"if isis listened to mariah, there would be no war"

i think i went to karaoke 4x in a 2 weeks.  chinese new year karaoke was kind of miserable with a washed up duo trying to outsing out rap and out scream each other.   so the next weekend i had to do it right.   inspired by daytime mariathons of love takes time on youtube....i did two amazing nights in a row at biny where fernando couldn't find our bottle the second night and ended up giving us a new bottle.  and as i raved about how much fun i had at karaoke then, it inspired 88 greenwich to have karaoke session part 4.   singing with 19 year olds puts songs in perspective esp when "i think i've heard of alex to before...."

10:43 PM

“Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” 
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

by now, lifes ups and downs are priced into your experience on earth.  how you much you grow from each experience is up to you.  people deal with things differently but it seems all roads lead to a solid foundation of friends and family to turn the corner.   after reflecting upon a day of midtown bar lunch, a late show, a ktown lawyer event, commodore fried chicken i realized my advice was trumped by the great seth meyers...

look in the mirror and give yourself positive affirmation....

"i am a powerhouse..."

11:23 PM

Kevin McCallister: Oh no. My family is in Florida, and I'm in New York...

[Gleefully]

Kevin McCallister: My family's in Florida... I'm in... New York?

my family left me at home alone for a month.  they told me to 看家。。。 so i joined the local retro fitness gym.  a throw back 90s gym donned in yellow and red which could have easily accommodated women in unitards and crop tops along side body builders in spaghetti strap U neck tank tops but this is 2015.  and these gyms are reserved for high school football teams lifting for mass..."can i work in with you??"

the gym in the burbs is a far cry from the equinoxes in manhattan.  100 dollar shorts and matching outfits with pristine fly knit sneakers are replaced with ratty college athletic wear, lacrosse mesh shorts and a headband working out not for vanity but rather like u're still clinging onto that state championship from 7 years ago.   obviously, i fit right now.  

even my weekends started to fit in w the bridge and tunnel crowd.  douchebag workouts accompanied by douchebag dinners at stk.  followed by pravda.  a stop at chomos.  gemma.  then louie and chan.   followed by brunch at marta the day after....

2:02 PM