I guess I havta start updating this thing again since Im long removed from the comfy confines of home. For those of you who dont know, I am back in D.C. again. I know it might seem like a surprise to many of you considering 8 months ago I was packing up my stuff and coming home after a decades' abscence. But you know I firmly believe in the old saying "things happen for a reason". It's such an easy line to say when life is going well and you're the other voice to a friend. When you're going through it yourself, those words like many others that come from the heart of family and friends, seem to go in one ear and out the other. But it is true, and I do believe in the old saying. I know the reason isnt right there in front of me right now but when the dust settles and the mess clears it will be.
So life comes full circle... here I am, sitting at a starbucks, scheduling interviews back in D.C. with a little better perspective on things and thankful for the time I spent with my family. Ill never forget those 8 Months. It seems the time is exactly what I needed. A breath of fresh air, a more positive outlook, and a gainful understanding of what's really important in this crazy journey of livin'.
And the one lesson out of many that I learned during my stay down south?
Everybody Huzzzzzes :) so until next time.
Been huzzing for a long time...
Whats up world, I know I know its been a while. I'm sure most of you are wondering what happened to me. Have I fallen off the face of this earth? Or have I been just huzzing for a really long time and have not captured it on blog world yet. Well a little bit of both I guess... I'm not gonna give you a synopsis because that is just boring and most of you already know whats up with me...
I am gonna talk about this whack job Joran Van der Sloot though. So this guy allegedly got away with the murder of an American high school student named Natalie Holloway (RIP) five years ago. So what does this cat do 5 years to the day of Natalie's disappearance? He goes and takes another chick to a hotel room and crushes her too!?!?! What in the world are you doing man? You are huzzing so hard! I mean OK, its bad enough that you were even in a position to be associated with the first murder five years ago and to actually not be charged with anything, is a freaking miracle these days. Lets just say you didn't do it, wouldn't that close of a call to spending the rest of your life in jail make you want to turn to a life of religious fervor? I guess not. This guy goes and does the exact same thing on the very day 5 years earlier.
And that last name is just beat...
Joran Van der Sloot you have officially huzzed in the worst of ways... Stop destroying women.
Huzz-a-relli.....
I am gonna talk about this whack job Joran Van der Sloot though. So this guy allegedly got away with the murder of an American high school student named Natalie Holloway (RIP) five years ago. So what does this cat do 5 years to the day of Natalie's disappearance? He goes and takes another chick to a hotel room and crushes her too!?!?! What in the world are you doing man? You are huzzing so hard! I mean OK, its bad enough that you were even in a position to be associated with the first murder five years ago and to actually not be charged with anything, is a freaking miracle these days. Lets just say you didn't do it, wouldn't that close of a call to spending the rest of your life in jail make you want to turn to a life of religious fervor? I guess not. This guy goes and does the exact same thing on the very day 5 years earlier.
And that last name is just beat...
Joran Van der Sloot you have officially huzzed in the worst of ways... Stop destroying women.
Huzz-a-relli.....
The more things change...
Ok so its been a while since I've upload the latest. I'll give you a quick rundown of what happened in time line formation.
2010
Jan 6th - started reworking my resume (kind of itching for change)
Jan 8th - resume polished, uploaded to monster.com, applied for about 41 positions (dallas, just to see)
Jan 12th - out of those 41 positions 4 companies called back and wanted to do preliminary interview over the phone.
Jan. 16th - Those 4 preliminary turned into 4 second interviews.
Jan 20th - Those 4 produced 1 face-to-face meetings, and 2 second phone screenings.
Feb 4th - The 3 "second round" resulted with 2 companies advancing me to the final round of the process.
Feb 12th - The whole department at current employer unexpectedly laid off (including me).
Feb 14th - Flew to Dallas Tx.
Feb 15th - Met with Hanley Wood Inc. in Dallas, went extremely well.
Feb 16th - Met Achieve Global Consulting, went extremely well.
Feb 16th (evening) - Fly back to DC arrive at 9:30 PM.
Feb 17th (morning) - Meet with President of Hanley Wood Inc. Downtown D.C. (9:00am Westin Hotel starbucks for 20 minutes)
Feb 17th (noon) - Offered Position from Hanley Wood Inc. (after President talked to sales team in Dallas).
Feb 17th (afternoon) - Offered position from Achieve Global
Feb 18th (morning) - Sign offer letter from Hanley Wood Inc, declined position from Achieve Global.
