Sboring
   I don't really have anything to say but I'm posting for those people who look forward to reading anything new. Some updates on my page: On my "links" page I've added links to movies that are coming out in the coming months and that I'm excitedly waiting for. And on my "NOCList" I've added pictures of Winona Ryder and added Jennifer Garner.
   The Jimmy Kimmel show. I really really really want to love the show...but the truth is...its painful to watch. I'm sure he has good ideas and everything but he just can't freaking interview. I hope that he gets over his nerves and hopefully the show will get better. What was cool was that the audience in the show could drink alcohol, but that was only for the first show. Too bad some guy threw up during the first show and so they took away the shows liquor license.
   Other shows I've been watching and enjoying: "Clone High" on MTV and "Dinner for Five" on IFC. Clone High is an animated show with all these famous figures from history living as teenagers since they've been cloned. Pretty entertaining. Dinner for Five is Jon Favreau's show in IFC (Idependent Film Channel) where he and 4 guest just sit at dinner in a restaurant and talk about movies, the business, and anythign in general. Its awesome because you get to hear what these actors really think about the business and stuff and you get to hear dirt and funny stories too.
   The State of the Union Address was today. Did I watch it? HELL NO!!! Even though it was on like all the freaking channels. I didn't feel like watching President Bush say how great the country is doing because of him and why we should go to war with Iraq. Yeah...blah. I don't understand the State of the Union address...all that it is basically propoganda. Whatever.
   See...nothing really to talk about...just wanted to update for those few souls craving for updated blogs. Such is the life of Joe....

Saturday, it's a Saturday
   Today was a busy Saturday for me, which is a great thing. Usually my Saturdays involve me sitting on my ass at the apartment. But today I actually had a pretty packed Saturday!!! First was my Tita's Santo Nino Fiesta at her house in Palos Verdes which is always fun because there is always a lot of people there and I get to kick it with the family, Tita's, Dad, cousins, and other relatives that I will forget the next day. And I can't forget about the food because the food is always the best part. It was really a good time because Dad was there and he seriously is always the life of the party. I really need to watch him and learn from him becuase he's the man. I serioulsy mean it...he always has all the ladies laughing and always dancing up a storm with them. Seeing Tito David is always a good time because he's too funny and is just really cool to hang around...he's more like a brother or cousin than an uncle. I also liked just kicking it with the cousins, especially kicking my little cousin's ass in Tekken Tag....ok ok, he kicked my ass but whatever.
   After my Tita's fiesta I went to lil Jay's birthday party at Gotham Hall at the 3rd Street Promenade. I love nights like this because it is just good times kicking it with friends that I always kick it with, friends that I kick it with every so often, and especially friends that I haven't seen in a long time. And that's pretty much all I did tonight at Gotham Hall...I just kicked it with friends...and that's always a great time for me.
   Disclaimer: I do not advocate drunk driving!!!After the party I was still buzzing off of my 3 drinks. Yeah, I know that seems weak sauce, but that's freaking 3 drinks in 3 hours: a whisky sour, a jack and coke, and a long beach ice tea. I dont' think those are wussy drinks at all. So i was buzzing cause I can tell when I'm buzzing. My lips and kinda numb and It's all loopy in my head. But guess what? I drove home all safe and sound!!! Yeah I know that I shouldn't be drunk driving...but I was actually buzzing driving. I've never been drunk...at least not as drunk as Jay was that night, but I made it home a-ok. Actually, I'm still buzzing right now as I'm freaking writing this. Good times.
   Shout Outs:

• To lil jay for a kick ass birthday party HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you had a good time
• To fantone for a happy birthday as well
• for John John for driving me and Jevon to Gotham Hall
• and Jevon for making his house the meeting house before we took off to the club

such is the life of joe...

