god i hate being sick.
admittedly, i haven’t done much to counter the sickness, neither rest nor doctor’s visit. but whaddya expect? i got sick on the 4th of july, as far as i know, the biggest holiday in the city. dc loves the 4th like nyc loves halloween. so if i DIDNT come out, it [...]

Tag: philosophy
day 5: confessions of a sudafed lover
Tags: philosophy, ramblings, ruminations, washington dc
colours: now not just a movie about gangs in LA
soundtrack is thao nguyen. she and her band, the get down, stay down, are having a spring tour. if i’m not too too swamped with work, imma try to roll through. i’ve seen her live and she’s dope. her myspace doesn’t have my favorite of her songs, tallymarks, but hey it’s on youtube. so. oh [...]
Tags: art, emo, philosophy, poetry, women
oh cupid, why have you forsaken me?
since this is going to be a sappy, cheesy, maybe even emo post… i think this post’s soundtrack will be a random’d mix of three albums. kanye west’s 808s and heartbreak, jason mraz’s we sing, we dance, we steal, and lily allen’s it’s not me, it’s you. yeah… it’s going to be [...]
Tags: love, pain, philosophy, ruminations
NAGA, the search for connection and why pain is good
In 17 days and 8 hours the North American Grappling Association with be having its tournament in New Jersey.
I’m at 158 right now… and ideally, i’d want to compete at 139. 17 days, almost twenty lbs, the problem is obvious. i honestly believe that i could do it, cut that much weight…
if i had the [...]
Tags: jiu jitsu, naga, pain, philosophy, weight cutting