Feb 19th - BREATH
Feb 27th - going away party
March 1st - 3rd - drive home
March 16th - Start new job
Thanks for the prayers and support to family and friends -- Ill be seeing you soon....Deep in the heart of Texas :)
2010
Jan 6th - started reworking my resume (kind of itching for change)
Jan 8th - resume polished, uploaded to monster.com, applied for about 41 positions (dallas, just to see)
Jan 12th - out of those 41 positions 4 companies called back and wanted to do preliminary interview over the phone.
Jan. 16th - Those 4 preliminary turned into 4 second interviews.
Jan 20th - Those 4 produced 1 face-to-face meetings, and 2 second phone screenings.
Feb 4th - The 3 "second round" resulted with 2 companies advancing me to the final round of the process.
Feb 12th - The whole department at current employer unexpectedly laid off (including me).
Feb 14th - Flew to Dallas Tx.
Feb 15th - Met with Hanley Wood Inc. in Dallas, went extremely well.
Feb 16th - Met Achieve Global Consulting, went extremely well.
Feb 16th (evening) - Fly back to DC arrive at 9:30 PM.
Feb 17th (morning) - Meet with President of Hanley Wood Inc. Downtown D.C. (9:00am Westin Hotel starbucks for 20 minutes)
Feb 17th (noon) - Offered Position from Hanley Wood Inc. (after President talked to sales team in Dallas).
Feb 17th (afternoon) - Offered position from Achieve Global
Feb 18th (morning) - Sign offer letter from Hanley Wood Inc, declined position from Achieve Global.
Feb 19th - BREATH
Feb 27th - going away party
March 1st - 3rd - drive home
March 16th - Start new job
Thanks for the prayers and support to family and friends -- Ill be seeing you soon....Deep in the heart of Texas :)
If you could do it all over again...
"You only get one chance in life." -- For the most part this old saying is true. I mean yeah you learn from your mistakes and you can do things better the next time around or when the same opportunity presents itself. The journey is filled with these redemption moments. You've seen it in movies, read it in books, and maybe even witnessed it in real life. And lets be honest, a man cant truly say he's lived unless he's overcome his mistakes. Life is not without human error. Introduce me to someone who has never been tested or says I have never made a mistake and I'll... well for one I'd say "wow, whats your name again?" then I'd probably laugh because it'd be hard for me to take this person seriously.
Anyways, sorry to go off on a tangent. Mistakes and redemption are not what this post is about. I simply want to tell you what I would do if I could start over from day one. Of course I'll preface like I always do. See, when you're a kid its easy to pick up things. Its easy to learn. When you're that age, and I'm sure most of you know, your brain is like a sponge. It soaks up and absorbs everything you put into it. You want to know the mechanics of shooting a basketball? Easier to correct your form when a kid then to start now when your elbow out to the side and you have a low release. You want to learn to strum a couple scales on a guitar? Try it now when your fingers are already used to your daily movements of typing 80 -100 words a minute. I'm not saying its impossible its just a whole heck of a lot easier when you were younger.
Now, there's one obstacle you face when you're young. You, dont have and most of the time, are not exposed to a lot of different things that you might not know you like. Confused yet? Let me give you an example. I grew up in Dallas right? What's there in Dallas as far as music goes? Country, country, and country. Did I like it? Yeah I guess I thought I did. I was known to buy a couple country CD's and I'm not going to lie, I found myself watching CMT to hear the latest top 10 songs of the week (this was before iTunes, unfortunately). So I went to school up north and obviously met a lot of people from the north. I remember hanging with some friends once in the dorms and I put on one of my CD's from back home. To my surprise, to them it was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I got a bunch of laughs and finally someone said to change it (not so politely). What I heard next changed my perspective on everything I thought I liked when it came to music. My friend put on a couple of jam bands CD's we drank some, played cards, and the next thing you know I'm asking him "yo whats this called" or "who sings this". Just opened up my realm really, to other things, different types of songs, styles, etc. Everything changed.
I'm pretty passionate about music. I have a collection of about 12 thousand songs on my computer. And I know what good music sounds like. I did play the saxophone for 8 years straight so I do know a thing or two as well.
So back to the title of my post. If I could do it all over again I would pick up a guitar and let that childish enthusiasm soak up everything I know NOW about music. Not to mention it would be so fun to be a rock star. Traveling the world, surrounded by great artists, speaking the language of sound. Not to mention all the other perks a rock star is entitled to (I'm not going to spell this out, use your imagination :). Ahhhh the life I life I was meant to have! haha!
