A NEW DAY

What isn't cliche these days? But for some reason, I've felt like it's time to take a deep breath and savor the rich air. It may also be because my unemployment checks are on its last legs and I've got to get me a jobby job!

I did some slow motion room cleaning and before I knew it, it was time to run. I don't know why I am such a pack rat, but I keep a lot of shit. Today, I decided I would throw away some of the paper receipts I've kept. Why do I keep receipts? Maybe I got screwed once long ago where I didn't have the receipt and I could not return the item. Maybe I couldn't even exchange it. I don't know. But I figured that if I haven't done whatever I wanted to do with those receipts for the past six months, why the fuck would I need them?

The neurotic thing is that I wanted to save all these receipts so I could input certain spending categories in some kind of book keeping program such as Quicken. Then, I could use this data to figure out what my spending habits are and where I spent my money. But then I started to realize that I really don't give a shit because I don't think that's important right now.

I ran three miles straight with a few "wind" (using wind very loosely) sprints stuck between the miles. I hear wind sprints can help you achieve fitness at a much faster rate, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

Then it was time to chill with Jarvis, a homie of mine. He lives in the hood on the outskirts of Pomona. How do you define the hood? Let me quote a famous U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart who once said, "I know it when I see it." We smoked some stress and kicked back. He told me how much tail he's been getting from a dating site called BlackPeopleMeet.com. I thought it would be interesting to join and meet a non-black person. How cool would it be to date a non-black person on a site called Black People Meet. Imagine the possibilities!!

I got back home and watched About Schmidt, written and directed by Alexander Payne who is more well known for directing Sideways. He has such an interesting view of life is that so depressing and yet affirming that it really touches me. It's funny because art touches people in so many ways because people are so very different. I can not imagine my mother or sister-in-law enjoying this film, but I loved it.