A Moment Like This....
   You gotta love "American Idol" it's just the funniest show in the world. Yeah, Simon's an ass...but that's why we love the show, right? All those people who couldn't sing and were all out of tune and everything kept on insisting that they are great singers. Seeing and especially hearing those horrible singers try out makes me wonder if a person is totally deaf to his or her own voice. You know when you hear your own voice on an answering machine or your voicemail or something....it sounds totally different than the way you hear it when you're just talking. I wonder if that's the same with singing...if inside you're head you sound really good but then to others you sound terrible. I bet most of those terrible singers are horribly shocked into the realization that they are horrible singers when they watched the show and heard how they sound from another person's point of view.
   I actually think that a lot of those bad singers are just there to get on TV. I remember when I first saw the show my roommates and I were just joking around saying that we should try out for the next show and just be all funky and horrible just so Simon can be mean to us and just so we could make it to the "bad singer" clips on the show because those are the best.
   A couple of days ago I tried to put on my retainers that I haven't worn in like 5 or 6 years. The top one surprisingly fit alright. But then the bottom retainer was a bitch to get in my mouth. I didn't realize how much my teeth actually moved in those 5 or 6 years. I should've been smarter than I was...but I was just determined to get that bottom retainer on. Remember...it was a bitch to get on..and finally it popped in. OOOOOOOUUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!! I was instantly in so much freaking pain because the retainer was trying to pull my teeth back and it freaking hurt like a bitch! And remember...this retainer was hard to get on...so it was so freaking hard to get off too. I was afraid that it was going to take a couple teeth with it. I finally got it off and I swear all my teeth felt loose. That was the most intense pain that I've freaking felt. Worse than when I broke my collarbone and didn't know it...well, maybe not that much.
   To bite off my friend Jon's page (HA! bite...get it? retainer....bite...yeah, i thought it was stupid to):
Today's tip: DO NOT put on your retainer if:

• You haven't put it on for over a year or...
  
• It is a bitch to put on...(cause it'll hurt like hell when you get it on, and it'll be a bitch to take off)

Such is the life of Joe....

Nothing to say
   I hate when I have all these thoughts when I'm trying to go to sleep that keep me up all night and would make great blog entries but I decide to go to sleep and just write about it the next day. Then the next day comes and I totally forget what was on my mind the night before. That sucks. I should keep a notepad next to my bed sometime.
   So watching the News just makes me laugh sometimes. "Tragic story of an avalanche killing 7 skiiers. Sad, sad story......so how bout those Lakers!!!" I love the transitions that news reporters have when going from a sad story to sports or the weather or something. But another thing I've noticed is how focused on America the news is. I mean, "7 skiers killed in Canada" and they'll just go onto the next story...but if its "7 Skiers killed in Canada...3 were Americans!!! What a tragedy!!! The Amercians were so and so, and live in this state, and had this many kids" I dunno...it just kinda bothers me. Maybe that's why I don't watch the news as much as I used to. It's like the news story doesn't matter unless there are American's killed or involved.
   Raiders vs. The Bucs in the Super Bowl. Those aren't my teams so I could care less who wins...EXCEPT I kinda want to see Tim Brown win a Superbowl Ring. He's the only person on the Raiders that I really am rooting for...Rice and Romanowski have too many. So hopefully the Raiders can pull it out. So where's the SuperBowl Party at??? I bet you SD is gonna be crazy this weekend.
   Random Thought to leave you guys with...wouldn't it be ironic if a Semi hauling gasoline, runs out of gas? HA! Such is the life of Joe.

I'm sick....
   I think i'm getting sick. Actually, I know I'm sick. It's not that sickness where you have a runny nose, you're sneezing, you're coughing, and feel all congested...its the sickness where my throat kinda hurts and I have a constant ache in my head and body. I guess that's what I get for driving around in my car after being all sweaty from working out with my windows down. Yeah, i'm stupid.
   Damn, while some friends are in Vegas having fun right now...I'm sitting in home lying in bed watching the Travel Channel's "Vegas Week" and wishing I was there. I didn't go because I was sick...I didn't go because I didn't have any money at all. I just got my credit card bill and I spent a lot of freaking money during Christmas time...yeah, i'm broke. But maybe next time. I'm always up for Vegas...except if I'm feeling sick, or have no money, or you're just doing a turn around, or I have something else planned, or there's gonna be hella traffic, or if its in the middle of the week, or if I don't have the day off, or if.....yeah, other than that I'm down.
   Ok, that's it...such is the life of joe.