Back to reality: meeting in 15 minutes in the conference room with a small client to go over database contract and 1 year terms. But in my head, I'm in Ibiza doing a sound check on stage with thousands of screaming fans, about to rip a serious chord on my 6 string electric Gibson Les Paul.... Okay really, back to reality....
Anyways, sorry to go off on a tangent. Mistakes and redemption are not what this post is about. I simply want to tell you what I would do if I could start over from day one. Of course I'll preface like I always do. See, when you're a kid its easy to pick up things. Its easy to learn. When you're that age, and I'm sure most of you know, your brain is like a sponge. It soaks up and absorbs everything you put into it. You want to know the mechanics of shooting a basketball? Easier to correct your form when a kid then to start now when your elbow out to the side and you have a low release. You want to learn to strum a couple scales on a guitar? Try it now when your fingers are already used to your daily movements of typing 80 -100 words a minute. I'm not saying its impossible its just a whole heck of a lot easier when you were younger.
Now, there's one obstacle you face when you're young. You, dont have and most of the time, are not exposed to a lot of different things that you might not know you like. Confused yet? Let me give you an example. I grew up in Dallas right? What's there in Dallas as far as music goes? Country, country, and country. Did I like it? Yeah I guess I thought I did. I was known to buy a couple country CD's and I'm not going to lie, I found myself watching CMT to hear the latest top 10 songs of the week (this was before iTunes, unfortunately). So I went to school up north and obviously met a lot of people from the north. I remember hanging with some friends once in the dorms and I put on one of my CD's from back home. To my surprise, to them it was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I got a bunch of laughs and finally someone said to change it (not so politely). What I heard next changed my perspective on everything I thought I liked when it came to music. My friend put on a couple of jam bands CD's we drank some, played cards, and the next thing you know I'm asking him "yo whats this called" or "who sings this". Just opened up my realm really, to other things, different types of songs, styles, etc. Everything changed.
I'm pretty passionate about music. I have a collection of about 12 thousand songs on my computer. And I know what good music sounds like. I did play the saxophone for 8 years straight so I do know a thing or two as well.
So back to the title of my post. If I could do it all over again I would pick up a guitar and let that childish enthusiasm soak up everything I know NOW about music. Not to mention it would be so fun to be a rock star. Traveling the world, surrounded by great artists, speaking the language of sound. Not to mention all the other perks a rock star is entitled to (I'm not going to spell this out, use your imagination :). Ahhhh the life I life I was meant to have! haha!
Back to reality: meeting in 15 minutes in the conference room with a small client to go over database contract and 1 year terms. But in my head, I'm in Ibiza doing a sound check on stage with thousands of screaming fans, about to rip a serious chord on my 6 string electric Gibson Les Paul.... Okay really, back to reality....
Do it right...
When I was a wee little boy my dad always drilled into my head "do things right the first time and you wont have to do it again". This was a common theme in everything he made me do. When I mowed the lawn and wanted to cut a corner or two, he dragged my butt out there and made me do it again. When he told me to vaccum the whole upstairs before relatives came over. I of course turned the vacuum cleaner on and left it there hoping he would think I was actually cleaning. I was watching football the whole time of course. Not only did he watch me do it when he caught me, but I got an earlashing as well. The list goes on and on. I always thought it was annoying and I would always "yeah yeah yeah" his advice.
Last night my roomate and I were watching Friday Night Lights. It was recorded because we wanted to check in on the state of the union address. It was actually kind of nice because we would just fast forward through the commercials. If you have Tivo or Direct TV you know there are 4 speeds to fast forward. The forth being the fastest and would usually just skip through 10 minutes of programming at a time. My roomate knows this, he knows that remote like the back of his hand. He decides that during the start of a commercial he would just hit FF as fast as he could and as many times as he could so it would end up on 4X. He would fly through the start of the other segment backtrack, fast forward again, backtrack then then finally land on his mark. The first time I laughed and payed no attention. The second time was kind of annoying. The third time I asked him "dude what are you doing?" And finally when he did it again I spoke rather sternly "quit going so fast and do it right the first time and you wont have to keep back tracking, man!"
I immediately stopped my train of thought. Shocked and a little stunned: "Oh noooo, I'm turning into my Dad" :) Ironic....
