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It has been a pleasure being in your class! I wish you good luck at your new school in NOVA next semester. Every nova kid I've met is a fratty rich fuck but you know how that goes haha. I really enjoyed your class and how you taught. Hope you continue giving this blogging assignment to all your classes because i really enjoyed it. P.S. I'm hot for teacher.

Monica

Monica Pincus was a lovely girl who I had your classic high school fling with. It was both of our Junior year summers and we had met at a party during the school year and had kissed on a few occasions but nothing major. We grew fond of each other. We hooked up on a few occasions and I was starting to really get into her. As time went on we saw each other more often and questioned if we wanted to take our fling to the next level. We were both in weird places emotionally because I had just gotten out of a shitty relationship that made me really not want to date for a while, but I could have seen myself with her. I think we both liked each other but didn't know what to do about it so things kind of fizzled out. We are both happy in our own relationships now and I enjoy the memories we made together. I haven't talked to her in a while, hope all is well:).

01-09-15

As you may have noticed by this surplus of blogs that I'm cramming at the last second, I'm running out of things to write about. So in this post I'm telling my virginity story. We came in my room and were hanging out like normal, we had just finished watching this skate film that i recently went to the premier for. By the time it ended we were making out and at this time the film E.T. is what it was called, was on the home screen again just playing some ambient noises. She told me she wanted to have sex and I asked if she was sure because I know id love her after. She said yes. We proceed to break the forbidden barrier and I went inside of her. Her face looked uncomfortable witch is understandable it probably hurt. loved her ever since. ( Photo has nothing to do with this post just really like it and had nothing to write about it hahaha).

New artistic outlet

About a month ago now I scored this camera from goodwill and I'm stoked to start shooting film. Ive shot my first roll although I haven't gotten it developed yet and I think there is some gold on it. The photos I'm most excited to see how they turned out are these three photos I took while my girlfriend and I had a pregnancy scare. I  took photos of the whole event of her taking the pregnancy test and I feel it captured the raw emotion of such an event. Especially since we are so young. Just to clarify the test was negative thank god ;).

In The Tall Grass

This Is a photo I shot of my friend Zach while we were walking this trail right over the James River bridge. Very neat little marshy trail that leads to a little over grown island beach type thing. This path has a grim history though. When I told my mother we went here she told me that when she was a kid, teens would go out there and make out but two kids were taken out into the woods and murdered. Could be a tall tale but who knows...

Push Baby

This is a photo of myself taken by Stephen Stalnaker in Richmond, VA.  This was a fun day as they all are although I don't remember all that much about this one. I remember I had just gotten off the phone with my pal Reese Salken who had moved to California in presuit of being a professional skateboarder. That sounds far fetched but he is good as fuck and is on some really big companies so I have faith in him. Love this photo though and Stephen and Reese.

Charlie Countryman

This is a fabulous movie that Stars the gorgeous and extremely talented Shia Labeouf. This is a very interesting and different love story that highly recommend watching. Not going to give the whole story away i don't want to ruin it for you if you watch it but you should:).

Fick

This man is an individual for sure. Ive known him for quite awhile, he is my best friends family friend. Id say he is about 60  still and still lives with his mom. He has a sweet old jeep and an old motorcycle that I'm not quite sure what it is but its cool. He constantly smokes cigars. One time at camp he was up reading the labels on anything he could find all night. Insane! hahaha such a funny guy gotta love um'. He told nick and I that he lived in a tent in the woods for like three years which is fucking nuts. Another story of his living conditions was he had an apartment and all that was in it was a taken apart motorcycle that he was working on :').

Summer Staple

This is the Channel marker at the end of Grandview Beach. It frequently gets visited by my friend group and others on blistering summer days. So much fun to jump off of its pretty tall!

Ole' Girl

This is my favorite dog ever, Sadie. She is my childhood pal that I've had since I was About five. My Dad, Sister, and I went to the pound and this lady was about to give her away and she was the cutest puppy so we scooped her up and took her home. I still remember that day. When we got her, my dad was driving like a mad man to get her a kennel and food so I'm assuming she got car sick and puked all over me hahaha. Best friends ever since:).

