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Forever Young & Grateful

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:21:42 -0700

Damn. I seriously feel like one of the luckiest fuckers in the world. I have so much to be thankful for. Great first day at my hospital internship. I love the environment. I like the people I’m meeting. And god damn!! The West Wing of the 6th floor ICU ward has sooooooooooo many hott ass nurses haha. And they’re hella friendly too. I’m def gonna enjoy my time there haha.

Anyways, I’ve been surrounded by good vibes all around. The latest came in the form of even more kind words. A good friend & mentor of mine just started spewing words of kindness to me, without any real reason other than genuine gratitude:

Thank you so much for being at my birthday. And just for being there in general and for your support. If it wasn’t for you guys, I probably wouldn’t be dancing still. I’m so glad to have met your generation of dancers. And you especially have always been so welcome of me. Love you. *muah*

Fuck man. My heart pretty much melted. The hip-hop dance queen of San Diego just laid me out with a haymaker of kindness. I look up to this woman so much. Older black woman with a heart of pure gold. She has a lot of love to give and she’s an incredible talent. She also just turned 48 but does not look a single fucking day over 30. I mean gdamn this woman is fit as fuck. She even fitness models. Jeezus. I wanna be like her when I get older. She’ll brag about her age to anybody. It’s easy to do that when you still get carded for buying alcohol. Jeezus…

Keep dancing. It keeps you young.

Will do miss. And thank you for setting a magnificent example of how awesome we can all grow to be. Gah. Life is fucking sweet.

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landscapelifescape: 潭腰夕落 Feitsui Reservoir, Taiwan (by wrc213)

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:46:26 -0700

landscapelifescape:

潭腰夕落 Feitsui Reservoir, Taiwan

(by wrc213)

In Loving Color

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:05:00 -0700

Quite an interesting day yesterday. Interesting week actually…

Human interaction is so deliciously intriguing. I’ve had quite a bit of it over these past couple weeks. Increasingly so because the circumstance of my Life are changing.

Some words from last night immediately come to mind:

It’s so good to see you! Awww actually it’s always good to to see you…I love running into you because you have just such a positive energy!

Those words pinged something within. Like footprints on the roads of my memories. It’s probably partly due to who it was coming from as well. She had more to say.

Thank you so much sharing with me :) For sharing all your passion & knowledge

Haha well you know, I’m just returning the favor ;)

What? How?

Well somebody had to get me started. Or did you forget that I did take your class for like a couple years!

Hahaha awwww *hugs*

:)

Gratitude & validation from someone whom I had admired & even idolized (and crushed on haha) so much so at one point in my Life. That moment seemed to affirm something deep within.

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I went to a local dance competition yesterday. I ended up winning the entire thing. I came in there & established my focus & posture as soon as I walked through the door. Guess I must have been giving off quite the vibe because even before I started dancing people were coming up to me & saying hello as if I was running the place lol.

I came to the event with the right people. Great support & company. Good to look back in my corner see the faces that were there. I’m lucky indeed.

I’m so glad ur entering this thing with me man…I fuckin idolize you!

Haha please don’t.

I got there with a good amount of support. I left the event with even more.

—I’m so happy I got to battle you! Sooo glad you were the one I lost to.

—Hey are you gonna come out to more of these?! You totally should!!

—I saw your last round! You’re amazing! You need to teach me!

—Hey I really like your boogaloo. You’ve got quite the hips ;D

—You have a new fan. My nephew was watching and he said he really liked you. He said “I really like the red hat guy!”

—Hey man I really like your house dancing. Fuckin love that shit. Respect.

—Congrats! You’re sooo amaaazing!

Thank you. Sincerest & humblest gratitudes.

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I did not sleep last night. Partied hard. I felt like celebrating. And there was a lot to celebrate for sure. My victory. My new start in healthcare. And oh—my good friend’s massive birthday bash. Incredibly fun affair. Everything from costume costests (70s theme), to performances, to Soul Train lines, & line dancing. And then towards the end schitt got reeeaaaaaalll ratchet really quick haha.

Didn’t get home till mebbe 1pm today. Awake for close to 30 hours. Dancing for probably 20 of em. Needless to say, I knocked out haaarrrd.

Went to hang out with the bday gal at a diner after the club, then met up at a get together at my friend’s place after. Ended up getting down in my friend’s studio/garage.

Great mirrors. Great lighting. Great music. Great people.

