600,000 VIEWS

Greetings friends...we made it, 600,000 hits, wow. I don’t wanna say the same old same old, so I’m just gonna keep it simple, thank you...from the bottom of my heart...thank you for continuing to motivate me, encourage me and inspire me to keep going and keep pushing on the days I don’t feel like it. I wanted to do something a bit different. So at work, we have these things called thank you cards we give to our fellow employees just for like little things we are appreciative and thankful. So I wanted to write all of y’all some super short thank you notes and/share a dope memory we had.

The Squad: Y’all are my brothers, thank you for all
the laughs, good times and unforgettable memories.
Look forward to many more food adventures, road
trips, movies, basketball games, vacations and funny
videos we can look back on

SN: Thanks for being super understanding and encouraging,
I love how honest we can be around each other.
AW: Thanks for being a super cool hypebeast, and deep
down I know you’re a real caring person,
TC: My brother, a reminder to me that you don’t have to
see someone everyday, or even be in the same country to
be close friends.
GW: I always appreciate how open and honest you are
about your most personal struggles, be you cuz you’re beautiful.

GL; I rmb having the most random eat but deep/personal
conversations with you and I appreciate that, that and how
similar we are in so many aspects.
SH: Thanks for being super down to earth and easy to talk
to. I hope to see you in a pair of Yeezys one day.
KC: Thanks for being a sussman LOL. On the real I enjoy
our random conversations and catch ups here and there.
I’ll never forget when you and Mr. Clean visited me in the
hospital after I hurt my knee.
TW: Rmb that time I dunked on you? I rmb chilling in my
basement till 4 am talking about girls and going through their
instagrams LOL. We always randomly talk about girls and
our girl troubles.

SW: Thanks for being such a chill but also hella weird person

at the same time. I appreciate our conversations, the honesty

you showed me and how understand and a good listener you are,

AG: My brother for life. From ball everyday to hopping
fences to walking to school together, I always got your back.
ED: I rmb chilling outside Hollywood till like 2 am just
talking about life and stuff. I miss that stuff, hope you’re
doing well homie.
JY: I love seeing my friends grind and do well for themselves
and you motivate me to do the same. Lemme smash you
smash again soon.
PW: Thanks for always hitting me up and giving me positive
feedback for the blog, I really do appreciate it.

NA: Red will always be my favourite colour! Thanks
for always encouraging and supporting the blog and I’m
glad after all this time we can still keep in contact.
AK: Probs the definition of a nice guy, I can fully see
you in a WongFu video LOL, Thanks for always being
so cheerful and positive.
JC: I love the conversations we have because they’re always
super real, honest and unfiltered. Thanks for that homie!
DC: It’s been super dope seeing you grow up right before
my eyes young homie, I wish you the best and I’m
always here for you.
KS: I’m sorry that your application to join the squad was
rejected LOL but I would like to apply to join your shisha
squad as I’m told the conversations are quite intriguing.

KT: What up big cuzzzz, thanks for being a fellow loner
buddy at dinner and promise to get lit with you next time lol
JL: I love to see how hard you’re grinding and working.
Rmb all those post exam McD’s binges we used to go on LOL.
MT: Thanks for being a dingus. On the real I’m glad we
became close “coworkers”, cuz that’s all we are right,
coworkers...LOL you aight
AN: It’s been such an encouragement seeing how much
you’ve grown as a person and in your faith, it’s a reminder to not let age be an excuse for anything.

JL: Thanks for being a solid brother in Christ. From
softball to bbt conversations, I appreciate it.
SL: My brother, thanks for sharing your most personal
struggles with me and thanks for being somebody I can
confide in and rant to.
MN: The annoying little brother I’m glad I never had LOL,
thanks for being a good friend, listener, student and even teacher.
GN: Thanks for being a great brother in Christ, I love just
being able to chill and have bike but also deep and
personal conversations.

