Tag: Billy Beane

What a day I had yesterday. Not only did I get to have lunch with three of my friends from work but I also got to hang with one of my best friends in Ricardo Villalobos. The lunch portion was something that was supposed to be just myself and a girl that I have my eye on in Ashley but I guess she would have felt uncomfortable with just us so she invited someone who works with her on a constant basis in Valerie, who by all means, is someone who I admire and respect from what she’s told me and I hope one day that I too can end up with a bachelor’s in Psych as well. I didn’t know this till later on but I had to pick up JB as well which was a hassle because it didn’t make any sense for me to pick him up if his car was at his house and he had told me that his mom was going to use that car. So, for all intents and purposes, I was excited on the way to pick up both JB and Valerie which was cool because I am a good person that likes to do things for the good of all mankind. When we got there, I spotted Ashley and she looked gorgeous which is something that doesn’t come as a surprise because she is so pretty and she stands out from the rest of the girls that have come into my life, whether at school or at work. I found our conversation to be fun because I started the conversation with how do you like working at Target which of course turned into something that was interesting. Eventually, we dwelled into the relationship that JB and I have and what brought us together which of course was Eunice. I told them the whole story on that and it was interesting what came next. Ashley started talking about how bad she has done in school the past couple of years and how she has failed many classes which to my surprise is something that wouldn’t change my impression of her because she has no “dingy” qualities to her. Then it hit me, I asked her if she had ever gone to prom and she said “no” which surprised me since everybody must have gone to prom, but to my surprise she says it is against her religion. She said she is apart of the Church of Christ, which JB later said, is kind like a cult. This seems, at least the way JB described it to me, to be sort of a straight edge society which doesn’t allow drinking, smoking, partying, curfews, dating outside your religion, getting married outside your own religion, and I guess a lot of no’s. But after hearing that, I wasn’t discouraged because I really like this girla and she can offer so much more to the world than being part of something that doesn’t allow her to be herself. She needs to be known and I want to show her that. Anyway, after that was over and done with and I heard Valerie’s problems as well which is something that is unfortunate and sad to hear. Of course, being the typical college graduate, she is having problems at home with her boyfriend and with life in general which is something I can’t even begin to describe because I wouldn’t want to hurt her image. Eventually, I took Val and JB home then I headed over to Ricardo’s apartments to pick him up so we can do our usual Tuesday routine of hanging out which is always good because we talk about the best sport in the world, Baseball. I picked him up and we headed over to Red Brick Pizza where we watched the A’s-Yankee game. Usually, I love to rag on the A’s and there team but the truth is if I didn’t love my team I probably wouldn’t say all the things that are wrong with them. Me and Ricardo always have a great time when we watch A’s games and this was no different as we ended up making the web of Billy Beane trades(the important ones anyway). I told Ricardo about my girl friend in Ashley and I told her how pretty she was and how beautiful she really is. He told me about his friend that recently has been having problems with a girl as well and I was wondering when he was telling me this, whether I should be concerned about girls would treat a guy like me? What I found fascinating during our great time at Red Brick Pizza was that would facebook produce something like this and then Ricardo proceeded to tell me about this article which says that facebook brings out narcissism. I found the article to be true because some friends that I have have facebook and it  seems to boost their ego tenfold afterwards. Overall, I had a great time talking with Ricardo doing the web of Beane trades because damn there have been a crapload of trades which have been, for better or worse, affected the A’s. After Red Brick Pizza, we headed to the Big Red Machine a couple of stores away and I just laughed at how I still work at this business we call retail but the truth is, this one looked a lot more calmer. I proceeded to joke with Ricardo about the random stuff that just happens in life and we looked at movies that we wish we could buy but oh well I said. I ended up buying dog toys and some headphones which are always a bargain because who needs to spend over 10 dollars on headphones anyway. Then this where the fun started. We headed over to Starbucks over on El Camino and Lawrence which is opened till 1 on weekdays. At first, I thought, this place is going to be packed but it wasn’t bad because we got an almost 2 hour conversation out of it. What we me and Ricardo share the most is that we care about our families a lot and we tend to forget sometimes what they do for us. I started right off the bat telling him about helping my family pay bills and what not and how that hurts me financially but the truth is, I think it is better to have a small amount of money instead of a ton of money because afterwards we get caught up in spending so much money on worthless things. For example, I used to buy a lot of wrestling DVD’s but I now see that some of the ones they come out with these days I can buy used later if I want to and I don’t need it right away. But anyways, I told him about how I try to give me brother advice on not drinking but yet he doesn’t like taking advice and then he proceeded to tell me about his girlfriend’s family. His girlfriend, is someone I went to high school with and her name is Brittany. I don’t know her that well and even though I don’t, I’m glad that Ricardo is there for anything she needs because they are almost a perfect match for each other. He proceeded to tell me about something that is never appreciated enough in this world, and that is if people are going to give advice are they good at getting it? He told me about his girlfriend’s dad and how he is not very good at giving advice and this is when he told me about his back problems. He didn’t rest and of course his back proceeded to get even more messed up. He then told me how Brittany is almost like her dad and she too is not very good at getting advice. I was surprised at how Ricardo told me this because their relationship is simple and not over the top. I’m glad he did tell me this because you can tell what kind of a person someone is if they are the one that instigates advice so to speak when something happens in the significant other’s life. We then proceeded to talk about something that is hard to put my finger on because it’s something that I recently discovered. It first started off when we started talking about girls and when I do end up with a girl, it will be something special. That was the basis for how it started but then we started talking about JB which is always strange because I used to look up to the guy as somewhat of a God. The fact is, ever since we had that conversation about JB about a month ago, I’ve viewed JB in a different light. Ricardo made a good point when he said that maybe JB is lying when he said that he found his EX her first job, put her through school, treating her better than himself, and also all this other stuff. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but if you’ve worked at all these less than stellar jobs, how can you afford to do so? Ricardo has gotten me to think differently of JB and I still admire him for who he is but now I see him differently than I did before. JB states that he wants his friends to be a reflection of him but the truth is, I want to be me instead of being “JB’s friend”. JB crictiques me for looking fat but the truth is, I’ve been trying to lose weight and it is working but somehow someway I have to look like him which makes me sad in perception. If girls are going to like you cause you look like a bodybuilder, then maybe this girl doesn’t really like you for who are but rather what you look like. After the discussion of JB, I told Ricardo something I’ve never really told anybody: I try to create this character wherever I go in order for people to recognize me and in order to be set apart. What JB calls the “hardwalk” (a tribute to one of my favorite wrestlers Chris Jericho) is something I do that satisfies me and when you end up having to impress people by doing the opposite of what is you then you have failed miserably. I have many different aspects of my personality and when I’m somewhere or in an environment you have to be who you are not just be someone you not. For example, when I may be at school I pay attention and if I don’t talk then oh well but when I do talk, I speak my true feelings on the subjects not something the professor wants to hear. So, I want people overall to know me for me and not be someone who is being the puppet or at least in the worst case scenario, the puppeteer. I had a great time telling Ricardo that because he is one of the only people that knows that and it is something that I enjoy doing because people can tell who you are after a while and they will be able to distinguish you from the rest of the crowd. August 30th 2010 will go down as one of the days where I just had fun and now I just can’t wait for school and who knows, maybe I’ll blog about many adventures along the way, until next time, oh and always remember be proud of who you are not of who you could be and here’s a tribute to one of the best wrestlers in the world: AJ Styles