Revenge of the ClownShoes

insomnia strikes again

2009-12-31T03:03:00.000-08:00

I highly doubt this will interest anyone so do both of us a favor and please stop while your ahead.

Once again its late and im still wide awake. Only difference this time around is that its not dance or video games or blogs keeping me up. The past couple days have been very different. Not it terms of the events that have been happening, but more along the lines of the way ive been feeling about my life. Honestly I have no idea where im going with this, but with so much on my mind and no way to effectively communicate it, I cant help but to write things down. Maybe itll help me later or maybe it will just put things into perspective. Recent experiences, situations, and feelings, have got me thinking a little too much. All emo ness aside, I haven’t been truly happy in a while. Things happen and im able to take my mind off the bad, but only long enough to get me by. Although I find my problems almost unexplainable, I cant help but to question myself into feeling this way. Why do I feel this way? Why am I scared? Why are things the way they are? Why do I allow them to be that way? Why haven’t I done what it takes to get things the way I want them to be? In my opinion ive fallen short of many things I have envisioned for myself as a whole. I can look back and see the good I have done, but I still question if even my greatest accomplishments are enough to make me feel ok. This uneasy feeling is making it hard for me to strive and do things that I really want to do. Not simple things that deal with short and long term goals, but the things that I really, really want to do. Things that I know are not the best for the situations im in, but the things that I think will make me happy. I take that back maybe doing these things will make me happy and it is these things I need to do the get me back on track. I really hope that its the coming of this new year that has got me all bugged out. If that is the case then i know what I have to do and how I have to do it. A fresh start is less than 24 hours away. 2010 will be the start of a new lifestyle that will bring me closer to the bar I know I am capable of. I guess its time to stop asking why and start asking why not in the opposite direction. I need a positive out look to motivate me during this difficult time. Im only going to get there by pushing myself towards that direction. I am capable of so many things and its not fair to consciously hurt myself by falling short of these things. Sounds like its go time. All I can do now is keep my eyes on the prize and dig for the strength to keep me going. I guess I will be making my first ever new years resolution. It will probably be more like a list, but its time to do what I have to do.

2009-11-13T15:08:00.000-08:00

I haven't blogged in a really long time but our first day is coming to an end and i just wanted share some stuff with everyone. I could have tweeted all of this i guess but I'm not really sure about how data roaming works or if purchasing 50mb of data for the trip would be enough. If someone cares to enlighten me that would be appreciated. Right now I'm on airplane mode and connected with wifi, so I'm assuming its free. (thanks Alex I really hope were not wrong)On to the pictures....

We flew KLM and I had so much leg room on this flight it wasn't even funny. Window seat to sleep against + no one in the middle sleep made for a really comfortable 10hrs. I actually stayed awake for half of it and caught up on the Harry Potter movies.

One we landed we met up with our hosts Xavi and Sandra. They took us to grab some grub and see Barcelona. Here it is very common to have a couple tapas aka small appetizer like dishes for your entire meal. Shaun went with Cod fish and i had pizza.

This is the Plaza Spania. You might have seen it in a couple movies. Actually a lot of Barcelona looks like a movie set. FYI that stadium used to be a bull fighting ring, but they don't like the idea of killing the animals anymore so it's no longer allowed.

Here are 2 other random shots of stuff i saw in the city.

Last time we were here we actually drove around and saw a lot of the land marks and historical architecture and stuff. This time around they took us to a lot of boutiques, but neither of us bought anything. We saw a lot of good finds for expensive prices. Maybe well go back on the way out.

I honestly feel like there setups shit on our setups as far as floor plans, fixtures, visual elements etc. Some of this stuff was really cool to see.

This was the front of an H&M. Kinda looks like the set from the JT video.

Halloween maybe, or maybe a statement.

I light the lights. It makes everything seem way more important and expensive.

Elephant print elephant. LOL

The new customizable Nike sweater. It has a camera that faces out and to display your picture in the face of the sweater. Sick...

Sprite bottle chandelier. Idk...

One stop get fresh shop. Grab a new fit downstairs get your hair done upstairs...

These have t-shirts in them. Reminded me of Dr. Mario and that whack ass death streak perk that's like juggernaut.

On the way back to the car we saw some pretty cool and interesting stuff. The walking lights switch here in a matter of seconds. Imagine walking across the street then the light blinking three times and in about two seconds switching to red. We had to run across and get out of harms way about three times. Just like in the PI the drivers here don't give a shit about pedestrians.

This sign is at a majority of cross walks and basically says that one out of every three pedestrian accidents result in death. Crazy...

There are tons of these around the city. You basically rent them and ride around the whole day. I wanted to do it but it was late and i was kinda spooked about the signs on the floor about people dying.

Back down in the garage we saw this breathalyzer. Not a bad idea and I'm pretty jealous we don't have them at home. Stick some change in, grab a straw, blow into the hole, see if you can make it home or not.

