getsomeactright

this may have quite possibly been the best christmas yet. i’ve never really been a big fan of christmas, since my christmaseses have a long-standing tradition of sucking, but this year surpassed my expectations indubitably. for starters, a manager at my work surprised me with a gift, which turned out to be the vietnamese coffee setup. the gift stemmed from breakroom conversation i had with her soon after i started working there. her card was very welcoming to me as a new member of the “team” and my work ethic feels much appreciated. don’t you worry though, she’s married. and a lesbian.

i was lucky enough to spend christmas with a few of my favorite people, some of which i wish i could see every single day. my girl jen was kind enough to get me numerous gifts that were very thoughtful and warming to my heart. she could (and should) write the book on thoughtfulness. i am very fortunate to have received: her company, her kindness, a rubik’s cube, a box of handkerchiefs, and a few other very nice things. i got to spend the last two days with my nephews at my sister’s house and play with the kids. i ate pizza and drank tecates. i played pool and beerpong. i had amazing christmas phone calls, and conversation about futures in mexico. my cuñado’s sisters came over for christmas with their bfs and all had a great time together.

i ended up sleeping on the floor for both nights, entirely due to my dislike of sleeping in other people’s beds, and couches being solely designed for the human ass.

happy holidays.

i love my job. i don’t really make much right now, but after having a job in management, it’s nice to do some labor and not have too many responsibilities. everybody is really great there, but nowhere near as great as you. workplaces can be funny though, and there is always some drama or tension going on somewhere. on that note, a word to the wise. you can’t get promoted by acting like you have been promoted, and proceeding to boss people around, some who happen to be your superiors. do that, and you’ll have co-workers recommending yours truly to take your place.

you can’t teach leadership.

went to gino perez’s show last week with james at medicine gallery. it was fun. free drinks, girls and artwork. gino was pretty happy to see us as we are a part of his life and world before art. it was good talking with him about all things art and skateboarding. he had some funny things to say about mark gonzales. they’re pretty tight and they have a long history together.

gino’s work was part of a two-man show with rony alwin. rony’s photography is really amazing. i didn’t remember him at first, but it all came back to me the next day. rony used to skate eagle rock high with all of us when he was a wee lad. now he’s all growns up and an amazing photographer. it was good to see them and we all had a great time. by the end of the night i was stumbling outside trying to maintain my end of the phone conversation i was having with rjk.

the only thing i dislike about traveling is getting there. we’re headed out to AZ in a few hours and you know it’s just going to get gradually blazing saddles hot the closer we get. SF is  a cool 65˚ right now.

sunday we hit long beach. i don’t have a clue where i’m staying. monday we come back and tues i start school at 9am.

i transfer to state next fall.

went on a bike ride today with james. he’s my out-of-shape roommate. i haven’t gone for a ride in a bit so i felt out of shape too, but i’m not and i handled it. 13.5 miles. thru golden gate park and all the way down past the SF zoo. by the way, i hate zoos.

made it back in good time, and turns out we were locked out. had to break in without breaking anything. picked a lock with a crooked stick. i’ll show you how to do it sometime.

i’ll be applying to American Apparel tomorrow for the third time. my friend hunter was telling me that AA bases their hiring on your look which is lame. but it makes sense. even though it is a form of discrimination, it’s not based on age, race, gender, or sexual orientation, and that’s how they get away with it. he got this from his X who manages one of their stores. from what she said, it really doesn’t matter how qualified you are, you have to have “the look,” whatever that is. and in both my previous interviews i looked fairly mediocre compared to other interviewees. hopefully my huge afro that i’m currently rocking will turn the tables somehow. in truth i’m really not that worried about it, as i have six months left on unemployment, and it currently does pay the bills.