we grow everyday

so it's November. damn, already? time flies. a year ago, i was having dinner with my friend Ricky at a restaurant in downtown Long Beach. we walked across the street to watch the presidential election on the tv screen at a bar/lounge. and once President elect Obama won, we started cheering and hugging and what not. and that was that. don't really remember much after that.

a lot has happened in a year. (blog to be continued..)

going through the motions

12:28 am and it's thursday. another day and i'm alive. funny how on some days when people ask me how i'm doing i simply say "i'm alive" because regardless of if i'm feeling great or shitty, nonetheless i'm alive and grateful for it. yesterday was one of those days where i needed to sit down and close my eyes to meditate for a few seconds. usually when you're going through a lot or just doing a lot of things at the same time, you really need those few minutes to have your mind catch up with your body or vice versa. we get in this habit of doing something over and over again and then find ourselves hating it or ourselves for it. keyword: focus. remind yourself of what you want and be clear with yourself of those things. accept the fact that those things can change. and i'm talking out of my ass right now because i'm hoping writing will get rid of this throbbing headache.

one semester down

there's something about the final stretch that makes everything feel better. granted that i pass all of my classes, which I will. well, after this semester there's only 6 more classes to go! and i've planned it pretty well. i only have an internship class for my major to complete in the fall and the rest of the courses i have left to take are all electives. so yes, i will be going to summer school this year (something i haven't done since 2006). i'll be going to Irvine Valley College (which is so much cheaper!) and learning Japanese and Piano. I figure I should start on my list of languages to learn now and throw in an instrument while I'm at it. Languages I want to learn: Japanese, Italian, French, and Mandarin (Chinese). Languages I want to be fluent in: Tagalog and Spanish (i can dabble in both at the moment).

a month ago i went to a conference in beverly hills and met a bunch of HR people from different networks (fox, nbc/universal, warner bros., comcast, etc.). it was pretty cool to pick at HR heads and see what's going on with the hiring freezes and if these freezes were just rumors. fortunately, i was able to grab a hold of quite a few business cards. it doesn't hurt to keep in touch with people, ya know? the week after i e-mailed everyone i met and told them how thankful i am to have met them and hope we can continue to keep in touch within the industry. surprisingly, each and every one of them responded back to me within the week. What I have to do is to keep in contact with all of them without pestering them. Everyone's busy, but it is nice to hear from any one of them every few months. there is a huge contact that i absolutely need to check up on. but, i'll keep that a secret until later later.:) just know I'm trying my best to get to where I want to be in life.

crazy how time flies. i'll be graduating in december. what a great Christmas present to myself, right? that'll definitely be a boost for the new year! but since i'm not there just yet... i've got to work with what i have, where i'm at, and what i'm already doing. i think that makes sense. also, it's just good to know that i continue to have a good support system with family and friends. we don't often step back and acknowledge that fact. anyhow, thanks guys! i love you.

i'm back

i'm sooooo sorry, blogspot! I won't leave you again. I just won't.

trying something new

i've known about tumblr, but never really looked too much into it. and now, it's time to try something new. it's not you (blogger), it's just that... well, it's just time.


http://stephatrandom.tumblr.com

Keri Hilson is the SH*T

i love her and her music. a couple of months ago i posted a blog about her upcoming album. she's amazing.

belly dancing

i watched slumdog millionaire (finally). i really liked it. anyway, brother made a slumdog millionare-beat recently and it reminded me of this song.



grinding! lol.

by the way, my blogs are short lately because a)barely have the time to get all philosophical with you guys b)haven't had any 'chin resting on my palm as i sigh' moments in a long time and c)hmm i'm not in the revealing mode. but sure enough, it'll come back to me someday. just don't know when. have a great day!

Don't

i was watching a Lauren London interview about her do's and don'ts of dating but there was one thing that she said that sparked me into creating this blog. "don't ask me for pictures." i don't know what she meant specifically, but it did want me to say that the fact that guys who ask that get TWO THUMBS DOWN. i've had guys ask me for vanessa hudgens-esque pictures via camera phone. come on! are you serious?!

hiero y'all!

this was in my head.

good one

watching Medium to stay up for the late show w/ jimmy fallon. anyway, good line:

"you know the best thing about being alone? there's no one there to let down."