4/13 - It's all in How you Look At It..

I thought I was going to hang out with my friends..
I arrived at the club at 12:15 alone.

There was street level drama at my arrival; some drunken harridan was seething in the street as she was denied entry. I ignored her and made my way inside.

I actually was charged to enter the club that I have not had to pay for entry to since Britney Spears made an appearance. I was in a sour mood considering my course for the evening. Thinking I may turn hedgehog and defend my personality from any and all interlopers I figured I would at least enjoy the music. DJ Manny Lehman was good to start with. With predictable hits from last year to begin with just after midnight with segue right into new hits of this Spring (Janet Jackson, Madonna). Steph was the first to say hello but she was also the first to leave as she was feeling under the weather and left before 1am. I did get to hang with Rick and Shawn for a bit but did not want to be just hanger-on to their party night. However, we all banded together to defend our drinks from the newest iteration of "the guy that steals your drink when you are not looking". Alcoholic is what I called him. When your need to drink surpasses your capacity to pay for your own drinks then you have a rather severe problem.

Some of my friends were out of town, some of my friends were taking the evening off, but as I walked outside to get some fresh air and a Gatorade (they don't sell them at Splash anymore) and who was I to spot on the end of the long line up the block but Ricky. I plucked him from the line and we went to pizzeria to get my drink and then headed back to the club. Back on the right side of the block we said hello to NickG as well as Ben who was just arriving with his two friends as well. I would not let any of them wait on that straggling line so we headed back to the entrance and the 5 of us all got inside the doors only to wait on the drama of the ID girl kicking someone out. After waiting our turn it was on and inside the club to reconvene on the dance floor. The club was full, both upstairs and down, and much high b!tch drama was in attendance.

From drunk people to high people to people who needed that party as much as I needed to dance, I guess it really does take all kinds of people to make a night.

I even had someone cut in front of me after waiting on line for the urinal. However once I was inside the cubicle right next to that person (glass wall between the stalls) I could see he had cut me off not to pee like I needed to but rather to take his next hit from some contraption he fumbled out of his pocket. Again, people have all kinds of problems, but thankfully they are not mine. I pulled Ricky from the crowded bathroom and we danced next to the downstairs bar to Flo-Rida and "Low" for a verse before heading back upstairs.

Before the night was over I did dance on the box at the front. Of course it was to Suzanne Palmer and the Offer Nissim remix of "Fascinated". Nick G even teased me by putting a dollar in my pants while I danced. The old adage of "Take Your problems to the dancefloor" held true and I was able to enjoy my last drink of the eve at 3:55am before finally calling it a night at 4:30am. I walked Ricky over to 8th avenue so he could head uptown on the blue line and I caught a taxi heading downtown.

The way home was simple and as quick as I expected.

Honestly I view the night to be far more successful than it was even meant to be.
I have been having issues lately with thinking negative thoughts and letting negative issues in my life get to me personally. I know I have tried to live according to my own rules "Be a force for good" and "Be the Best at what I can do". But I was finding myself going further and further down a tunnel of deep thought that did not seem to have an obvious end.

Anyway, I woke up with a fresh sense of integration, personally in my own life, to reflect that I needed to really practice what I preach. So I can say that I am happier today than I was yesterday. And am looking forward to the Spring now with a renewed sense that I am doing what I want to do, for the right reasons, and I will definitely have fun doing it.

Let's see what the new day brings.

4/12/08 - A Saturday Spent..

I am actually posting about.. Today.
Yes, not a recap, not a funny thing I saw on the net
but what I did today.

I really do other things besides hang out on the weekends
but it is the weekend today,
and the weekdays all seem the same.

Anyway I did not go out last night (what.. Really?) and actually woke up at the pit of the morning and went to work to get in by 8am (that's crazy talk, I know).

Anyway I worked until 3 this afternoon and then got caught in the crazy commute that is trying to escape from NJ on the weekend. I will never move to NJ because the mass transit on the weekend is hellified. When I finally made it back to the city I had to do retail therapy and shop at Century 21 before I felt a little better (That PATH train was crowded and full of tourists).
My caffeine buzz from that last bottle of "5 Hour Energy" was wearing off and I had to fight to stay awake on the train.

But at least I am going out tonight.

See all of my friends at Splash.
Another good time to be had I am sure..

3/14 - 3/16 - Spring is here. Still Cold. But still having Hot Fun..

Friday was good, I was silly but it was good. Mistaking the day of an invite I was in Chelsea on Friday when I was actually invited to a dinner party on Saturday. No matter. I simply hung out at Gym bar with my friends and had a few drinks and chatted with DJ Smokey before heading over to Splash around midnight to hang with some more friends. The music was by DJ Max Rodriguez and the place was pretty festive. A nice upbeat party and my friends all seemed to have a good time. Hung out with Russ and the Jimmy, as well as friends Tres, Rob, Rick, Shawn, Dean, Mauricio, Lionel and Garrett. I was out drinking from 8:30 to 2:30am, heading for home around 3:15am. The taxi back to bk was quick and I was able to sleep well. Another party handled and under control. This is why we try and drink on a schedule. Otherwise we would be under the bar or at least being carried out of one. So far I know that my friends don't always know when I seem to have gone beyond and am no longer in full memory of events. Irregardless, that seems to happen rarely and is something I actively work to prevent. Nobody wants to wake up naked and alone (on the street). Or wake up with an ugly person. Or wake up with someone who has attached you to the radiator and is calling their buds to help with your disposal.

