"Social Networking"...

I think I may have made "social networking" all too difficult, or at least for myself. As an aspiring writer and comedian, it is currently me, and me only, who is in charge of playing every role imaginable to further my career. Thank God for "social networking", because it is the only free way to have a publicist. In terms of an agent, I again have "social/online" networking working for me, along with a handful of actual human beings that I can "network" with. And as for a manager, well that's pretty obvious, that again is obviously my job. And all of this is fine with me, I truly believe that some (or all) people should have to work their way up in life. But that brings me back to my lack or lack thereof "social networking" skills. I'll admit it, I've spent many an hour Googling "How to get more followers on Twitter." Somehow I have close to 1,000 "friends" on Facebook, yet I have under 30 people following me on Twitter, or this blog, nonetheless. This is by no means a cry for help or advice, I guess just simply a commentary on the irony/hypocrisy of what gets people's attention online. Like I said, I have more friends than I need or even know on Facebook, (probably thanks to some of my profile pic's), but when it comes to something of "worth" (i.e) an idea, opinion, etc, no one one wants to "follow me", lol. At the end of the day, none of this nonsense really matters, all we can do in this life is put our best foot forward, and hope to be "followed." :)

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By Tony Shin, NBCSanDiego.com

A North County lawyer is furious after being trapped and forgotten inside a local jail for hours.

Attorney Erubey Lopez spoke to NBC 7 about the ordeal for the first time Friday.

Lopez said it all began when he was trying to visit a client in jail on Tuesday. He went into a visiting room -- not knowing he would be trapped in there for hours.

Patiently waiting inside a locked visiting room, Lopez said he didn’t think anything unusual until a half hour passed and his client still hadn’t been brought down to him.

“I know it takes a while to get the people, so I’m patient,” said Lopez while recalling the ordeal. “I don’t have my cellphone with me because the policy is you can’t use a cellphone inside the jail.”

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At that point, Lopez said he tried to contact the guards through an intercom system inside the visiting room.

“So, I press the intercom button and nothing. I press it again,  and it doesn’t work,” he explained.

A half-hour soon turns into an hour.

"At that time, I'm really mad, and I'm thinking, ‘How can they forget about me?’ So, I start hitting the door really loud to get someone to let me out."

Two hours go by. All the while, Lopez is screaming while pounding on the door.

He finally accepts the strong possibility that he'll be sleeping on the cold concrete floor.

"I have a sweater and a jacket, and I take off my sweater and I try to use it as a pillow," he said.

Lopez thinks about Daniel Chong, a UCSD student who was left inside a Kearny Mesa holding cell last April after being forgotten by DEA officers for five days. Chong would eventually file a claim asking for $20 million following the incident, which he called “life-altering.”

An Ode to all night owls

Why do I fight going to sleep every night? And when I say "every night", I literally mean every night. It doesn't matter how tired I am, or how early I have to be up the next morning, I fight it! I fight sleep to the death! And at the time, it seems like a good idea - stay up a little later than most folks and get some stuff done. Ha ha ha, early to bed babies - I've got you beat! And that is strictly b/c of my abundance of time...or so I believe. But then reality sets in...the never positive or enlightening experience. It's 6am, and you have nothing to show for your rebellious after hours escapades. Don't get me wrong, there are those occasions where something positive does happen, and enlightenment does occur. And God bless those nights! Those nights, few and far between are worth it...and those of "you" know it!

Password Verification

Is it just me, but is it almost impossible lately to read and type in the code that a website gives you when you forget your password? Who writes these codes? They're always a series of smashed together letters, some capitalized and some not, and then they usually throw a number or two in there. I honestly think that whoever creates those codes is fucking with us, I really do. I mean what a joke, put a bunch of illegible numbers and letters together, and then sprawl them across the screen, so you can't even read them in a straight line! And then you inevitably start to feel stupid because you can't make out a couple of numbers and letters on a screen, and then you start wondering if maybe you need to go to the eye doctor...Is my vision blurred? Why am I seeing things in double? The questions/concerns go on and on in my mind until finally I crack that damn code. And I'll be honest folks, I've never got it right the first time, so if you're one of those people who has or does, please let me in on the secret!

Some People...

Just when you think you know someone, or at least have a slight grasp on who they might be, they sometimes surprise you. And not always in a good way. For example, you could be dating someone for a little over a month, and he or she has proclaimed their love for you, and then BOOM!!!! You find out something that they've been hiding from you, otherwise known as a lie. Perhaps they have a child, a six year old son for example, who you have never heard one mention of. So one starts to wonder, maybe the child has a learning disability, or only one leg, or perhaps even 3 eyes. But you know that's not the case, it's not the child who has the problem, it's the parent. And we wonder why we're overpopulated...it's thanks to these feeble minded people who make the choice, or mistake rather, of procreating.

New Beginnings!

New beginnings are always the best, anything new is always fun! It's something different, something refreshing and something exciting! New beginnings signal the end of monotony, and the beginning of excitement! Mystery, hope, wonder, intrigue, desire and anticipation of the new or unexpected are at your finger tips any time that something in your life changes. For better or for worse, the uncertainty of life is exhilarating! Especially once you embrace it, this uncertainty becomes enticing, almost seductive, and it is at these very moments when we truly feel alive. Anything is possible, the world becomes yours for the taking! Suddenly you are free, free of it all, all the bullshit, all the baggage, all of your past, and the possibilities are now endless. New people, new places, new everything, and it feels great! Maybe this is why I enjoy moving so much, because each time you move, you are given a new opportunity, a chance to start over, a chance to redefine yourself. I decided long ago that I would make friends with change, because nothing in life is permanent, and I've come to conclude that this is not necessarily a bad thing! To quote Mark Twain, "There is nothing that cannot happen today!". :)