That's all i have for now. I'll try to stay current with it and update at the end of everyday. We're supposed to go to a spa or something tomorrow morning then teach a class each during the day. At night i guess its a fiesta for all those who came out to take class. Later folks, and thanks for reading.

-Pat

Tokyo To Osaka

2009-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

This one is for all the hipsters. (lol)

You might remember a blog I did about my boy Shane Nesbit who owns and operates the San Mateo Zoo and the 48:18. Aside from cutting my hair every friday, good talks, shoe/clothing trades, and a legit source of music, he is also a big reason I got into riding my bike. This guy rides super hard, and has been riding fixed for like 6-7 years. Admit it, this is way before a lot of us newer riders even knew what a fixed gear track bike was. Long story short, he came up with a crazy idea to ride from Tokyo to Osaka (yes in Japan) and document it to create a short movie for the bicycle film festival. The ride will be an 8 day adventure covering over 350 miles from city to city. Absolutely nuts in my opinion, but it does sound like a lot of fun. Good luck and safe travels to Shane and the rest of the Tokyo To Osaka team.

Tokyo2Osaka.com

If you wanna check out the website they have put together click here.

Thats all I got.

-PAT

Beam Me Up Scotty

2009-05-14T01:26:00.000-07:00

I don't remember the last time I went out and watched a movie at the theaters, but if I had to take a guess it might have been Yes Man. I usually don't go to the theaters because I'm actually really bothered by spending money on things I'm not sure about. The reason I don't bother to gamble in Vegas is the same reason I barely go to the movies. Maybe I'm alone on this, but I really hate that feeling of knowing I just wasted money on a bad movie. Especially when I could have just waited for it on netfliks or asked drew or mike to download it for me. On the other hand, when a movie is good it stays in my mind and actually effects my actions and decision for a long time. So I guess what I'm trying to say is go and watch Star Trek because you will not be disappointed. I feel like its right up there with Transformers, Iron Man, and even Batman. My dad is a big Trecky and I hated the TV shows, but the movie is definitely a must see.

Eye Spy Check List

*caution, potential spoilers

- Harold and Kumar (yes i think Kumar is actually in it for a quick second)

- Spoks stance when he goes to get beamed the first time (i thought it was funny)

- The golden gate bridge (why they gotta drill in our town)

- Car scene when they first introduce little Kirk (cinematography was nuts)

- Hikaru Sulu fight scene (he mistook "fencing" for being a ninja)

- Weird red creature thing in the snow (i honestly almost vomited in my mouth)

- An actual set in the movie (almost everything was CG or appeared to be)

Here are some other movies that I plan on paying for

That's all for now. Sorry it took so long, but I haven't been in the mood to think about my day, take pictures, blog, or putting anything down. Unfortunately for you, things are turning around and Stellas helped my find the mojo.

Ps. Juls, if you're reading this comment me the addy to your blog, I totally forgot what it was.

-PAT

Pac Man

2009-05-02T04:40:00.000-07:00

You already know what time it is!!!

-PAT

El Wingadoro

2009-05-02T03:28:00.000-07:00

My birthday month has officially started and I am counting down the days till I turn 23. Even with more than half of my life left to live, I definitely feel old. These are the years where I make or break my future. These years are the last of "being young" and all I can think about is how cool it would be to be back in high school where little mattered and anything was possible. It's time to grow up and although I am mentally and physically ready, deep down inside I really don't want to. To all the younger readers, take advantage of your youth and don't be so quick to act "grown."

In an effort to make up for how long my last blog was, I will try to make this as quick and to the point as possible.

Woke up at 8:30 am for my friday haircut

When I got home my early bday gift to myself was on my door step

Chilled for the rest of the day doing various things on my mac

Met up with Bobs, Phil, Han, and Dre for Wingstop

Spent the rest of the night on COD 4

EYE CANDY

marbing surprised me with some of our favorite candies

cajun, garlic parmesan and lemon pepper (always all flats)

debating if i should eat that atomic

not a good idea

"it tastes like burning"

dre's bottom lip blistered from the atomic wings (served)

i told him i would post this picture so he wouldn't be embarrassed about the pic above

look at phil's pose in this picture

a closer look at the ~~cleavage~~ deep v neck (ewww)

vans 106 vulcanized and some active jeans

me and gelo at the top after some hardcore search and destroy

I'm getting tired of using iphone pics, but I can't get pictures off of my cannon and onto my mac since osx doesn't support the cd rom they gave me. If anyone know how I can get a disc that would work or any other ways around this problem, please let me know. Later days.

-PAT

Lazy Three Day Recap

2009-05-01T02:16:00.000-07:00

I've been lagging lately, but I've also been staying busy. My hours of sleep have changed somewhat and I'm continually attempting to take advantage of my 24. The only problem with this is that instead of sleeping early and waking up early I have resorted to taking naps to catch up on the hours of sleep I've lost. It is definitely a work in progress. Fortunately for me, its a step in the right direction, unfortunately for you, this is going to be a really long blog.

