Welcome to 2015!

Well we are into the first weekend of the year and while most people are changing their lives and reinventing the wheel for themselves im just doing much of the same stuff I always do. Consistency is key IMO so don't hold your breath in thinking im going to do some wild stuff to validate how my year will be sooooo much better than my previous one. In all honesty last year for me went pretty damn well and beating it out won't be an easy task so I don't ponder and make Fb posts about how I will be changing stuff and improving lol. Takes more than a calendar date to change things people so get a clue. All that being said today's rant will be simply about the goodness of consistency. Yep. Even for things we dislike in life if they are consistent it's just better for everyone involved, for example at my hospital job the cafeteria food always sucks. Always. 7 days in a week you can grab 7 shitty meals over there. They don't throw you a curveball and come with a day 5 mid week great meal and then you think you've been missing out. Nope. Shitty everyday and i appreciate that personally because I adjust to not even factor them in when it comes to meal options. See consistency for them actually helps me and saves me time and money because I don't bank and depend on them for anything. Kudos to them and a respectful head nod for keepin it 100 all the time, might be crummy but like I said it is what it is and its my decision how I act after knowing that. I have some family and people I know in my personal life same situation, they shitty. Always have been and probably always will be but when they are consistent shit I can only say thanks! Once you know how people get down and you gather information it's much easier to play them to the left and keep em at a distance so as not to ruin my good shit I got going on. Again I can appreciate the consistency whole disliking the outcome. Then you get to people who are consistently inconsistent, these fuckers are the wild card but you can still play them to the left because since you never know what you're going to get with them you are always at risk of getting some bullshit. Same scenario for me consider them to be shorty all the time that way of and when they are ever kind or helpful or whatever the case may be its a pleasant moment but since you consider them to be sketch you likely didn't bank on it. You say thanks and keep it movin like you should. Lastly it's the other 90% of the world yeah you know em and I know of em too. They comical like real funny style. Smile in ya face and stab you in the back to make a dollar type suckas. If  you know me you know I keep a small but tight circle because when I acknowledge a person as one of my true friends I give em the world and don't hold back so with that always a chance of vulnerability in the air. Somebody asked me yesterday while at work why I don't talk to a certain boss figure and I tried to explain this stuff to them and it took awhile but eventually they figured it out and they said "well since its your boss just act like it's cool atbwork and then say fuck that guy when you leave" lol I told them I just keep it chill and don't try to pretend we are cool and the person will realize it eventually and that's that. They were confused and I figured they were just a say its cool to your face and stab you in the back type LOL. Moral of this whole story? I don't really have one just keep it real like Ron Wilkerson says and when it comes to friends quality will beat quantity over the test of time so stay in it for the long haul. I have several friends I've known for years upon years and those friendships are a direct attribution to them bein solid and true as fuck and me likewise. Welcome to 2015 children! Oh yeah before I forget... Vegas for some Bmx in a few days should be fun, been awhile since I pretended to race! And that's about all that's new for me!

Greed.

An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves. The thought of greed or the act of being greedy isnt necessarily a bad thing in my opinion but the dictionary definition even throws in at the end the catch all... "deserves"See I consider myself to be somewhat greedy at times but its always a balance of what I deserve. See you wanna make a billion dollars even if you dont need it im fine with that, just work for it. Your work hard you earn that shit and I will for one applaud your effort and cheer you along. Now if you lie cheat scheme and steal to obtain that billion I am also going to think your a real piece of shit and I wont be recognizing your accomplishment as anything more than greed. You can obtain your stuff through work and others dont have to suffer for you to prosper. That shit is key. The world somehow loses track of people being stand up to one another and respectful and whatever other qualities we should hold important to people. Instead these days we just want "likes" "follows" and whatever other bullshit each sect considers cool. The long story short of this rant goes like this. My landlords charge me $1750 for my 2 bedroom, I never had a person live with me because I dont bother to look for one, my buddy James needed a place so I offered him the room and he moved in. He is rarely here but as soon as my landlords caught wind that he was here, the dollar signs rolled through their minds and they hit me with a $250 rental increase. I am far too lazy to bother but thats more than a 10% increase and it's totally bogus because they simply saw the chance to ask for more money. They just bought a new Lexus coincidentally and you want to think that when you are somewhere for 2 years never been late always been a stand up guy never had issue you get a mutual respect but fuck that apparently LOL. I countered and said I would meet them more than half way and would do a $150 increase, frankly nobody likes to move and its not worth the hassle to me... They came back with $200 is the least increase they would take. LOL that shows me it's clearly time for me to go. I dont fuck with people who dont respect me and that shit is plain disrespectful, You shouldnt have a problem renting the place for $2000+ when I move out so best of luck to you and thanks for the 2 years. Keepin it classy these days!

