in more than you had to. Thanks for the drivers, thanks for showing up, thanks for the pictures, and thanks for a good time. Splitting it up into two nights was a good idea.

Donkey Boner!!! I am now 23 years young.

Until next time.

Night One

My goodness, I don't have the slightest clue where to start with this entry. It makes sense to just start from the beginning.

My birthday was celebrated in two separate nights, two separate locations, with two separate group of friends.

Night One:
The night was started off with dinner at Roman Cucina with my high school and college family. The place was decoratively pleasing and the Martinis were cheap :). I barely touched my Sausage Mozzarella due to the precautionary measures of the amount of alcohol I was to intake soon after. I boxed that dinner to go, and that idea surely paid off later haha. We left dinner and proceeded to walk to Palapas Grill Bar down the street. There we met with more friends and drinking ensued. We played a game called Cheers 21 if I remembered correctly. It involves counting numbers with new hilarious rules after each round.

As the party of ten were playing, my ex co-workers from Chicks/Dicks Sporting Goods arrived. After a few more drinks, we decided to move to a new bar. We all decided to head down to Heroes, a five minute walk at most. This place was much bigger, and much more lighted up. This is where I was teasing my limit with keeping the alcohol in my stomach, as Lawrence handed me my second free birthday shot of the day from the bartenders. Peanuts were thrown and drinks were spilled, I was slowly becoming a mess. At about 1am, Courtney and the group was preparing to leave and I was planning on going with them, but my co-workers convinced me to stay and go get food. They proposed the idea of Moca Salsa, so I decided to stay as one of them promised to drive me home. So I parted ways with my friends and left for the munchies and more drunken mishaps.

There were about 6 of us, and I was happy to still be able to see them due to the fact that I quit nearly 5 months ago. Melissa and I shared a Carne Asada Burrito and we massacred it, along with Josh's fries. After sharing laughs over random quotes and antics, it was time to head home. Josh was nice enough to drive me home, and we had a good talk in the car ride. I got home at about 3 I think, and I knew I needed to rest and recover for Night Two.



Drinking Index:

• Espresso Martini
• Cactus Cooler Shots (x2)
  
• Miller Lite Beer
• Jager Bombs (x2)
• Patron Shot
• Southern Comfort with Lime
• Half of a pint left of whatever beer Marty was drinking.

Oh, what a day.

Tears and joy all in one day.

What a day, what a day, what a day.

Life and love have all come my way.

Oh what a day, what a day,

What a day.

The past two days have been lovely and memorable. I am grateful for all the gifts and drinks that were bestowed upon me. Thank you all very much, I'll have a more detailed post with pictures later.

Nice Timing

Some people like to choose this time of year to ignore me. I find it very odd, but it's getting very repetitive and annoying. They've apologized before, but here they are doing it again.

Jennifer Conversations

I now have an IPod Touch.

Thanks Jason.

I don't need much more.

Courtney came over today for a few hours. Christmas Eve went by a little better as I set the phonograph to play the Christmas vinyl she brought for me. We caught up with random facts and old memories, and planned a little bit more for my birthday on Monday.

She brought up a relevant story about her friend in Oklahoma. Her friend lost a loved one two years ago, and most of her friends disappeared soon after. Courtney told me the girl's description of feeling helpless and being dependent, and asked if I understood what she meant. I did, and I still do. I vividly remember how horrible those months were after my father left. Many of my close friends vanished; maybe because they were too afraid of how to endure the pain with me, or maybe they didn't know how to make me feel better. But for that girl and I both, we weren't looking for advices, we weren't looking for inspiration words to move on, we just needed you guys to be there with us.

But I forgave you guys, because it's not an ideal situation to be in with a friend. It was hard knowing what were the right things to do or say. Just remember that avoiding us all together is the worst thing you can ever do.

Blarg, I need to start sleeping earlier.

Merry Christmas everyone.

-Wavid

Two peas in a pod

It's Christmas Eve today. It's Christmas tomorrow, and my birthday two days after.