I have nothing to write about, but once I start writing all this crap that just comes to mind and.......RAMBLING!!!!
   I just watched my first episode of "The Bachelorette" and now I know what everyone is talking about...Trista is freaking hot! WOW! That's all I have to say about that.
   There's a new movie coming out called A Guy Thing. It's a freaking chick flick but it kinda appeals to me. I think it's because Jason Lee and Julia Stiles are in it. If it had any other actors in it, I probably wouldn't give that movie a second thought, but I like Julia Stiles for some reason and Jason Lee is just damn cool. He used to be a pro skater (remember, he skated for "Stereo"...actually I think he owned that company) and then went on to star in Kevin Smith movies and now is moving on to star in mainstream movies. Yeah, but I think that's the only chick-flick that I would actually consider watching.
   So reality TV....how many shows are there? You have: Survivor, Real World, Road Rules, Big Brother, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Fear Factor, The Bachelor, The Mole, and now you have The Bachelorette, The Surreal Life, and Joe Millionare among others. Yes, I love watching them and you probably do to. I guess its the fact that we're watching real people doing what comes naturally instead of actors who play a role. I guess that's why all the networks love Reality TV. They love it because 1.) they get high ratings which equals money, 2.) they don't have actors which means they don't have to pay the "real" people which equals more money and 3.) they don't have to pay writers to write scripts because the "real" people do what comes naturally, so not having to pay writers means more profits.
   So how real, is reality TV? I think its pretty damn fake. First of all there's freaking tons of editing on the shows but also when someone points a videocamera at you, do you act normally? No!!! You most likely wave at the camera and say stupid stuff and probably make faces. Meaning you're playing to the camera. The only time you act normal is when you dont' know you're being filmed. Sure if you're on the Real World or Road Rules or Survivor or other reality show you'll probably get used to it but you'll always know the camera is there...i think i'm rambling cause I don't think I have a point at all...such is the life of Joe

I guess I'll listen to KROQ
   So today on my way to work, I try to tune my car radio to Cool 94.3, which is "Orange County's Independent Radio Station" and all I hear is Mexican music? What the hell is this? So I go online at work and go to their website only to find that they've closed down or something. Dammit!!! That station was pretty cool becuase they played stuff that no one else played, even though they played the same stuff over and over which was kinda repetitive, but aren't all stations like that? Cool 94.3 was my alternative for KROQ when KROQ would get too repetative and vice versa...I guess I'll listen to KROQ.
   So watching "High School Reunion" on TV last night, it made me think about my time in high school. In the show all the people there are given a title like "Popular Girl", "The Gossip", "The Nerd", "The Jock", and so on. And everytime you watch a "teen" movie based in high school, there is always certain cliques and groups. That just made me think what my label was. Hmmm...certainly I wasn't a jock, or a band geek, or the popular guy, could I have been a nerd? Sure my last 2 years of high school were spent basically with the same 20-30 people in AP class. But where we nerds? In those AP classes there was the ASB President and half of the ASB officers, there was the homecoming queen, there were popular people in there...so I don't think I was a nerd. If I was a nerd in high school I would be making a lot of money right now...so that can't be it. Hmmmm....could it be the smart clique? the AP clique? the college-bound clique? My friends ranged from cheerleaders, to popular kids, to football players, to nerds, to smart kids, to ASB kids, to alternative/skater kids, to posers, and wannabees. What was your title or what clique did you hang out in?
   Maybe I didn't fit into any title or any group at all. And that's probably why I didn't really care for high school too much. It wasn't the best time of my life...but then again it wasn't too bad at all. It was just there. Actually, senior year was fun...but it could've been better. Now I ask myself if I would ever go back to my 10 year reunion (which is coming up in 2006) and my answer has always been no. I haven't kept in touch with anyone at all save my ex-roommate, Craig. I said I wouldn't go back because I really didn't want to see anyone there...but I think that it's changed to not wanting to go back because I'm still a "nobody" just like in high school. In the real world I still haven't found my "title" or group where I belong...meaning I still haven't found my career. And no one wants to go back to their high school reunion as a loser....but I guess I still have like 3 more years to worry about that. Such is the life of Joe...

Damn the Buc's!!!
   I hate the freaking Tamba Bay Buccaneers!!! I thought that the Niners would at least make it a close game, but they got spanked!!! I guess that the comeback victory last weekend against the NY Giants took a lot out of them or something, that and the Niner defense freaking sucks. Oh well, now I could care less who's gonna win the Superbowl. But I guess, if I had to pick a team from the Bucs vs. Eagles it would be the Eagles...and between the Raiders vs. Titans it would be the Raiders. So Raiders vs. Eagles in the Superbowl with the Raiders winning. Gotta root for my California teams.
   Decisions, decisions. What to watch on Sunday nights on TV at 9:00 pm. On ABC is the show that I always watch, "Alias", which is a kick ass show featuring one of my girlfriends, Jennifer Garner. Now on The WB is "High School Reunion" which is a new reality show where some people from the class of '92 from a high school live in a house in Hawaii and drama ensues, you know how much I love those reality shows. And finally on FOX is "Malcom In The Middle" and "Andy Richter Rules The Universe" which are both freaking hillarious. So my resolution is to freaking put it on "Alias" and freaking switch over to "High School Reunion" in between commericals and just watch "Malcolm" and "Andy Richter" when it comes on reruns later in the season.
   Speaking of one of my girlfriends, Jennifer Garner, you should check out the new trailer for Daredevil the new movie that comes out Valentines day. You guys know how much of a comic book freak I am, and this movie looks freaking awesome! I can't wait!!! Ok, that's all for now...such is the life of Joe.