Last night my roomate and I were watching Friday Night Lights. It was recorded because we wanted to check in on the state of the union address. It was actually kind of nice because we would just fast forward through the commercials. If you have Tivo or Direct TV you know there are 4 speeds to fast forward. The forth being the fastest and would usually just skip through 10 minutes of programming at a time. My roomate knows this, he knows that remote like the back of his hand. He decides that during the start of a commercial he would just hit FF as fast as he could and as many times as he could so it would end up on 4X. He would fly through the start of the other segment backtrack, fast forward again, backtrack then then finally land on his mark. The first time I laughed and payed no attention. The second time was kind of annoying. The third time I asked him "dude what are you doing?" And finally when he did it again I spoke rather sternly "quit going so fast and do it right the first time and you wont have to keep back tracking, man!"
I immediately stopped my train of thought. Shocked and a little stunned: "Oh noooo, I'm turning into my Dad" :) Ironic....
My emo G.P.S
Last night after driving home from dinner, I found myself consoling my G.P.S. Before you think I'm crazy let me tell you exactly what happened so you can understand "Y".
So I get in my car. My radio is turned down, I was thinking about work, future, life etc. so I had some stuff on my mind and I didnt really think to turn the radio on just yet. I was thinking about what happened in Haiti (I dont know why its on my mind these days). I was lost in thought about what would happen if that same situation were here, where I live. I keep my G.P.S on the floor of my passenger seat because I lost the stand that it sits in on the top of my dashboard. So deep in this thought, lost in another reality, I hear, in a thick European accent "why"... At first I chuckled. Then I'm thinking "what?!?!" Why in the world did my G.P.S ask "why"?. I looked down and apparently some of the wires that it was tangled up in, accidentally hit the letter Y when looking up a street address. As you know when you choose a letter in the GPS thingy it says it out loud. So I played along... Consolingly, like a parent talking to their child and continuing with my rationale of thinking about the earthquake in Haiti, i said : "because the world isn't fair and sometimes bad things in the world happen even though we dont want them to." I went on to console my emo G.P.S and before you know it I was at home getting out of my car wondering why in the world I had a 10 minute conversation with my emotional electronic navigation guidance system. All because she asked "Y"...
So I get in my car. My radio is turned down, I was thinking about work, future, life etc. so I had some stuff on my mind and I didnt really think to turn the radio on just yet. I was thinking about what happened in Haiti (I dont know why its on my mind these days). I was lost in thought about what would happen if that same situation were here, where I live. I keep my G.P.S on the floor of my passenger seat because I lost the stand that it sits in on the top of my dashboard. So deep in this thought, lost in another reality, I hear, in a thick European accent "why"... At first I chuckled. Then I'm thinking "what?!?!" Why in the world did my G.P.S ask "why"?. I looked down and apparently some of the wires that it was tangled up in, accidentally hit the letter Y when looking up a street address. As you know when you choose a letter in the GPS thingy it says it out loud. So I played along... Consolingly, like a parent talking to their child and continuing with my rationale of thinking about the earthquake in Haiti, i said : "because the world isn't fair and sometimes bad things in the world happen even though we dont want them to." I went on to console my emo G.P.S and before you know it I was at home getting out of my car wondering why in the world I had a 10 minute conversation with my emotional electronic navigation guidance system. All because she asked "Y"...
Those in need....
- Please pray for my friend Luke ( he almost lost his dad on Saturday night to cancer)....His family needs our prayers..
- Also Please pray for the victims of the earth quake in Haiti. (cant imagine what that would be like if it happened to us.)
- Also Please pray for the victims of the earth quake in Haiti. (cant imagine what that would be like if it happened to us.)
To do's this week.
1. Laundry
2. Dry Cleaning.
3. Grocery
4. Adoration at St. Michaels on weds, for Luke
5. search, search, search... in DFW
6. possibly snowboarding this weekend
7. possibly drinking this weekend
8. call verizon to set up service
9. UERCA project for work
10. Spreadsheet project for work
11. Cowboys on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY
12. on call this weekend for work.
13. WORK OUT! hard core...
14. Call Sprint to cancel crappy service
15. Finish life cleaning... (almost done)
16. restaurant week world tour w/ Lora
busy busy busy... good, good, good
huzz with ya later!
2. Dry Cleaning.
3. Grocery
4. Adoration at St. Michaels on weds, for Luke
5. search, search, search... in DFW
6. possibly snowboarding this weekend
7. possibly drinking this weekend
8. call verizon to set up service
9. UERCA project for work
10. Spreadsheet project for work
11. Cowboys on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY
12. on call this weekend for work.
13. WORK OUT! hard core...
14. Call Sprint to cancel crappy service
15. Finish life cleaning... (almost done)
16. restaurant week world tour w/ Lora
busy busy busy... good, good, good
huzz with ya later!