#steepcrest

Finally had a few minutes to bang the keys a bit and get some text laid down to describe the Red Bull event last weekend. For starters I have to say I was stoked to even get an invite to the event because for whatever reason people view Red Bull as the pinnacle of the sport. They do things proper as shit when it comes to events and athletes so to even get the nod was kind of cool. I had work scheduled that day but Rachel came through with the coverage and that made it possible to attend, so shout her out for that. Matt was quick to hop on the trip bandwagon so me and him talked about it all week and made joke after joke about how sketchy it would be. As the day got closer I took the mentality of eff it I am going to ride Im gonna give it a solid go and rip that thing. We wake up at the crack of dawn on 4 hours of sleep to make it down to SF by the riders meeting at 7:30am. Alicia and Matt stumble off to Mc Donalds and I get the first look of the who's who that was invited along with me. It was an epic group of dudes from my generation that were and will always be straight rippers in different aspects of BMX. From dudes still living the bmx dream to legends that never chased it but it followed them anyway. I had a solid streak at one time in the contest scene so everyone knows me well and to an extent all those guys are my idols and living legends and I enjoy sharing in a session with them so it's an odd feeling to compete against them. Anyway we get acquainted to the staff puttin on the event sign away our lives and start to trolley up the hill. I already knew we were in for a LONG day when the trolley was smoking like crazy just to make it up the 21% grade. Wild. We get to the top and dudes are wondering how to scrub off speed for the initial run, squeeks aka Josh heads down first brakeless and just gets murdered into hay at the bottom. I was shortly behind him and feathered the brakes to save myself. Racer guy behind me skids down and blows a tire first run from skidding so much. Dummy. and it just got wilder after that, we start hitting the small kickers at 35-45mph and things get loose in a hurry. Great times and everyone was juiced. Qualifying was cut throat as hell and quick. Mind you this is a test event so they just want to see the action quick and see how it works. we made 4 groups of 4 and they said winner out of each group moves to a 4man final and winner takes all. WOW. I draw Kurtis Elwell in my heat and D block and someone else and Im stressing Kurtis for sure. Dude has been an icon for me for years and he can pedal and fearless as they come. Only dude at 7am who was drinking coors type of guy. I get a good start and me and Kurtis start to pull away but he fades after the first jump. I pin it the whole time and finally when I want to stop and slow down I catch a solid speed wobble for about 50-75feet at 40mph or so? Sooooo sketchy and everyone thought I was done for. I fought it off and rode it out like a boss and everyone started making jokes and it was hilarious. Ticket punched to the final where I had Jason Lopez of Haro/Premium fame to deal with. He lays waste to me for the first leg of the hill. Im watching him the whole time and I tell myself when he stops pedaling I have to take 4-5 more cranks, sure enough he stops to get set for the first jump and I seize the moment to gain ground, we hit the jump at the same time, but my extra cranks have paid off Im carrying more momentum and pass him quickly, at this point I take 2 cranks more and tuck in for the hill bomb. Jason ended up fading to 3rd and I held on for the win. I was stoked and crashed into the hay wall. Hopped up to a cheering crowd and high fived everyone. It was a dope experience to win but the results are irrelevant just seeing and being respected and held in the high regards of the riders at the event that day is the real payoff. BMX has given me everything in life, it truly has as crazy as that sounds and most of those guys have been there every step of the way. So to those other 15 guys I salute you. Truly Nor Cal's finest out there that day and respect to everyone. Shout out Jackson for the invite. Next year Im doubling up and taking the MTB title too. Ill post more about this soon. It was sick.

Myself and Tony Campos

Right Pegs vs Left Pegs

Nike vs Vans

Tee Shirt vs Leather Jacket

Plastic Pedals vs Metal Pedals

High Seat vs Low Seat

SJ vs SF

Very different but both in search of FUN.

Yeeeee

I mean I did call the win a week prior. Just sayin' hahahahaha

Bruh.

Last night I was a champion and tonight Im crashing into a benz? The fuck? 24 hours sure can change shit. haha #shitasskarma

Make move$

How do you earn more money when you cant fit more hours into a day? You get paid from multiple sources in those said hours. Insert my plan to go to Vegas and work for 2 weeks while using PTO to cover my missing days at my hospital gig. All in all I should make a few hundred bucks of profit and spend some time in the 702 which is always a good deal. Will be nice to change up the scenery even if its just brief. Evo still isnt back on the road yet and thats blehhhhhh so tired of driving different cars lol #missmymainwhip  Vegas on the 29th gettin money now then and beyond.

Back in the saddle again!

Fresh back from the 808 and batteries refreshed. Twas a good trip I definitely wouldnt do a hawaii cruise again though Ill stick to flying there in the future. The long 4 day stints at sea can get slightly odd when you just cant explore, or maybe its the anticipation? Either way it was a good time and good to force a vacation for sure. Had a good time all in all and now just gotta stack cash to cover the expenses from it LOL. Next on the trip roster is Vegas for some work, and then Vegas again in January and then Caribbean cruise in February. Expensive taste means hard work inbetween which can get taxing but whatever. Gonna do a Red Bull test event next weekend that should be interesting and Im excited to see how it pans out basically a steep ass downhill race which can get hairy because of how steep the hill is. Best trick event as well so should be interesting if nothing else. SEMA car show is this weekend so all the car gurus are all out at that, I almost attended but thought the excessive time off would be a bit much. Played that one good by skipping it. Thats all for now might upload some photos if Im not too lazy and yeah thats all for now. Hang tight.