BLAH!
   I have nothing to say at all...but I just wanted to write in this thing anyways, weird, huh?
   I just heard the new AFI song on KROQ. Awesome song from an awesome band. If you really like punk/hardcore stuff check them out. I can't wait for their new album coming out in March, awesomeness.
   Check out Fairweather's new e.p. called "Alaska", pretty damn good. Thats for those of you who like Saves the Day and Taking Back Sunday stuff.
   The Surreal Life on WB....one word...SUCKED! It was so damn boring.
   And for all you ladies out there...have you seen the cover to the new Rolling Stone issue? Justin Timberlake is on the cover. I think that's a picture of me with Justin's head photo-shopped on top of it...no really, i'm serious.
Randomness from bored me...such is the life of Joe

I Love Wintertime....
   Isn't wintertime the best time in the year? I love the weather so much in winter....you know, 80 degrees, sun shining, and wind blowing? HA! Winter time, riiight. You gotta love the weather in California...80 degrees in the middle of "winter". HA! But I guess, in exchange for great weather we have to deal with earthquakes once in a while, high winds, and fires because of the high winds...but I think it's well worth it.
   I really like the weather when it is like this...well, maybe not exactly like this. My favorite days are when it is bright and sunny but its a little bit cool, a good 72 degrees is nice, and with a slight breeze. Those are the best days in the world. The best nights in the world are exactly the same as the days, except a that its night instead of day, summer nights...ahhh yes. And that's what it's felt like for the past couple nights, summer nights. Summer nights make me just want to go outside and just sit there...just to be outside and watch the stars, or feel the wind blow, or hear the waves crashing...or even better going to the beach and doing all three at once. I remember a couple years ago when we went camping, while everyone else went to sleep, I just stayed outside chilling in my chair and just looking up at the stars...it was so peaceful. The stars were so bright and you know you can't see them like that back in Irvine or wherever. Just chilling and watching stars or just chilling on a beach and watching the waves break and the stars in the sky is just so peaceful. It makes you forget about all your problems and I guess actually makes your problems disappear because you feel so small in this huge world. That's what I love about summer nights. I guess I'm a nature kind of guy.
   Anyways, I've found a new show to obsess over...it is called MTV's Battle Of The Sexes! HELL YEAH! I LOVE Road Rules and Real World and especially love Road Rules vs. Real World. But this year it is the Battle of the Sexes! HELL YEAH! You gotta love watching your favorite Road Rulers and Real Worlders compete and have major drama. Its the best thing in the world. The first episdoe was jam packed with drama...I suggest you watch it since MTV will probably repeat it like 20 times before the next episode. Ok, that is all for now...such is the life of Joe.

What a weekend for football!!!
   Hell yeah! That's all I have to say!!! My San Francisco 49ers won an awesome game today which was the 2nd biggest come from behind vicotry in NFL Playoff History! Damn! I was so scared heading into halftime because the Niners weren't looking that great and because Toomer was kicking ass and the Niner defense freaking sucked but just when I thought that it was over, Jeff Garcia freaking led the comeback with help from Mr. Terrell Owens! HA! I love it! It was great! Next week is a tough game against the Buccaneers, but I think this is the year for the Niners and the Super Bowl. Ok, that's it for now, such is the life of Joe.

