Been A While

I'm wired with caffeine, my body feels like it wants to race down the slick track. That's after I had a Venti Vanilla latee with a shot of esspreso. "I'm a race car and you got me in the red. Redline 7000, that's where you are. Just know, it's fuckin' dangerous to be drivin' a race car when it's in the red. It could blow." I'm quoting Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction, that's how I feel right now. I haven't written in a while, I was wondering when I would come back... this is all for now.

You read the words and it sells you life, They sell there words, but it's all a lie. STP

Sapphire & A Movie

Dim room, TV tilted to avoid glare, and me sipping on some Sapphire and Tonic while I watch the movie Se7en. That's where I find myself today, I'm watching Se7en and every time I see it I always forget parts of the movie, great story telling, and very great idea for a fucken movie. It's pretty fucked up, to quote John Doe in the movie (Kevin Spacey) "We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it, tolerate it becuase it's trivial... morning, noon, and night". I am a religious person to a certain point, but when I listen to something like this, it's crazy, coming from a movie, but to live in this city or world and to know that shit like this happens... it baffles me. Last night I finished watching the movie 21 Grams, and it was a cool, but like I told Alicia, no one can do back and forth story telling like Quentin Tarantino, the movie had to much of it, could've done with out it. Interesting plot and I give it a 3 stars, but I just can't find myself to like Naomi Watts, Benicio is the shit, and I'll leave it at that; Sean Penn was nominated for an academy award, which is worthy of the nomination. I forgot to mention that I had some Phillipes, a roast double dip with macaroni salad, mmm mmm.

This is a cool quote from the movie by Detective Mills (Brad Pitt).
"You're no Mesiah, you are a movie of the week, a t-shirt at best."

Cowboy Freak

Today I dressed up like a cowboy, put my boots on, got my playboy belt buckle ,my plaid shirt, and you can't forget my hat! I started my day by getting ready, dressing up and heading out the door. The day before I had signed up to sing Kareoki, I had no idea what I was going to sing, more on this later. Through out the day I said "howdy" and "Hey there partner" as I ran into cowboys in the hallways. By the time Kareoki came around I was determined I wasn't going to participate, I was gettting butterflies and I said nope, to many people here, "I WANT OUT!" I heard them call my name when I was down the hall, I wanted to keep walking but I made myself go back and wait my turn again. I looked through the songs, remember I hadn't made my choice and I had no clue what I was going to sing, when I see RICK JAMES! so I went with Rick James - Super Freak. I was up on stage and I was very scared and I was a bit embarrased, but after a few lines I felt great, the crowd was in it, and I even saw a girl and she said "She likes the boys in the band, she said that I'm her all time favorite", lol, just kidding about the girl but the place really got into the song, which was a plus. I won the American Cowboy Idol contest at work, and in my tight back pocket, two $25 gift certificates rode with me all the way home. I wish I can say the money rode with me as the sun set, but it was freakin 8:50 pm when I got home, almost 14 hours I left home. Well I'll leave it at that because I have rambled on for a while.

Remember... IM RICK JAMES BEEEEAAATCH!!!! and since I won the $50... IM RICH BEEEEAAATCH!!!!

The Day Is Not Over Yet

I feel better! Those were the words that came out of my mouth after I had lunch with my beautiful girlfriend. I was experiencing some what of a panic attack, very jittery and it gave me a tired feeling, I just wanted to get rid of it. We talked about how we spend Sunday nights together and the fact that we enjoy each others company. She's warming up to the idea of a loft, so we'll have to visit a place when the time comes, hopefuly she likes them and we agree on looking into getting one.

I've been tired lately, this overtime is getting to be a real drag, it starts to take it's toll on hump day, but we shall overcome. Tonight we will meet again, have dinner and enjoy a movie, we will have a choice from The Score or 21 Grams., I'll post a movie review tomorrow.

Catching Up With The Weekend

What's the best way to end the week? A great weekend!

Friday after work I went home and drank me some Vodka and OJ while I played some S.O.C.O.M, after a couple of snipes and confirmed kills, I ended the day. Saturday started around 12:35pm, I can't think of the last time I slept in until that time without a phone call or text message to interrupt my sleep, IT FELT SO FUCKEN GOOD! That night I saw the Morales v Pacquiao fight, great to the last round but I wanted a KO! Earlier that day I drove to Arcadia and did some quick shopping, I had two gift cards that I had to rid myself of, one for the Gap and another to Nordstrom. Below you will see my new shows that I bought at Nordstrom, my new Lacoste.



I was getting ready to go shopping, when on the TV I saw Toshi Kubota, he was performing “Breaking Through” on Soul Train. The song was over and I told myself I have to get his album, I haven’t bought a “NeoSoul” Cd in a while, I was due. They talked to Toshi for a while and he explained his love for soul music, how his first record he bought was that of Stevie Wonder. The Album has 10 songs, not many, but the few songs on this album give you everything, good lyrics and beats. He co-wrote some songs with Angie Stone and worked with Mos Def on one of his songs. Check out the album cover.



Sunday was a simple day, my sabath, but one where I don’t allow myself to do work. I didn’t do much other than go have breakfast, I shared a great conversation with my beautiful girlfriend over some omelets and coffee, and we tried to put both brains together and play the IQ game at the counter. We went grocery shopping around noon, we also had a quick stop at LAX to pick up my brother. I ended my weekend with one of my favorite past times, watching a movie. House of Sand and Fog was playing at my “bedroom-plex”, all I can say is that it was a great movie. The ending was something I wasn’t ready for, and it gets my sore thumb of approval.

Ben Kingsley from House of Sand and Fog.

The Smoke

The prints came back and it was a dissapointed, looks like I have to invest in a new camera. This was one of the best prints that came out of the roll, it was taken with my lensbaby (which I haven't taken advantage of), guess I'll get a new camera post some more pictures later.

Two weeks had gone by and not a single cigarrete had touched my lips. Yesterday I decided to take a cigarret break, and my throat got dry again. This morning my throat was a bit dry, that was the reason why I quit smoking for those two weeks, so I'll be forced to try and drop it again. Tonight I get to watch a movie (haven't decided which one yet), drink some vodka & cranberry, and then hit the pillow and call it a day.

"I suggest we learn to love each other before it's made illegal" - Brandon Boyd

Tasty Tuesday

Today my 22 year old camera (Pentax ME Super) received a gift, I spoiled her with a 35/70mm lens. This will give me much needed depth from a shorter lens. I'm waiting for my b&w film to come back with the pictures, (I'm excited and can't wait to get them back); I'll be taking a look at how my new "lens baby" fairs and my fish eye lens, here is a picture of my camera and her present.

After The Weekend

Mexican poker night was the setting for my dear friends and those that I consider family on a Saturday . We started with a potluck which offered enchiladas con salsa verde, mole, ceviche de camaron, and two desserts, jello and cheesecake. Everyone was all smiles at the table when it was time to eat, Diana brought the mole, Hector dessert, Felipe brought the Ceviche, and my lovely girlfriend made the enchiladas from scratch, the food was great. After dinner we played poker, and the girls had the upper hand all night. Diana won the first round and the second round Felipe, it was a great night, we have to do it again.

Saturday afternoon we took a trip to Disneyland, made sure our annual pass was put to good use. Great weekend with my friends and my girlfriend.

First Entry

Well this is my first entry and it will be short, I'm trying to settle in and you know how it is when you move into a new place. I'll be sure to come back often and update you on what's new for El Max. I'll be showing you the streets of Los Angeles (my world) through a 35mm film camera, and give you my review on the latest movie I've seen.