ML: Thanks for being super genuine and down to earth
and I appreciate all the conversations and advice we
give to each other.
JL: Thanks for being bae lol, but forreal I like how upbeat
and cheery you always seem to be.
VL: What up cuzzzz, I hope that we can meet up one day
and catch up, it’s honestly been too long. I hope you and
your fam are doing well.
JR: Thanks for being open and honest and I enjoy the conv
ersations we have about everything from work to girls to whatever.

What’s Next?

What’s good y’all, hope you’re doing well! So one of my coworkers came to me yesterday and was like hey man, whenever I get the chance to read the blog, it’s dope (shoutouts to you). Then he asked me “what’s next?” Now obviously in that context he meant like what’s the next post gonna be, but when he asked me that question...I started thinking about a heck load of other things in my life and asked myself that same question...what’s next? I feel like that’s something I’ve been asking myself a lot...whether last year or just in general. When I was in school, struggling to figure out what I wanted to do after...what’s next? When I graduated and spent a lot of time chilling at home doing nothing...what’s next? When I was searching and applying for jobs with not much luck, just a lot of wasted time...what’s next? And now...2019...I find myself asking that same question in a lot of different aspects regarding different situations in my life. I’m turning 27 this year...what’s next...continue at this current job, go back to school and if so for what? With church, where do I go from here, what’s next? And now with the blog recently having its 9 year anniversary and about to hot 600,000 hits, I again ask myself what’s next? What happens when I hit 10? Do I keep this going, when’s the right time to say this is it and move on? In life...I think it’s good to constantly ask yourself “what’s next?” Cuz it keeps you moving forward and never stagnant, hopefully. Cuz you’re always looking for that next thing, that next step, next challenge and it means you’re always trying to grow and improve. So yeah, I’m telling you I get inspired by the most randomest thing sometimes...conversations, simple comments, pictures, anything and everything...cuz ppl keep asking me how I get inspiration for posts...a lot of the time I don’t directly seek it out, it just kinda comes to me you know lol, till next time...peace out.

Hello 2019

Happy new year y’all...wow so clearly we’re not off to a great start lol. First off I missed the last day of my December post challenge...sorry about that, I hosted a party at my house so I was kinda busy and yeah lol things got wild that night. Then days just kept passing and I kept forgetting/putting it off, sorry. But I saw my friend/the guy I’ve been going to to get tattoos whom my friend introduced me to. We were talking and he’s like man crazy to think just last year when we met you hardly had any ink and now look at you LOL. And I was like damn, we only met just last year and we’ve had so many sessions and conversations together it’s felt like I’ve known him for years. It just made me think how much really does happen and change within a year whether we realize it or not...and that’s crazy to think. Going on a road trip with my boys to Montreal felt like an eternity ago but it was only in April...it’s felt like I’ve been at my job forever but I’ve only been here for like 5 months. So anyways my boy and I were talking and he I’ve seen him like twice this past month and he changed his setup the 2 times I went and it’s cool cuz he was telling me like yeah man I don’t wanna always be staying the same, I wanna be constantly changing, growing and evolving and bettering myself whether in my work or like my self health. It’s also funny cuz he grows like plants as like a side thing/hobby and it just really reminded me to keep moving forward and that means something letting things go and leaving people behind. Whether it’s a person, place or thing...a toxic relationship, a stagnant environment or whatever...you should never be content in your comfort and I’ve really been trying to step out of my comfort zone lately and challenge myself to be bold and make bold decisions, to really take charge and initiative. Anyways I think I’ve gone on for long enough, can’t wait to talk to y’all soon...peace.