The more things change...the more they change.
   So spending a couple days back in Tulare made me realize how much I've changed as a person since I left for college. I was at my old church, St. Aloysius, and just realized how familiar it all was, but also how weird it was. I saw the some old faces that you always see in church always sitting in the same places. I saw Father Rick he delivered as always a pretty thought provoking but humorous homily. But then I realized how weird St. Aloysius was. First of all, there are always babies and little kids freaking crying...and do the parents take them in the back if they're crying? NO! They just let them cry and annoy me. But the thing that really got me about St. Aloysius was that there is no singing at all. Can you imagine that? A church where no one sings at all!!! And this is how it's always been, but it just seemed weird to me.
   I remember how Tulare was home for me and how I didn't mind that there was nothing to do because there was actually stuff to do when I was in high school. Visalia Mall used to be my favorite mall, but now I see how much it sucks. I used to be amazed when I saw a Mercedes or BMW driving around but now I see them everywhere. I used to kick ass in high school not really having to study for my A's but in college I had to study my ass off for B's. I hated rap music and thought that ska/punk was the best music in the world, now I've embraced a lot of hip hop and don't listen to ska at all. I used to be the shyest kid around waiting for someone to talk to me before I talked...okay...maybe things haven't really changed that much.
   And no, I don't think it stinks like cow manure in Tulare...I think it smells like cow manure, there's a difference. I grew up there and so it doesn't "stink" to me it just "smells", of course I can smell it...it just doesn't really bother me that much.
   That's how much I've changed, but I think the change is a change for the better. I've become a little less shy and a little more social, I've come to really appreciate Dad and my brother James and the rest of my family, I've come to appreciate my friends a lot more, I've become a little more cynical and critical but just enough that its a good thing, I've also tried to not bottle up my emotions too much. Some of that change comes from actually moving out of sheltered Tulare and into Southern California, but some of that change also comes just from growing up and getting older and wiser...such is the life of Joe.

Back to work....BLAH!!!
   So today is my first day back to work since the 20th of December and you know what? It's kinda okay. I mean, don't get me wrong, I loved my vacation...but I was freaking bored for most of it. Actually, I think that was mostly because I was in Tulare which itself is pretty boring. The only thing that I did do in Tulare was basically shop. But shopping isn't very good in Tulare, there is no mall in Tulare. You have to go to Visalia, the next city over for a mall. And there is no GAP, Banana Republic, or any normal mall store there and the best store there is Gottshalks, if you've ever heard of it and next to that is JC Penny's...no Macy's or Robinson's May. So basically in Tulare all that I did was watch TV which was pretty cool. I was watching shows like Monster Garage, While You Where Out, Lizzie McGuire, Boy Meets World, The Cosby Show, Hometime, The Jeff Corwin Show, and many others. But going back to work actually gave me something to do...and plus I get paid for it!!! Hell yeah!!!
   OH YEAH! That "I Love The 80's" show was on VH1 again yesterday and once again I have to rave about how great it was. I can't believe how some of those things seem like you watched them or played with them or wore them like last year...but actually it was more like 10-15 years ago! WOW! That's just amazing. Another Year has passed but it seems like it's gone by so fast. Actually, while I was in college it seemed like it was just flying by...now, it's slowed a bit but still going pretty fast.
   I can't wait for the weekend, I'm actually growing tired of work as I am writing this, such is the life of Joe.

Happy New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
   I hope all you guys out there are having a great New Year 2003!!! I hope you're around friends and/or family and are partying hard and being safe. I wish you all good luck on your New Years Resolution and that 2003 will be the best year yet, bringing you all happiness, joy, safety, and success.
   My New Year wasn't what I had hoped it was. I really wanted to go out and just be around a bunch of people. I think during New Years of 2002 that I said I would be in Vegas in 2003. But that didn't happen and I was just in Tulare kicking it with James, Ana, and Craig singing Karaoke and watching TV. YAHOO. I've never had a really memorable New Year where I got piss drunk or anything and I think that's gonna be my plan for 2004.
My Resolutions:

• Go to Vegas for New Years 2004
  
• Start working out again (I haven't worked out for like 4 months and it shows)
  
• Start seriously thinking of what to do for the rest of my life
  
• Start looking for a condo, townhouse, house to possibly buy
  
• Keep in touch with my friends more often
  
• Try not to be "Joe" because "Joe" is a boring ass person...but try to be a new Joe who isn't so boring.
  
• Stop doing Heroin (I gotta have something on my list that I can actually accomplish...and since I don't do Heroin, its already accomplished!!!, cross one off my list!!!)
  

I think there are a lot more but I just cant' think of any right now. Ok, I'll be back in Irvine tomorrow sometime. I can't wait to get out of Tulare but I know that the drive home is gonna be crap because there's gonna be hella traffic...and I hope it isn't snowing in the Grapevine. Such is the life of Joe....