Tuesday was like any other tuesday minus a random trip to San Jose. After I taught my usual class me and Aggie headed over to SJ to dance a little with the "SJ Chapter." (no they are not a new group) Unfortunately we went to the wrong Ballys Total Fitness and got lost on the way to the right one. By the time we got there we only had an hour left to session. It's pretty difficult dancing over there because I for one am not used to how hot it gets. Maybe I'm over exaggerating, but I really felt like it was really hot in that studio. Anyway the rest of the night was spent eating hyped up burritos at Steez and Cleo's apartment (not APT) and watching random shit on youtube. We left around 3am and I was finally home by 4am, which is why I missed blogging that night. Shout out to Ryan, Subi, Cleo, (sometimes) Steez (sometimes) and Jeka (sometimes) for taking on that drive two or more times a week. You are crazy for that and I appreciate the dedication.

Wednesday was pretty typical as well. Missed a meet up with Aggie earlier in the day due to my nap and eventually got to WSPA by 5pm. Worked with mom for our kids final rehearsal before their competition. Did the same with APT later that night. Finished of the night with a session since me and Aggie missed our first one. Those Japanese folks really made me question myself as a dancer and I'm glad I'm back into grind mode like I was about 5 years ago when everything was so fresh and new to me. When I had nothing to show for myself, and when all I wanted to do was get really good. I eventually made it home around 12am and finished off the night with some COD4. It was my first time back in a long time so I played till about 4am. I was super tired after and went straight to bed instead of blogging.

Thursday was pretty much spent at WSPA teaching and rehearsing with The Company. Subi taught a ridiculous piece and Carlyne, Aggie, and Regalado made me a pancake/waffle thing. Thanks guys. Honestly I'm getting tired so I'm gonna end this here.

EYE CANDY

2029 capitol express way

i swear its extra hot in there

sj chapter

la vic's

they're way strict about the refills

loose roll+whack carne asada+not enough sour cream and cheese = c+ at best

they only good thing about that spot

the sj room mates, steez and cleo

i'm back in it (gt:pottycakes)

waffle pancake thing that i didn't even end up eating

That's all for now.

-PAT

Bullet Your Face

2009-04-28T01:14:00.001-07:00

Not really feeling good today so I'll keep this short.

The workshop on Sunday was dope.

- Our biggest turn out

- Jay through down a really good routine

- I felt like I was able connected to the class in a different way than usual through my routine

- Shaun killed it as always

- Everyone (Camp/guests) had a good time

- I got to meet a lot of new dancers

- It was good to see familiar faces

- THE SHIT KINGZ (click)

- I was inspired (and you know how I feel about that word)

Today was super lazy since I didn't feel well.

- Laid in bed and slept for a majority of the day (sorry for not picking up phone calls)

- Hours I was awake and coherent were spent reading blogs and browsing the web

- Attempted to purchase custom Vans but realized I wouldn't be around to receive them on the intended shipping date (fail)

- When I started to feel better I cleaned my room

- Now I'm back in bed looking forward to more sleep

EYE CANDY

the cover for my next rap album

the company and the shit kingz

words can not explain how much talent these four poses

(i think they're creatures from another planet in human bodies)

maybe i can send to carlyne's house

Tomorrow is a new day. Hopefully I will spend it doing things I have intended to do with my new out look on 24hrs. Good night.

-PAT

It's Go Time

2009-04-25T03:15:00.000-07:00

This blog has made me realize that I need to be more productive with the 24 hours I am given each day. In all honesty I envy those who are able to sleep at a decent hour and wake up to see the sunrise. These people have the whole day ahead of them to do whatever they want or need to do. Sure at times this can be stressful and tiring, but in the end it is these people who are getting the most out of their 24 hours. The reason I'm blogging about this is because there isn't much to recap in a blog when you've only been up for half of those hours and only half of that half was spent even doing anything. Don't get me wrong. We all need those "lazy days" but they have turned into a norm for me instead of a pleasure. There is a part of me that understands why I've been so lazy lately. With nothing to do but dance and work, (dance) then why shouldn't I sleep all day and get plenty hours of rest. On the other hand I also realize that there are only a few things I need to do, but there is so much more out there I can be doing. Something needs to be done, and I'm ready to make a change.

On a lighter note Shaun is back in town and like always things related to dance seem to feel better. (no homo) I don't want to say that I am inspired when he is here, because I do feel like that word has turned into a cliche and is used a little to freely. With that said I guess I will say that I'm definitely more motivated when he's around. Take advantage, I know that I will. Its go time.

EYE CANDY

dancers on a heroes tip (im excited)

Thats all for now.

ps. The polls have spoken and I guess Ryan will be needing a sleeping bag for his camp out.