Act Your Age

Day 30/31

Wow we’re almost there...I’m super happy I ended up posting (pretty much) everyday. As of late my boys and I have been talking about the fact that we’re all 26, turning 27 next year and it’s somewhat of a crazy, surreal and scary feeling. The cool thing about life is that in the same way that you never stop growing, you also never stop learning. I’m constantly learning new things about myself, my friends, life, love, relationships, you name it, I’m constantly learning and I don’t think it’ll ever stop. It’s funny cuz my boys and I have this joke where we tell each other to act your age whenever we’re doing something dumb or immature lol. It’s funny cuz I find myself talking about a lot of grown up things as of late...moving out, getting married, buying a car, getting your own place, you name it. It’s easy to feel like you’re being left behind or moving too slow when you see people your age or younger doing those things like getting married or moving out and stuff, but similarly you also see people your age or older in similar stages as you, still grinding and still trying to figure things out. I’m just reminded that everyone moves at their own pace, but we’re all going to reach the finish line eventually...and if you’re a person who cares about being able to say you’re ahead or that you’ve made it before somebody else than so be it, but it’s okay to “be slower”, I’d rather say it’s okay to move at your own pace, to move at your own sense of urgency. Don’t feel the need to rush or play catch up to someone else because that might not be your speed or your path, do you. Till tomorrow, see y’all!

Growing Pains

Day 29/31

Throwback to 2011...again it’s almost the end of the year and it’s cool to see how much I’ve grown whether my writing, my mentality or whatever. So yeah, enjoy...

Apologies In Advance

Day 28/31

I think I underestimate the reach that this blog has sometimes and I swear I mean that in the humblest way possible. I mean I know I have a decently sized community of viewers but sometimes I underestimate just how many people really do read my blog and how many of those people I see on a regular basis lol whether family, friends or coworkers. I’ve told y’all many times that I and this blog have pissed off many people over the years...many friends and best friends have gotten angry at me for writing about them for whatever reason LOL. It’s not the first and surely isn’t the last time that this blog will upset people. It’s funny because I wrote something about a coworker and I never expected so many other coworkers to read and ask me about it LOL, I mean like I said in the post, it’s light...it’s not a big deal and I’m not a person to hold grudges or get super angry. I will say that for you or for anyone...you don’t want to be that coworker that everyone hates working with or comes in to work and thinks to themselves frick he/she is working today...like take a chill pill kill bill, ain’t nothing that serious. If y’all know me and if y’all know this blog more specifically, you’ll know I’m honest, to a fault at times, but it is what it is, I keep it real 100% regardless what it is and who you are. It’s never meant to be malicious or hurtful, this is a place I come to express myself and speak my mind. It’s my own personal diary/journal, I told y’all that whenever I write, I write as if no one is reading this but me, it helps keep me honest. So yeah, it is what it is, this is me, see y’all tomorrow!

We All Got Issues

Day 27/31

Can you just take in that just like that Christmas has come and gone and New Years is in the horizon...doesn’t feel like it does it? We’ve also hardly had any snow here in Toronto either which kinda kills my holiday and Christmas mood. But anyways...everyone’s got problems, everyone’s a little bit crazy and everyone’s got some sort of baggage that they carry with them into any friendship, relationship or situation: I used to think that I chilled with certain people over others because they had less baggage and were a little less crazy. But I feel like I’m realizing that it’s all perspective and we’re all crazy and we’ve all got our own problems to a certain extent. What makes someone more appealing to be around than another person isn’t the fact that they have less baggage, but that we’re willing to tolerate them more...whether cuz we like them more or they’re more pleasant to be around. Cuz I’ve been thinking as of late just the friends and people I have in my life...some of y’all are NUTS...like off the wall crazy LOOOOL. But I love y’all to death...I’m used to your craziness and whatever baggage you bring to our relationship because I know I have my own things I and you have to deal with as well. That’s one of the beauties of friendships and relationship...everyone bring something different to the table...crazy exes, psycho personality, random quirks or flaws...but in time you either learn to love and accept that and then or you turn around and walk away never to cross paths ever again. It’s jokes cuz I think about crazy self and the random and annoying things, quirks and tendencies that I bring and I laugh lol I’m just like damn, how does anyone put up with me LOL. But anyways, on that note...see y’all tomorrow.