So far, it looks like I will be spending Christmas Eve with Courtney and my mom at my house. Whoever that doesn't have any family gathering to attend, feel free to come over. I have no idea what I'll be doing on Christmas day, however. The day after will be my brother's party, I'm not sure if I'll be staying for that once I drop off my mother.

As for Monday night, I believe that Courtney and the gang is planning a dinner and bar for me at Downtown Fullerton.

As for Tuesday night, I will be surely getting wasted with Brian and the group somewhere, somehow. Not sure where we are going, but I will end up crashing at someone's. If you want to celebrate my birthday with me this year, just give me a call and you can join us.

I've been feeling karaoke for some time now, I wonder if that can fit in on any of those days.

Marty came over tonight and we had our first jam session in four months. We covered two songs, one folk and one swing/jazz, both in which I do not play any instruments. Marty was on guitar and I was focused on vocals (because they were god damn difficult to sing). Here's one of them, enjoy.

Damn Right

I've got no place to go.

I need to get my mother a gift still.
I think I'm going to visit my father this weekend.
And I just decided that I won't be doing anything special on the 27th this year.

Keep doing the rain dance

Dear Santa,

-A flat wallet with lots of sleeves.
-Speakers for my new desktop.
-A scarf with a cozy pattern.
-Cotton or leather fingerless gloves.
-Soft carrying case for my camera.
-Sushi and Korean BBQ.
-A meaningful bracelet.
-Tickets to Disneyland.
-A better year in 2011.

-Thanks

My mannerism color is blue.

They're In Love, Where Am I?

Shuffle around the world.

After two weeks, Ashraf's birthday was finally celebrated. The location was the Detroit Bar in Santa Ana. It was an overall good time despite some mishaps early on in the night. Lawrence, Glenn, and I each got a Four Loko; and the taste was a lot more potent than we had expected. Earlier on in the club, plans were changed and I wasn't able to consume as much alcohol as I had planned to, so in turn I became the designated driver. However, being somewhat sober, I was able to meet and remember some interesting people throughout the night.

I had my first cigarette of the year in the patio with Glenn, and a girl by the name of Corinne approached us. She was promoting the DJ by handing out bumper stickers. She decided to take a break and proceeded to start a conversation. It was an easy and outgoing talk, we later took a group picture with her camera.

Next was Chris, this guy was more geared towards Glenn. I entered an already progressive conversation about Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, hahaha. He then proposed a scheme to get-rich quick with the WikiLeaks events. I was pretty positive that he was on some substance other than alcohol.

By 1am, we left and we hunted down In-N-Out. That is where we met the wonderful and fabulous Ravyn. She was hilarious with her witty remarks and sarcastic responses; It was possibly the funnest drive-thru experience I've had. Ashraf and Glenn made the effort into calling the In-N-Out hot-line to compliment Ravyn's excellent service (while we were still in the car waiting for the food, haha).

Oh, I learned how to shuffle! I haven't danced in quite some time, and we all danced for a good hour.

We then headed back to Jocelyn's apartment, where everyone's drunkenness finally kicked in. From Lawrence sniffing spray paint to everyone throwing cards at Jocelyn, I was clearly the only one that was going to consciously witness and remember these moments, lol. By 3.30am, it was time to bid farewell to Jocelyn and her roommate, Lisa. It was a long night, but a good night it was.

Times are different now, it's much harder to have these selected people all get together for one night. Especially when a good friend of ours only comes back for 3 weeks every year. So if you can't cherish these times to celebrate a friend's birthday and let go of the small things that you thought was wrong, then I guess our friendship to you wasn't that strong these past few years.

Two days after Christmas.

Ten days away.
What to do?

Here, take my sweater.

The Way I Am

with Alexis Lee

I'll make it better.

I'm going to have three weeks off of work due to the holidays. Not the most ideal time to be on vacation, but I'll take this offer to redirect myself. Friends are coming home one by one and I am looking forward to the get-togethers. I have been passing the time with the help of music and photography, but it's time for some good conversations. My birthday is in less than two weeks and it looks more and more clear that I will keep it low, if anything at all, this year.