-Pat

Operation Gotchabitch

2009-04-24T00:59:00.000-07:00

I've learned that the best way to stay consistent with this thing is to blog every night. If I miss one day it turns into two and that eventually turns into months. I did miss last night however, but I'm back again to night in an effort to keep the momentum going.

Although I had every intention to blog last night I was unable to since I left my mac book charger at WSPA after teaching. What's even more unfortunate, is that I wasn't able to get it back today because the janitor took it. For all those Camp folks that have lost something at the studio, I feel your pain. In an effort to get our stuff back I have drawn up, "operation gotchabitch." We are basically going to set up a camera, or have Ryan camp out for the night (i haven't made up my mind yet) while we entice the janitor with something really valuable like an incase backpack with a macbook, ipod, iphone, and cables/chargers in it. Once he takes the bate we will either confront him with the footage or have Ryan pop out and yell "gotchabitch!" Which would you prefer? (vote to the right) If he doesn't give us our stuff back because he's a lier or he's sold our shit on ebay, we will then rip off his toenails and pee on his naked toes while he's forced to chew on light bulbs with fire red ants in them. (yea, i get down like that)

So back to my point for even deciding to blog in the first place. Its important to keep the momentum going and to do so here are some ups to cancel the downs caused by a lack of heat and sun for the past few days.

UPS

- Pat x Mom choreography is looking really good (come check it out at IDC 5/3)

- APT is continually impressing me with their ability to pick up my stuff

- Baboos friend is getting me a new charger with 25% off

- The Company is steady grinding and getting the job done

- Shaun is coming tomorrow

- This blog is actually inspiring others to start blogging again

EYE CANDY

Ok, keep it real I haven't taken a picture since the Giants game, but i will leave you with this. (thank me later)

click here

If you don't have at least 4mins. and 2sec. of fun with this thing, then there is something seriously wrong with you. Thats all for now. Later bitches....

-PAT

Be There Or Be An L 7 Weenie

2009-04-22T02:26:00.000-07:00

This sunday (4/26) we are throwing our "end of the month workshop." If you have been there before, you know what kind of fun you're getting yourself into. If you haven't, your definitely missing out. Be there or be square.

Click here for more info.

ps. peep the price change

-PAT

Golden Bay Bridge

2009-04-22T00:13:00.000-07:00

Today was easily the most fun I have had in a long time. So fun in fact that you're going to wanna brace yourself for how long this blog is about to be. If you get bored easily then click here instead of continuing to read.

I started the day at Serramonte with M. Gambino. She wanted to buy the Manny x Giants x Nike tee at the dugout and I wanted to copy her. Luckily for me they still had my size, and luckily for The Great Gambino she was able to fit a small mens. The tees ended up setting me back a good $50, but it was money well spent. This is the first pacman shirt that looks good and actually fits me since most of them are really fobby and I'm way to big to fit Filipino sizes. We made a quick stop at Target for chips and the amazingly delicious Target brand trail mix (try it) then headed of to the beach to meet up with the folks for beach day.

If you haven't been to Baker Beach you are definitely missing out. Drew yelped the place and its rated the best beach around our area. Yelp didn't lie and we had a butt load of fun. Baker is a half nude beach half stuck up people beach and half chill laid back people beach. I should have broken that down into thirds but honestly I'm too tired and lazy to correct it right now. Anyways we were unfortunately away from the nudies (right side closest to the golden gate) and half way between the chill folks and the stuck up folks. (middle to left side) All in all it was a good time filled with bbq, beer, sun, football, skim boarding, laughs, and refreshing cold ocean water. Towards the end of our stay I decided to give skim boarding a try for the first time and actually did pretty well. The weakest part of the trip would be trying to show off and eating in the only set of clothes I had. I dried of quick but felt really grimy for the rest of the day at the Giants game.

To get to and from the game a few of us took Caltrain. I haven't taken Caltrain since I got my license, but being on the train brought back a lot of old memories. I told Malari and Treez to park at Target near Tanforan since the train station was a block away under the overpass. Unfortunately a lot has changed since I got my license and the station was actually a mile away from where we parked. We almost missed the train, and had to bored with no tickets. Back in the day I was only making lunch money and would never buy tickets, but now a days I feel the need to do the right thing. Luckily for us the ticket lady was nice enough not to give us a fines (also a new absurd Caltrain thing) and we got off at Bayshore during a 3min. stop to pay for what we owed before heading to the park.

Incase you didn't hear about it, today was Filipino day at Pac Bell Park and one of my heroes Manny was there to support. We were literally two feet away from him, so close in fact that i could smell De La Hoya's face on his left fist. Ok keep it real I couldn't smell it since that would be impossible, but we were pretty damn close. The Company was invited to preform during the pregame festivities. We held down as usual and the rest of my night was spent drinking more beer, eating garlic fries, screaming, paying $5 for a bottle of Coke, doing the wave, running into friends (both old and new) and watching the Giants beat the Padres 8-3. People always complain about baseball being such a boring sport, but watching it live is a whole nother story. I think it's the atmosphere of the park that ads to the drama, and excitement of the game.