We had a cypher going. It was a surreal exchange. Tribal in nature. And all about elevating & challenging each other. It was unreal how we were all just feeding off the energy in the room. It was like a pressure cooker of luscious creative mastery. One could literally feel themselves elevating, improving, in both body & mind by just sitting in the space we all shared. I thoroughly enjoy how we all bring out the best in one another. Always challenging each other…

Many beautiful words were exchanged.

—You know we’re all really lucky to have what we have. The connection that we all do. We all challenge, inspire, & motivate each other constantly. Like seriously, look around and think about how talented each of us are. And the fact that we’re all still pushing harder…it’s amazing.

—When you talk to your other friends, it’s a bit strange isn’t it? It’s like you can feel how disconnected they are.

—You want to go running, change your diet, take an African class, do yoga, make music, or just plain improve something about yourself—I can always count on one of you to either join in or genuinely support it.

—You have other friends. Or acquaintances really. You party with. Go out get drinks with. Whatever. You’re friends for mebbe like 5, 10 years…and then you drift apart. And it’s cuz they stop growing and you didn’t. Or you guys just grow differently. I don’t experience that with you guys.

—We all came from different stories, struggles… but because of those initial differences…we all grew closer over time. And people around us can see that. Everywhere we go people respond to us. And we’re not even a crew. We’re all just friends :)

—Most people are just ignorant. That’s all it is really. That’s as good as it gets. It’s like living in black & white vs. living in color. Plus, with us we don’t need to convince each other to change. We all want it for ourselves. And for each other. And that’s why it works. There’s no egos here, no hard feelings. Those who get it—get it. Those who don’t—just don’t. And it’s pretty obvious we all get it.

—I wouldn’t be in the shape I’m in, the artist I am, the dancer I am, or even the person I am if I didn’t have you guys.

—Yeah, we’re definitely better when we all get together :) Like look what we all accomplished tonight. We brought the best out of each other. And that best is always getting better.

I’m lucky. I’m honored. I’m humbled. I have the most talented, motivated, intellectual, beautiful, open, honest, & authentic group of friends that anyone could ever hope for.

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I am part of something greater. It’s not just about me. I mean it never truly was to begin with. That’s the mistake a lot of us make. We believe that we are alone in this existence. Nothing could be farther from the truth. None of us are special. But we’re all definitely unique. We are all just elements of existence destined to interact. Some do it destructively. Those who know better do it constructively. I am extremely grateful that I have people who not only bring color to my Life, but bring improvement to it also. People I can grow with. Not just enjoy Life. But cultivate it. The best of times are yet to come.

And on that note, time to go back to sleep.

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Afterthoughts:

Strangely, I’m not as tired or fatigued as I expected. I’m most likely feeding off all the energy from the event, my friends, & the incredible work we did earlier this morning. It’s as though my body just suddenly adapted & jumped up a level. Like it finally synced up or something. Whatever it is, I don’t really care to know why. I’m just gonna ride it out till the next spike.

God damn…I am feeling INCREDIBLY inspired.

vimeo: Piano Works 13 by Julien Martorell”Piano Works 13” is...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:23:34 -0700

vimeo:

Piano Works 13 by Julien Martorell

”Piano Works 13” is two minutes of hypnotic dancers moving to gentle piano, and a dash of calligraphic motion design. What more do you really need?

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nevver: She comes in colors

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:21:15 -0700

Warren Du Preez + Nick Thornton Jones For Numéro Magazine

Warren Du Preez + Nick Thornton Jones For Numéro Magazine

nevver:

She comes in colors

HVRMINN & Kevin Wang The Rake Magazine Issue 26 Volume 2,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:21:01 -0700

HVRMINN & Kevin Wang

The Rake Magazine Issue 26 Volume 2, 2013

Photography by Rose Callahan

It’s gonna be fashion filled summer for sure…

#wardrobeupgrade

She got a big booty so I call her Big...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:19:00 -0700

She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty

#alliwantformyburrday

This is true. Literally. #musiclife

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:16:03 -0700

This is true. Literally.

#musiclife

Jeezus…Why? ppl r fuckin weird.

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:03 -0700

Jeezus…Why? ppl r fuckin weird.

tyleroakley: buzzfeed: George Takei responds to “traditional”...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:12:42 -0700

tyleroakley:

buzzfeed:

George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans.

George Takei is flawfree.

Oh the intrigue of human interaction… #worldlyconnections

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:14 -0700

Oh the intrigue of human interaction…

#worldlyconnections

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