To a Special Friend..

September 20th is Andres Maldonado's birthday. He would have been 23 years old. He passed away October 29th 2006. He was only 19 years old when he was taken from us. I still think about him till this day.

Happy Birthday Andres!

I Love you man and i miss you

Puppy Love

So guess what?! We have a brand new addition to the Mayshus family. No, I don't have a new brother or sister, and no I don't have a child somewhere in the world. My family decided to get a puppy! That's right, I can now say "my dog ate my homework" and only be half lying. Now, before I tell you what kind of dog we got I just want to clear the air and say that if it were up to me I would get a bulldog and name him Meaty or Hercules. With that said, we got a 9 week old shih tzu and we named her Molly. Yes, Molly like the doll from the big comfy couch.

At first when my parents said they were thinking of getting a dog I was kind of like ok sure whatever. I wasn't overly excited about it. I was in a "meh" mood over it. It would be nice to have a little puppy but if we didn't get it I wouldn't get overly upset over it. And then I met Molly. Also known as the cutest dog on the face of the earth. She's adorable! She's so kind and playful, like's to lay down on feet, and loves to cuddle up. The other day she was chasing her tail and when she finally caught it, she bit it and she cried. She then proceeded to repeat the process. Adorable.

Speaking of dogs, do you remember Wishbone? Interesting tid bit of information, my family actually went to go see a Jack Russell Terrier before we got Molly. Could of had a Wishbone in the fam. Dogs.. They truly are man's best friend. I've also been watching Entourage lately. Good show with good laughs.

New dog and Entourage.. This should be enough to keep me busy until next week when *drum roll* NFL season starts!! Can't wait.. Go Packers!

Man that's AWESOME!

Ever notice that as you get older you find less and less "awesome" things? I mean, when you're young everything seems awesome. Got a new toy.. AWESOME! No homework today.. AWESOME! I'm allowed to stay up past 9PM.. AWESOME! Sounds pretty crazy huh? But believe it or not, we all thought little things were awesome.

Now it feels like most things are not even half as awesome. We're so busy trying to finish school, start our careers, be good friends, and do it all while partying as hard as possible. We get so distracted with life that we don't take the time to appreciate the little things in life. Well this entry is dedicated to a couple things that i once found awesome and that I feel will ALWAYS be awesome no matter what.

The first of these is a video game. You guys remember Ocarina of Time?!?! That is probably the greatest game I have ever played on any console! This game had it all. Action, adventure, love, comedy, and yes even unexpected twists. Man when I found out *spoiler alert* Sheik was actually Zelda in disguise, it blew my mind! They just don't make games like this anymore. Sure there are a ton of good games with unreal graphics but nothing stacks up to Ocarina of Time (OoT).

You know what else, or WHO else, is awesome? Barney Stinson! In fact, he's so awesome that he inspired this post. So for those that don't know, Barney Stinson is a character played by Neil Patrick Harris. He is the ultimate ladies man and makes the show what it is. When Barney is in the room there is never a dull moment and laughs are guaranteed! In fact, Neil Patrick Harris himself is pretty awesome. His role on "Glee" was so badass.

Ya I know, it's not much of a list but OoT has been on my mind for a while now and I just watched a "best of Barney Stinson" video on youtube and I was inspired to write about how awesome they are! What do you guys think will always be awesome no matter what? I'm interested in hearing what you guys got..

Oh and also, my g-friend is pretty damn awesome. She's the most awesome girl I know!

Time Fly's When..

So today I get a message on my bbm from a Mr. Leonardo Perez, also known as my bffff, saying "dude, you haven't blogged in a while". You know what, he was right! It's now almost the end of August and I haven't hit up the blogspot in a while! Not to make excuses and all but man has August been one hell of a month. August has been turning out to be one of the busiest months of 2010 to date. Wondering what you missed? Well my friends, here's a bit of an update.

For starters, you guys ever watch the show "Dexter"? My buddy Lui actually got me into it a while back. I watched the first season but stopped. However, this month I got back into it and let me tell you, this is one hell of a show. Lidia (the g-friend for those that don't know) has gotten into it as well and she love's it just as much. Really good show, plenty of twists, and just a damn good show all around.

Also, my parents and sister have been gone this whole month. I've been all alone for the past 2 weeks because my family decided to go to Ecuador without me. Well actually, they wanted me to go but i couldn't get the time off work. You know how they say you don't know what you got till it's gone? Well, believe me you it's been so weird without them here. They come home soon and man i cannot wait for everything to go back to normal.

Although my parents have been gone, I've been lucky enough to have the greatest girlfriend in the world. She's always there for me and even comes over from time to time, cooks dinner, and leaves me lunch for the next day. I'm a pretty lucky guy aren't I? I definitely think so. We're going to Niagara for a weekend, should be an amazing time.

