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This Week #14

This Week's Favorite Conversation:

    Chino: "I can't eat anything. Now I know how Jesus felt." 

    Sweet Spirit: "And look where it got him."

This Week's Musical Obsession: The Blues. It all started with a trip to the flea market a couple weekends ago. Some guy was playing an Elmore James CD. As soon as I got a keyboard, I downloaded a bunch of stuff. I'm hooked. 

This Week's It's Like I Was 7 Again: La Shy Girl and I experienced Captain EO again. Pure bliss, I tell you. 

This Week's Most Awesome Thing Ever:

This Week's Favorite Past Time: Since I still have to let the groin muscle rest, I've been going to a local park with various co-workers to observe ducks during my lunch break. I've actually gotten to know a couple. I'll tell you all about them in later post. 

This Week's By The Way: Chinovaldez.com is a year old now! I'm not the kind of guy that sticks to anything for too long. So, the fact that I've been blogging for over three years now is kinda crazy to me. 

This Week #13

This Week's Frustration:

Our keyboard isn't working and I haven't been able to go get another one. To make things worse, we just bought the one we had! Not the biggest deal in the world, but there's not much you can do on your computer without a functioning keyboard.

This Week's Disappointing Movies:

We watched Shutter Island with The Besties this week. While I can't say it was the worst movie I've seen...it definitely didn't live up to my expectations. I think the movie was marketed wrong. It's not necessarily a bad movie...again, just not what you expect. And then last night we went and saw Wolfman. This one I was expecting to be bad, so it did live up to my expectations. I mean, really? A Wolfman remake for this day and age...it just didn't work. The whole thing seemed so silly. Especially the howling. Lame.

This Week's Friendly Reminder:

Yo! We watched some documentary on TLC on fat teenagers. These were kids who were like 700 pounds and shit and it was scary. Scary because although they knew their lives were in danger, they kept eating the wrong shit. One kid had alread had gastric bypass surgery and had only lost like 70 pounds. It just reminded me that food addiction is a real thing. It's easy to say that pizza is nowhere near as bad for you as cocaine...but after watching this shit, I just might be convinced it is. Although, I've never been as big as any of the dudes on this show, I know what it's like to know something is bad for you but not being able to stop. And I sure as fuck will try my hardest to not be back in that place.

This Week's Read:

I'm currently reading "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick and it's actually quite entertaining. Makes for a quick read and blends in mystery with cheesy sex.

This Week's Feeling:

Not sure if it's a feeling...but I'm just experiencing clarity. So many things are becoming obvious to me and it's a fricken' brilliant place to be. I'm looking forward to continuing to open my mind to new information and then having more options of where I want the rest of my life to go.

This Week's Awakening:

Even at my job...although I've been at saving the world one homeless person at a time for like 11years, I finally attended a conference that put everything into perspective for me. You know, sometimes I question my clients' level of motivation. I assume that because they're not getting to where I want them to be, they aren't motivated. Yesterday, I learned that perhaps their motivation is somewhere else. If I'm trying to get them to build up a savings account but neglecting to realize that their motivation lies in just making sure they get to work every day...I'm not doing my job.

This Week's I Feel Old Moment:

I walked into The Boss Lady's office and I heard Janet Jackson's "Come Back To Me" playing on the radio. I asked her what station she was listening to and she says, "the same oldies one I always listen to." You know, it's one thing to hear Janet Jackson on the urban "oldie" stations, but when you hear her played on THE oldies station, right along Elvis and The Beach Boys, it really puts things in perspective. "Come Back To Me" came out 21 years ago this year...when did that happen?

This Week's Favorite Quote:

"And when he turns black, you have to go back."-The Blondie. After discussing the little white man that tells you when to cross the street.

This Week's Question:

How long until we realize that just because we think we have a wild animal domesticated, they will not attack us? Are places like Sea World even still relevant?

This Week #12

This Week's This Week: It's almost non-existent. I can't lie...it's been a rather ordinary week. Nothing too exciting around these parts. 

This Week's Favorite Quote: "The world doesn't hide anything from us...there's only what we choose to not see."-Crazy Guy that came to see me at work. 

This Week's Second Favorite Quote: "Who loves you when you need them? That's your family." -Some dude on Oprah.

This Week #11

This Week's Loving It: There has been an overwhelming amount of joy in our home this week. Not like we're always miserable or anything...but there seemed to be a lot of happiness floating around. It was quite lovely.

This Week's Haters: You'd think more people would be supportive of my decision to go vegan (in March). Instead of, "right on" I get a bunch of why's.

This Week's Fallen Idol: John Mayer. I love you, man. But please Shut.The. Fuck. Up.

This Week's What's Happening To Me: We have a little pre-school at the community center where I work. Every February the kiddos come around to our desks and tape construction paper hearts to our walls and desks. This year, one little guy gave me a hug, which then prompted every other kid behind him to hug me as well. And I thought it was cute. Oh, God.

This Week's Date Night: LSG and I went to watch Crazy Heart. The movie wasn't fantastic, so to speak, but Jeff Bridges was amazing. It was kinda like watching The Wrestler but with country music.

This Week's Who Knew: And Colin Farrell can sing. Like good.

This Week's Obsession: Yo! I can't get enough of Chick-Fil-A. It's like I have to shove as much of it as I can in my mouth before I can't have it anymore. It's sick. But I'm done with it.

This Week's Pop Culture Catch-Up: Finally watched "Jersey Shore". I have to say that I think I've finally grown out of the MTV target demographic because I just didn't get the hype. But I love me some Snooki!