As for Christmas, some friends suggested that I should make CD's of my recordings and give them out as presents. Lmao. I was thinking more towards a homemade dinner.

You forgot your pants again.

Second photoshoot for the weekend. We explored around Melrose and came out pretty pleased with what we discovered. Check out Jocelyn's new haircut!

Half a drink more.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Happy Holidays

From: David and Alexis

First pair of green eyes.

I haven't posted pictures on here for quite some time. I finally got a photoshoot done, and it's with the lovely Megan.






:P

It was during this photoshoot where my car battery committed suicide. So I unexpectedly spent $120 for a new one. :(

The words won't come out right.

Run to me, and I will provide refuge. I promise.

I think I have been playing someone else's role for quite some time now. There shouldn't be anymore pretending. It's two in the morning and all that which fills my mind are regrets. This is sickening, both to the mind and to a third person's view. Others around have labeled me as being mature, responsible, and even wise. But for someone to be all those three things can be called something else; foolish. Based on my actions in the past and having the results now, I was indeed a fool. I have gained nothing.

This all sounds much more depressing than it really is. But I am not being pessimistic, I am just learning.

Looking back, if I just did things for myself once in awhile;
I would've had a direction,
I would've had much more for my mother,
I would've had you.

Who am I to lie, I can't change who I am. What a horrible habit.

Your hair looks swell.

Scheduled two photoshoots and two recording sessions. I'm pretty anxious to get those done.

I started my own drawing club today at work(thanks to Amy). Somehow, the kids all think I am very talented and artistic, so I just role with it, haha. It went well to say the least, I taught them shadowing. I drew a tree with a boy sitting and leaning against it. Not sure where that idea came from, but it wasn't all that bad.

I want to spend one day just cooking food while listening to Christmas music.

Lawrence is coming home this weekend.

You sing too high, asshole.

December 4th:

GOD, this guy has one hell of a voice. I had to lower this song like 8 keys down, haha.

I am not very fond of this song, but it was a request from a friend. I decided to just do half of this song, it was getting frustrating haha.

December 5th:

So I decided to finish the song today.

Grenade

Follow me down...

..to the red oak tree.

As the air moves thick through the hollow reeds.

Where you wait for me there until someone comes to carry me down.

December has always been my favorite month. I used to believe that it was my own month, that it belonged only to me. Things haven't changed really, haha. My birthday is still sandwiched between two of the most cherished holidays of the year. And I still enjoy the cliche settings of this time of year. I think these next three weeks will be good.

Gyup, it's list time.

Things to do in December:

• Complete two planned photoshoots.
• Find a part-time job for the weeks I have off at Think Together
• Record a plethora of songs, one being with Hannah.
• See the city Christmas lights in Rancho.
• Change my bedroom curtains.
• Build strong and close friendships with certain new friends.
• Research and decide on where and which program to go for my Masters & Credentials.

This seem reasonable enough to accomplish. They don't inquire much money or resources, only the will to get it done.

Cold, Kind, and Lemon Eyes

I have decided to head back into school. The direction is there, not exactly knowing which direction, but at least I see the road. I took the first step and registered for the CBEST. I don't mind being with kids, I actually enjoy it to say the least. So I will be heading towards social work, more specifically education. Perhaps teaching or counseling, we shall see.

Christmas is near, and sadly to say I won't be playing Santa this year. My situation with money hasn't changed a bit since the last time I've ranted on here about it. Unlike the previous year, I will be bare of presents and gifts for you all. I apologize in advance.

I still have photos to upload for the months of October and November! I've been doing a lot of work in my room lately. After a few days of configuration, my computer is now fully organized. My room has been retouched as well. I cleaned out my drawers and closet; found some nostalgic items. This place feels comfortable for me again.

Downloading frenzy.

I am now back into the circulation of the music world.