A Series of Totally Random Events

Notice Anything?

2010-08-30T23:34:00.000-07:00

So my dad went on a trip with my lil' bro for his birthday. And he ran across this freaky sea lion...

haha we've always joked around that my dog looks like a sea lion sometimes the way he crawls around the house! haha. So he photoshopped his face into a sea lions body. I thought it looked pretty good so I wanted to share it! Haha what do you think?

I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore

2010-04-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

I used to listen to this song by Reo Speedwagon all the time growing up, then I came across it again today in my iTunes playlist. It's funny how music can bring back memories... good or bad. But when I listened to this song again for the first time in almost 10 years it made me realize how quickly life passes and how much can change.

Back then I was a totally different person living a totally different life. Now, I'm who I wanna be and where I wanna be in life. And I just figured out why I came across this realization today... This song is about letting go of fear and that's what I had to do to get here where I am now. So from now on, everyday I'm gonna start at least trying to live like this...

"I can't fight this feeling any longer.
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow.
What started out as friendship,
Has grown stronger.
I only wish I had the strength to let it show.

I tell myself that I can't hold out forever.
I said there is no reason for my fear.
Cause I feel so secure when we're together.
You give my life direction,
You make everything so clear.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you.
I've been running round in circles in my mind.
And it always seems that I'm following you, girl,
Cause you take me to the places,
That alone I'd never find.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the wind,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore."

My Spring Break!! Up & Down California and All Around

2010-04-03T18:18:00.000-07:00

So I had 2 weeks of an awesome Spring break. Started with my friend coming into town and watching my GRADUATION! hell yes. Then she drove me up to Humboldt where she goes to school. The drive was more beautiful than any words I know.. except gorgeous. lol

yes this was, in fact, my view on the drive up.

"Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear... The past seems so far away sometimes we hate to turn around and face it."

Well, there's my deep quote of the day lol. Back to the trip...

While in Humboldt we went to this... uh, GORGEOUS beach! it was called Moonstone Beach.

It was pretty spectacular. There! There's another word for it.

Then I saw one of the funniest things ever... on the way back to the house we passed by this man walking his GOAT on a leash. not a dog, a goat! hahaha. you'd only find that in Humboldt county!

So the week went on and I continued to travel more.. We drove back down to Central Cali to the Monterey Bay. My friends got to go see John Mayer live! I was jealous... lol definitely must've been cool. But instead, I got to spend some time with the family!

My dad, my lil' bro, and I all went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It was a little bit misty and not such a good day to go because some of the rides were closed but nonetheless we still had fun. We had to do some convincing to get my little brother, Kristopher, to go on some of these rides. There's one water ride called the "Log Ride"... pretty creative, huh? Well, you basically sit in a log and it drifts you around until it goes over this drop that's about 30 feet. At the top you get a nice view of the whole Boardwalk...

Then we also went on the Bumper Cars, of course! It was Kristopher's first time so he was a little bit nervous...

All in all, it was a great trip. I then took a long-ass train/bus ride down back home to Hollywood. But the scenery didn't stop there! On one of our stops in Santa Barbara I saw the coolest tree by far that I have ever seen in my life. And I grew up on a Christmas Tree Farm so that's saying a lot... but check it out!

I was itching to get off that train ride the last hour... I could see the mountain I live next to as the train passed it haha. It took me to the Union Station and there I got off, took the subway to Hollywood, and finally arrived back home to my apartment.

The end of a great trip ending with a great night back. Eleni's cousin was in town so we all decided to make a music video of the parody song her cousin did to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." Check out a behind the scenes look! And stay updated for the real thing!! I can't wait to see it! I'm featured as John Mayer in the video. It's HILARIOUS!!!! (I just realized I've mentioned John Mayer twice in this blog.. um. haha. but seriously check out the video!)

FAN VIDEO!!

2010-02-05T20:31:00.000-08:00

You gotta check out this video two of my fans made of them singing and dancing on their bed to my song "Here and Now"!!! It's hilarious and completely amazing! Thank you guys!

Hollywood Beat Man

2010-02-01T15:14:00.000-08:00

Or maybe not so much... So I was walking down Hollywood Blvd carrying a keyboard for my good friend Eleni to use in her rehearsal. And I discovered that it was battery powered and had a looped beat on it that you could play. Of course, I got very excited and decided to play it and sing to everyone walking down the street. Well, most people just ignored me classifying me with the other weirdos on the Boulevard, but it was definitely worth it to see some of the people's facial expressions! haha. Check it out!

Clubbing Night!

2010-01-27T13:34:00.000-08:00

So it was January 15th, in other words my good friend Nina's birthday. She came all the way down here to so-cal with some of her friends to celebrate her 20th birthday here! Ah! I felt so honored. So on her birthday night we all decided to go clubbing at Club DV8 in the Highland Mall. Let me just say it was one hell of an adventure! I'm pretty sure I ate it in the club when I didn't see this rise in the ground. So I fell and woke up the next morning with a bruise on my knee haha. I blame it on my height. They should warn a 6'6" giant about these random rises on the floor before entering the club! Then they played the song "Pants on the Ground" in the club from that old security guard from American Idol!! haha WHAT? Well all in all, it was a fun night! People need to come visit me more often! Any takers...?