Now I'm sitting at home where it is again too hot to sleep. Im sunburnt, tired, dehydrated, and sore, but it was all worth it. Honestly I feel like this blog does not do today enough justice so I'll add in some highlights for you to get the complete picture.

Highlights (click and take it back to the old school)

- Getting our shirts for cheaper at the the dugout instead of the stadium

- Player parking at the beach so we didn't have to walk up a fat hill on the way out

- Watching people move away from our beach spot because our music was too loud

- Feeling like a Corona commercial under the sun

- View of the golden gate bridge and bay bridge

- Seeing everyone fall hard attempting to skim bored (especially Andre the German Schneider)

- Tamaio thinking he could swim in his boxers since it was partially a nude beach

- Hearing Bobs complain about how disgusting the bathrooms were

- Watching Malari pound 2 tall cans on a 20min. train ride

- The company holding in down on a 10ft by 10ft rickety ass stage

- Seeing the pacman walk right by me

- Having a good time in the nose bleeds

- Freaking out about bats fly by us and lading on Subi's shirt

- Getting faded at the game and yelling at the away team (even if they couldn't hear us)

- Finally having an eventful tuesday away from teaching at the studio

EYE CANDY

my new favorite shirt

naked people under the golden gate (no vis)

got my vans on / dedicated to regalado

pigeon toed

thats my house....ok no its not....

jbell attempting to skim boared

the skinny german eating it on his ass (no homo)

andy bruce's version of a public restroom

ladies and gentleman i introduce to you, joe boxer

chad chad the skim boarder showing off his form

the caltrain crew (i need to stop shaking)

i think this is a kaws x haze collabo

shout out to fr3shprincess for the pic

the man the myth the legend

(i wish my iphone cam would take quicker pics)

pacbell park

yes that is the last row and end of the park behind me

bay bridge shot from the park

If you managed to make it this far then congrats, and thanks for reading. Be sure to check out the blogs of mike, drew, aggie, bobs, gina, and george, to see their perspectives on the event. (links are on the right) Later days.

-PAT

Got My Vans On

2009-04-21T02:32:00.000-07:00

Just incase you're interested, cause I know I am.....

ps. Click the link

pss. They now allow you to customize eras

-PAT

Three's A Charm

2009-04-21T00:57:00.000-07:00

Its been exactly three months since my last blog. Terrible, I know but honestly I've just been really lazy lately. I need more on my plate to keep me busy. Hopefully I'll find another job. I could use the money over the summer and with less time to sit around I'll definitely be more productive.

I'm very excited to say that it has been extremely hot for the past couple of days. I love when the sun is out and the weather is nice. For some odd reason it makes everything better. To fully appreciate it, I started the day with some time on my balcony. When my skin started to hurt, I decided to get ready and head out to Stonestown to buy new earphones. I left my apple earbuds in Vegas (yes i went again) and I felt like it was time to invest on another pair. After contemplating between Nixon, WESC, and Skullcandy I finally decided on the "full metal jackets." This is mainly because they are similar to my previous V-modas and if they break Skulcandy will replace them for free. Right across from the headphone kiosk is Hagen Das. Dulce de leche is by far my favorite ice cream and I couldn't pass up a shake on a day like this. The rest of my day was spent at Carlyne's house. Where I biked, participated in a water fight, ate seniores, drank forties, watched youtube, and played games on my phone. It's currently way to hot to sleep comfortably so i guess ill stay awake and drink orange juice until I'm too tired to care about how much I'm sweating. Shout out to Carlyne, Malari, Gino, Ragalado, Han, Phil, and Bobs for making my Monday a good one.

Eye Candy

who's down to bomb that hill with me?

don't worry i still use the christmas gift when i'm on my mac

doesn't that mean double the milk" - phil

corner store kiosk minus the stogs/liquor/porno

honestly i prefer it from a jug than a can

I'm debating whether or not to make my pictures bigger. What do you think? I will also attempt to be consistent, but we both know its probably not gonna happen.....

-PAT

Viva Las Vegas

2009-01-21T17:08:00.000-08:00

Its currently wednesday afternoon and i'm way behind on the updates from vegas and the past couple of days. I have not taken as many pictures as i would have liked to and this consistent blogging thing is a lot harder than i thought it would be but i'm determined to keep at it.

Vegas Day 1

I woke up at like six to catch an early flight out before i had to teach that same night. As soon as i got in Christian and his little brother JR (shaun evarsito's cousins) from Rascals took me out for some japanese food and yogurt. Once again the itis kicked in and i eventually passed out, but not before some CS sessions back at their house. It was my first time playing that game and in all honesty i can't get a grasp on the concept of using a mouse and keyboard to control my player in a first person shooter. Aggie met up with us at their house and we kicked it with some other Rasclas folks before i had to teach. The workshop went well and it was good to see how hungry and determined they are to get better at something that is fairly new to a lot of them. Good job guys. I through you some tough stuff and i feel like you handled it pretty well. After teaching we went to my favorite spot in vegas for dinner and ended the night on a full stomach.

