365/365, 12.31.17

what a bizarre year. 

it’s the last day of 2017 and i finished taking my monthly self-portrait for december minutes ago. football is on the television, games i don’t care about at the moment because all the games that matter to me are on at the 4 o'clock time slot. bagel’s anal glands expressed themselves in the house earlier, so i began my morning cleaning thoroughly. my love by wale is playing from my computer with my year in review blog post up on the only tab open on google chrome. i don’t think tomorrow will feel any different, but i’m hopeful i’ll get hit with the inspiration bug. this is how my new year’s eve 2017 is going so far. i’m content with it, although i’m getting hungry. no matter what happens from year to year, one thing stays constant, and it’s that time always finds ways to escape me. the issue here is whether i do something about this realization or not. time to refocus and revise my resolutions.

happy new years to everybody celebrating tonight, and happy birthday dad. i love you.

-ratha, 2:06pm, 12.31.17

black friday shenanigans, 11.24.17

i’m not a fan of black friday shopping when it comes down to camping out and looking for doorbusters, but i like to walk around the malls in the early mornings of the day after. i do this for two reasons, to see if i can stumble upon a gem, and to attempt to observe life at the moment. i know christmas is a commercialized holiday, but i love the thought behind gift giving. in many cases, it’s the byproduct of gift giving that i enjoy. the time spent with family, the surprises, the memories. it’s the holiday spirit; something i’ve had a difficult time getting into ever since i graduated high school.

this morning was cool. it was around 1am and concord mills was decently filled, although it was near impossible to find a parking spot. i split a cinnabon with my girl and a random lady with red hair bumped into me at the nike store and said, ‘excuse you.’ i shoulda threw hands with her, but these days i’m trying to mind my business and not let people get a reaction out of me. i didn’t get home until 2am. i was exhausted, but i fell asleep with the thought this holiday season would be one i’ll miss when it concludes in the near future.

-ratha, 2:17am, 11.24.17

the bops, 10.27.17

dbaze and stephan ordered the iphone x today. i think i’m going to wait a few months to get it because the 6s is still a tremendous phone for what it’s worth. so instead of ordering the iphone x, i bought the black kaws bff from his website. 

i was inspired by the toast i overheard a few nights ago.

-ratha, 4:13pm, 10.27.17

bday proposals, 8.19.17

i was in the back when the screams and the cheers were going on. i knew it was my party at table 63. i walked to the front and noticed the birthday girl had been proposed to. my first thought was “maaaaaaaaan i fucking missed it.” i have never seen a proposal in real life, but i’ve always wanted to. i was 20 feet and wall away, but a bday and a proposal?! in the same day?! what an eventful dinner. she told me earlier in the night she was turning 26. i’m 2 years away from 26, but something tells me i’m further away from being engaged.

which is a great thing.

-ratha, 8:31pm, 8.19.17