This Week's Drunk Mess Moment: We went down to San Diego over last weekend with The Mom's and The Brothers. I got pretty drunk and was quite upset at our Filipino waiter who didn't understand my Tagalog. I was rude and embarrassing. But I defended my actions until I fell asleep. I hate it when non-Spanish speakers try to talk to me in Spanish. I'm ashamed that I disrespected that young man by doing to him what I hate done to me. Good thing is, I'll never see that fool again!

This Week's Why Football Is Not For Me: While watching the Super Bowl, I was more excited about seeing Oprah on a commercial than anything that happened during the game.

This Week's Fail:For Black History Month, I thought I'd put nothing but black artists on my iPod. It just reminded me that I have a bunch of crap in my library. For every Jay-Z song, I had something like Chingy. And for every Alicia Keys song I had something like Shanice. Shame.

This Week's Flashback: However, I did rediscover my love for this little number...

 

This Week #10

This Week's Disbelief: I can't believe how many reality shows are on cable! Half of them don't even make sense. Like, does anyone really give a flying fuck about Pepa?!

This Week's Favorite Quote: "Let's destroy the world with happiness."-Little girl at Flame Broiler.

This Week's Increasing Joy: Spending time with The Little Nephew. I love that little guy. 

This Week's Sort Of Worth A Second Shot: I finally sat through The Hurt Locker. Still not my kind of movie.

This Week's Relief: The groin is starting to feel much better.

This Week's But: Now my ankle is not so good. 

This Week's Disappointment: "Lopez Tonight." I really thought it would be funny. Not. At. All.

This Week's Happy News: The Sixter and The Yankee are having a boy!! 

This Week's Decision: I'm going Vegan for March. Just to try it out. 

This Week's Surprise: I've talked shit about religion, family, and God knows what else. Still, I've never gotten more e-mails or texts than I did over the "boot" post. Y'all take your fashion pretty seriously!! For the record...I still think they're lame. 

This Week #9

This Week's Appreciation: Brother #2 for always pointing out my typo's and grammatical errors on the blog. I just might put him on the payroll.

This Week's Joy: The current playlist on my iPod. Absolute perfection.

This Week's Sadness: Finally watched This Is It and realized MJ still had so much more to give the world. The guy was still so fucking talented. Just heartbreaking.

This Week's For Real: Gentlemen, quit sending pictures of your schlongs to your girlfriends. They might one day be a vindictive ex.

This Week's Lament: Remember when athletes were role models?

This Week's 10 Minute Challenge Times: Wednesday, 11:55. Thursday, 11:17.

This Week's Number Of Times I Was Rejected As A Guest At 24 Hour Fitness: 1

This Week's Person I'm Glad Not To Be: Salvador Cabanas, soccer player

This Week's Ay Guey Moment: Two sports references in one post...NICE!

This Week #8

This Week's Still Can't Shake It Feeling: Overwhelmingness. When did my job become so real? 

This Week's Musical Obsession: Sex Therapy by Robin Thicke. It's like he unleashed the ghetto on this one. Check out "Meiple" and "Shakin' It 4 Daddy." 

This Week's Life Changing Moment: Watching the "Don't Text and Drive" episode on Oprah. All it took was seeing five or six families who lost a family member because they were texting while driving or because they were hit by somebody who was. I will never, ever even touch my phone while I drive. On the real. 

This Week's Captain Obvious: John Edwards finally coming clean about being the ho-bag's babydaddy. Really?

This Week's Someone Please Giver Her A Hug: Heidi Montag. Good God, what did you do to yourself? Give that girl some love...quick. 

This Week's What Have We Done: Ladies and gentleman, we have cable again. All these stays at hotels really got us missing the Food Network. 

This Week's Couldn't Ask For More: This weather. I love it when we get real rain in Southern California. 

This Week #7

This Week's Realization: I forgot to do This Week for about a month.

This Week's Fucking Awesome: My Suegro doing THIS.

This Week's My Bad: Sorry Tonkita. I completely forgot. No excuses.

This Week's Lacking: Sleep.

This Week's Where Are You?: Freakin' Sixter. Call a brother up.

This Week's Hilarity: The Mom's reenacting Brother #2 drunk.

This Week's Sadness: Poor, poor people of Haiti.

This Week's Idiocy: NBC, seriously?

This Week's Sticking to My Word: American Idol never even crossed my mind.

This Week's SHUT THE FUCK UP: Tila Tequila. Go away whore!

This Week's Prepping: I'm resuming my 10-minute mile challenge next week. Yeah!

This Week #6

This Week's Overwhelming Feeling: Busy. It was nonstop this week. 

This Week's Saved By The Bell Character I Can Relate To The Most: Jessie Spano..."There's no time...there's never any time!"

This Week #5

This Week's Am I Missing Something?: Taylor Swift. I just don't get it.

This Week's Annoying Media Obsession: Tiger Woods. At this point are we really surprised when an athlete cheats? But at least it took the focus off the "white house crashers" for a bit. Let's move on.

This Week's Bah Humbug: My refusal to finish watching Miracle On 34th St. It's just a lot more boring than I thought it was. And it's due back Saturday, but I just can't bring myself to finish watching it.

This Week's Resolution: I want to go to the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in January. And I'm bringing Brother #1 with me.

This Week's It Hurts So Good: La Shy Girl and I played raquetball with The BFF last night. I've never played before. Everything hurts this morning. But I think I might be hooked.

This Week's Can't Stop Listening To: Battle Studies by my boy John Mayer.

This Week's Awesome Moment: Requesting a replay of Jay Z's "Empire Of State Of Mind" at a sushi place and getting my request granted.

This Week's Realization: We've got a busy ass weekend ahead of us. Should be good times, though.

This Week's Favorite Quote: "I wish they had Taco Bell Food Stamps." - One of our youth workers trying to balance her budget.