Vegas Day 2

Day two felt like a really long day. I was able to meet up with my dad and step mom in the morning and it was good to see and catch up with the both of them. I really miss my dad at times and it was nice to finally see him again. We ate chinese food for lunch grabbed some yogurt and headed back to his place to hang out and talk. Christian eventually picked me up and we ended up going to vans to pick up some shoes before i had to teach again. This time i was teaching form/hifi and once again things went really well. We planned to party at a house that night but numerous visits from Vegas' finest shut it down before i was able to open a beer. The rest of this night was dedicated to a boot leg copy of my current favorite move Taken. I went to sleep and ended my trip that night with about an hours worth of rest before i had to catch my flight back home. All in all vegas was pretty crack and i hope to be back some time in the near future.

BY THE NUMBERS

Trips to Sonics: 5

Strawberry cream slushes consumed: 5

New pairs of shoes: 2

Hours spent playing CS: 3

Arranged plans to be back in Vegas: 2

Company kids in Vegas at the same time: 3

New best friends Aggie made: 1

Hours i taught: 7

Trips to the club and casino: 0

Beers consumed: 10

Meals eaten: 8

Hearing the work "yo": 100

Hours spent sleeping: 6

EYE CANDY

Don't you hate when they rush you

Finally got a window seat on Southwest

Cant wait till on flights have wifi

Rascals workshop

Some you win and dim sum you loose

Shout out out to JR and Mark for the 50% off

Form/HiFi workshop

I'm still way behind. More later.

-PAT

Even Fresher Fades

2009-01-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

This blog is dedicate to the San Mateo Zoo. I know what you're thinking, and no there is no actual zoo in San Mateo. There is however a barbershop owned by Shane Nezbit named the San Mateo Zoo. It's located on El Camino right next to Safe Way, McDonalds, and one of my all time favorites, Mr Pickles. The spot is pretty much a one stop shop to get your fresh fades and tapers, music, shoes, clothes, new eras, fixie parts, and graff supplies. Once again i know what you're thinking, and no its not one of those wait forever to get seated, air brush t-shirts, put a front on when you walk in the door type of barbershops. I honestly like to think of the place like the TV show Cheers. This time you know what I'm thinking, and yes everybody does know your name. Its really friendly in there and actually nothing like your ordinary stereotypical barbershop. So if you ever need anything i just listed in my fifth sentence then hit 'em up, but be sure to make an appointment because the place is so busy they can't take any walk ins. Shout out to Brandon, Marques, James, Jermey, Carlos, and Shane for holding it down at the zoo and giving me something to look forward to every friday.

EYE CANDY

The Zoo Front

Inside The Shop

What More Can You Ask For

Shane's New Tat

The the thats all folks. If i haven't told you already I'm currently in Las Vegas teaching a workshops for Form/HiFi and The Rascals. As soon as i get back sunday morning I'll be sure to update and recap the trip. Later bitches.....

-PAT

Back By Not So Popular Demand

2009-01-14T16:02:00.000-08:00

Im at it again, but this time with a vengeance like some Bruce Willis Die Hard type shit. My first attempt at a comeback failed miserably due to a lack of interest and motivation. This time around I'm fully equipped with ideas, incentives, and my iphone camera. This is going to be a long one since its my first time back but i guarantee you it will be Pringles status. So without further au du (I'm guessing thats how you spell it) I bring you, Revenge Of The Clown Shoes. *clap hands clap hands*

MONDAY

My only day of nothing to do so i usually spend it laying in bed on my macbook or playing video games. I needed a break from the lazy norm so i went out to actually get some shit done. In about a three hour span i was able to get my oil changed, my car washed, take my first trip to Costco and then grab some essentials at Target.

Oil Change

Nothing really interesting to write about, but i will mention it since i think it's one of the cheaper and faster places around the area. Oil change, oil and filter along with a little window sticker that tells you when your next change should be, all came about to about $25. Phil told me about this place then i told Gina (don't know if she actually went though) and now I'm telling you. Its a 76 right next to SSF high school across the street from Mr. Pizza Man on El Camino if you're interested.

Car Wash

A little further down El Camino from the 76 is South City Car Wash. Pretty amazing place actually. My dad used to take me there when i was younger and now that i have a car i go there all the time. I always get the aloha wash with armor all on the dash and doors. While they were working on my car, i was waiting there for i kid you not like 30 mins. I didn't realize it was done and none of the workers flagged me down so i pretty much wasted a good 15 to 20 minutes of my life. Then i got to thinking if i should tip the guy or not. I don't really know what a reasonable tip is for car wash people so i usually give about $5. This time around i was a little upset, but i guess i should have been paying attention so i came up with $4 as a reasonable amount.

