Book & Paper Art by John Martin

"Hombre Leyendo en una Librería"

("Man reading in a library")

Sad. and True.

Back to Basics

Dylan and i cleaned the entire apartment today. I even managed to talk him into giving away some of his stuff... to be loved by another who will appreciate his good will. He's quite proud of himself and extremely happy knowing he can put a smile on a stranger's face.

He's on summer vacation. This means that, when i'm not galavanting about, we spend an awful lot of time together. I mean, like, A LOT. To put it simply- 24 hours a day.

Yes, we are together all the time.

It means proper meals at the right time. Bed time before i'm even tired. Awake when my body wills more sleep. Secret cuddles when he's knocked out because he won't allow it when he's awake. The basics.

It sounds lame. But when i stop to think about it... basic will always be dope.

And after days and weeks straight, in and out of chaos- i welcome the simplicity of life as a duo accompanied by my 8 year old firecracker.

PS: There's a stench coming from my bathroom and i don't know how to get rid of it. I don't even know what it is...

I need a pick-me-up.

and these are the days of my life

My Hero

Arbitrary Mind Picks #101

1. Sunsets are gorgeous... but there's something about the sunrise that just takes my breath away. Some of my greatest memories are tied to a beautiful sunrise.

2. I love dancing in the rain.

3. I'm too old to be pulling all-nighters.

But being a "trooper" is my glorious curse.

4. The best way to reconnect with your youth is to reunite with good, old, solid friends. It does wonders for your psyche but your body will beg to differ.

I <3 my Tarts.

Here's to the Summer of 2012

5. I have an 8 year old.

I had to write that down to believe it.

Relax Yourself

The 1st Manila Music Festival

Falling in love with music, art, and creativity [in general] all over again.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest taking the stage.

Hearing him drop some of my most favorite tunes of all time was well worth

the heat and exhaustion.

Music makes me high.

Aint No Party Like a STYLES Party

The "early" crowd

The walking billboard

Smart x Nokia x Vans x Styles

A huge thank you to Smart x Nokia x Vans for one of the wildest weekends of my life.

Definitely gonna be in recovery/hibernation well into next week.

ZZzzzz...

"I actually attack the concept of happiness. I don’t mind people being happy - but the idea that everything we do is part of the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea and has led to a contemporary disease in Western society, which is fear of sadness. It’s a really odd thing that we’re now seeing people saying “write down 3 things that made you happy today before you go to sleep”, and “cheer up” and “happiness is our birthright” and so on. We’re kind of teaching our kids that happiness is the default position - it’s rubbish. Wholeness is what we ought to be striving for and part of that is sadness, disappointment, frustration, failure; all of those things which make us who we are. Happiness and victory and fulfillment are nice little things that also happen to us, but they don’t teach us much. Everyone says we grow through pain and then as soon as they experience pain they say “Quick! Move on! Cheer up!” I’d like just for a year to have a moratorium on the word “happiness” and to replace it with the word “wholeness”. Ask yourself “is this contributing to my wholeness?” and if you’re having a bad day, it is."

Hugh Mackay

Sick.

... and that, ladies and gentlemen, is talent.

Sunrise. Day 5.

Rage & Recover

A Boracay Vacation.

One of THOSE Days

In recovery.