Time sure does fly when you're having fun.. when you're busy with "Dexter".. When your family is gone.. August is done in less then 2 weeks and we all know what that means: SCHOOL!!! Another 8 months of studying, reading, working hard. Only this time, I'm going to be working full time while doing it. Its going to be hard but I got to do it. Wish me luck..

P.S. That running thing... that was an epic fail.......... yyaaaaaaaaa *cough*..

21 day theory

Have you guys ever heard of this "21 day theory"? Apparently, if you're trying to quit something or take something up, all you need to do is set a routine of sorts and follow it for 21 days and after that it will be a breeze. I was actually talking to one of my scholar friends Mario about this theory. See, I want to start running and living a healthy, active lifestyle and we concluded, through much discourse, that if I can set a routine for 21 days (or 3 weeks) then I should be fine.

Well, I actually think it makes sense. 21 days may seem long but in reality it's a little less than a month. However, I still think it's long enough to make a routine out of something. After the initial 21 days it'll feel like routine and i won't have to force myself to get up out of bed, put some clothes on and go for a run. I don't know how well this theory might work with quitting something though. Maybe it takes a little more work to quit.

Perhaps this "21 day theory" is actually subjective and depends on the person. For some it may take 7 days or 14 days and for others it may be 30+ days. I guess it really comes down to how bad you want to quit or take something up that determines your own personal "21 days theory". I'm proud to say that ever since I had that chat with Mario I've actually been running everyday. It's only been a week but I'm already starting to see progress in my stamina and to be honest, it feels GREAT!

So now I ask you: How many days is your theory? How long do you think it would take you before you can quit or make something a routine? Have you taken anything up or quit anything recently? I know what I want to take up and I've got my foot in the door. Now it's up to me to keep it on up and believe me, I will definitely keep you all posted!

Summer fun, Summer run?

So I realized I haven't blogged in a while. Don't know why exactly, maybe I just kept forgetting or kept saying "I'll blog later". Well I'm BACK! First thing I want to say is if you're looking for a movie to watch with friends that aren't lame or repetitive then there are two movies I definitely recommend. The first of those movies is "Despicable Me". This isn't just a kid's movie. Sure it has a lot of the qualities you would normally associate with a kids movie but it is so entertaining. Steve Carell and Jason Segel lend their voices and with the addition of a unicorn loving little girl, this movie is definitely one to watch

The second movie is "Inception". This was a GREAT movie. I watched this movie and it literally blew my mind. It's a pretty straight forward movie but at the same time there is so much going on that you can't help but go "WHOA!". Watch Inception, don't even think twice. These are two summer movies that are a must see.

Speaking of summer, I think I wanna start getting into this whole "running" thing. Ever call or message a friend, ask them what they're doing and they say "oh just got in from a run" or "Just going for a run". Man, this seems like the hip thing to do nowadays. So I loaded my ipod with a whack of music and decided I should get into this whole running scene. Good idea? I think so. All the other cool kids are doing it.

From one BIG party to another..

A month has passed and the 2010 FIFA World Cup is over. Man was it a good month. So much soccer action, it was blowing my mind! In the end only one team could win the championship and like I said, Spain had the balls to win it all (no pun intended). As soon as Spain won, I got myself a vuvuzela and marched on down to party with the Spanish!

Not gonna lie though, I'm happy Spain won it and all BUT four years ago when Italy won the World Cup the party definitely a lot better. When Italy won St Clair was PACKED with people. It was crazy. I'm not even Italian but man did I have a good time. This year when Spain won, I expected the same, if not more. I was greatly disappointed. Yeah there was a lot of people but no where near as many as four years ago. Oh well, I guess it's because there are a lot more Italy supporters then there are Spain supporters in Toronto.

With that party over, it's time to look forward to the next one: DAN DAN'S BONER JAM WASAGA WEEKEND! Oh man every year for my buddy Dan's birthday we rent a cottage and spend the weekend in wasaga. This year is going to be UNREAL! There are over 60 people coming and we have a whole cottage complex to ourselves! That means we can get as loud as we want without people complaining!!!

Oh man i can't wait. There's going to be a funnel tournament, flip cup, alcohol, dance-offs, alcohol, whacky hats. It's going to be crazy. On top of that my best friend Leo just got back from winning gold in a Muay Thai tournament in Iowa so we have to celebrate that as well! The only part of the weekend that's going to suck is the part where my g-friend can't make it :(:(. I'll try to have fun without you sugar muffin but it'll be hard!

Last year I lost in the semi's during the funnel tournament. This year I'm out for revenge! Dan's birthday is BACK.. With a vengeance! And this time.. it's personal!