Costco

All i have to say is Costco is the best thing ever. Its my first trip with my own Costco card and i have to admit i was pretty excited about it. I grabbed the usuals: Kirkland white tees, Gatorade, Red Bull, and Cetaphil.(haha) I'm starting to believe the popularity of these white tees is growing since i 1. saw a post about them on The Hundreds blog (wtf?) and 2. noticed that the quality of the shirts is starting to go down hill. I'm assuming the demand is a little to large for the amount of pallets being distributed so they have resorted to making them in a cheaper manner with cheaper fabrics to get them out a little quicker. If you want to buy some i suggest you open the plastic bag and feel the shirt. The fluffy shirts are way better than the smoother silkier feeling ones and if you can clearly see your hand through the shirt you might want to reconsider buying it. Shout out to Drew Mike and Dez's mom for introducing me to my daily attire. When i first entered the store i noticed that the same worker that had hassled marbing and i during a previous trip was checking receipts. After i had made my purchases i was looking forward to showing her my Costco card WITH MY FACE ON IT. Things don't always work out when seeking revenge and to my dismay she wasn't at the door by the time i got done. Brian however, was at the door. You don't know Brian and i didn't either until he recognized me from Gen2 and introduced him self. Shout out to Brian for showing some love and talking to me about dance for a quick min.

TUESDAY

Happy Birthday Nikiya Rivera-Peoples. My sister turned 13 on tuesday and of course she was given those really big birthday balloons at school. Who started that? Its like all throughout k - 12 grade you weren't popular enough and didn't really have good friends unless they brought you balloons. Sofa King We Ta Dead if you ask me. I mean i get the purpose and i appreciate the idea but i don't really believe in the intentions. (after all is said I'm happy she is popular and has nice friends) Didn't really do much today except for the usual 3:00-9:15 at WSPA and some riding afterwards with the rest of the folks over at the garage. Having the sun out for the first time in a long time made the day go so much smoother and to be honest i feel like it made the day more enjoyable the usual.

Randoms: everybody, andre3000, dance, choreograph, cake, chicken, kimi, pop champagne, teach, dance, adv, red bull, paint job, garage, tecate, tricks, fun.

Wednesday

Started the day by waking up late, but was still able to make it to lunch with marbing. I hate when i set an alarm and forget to switch the pm to am. We went to BJs and i had my first restaurant salad as a meal. It was alright i guess, no actually it was terrible. To much of the same thing over and over again. This was the first time i didn't finish my meal in a really long time. I don't know if i was full or if i just really didn't like what i was eating. After BJs i headed to WSPA to choreograph. When i got there i didn't really feel up to it so instead i took a ride to Stonestown and bought some new half cabs from the Vans store. When i got back Andre rolled through and we rode around Westlake then to Ocean Cyclery to pick up some tools, tubes, and spacers. Once we got back it was time for APT rehearsal. Jason taught some of his new piece and to be honest i looks really good. Now I'm home and tired of typing so i guess wendesday will end with some COD4. (GT: pottycakes come see me)

EYE CANDY

First car wash in a good while

Kirkland white tees all day

Cinema like the movies

My new Shoes

No Homo

Jason Rillera

APT hard at work

"This is for my number one"

That's all for now. I plan on keeping this up to date so be sure to check back and use me as a form of procrastination. I would also like to apologize in advanced for the over use of helga in my pictures but i really like it so you will probably be seeing a lot more of it. Later bitches.....

-PAT

What The Fuck

2008-10-08T14:37:00.000-07:00

I tunes is fucking with me. Read the email for the story.

To whom it may concern. My name is Patrick Cruz and i have previously created an itunes account using my email address patcruz@sbcglobal.net. With this account i have been able to make numerous purchases of music movies and television series. The last time i used my account to purchase something from itunes was on monday. (10/6/2008) Today wednesday (10/8/2008) i attempted to purchase a song but was not able to. The usual window popped up requesting my password with my itunes account name (my email account) already typed in. I entered my password and the box popped back up to inform me that either my ID or password was entered incorrectly. I double checked it and entered it again but received the same results. From here i clicked the change password button and entered my ID to receive an email allowing me to change my password. This is where things started to get weird. I entered my email address and the window then informed me that an account under that name didn't exist. I then clicked the forgot username link and entered my first and last name along with my email address. I entered this info and was informed again that an account for my information does not exist. Confused and irritated i signed onto apple.com and attempted to sign in through the website under the store tab, but still the same results. Frustrated from the miss happenings i attempted to create a new account using the same email address as my previous account that supposedly did not exits and was actually allowed to do so. From my experience and knowledge i know that it is not possible to have two accounts under one email address. My question for you is this, what happened to my account? Did it just disappear along with the important info that was stored on it like purchase history and credit card information? If this account does not exist then why did i receive an email today informing me of the new products on itunes? How am i still able to play music i have purchased from itunes on my macbook along with other computers i have authorized with my account. (the one that disappeared) I understand that i can start fresh and build this new account by resubmitting my credit card info. I also know i can back up my songs on an external hard drive incase they were ever lost, but what exactly happened to that account? I am sure that this is a one of a kind problem, but any help or knowledge that you could give my would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. Patrick Cruz (patcruz@sbcglobal.net)

I really hope they respond with some answers. If you can help please let me know.