Anyway.

Saturday was spent burning CDs. Watching movies and getting ready for my dinner invitation. All cleaned up and ready to head into the city I was able to catch a train transfer to the D and then when it went over the E line, I did not have to transfer but just rode from Bklyn to Chelsea on the same train. One block south and one block east I was eating at Regional Thai with my friends as we regaled each other with tales of parties past and plans for the parties coming up. Ms Beth arrived and we sang our happy B'Day and had our cake (healthy and made of fresh fruit) and made plans to head out. We all went to different spaces. I gifted my newest CDs The Move Mint and Technically Mint and was dropped off on 17th street so I could head into Splash.

I said hi to Derek and once inside I made my way around the bar but did not see anyone I knew for a while. I did say hi to Larry and Garrett and later on Stephanie and Amore as we danced from new hits "Don't Stop the Music", "Everybody Up", and "Beatzz" to classic hits such as "That Sound" and "Love Revolution". Eventually after 4am it was time to move on up or down as it were and head out to another bar making way over to Club Shelter on Varick Street. Cool crowd, the music was ok but I kind of forgot what time it was until I had to head home in the early am. I took the train back to BK and got home safely. Nice job. Good times.

If only I could do as much on Sunday as I do on Saturday night. No matter. Energy cannot be destroyed or created it just goes somewhere else. I will see what comes up with my party energies. A great time will be had by all.

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03/08/08 - 03/11/08 - Looking forward, Looking Back

I'm looking forward to spring. I am so over the cold weather. Everything changes and so much stays the same. Its a time of change for my weekends too. Crobar/Mansion is out and now the Alegria is at Webster Hall. Stereo is closed but we are still waiting to see where a Saturday with the guys ends up. This coming Saturday I was going to Splash anyway since I was not looking forward to another visit from Peter Bailey and Richie Santana. I had high hopes for DJ duo the first time they mixed on Saturday but it seemed like more of the same tired Sunday music they played which was just a mashup of beats with no discernible high point or low point just a droning monotone of a party. I wanted to do something else, not just get evicted tho. That was a bit much. But anyway life changes. Clubs change, Parties change and somethings never change.

I will be going to the Black Party. I will be going to Alegria. I will be having fun.

I will not however be taking any more Zyrtec. That stuff hit me 12 hours later like falling off the Staten Island Ferry and hitting my head on the Statue of Liberty. I had slow Sunday so I did not notice the lassitude so much then. But when I decided to take another Zyrtec at 12am before going to bed Monday I doomed my Tuesday to a day in and out of interest in doing what I needed to do. I slept on the Subway. I slept on the PATH train. I didn't miss my stop but I was about to. I got to work and I felt like I was underwater and could not think my way out of a cafeteria at night. I finally told my boss I needed to take a nap or go home. I tried the nap first. I was still lightheaded but then I went to lunch and felt a little bit better with some Mickey D's finished and my blood sugar at a more normal level. I was working at 65% and was able to finish out my day before heading home without going to the gym because I didn't want to pass out on the treadmill and die in a horrible rubber meets the forehead accident.

Any way I'm alive and kicking and going back to my Claritin for now.

Until next time. And next party.

PS. Last Saturday was all that and a bucket of chicken. Even though I did not get into Kiss and Flies and had issues getting home. I woke up safe and sound and with all my money and only missing one light.

Anyway..

2/09/08 - Still Going - Going Well In Fact..

So I have been kind of lazy lately.
Distracted even, but I really should not let that stop me from doing something (if not every day well then something fruitful every other day) When I say fruitful I mean something more than just watching DVR episodes of "Most Shocking" on TruTV or Cartoon Network cartoons, or even episodes of "Torchwood" on HDNet. I work and work and then get my fun on during the weekend and the new year has been OK so far.

I get older and wiser and still keep butting up against my limits but I so far have been able to stay well within the realms of my possibilities.

But,
I want to do something momentous this year.
If I don't finish writing my book, or finish a multi-episode screenplay, or even produce an original single, I guess I can pass the time doing some interesting music mash-ups.

In the meantime I have been having fun and talking it out with my friends.

On Wednesday Night 2/6 I stopped in at Gym and ran into Steve and we conversated some about people, places, and things and had a few drinks before it was time to say goodnight and he headed uptown and I headed downtown. I stopped in at Splash (on a Wednesday I know) but I had to use the restroom and it was convenient for me to have one more drink before I made it back to BK. I even stayed awake on the train ride home and got to my house to sleep with no issues (well maybe too much caffeine issues but eventually I did sleep).

I am looking forward to this weekend, so much. I already have made plans to meet up with friends and am endeavoring to rest up some so I can go into my Saturday all sober and ready to get my drink and dance and laugh on Saturday night.

Can't wait..