Restaurant Week...
So every year after New Years various restaurants in DC collaborate and offer really good deals on their menus in order to get their name out and increase business. This is a really big hit with washingtonians across the district.
Yesterday I reconnected with an old friend who I havnt seen in over a year. We decided to try this upscale sushi restaurant on 14th street called Zentan. I picked her up at 7:00 pm right after work and had reservations at 7:30. We had a great convo about what was going on in our lives: work, crazy stories, plans for the future, how we both are over the district, and what we do on our spare time. The food was terrific, one of the best sushi places I've ever been to.
Im all about trying new sushi dishes so we ordered up Fire Dragon rolls (eel, cucumber, spicey salmon) Buddha rolls (surprisingly my favorite: it was a tofu dish), and another roll which I cant remember but it had pinapple in it...
Yesterday I reconnected with an old friend who I havnt seen in over a year. We decided to try this upscale sushi restaurant on 14th street called Zentan. I picked her up at 7:00 pm right after work and had reservations at 7:30. We had a great convo about what was going on in our lives: work, crazy stories, plans for the future, how we both are over the district, and what we do on our spare time. The food was terrific, one of the best sushi places I've ever been to.
Im all about trying new sushi dishes so we ordered up Fire Dragon rolls (eel, cucumber, spicey salmon) Buddha rolls (surprisingly my favorite: it was a tofu dish), and another roll which I cant remember but it had pinapple in it...
We decided to do 1 every night this week since its so cheap... :)
Swanky swanky....
Updating on the updates....
Sorry for the long break in between posts, but life has been a whirlwind the past couple of months. Vegas was a great time it was a great way to start off the New Years. And hopefully with the luck I had on the slots at the casino's I hope it a sign of good things to come.
Some exciting news to note:
The Cowboys won their first play off game since I was a Sophomore in Highschool! You have no idea how proud I am of these boys! For once since Ive been an East Coaster, almost about a decade, I can finally say some choice words to my friends up north. And man it feels amazing! haha! I cant help it, it feels so good. I've been taking it and on the other end of it for so long. What I've found is that when fans up here are on the other end of the text, FB, and email wars they cant take it. Hey you know what they say, if you cant take the heat get your butt out the kitchen! I have no sympathy for any of these east coast teams!
This year is going to be a pretty meaningful one for me. I have alot of things I want to get accomplished and I intend on accomplishing all of my objectives no matter what. There are no more excuses for anything. Time is now. It's time to set aside the defeat-us attitude and just take care of business no matter how hard it is going to be. And I expect it to be very hard. I welcome the challenge and look forward to accomplishing EVERYTHING. I have said before that I am a firm believer in mental toughness. And when a person shows that kind of hunger, determination, and toughness to get something done...nothing in the world is going to slow them down.
I'll keep you posted on things that develop, I dont really want to divulge because these are my goals and I dont really need anyone swaying me either way. Plus it'll make for a more satisfying post once they are reached.
So 2010, bring it.... Im ready... its only gonna make for a better 2011!
Some exciting news to note:
The Cowboys won their first play off game since I was a Sophomore in Highschool! You have no idea how proud I am of these boys! For once since Ive been an East Coaster, almost about a decade, I can finally say some choice words to my friends up north. And man it feels amazing! haha! I cant help it, it feels so good. I've been taking it and on the other end of it for so long. What I've found is that when fans up here are on the other end of the text, FB, and email wars they cant take it. Hey you know what they say, if you cant take the heat get your butt out the kitchen! I have no sympathy for any of these east coast teams!
This year is going to be a pretty meaningful one for me. I have alot of things I want to get accomplished and I intend on accomplishing all of my objectives no matter what. There are no more excuses for anything. Time is now. It's time to set aside the defeat-us attitude and just take care of business no matter how hard it is going to be. And I expect it to be very hard. I welcome the challenge and look forward to accomplishing EVERYTHING. I have said before that I am a firm believer in mental toughness. And when a person shows that kind of hunger, determination, and toughness to get something done...nothing in the world is going to slow them down.
I'll keep you posted on things that develop, I dont really want to divulge because these are my goals and I dont really need anyone swaying me either way. Plus it'll make for a more satisfying post once they are reached.
So 2010, bring it.... Im ready... its only gonna make for a better 2011!
Two Zero One Zero
I can already tell this year is gonna be hustlin! I got stuff on the horizon and need some help, send some prayers my way if you can fam! Its gonna be a long one but a good one! Ill be back shortly to update you stay tuned.... :)
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