Ps. FUCK THIS

Electro Mommy Lover

2008-10-06T00:32:00.000-07:00

My second attempt at a full blog in such a long time. I guess thinking about what i want to say then going free from there is the goal for today. I will try my best to keep it interesting.

Today was like most sundays. WSPA from ten to seven, then kick it with the company for grub or whatever else we end up doing. Got home, went on line, talked to mom and this is were i plan on this entry becoming exciting. My mom is starting her pieces for this year and wanted some music to help get her going. I made her an eighty plus song playlist with shit like alicia keys, john legend, teedra moses, etc. Then just because i thought she would like it i played im yours by jason mraz and as i predicted she was totally into it. Im honestly really looking forward to see what she is going to do to the song and how she is going to use it. For those of you that dont know my mom is fucking amazing and a major inspiration. I like to think that im pretty good at this dancing thing and i can confidently say that she is ten times better than me. Her concepts, content, and execution are on point within her choreography. She was pro at the age of thirteen and she is still pushing her self to get better in her own ways. Not to mention she has been understanding and given me the freedom to pursue my dancing even when it meant sacrificing things that other parents would never allow. Its crazy how we can sit at the dinner table and talk about dance on a one on one basis without ever running out of things to say. I hope nikiya follows in our footsteps since we both agree that she has the greatest potential and natural ability among the three of us. My mom believes in me and we believe in my sister so im sure things will eventually fall into place as time goes by.

Earlier tonight i was browsing some usual websites and came across a french electronic group called Justice. Seemed interesting so i plugged them into pandora and searched around the internet and itunes for their music. Its hard to describe exactly what they sound like but its some pretty interesting stuff. I guess i would say they sound like daft punk but a little harder and deeper. Along with the music i was also interested in the scene that surrounds electronica or whatever its called. I did some research and found out that this is actually huge in other countries and there is a pretty decent sized following here in the US. If you can, take some time out to listen to them. Pandora has been hooking me up since i found out about the group earlier. Uno....

A Shaky Start

2008-10-05T02:38:00.001-07:00

I feel like i don't know what to wright about so i guess ill recap on the past day and see if i fly off on any tangents. Not that you are going to care, but more because i feel like doing this will help me get back on my feet with this whole blog thing. So with that said i started the day like any other and woke up around noon. Not being in school has really given me bad sleeping habits. I usually knock out around two or three am and wake back up around twelve pm. Without anything important to wake up for my mind and body find it very important to remain asleep. Personally i feel like its a terrible thing and i will definitely have to change it. After waking up i went straight to the sticks and played a little madden 09 then a lot of cod4. Im super noob at that game(madden) but it is a very interesting and tactical game that i would potentially like to get a hang of and maybe even become good at. cod4 on the other hand is a game that i like to think im pretty damn good at. Come see it if you want to doubt the skills. (GT:pottycakes) Two hours passed and it was time for me to get ready and pick up marbing and head to the apple store. We have been debating ipod nano purchases for about a week now and we figured being in the store would help us pull the trigger. She wants one for her car, shows, and because she has never owned an ipod. I wanted one because i got jacked at WOD for my previous nano and i cant really live without one. People are shady and im an idiot for leaving it laying around. Im still hoping that they plug it into their computer and see my name and maybe just maybe return it to me. It probably wont happen though. Anyway we got there and we were both hesitant at first but with some encouragement from mikefal she walked out with an 8gig purple and i picked up a 16gig black with some new v-modas since those got jacked too. Mall food sounded unappetizing at the time so we went to grab some japanese at kamameshi. If you want good japanese and are around the westborough area i highly suggest it. We used to eat there everyday after school and havent in close to a month so it was extra good this time around. After our meal the itis kicked in so we went back to my house. After waking up i took marbing back to her house and the rest of my night has been spent listening to music and attempting to choreograph. Music has been weird to me lately. It is getting very hard to distinguish if i like a song because i want to dance to it or because i really like it. I find my self liking things i would have hated two to three years ago and sometimes i have to change my mind set to really determine if i like a song or not. I honestly dont know how i feel about this but then again there is really nothing i can do about it. Music is also getting worse and worse as the years go by and im sure in not the only person who feels this way so feel free to give me some good music to listen to. Thats it for now since i should probably force my self to sleep because practice is important and i have to wake up for that in a couple of hours. Later days....

Time Well Spent

2008-10-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

Im back in action, but i wasted my daily blog time changing my layout and colors around instead of actually typing. The worst part is that i ended up going back to this simple layout with default black and white colors. Hooray for time well spent. Till next time...