Bad day at the office

So my old car(white) took a right hook to the grill by a co worker of mine's car. I was clocking out to go home from my dead end day job at the car wash when I see his car flying through the wash with nobody in it. His car is probably going twenty five miles per hour and a couple of us tried to stop it but non the less it flies by us, jumps a curb, and slams into my unattended car who wasn't doing anything to deserve this. Pretty crazy car accident considering nobody was in either car. He got fired and I got my car fixed; no hard feelings I hope.

Becca

This is my lovely girlfriend Becca. We have been together for coming up on a year and she is the first love I've had. Beautiful creature she is. We both lost our virginities together so there is an obvious bond just in that way. I was not innocent before that I had been around, but she hadn't. All of her sexual exploration has been with me. I like that. Although we have our fights, we are good for each other. Here is to another year, love you.

Presidential Pool Party

The story behind this photo of myself that I took is one i find rather funny. My friends and I heard about this pool party over the summer and we decided to go. We soon after talking about it decided it would be kinda hilarious to show up to a pool party dressed up really nice. So we all dressed up similar to how I'm dressed and off we went. As one might assume we were the only ones dressed like this haha. We all got in the pool in dress shirts, ties, and pants. Probably the only time I will ever do that hahaha.

when the going gets tough

Sometimes when the going gets tough I like to remember that nothing that you do here on earth truly matters. Everyone is going to die it is a fact of life and once you die the earth keeps going, it doesn't stop for me, you or anyone or anything for that matter and soon nobody will ever know you existed. As dark as this post may seem to some, its truly not. Or maybe it is, but nothing matters. Say for instance I wanted to be a person who throws pennies off a tree for the rest of my life who's to say that isn't a good way to spend your life? Society as we know it was completely made up by humans. We are taught that we must get a good job, go to college, have a family, live happily ever after, and if you don't accomplish this in your life there is a negative stigma. But, why? In the end no matter what we do in life, whether you are a lawyer, a billionaire, a stripper, a beekeeper, whatever, we all collectively come to an end the same way. We die.

cheeks

Sometimes when you are less then sober, and you come back to your friends apartment, you have to make business calls while your pants are around your ankles, door wide open with a full house, all while getting put on social media for all to see. Business is booming needless to say.

Bedford, VA

This is a photo of my boy Kyle I took of him blasting an air on this huge quarter pipe in Bedford. This trip was super fun and we had a golden crew along with us. We went while Kyle was filming this video part he made over the course of a little over a year. There is a really nice bowl that he wanted to get a line on and the line he did was fucking sick. Good trip; lots of memories. <3

New Little Girl

I bought this truck a week ago from a guy in norfolk for 600 bucks. I sold my last truck and made a 535 dollar profit off of it, but I was itching for something else. It is a 1990 Ranger, four speed with overdrive, and low miles. Hopefully this thing keeps going for awhile!:)

George Carlin

Thank you for showing me Mr. Carlin! He is Fucking hilarious and makes fun of things that need to be made fun of. His radical views on subjects that seem taboo to many are well developed in his satirical stand ups. Happy Birthday again :).

Hold On

This Photo was also taken by Stephen. In this photo Kyle (on the left) and Me (on the right), are hauling ass down this super steep hill in Richmond, VA. This was a really fun day and in a part of the city I don't really skate all that often so there was new opportunities. I love Richmond.

Dana

This photo was at a spot in Washington, D.C. The photo was taken by a very good friend of mine Stephen Stalnaker, after I had just slammed on a trick I can't even remember now. This was the same day that I wrote about in a previous blog that I attached a video to. Many memories from this day.

Welllll

The video didn't quite work out too well hahaha. I ended up basically not filming any of the trip. Which I am fine with, because I had a fucking great time. Didn't have to worry about anything revolving around school or work, just friends being obnoxious, laughing, and beverages. The people at Tech though, thats "a whole nuther" blog post let me tell yah. All in frats, all dress the exact same, and all pay for there friends basically. Its just plain ole' lame.

Virginia Tech

Last night at around 11:30 p.m. , I was offered to go on a Virginia Tech trip with Al and Tyler. This is an annual trip for them, but a first for me. Binge drinking and skating are going to just about sum up this trip. Im planing on making a bit of an iPhone edit to document the whole weekend, which I hope to make my twentieth post! I will make sure this one plays;). Photo: what I'm going to look like by the end:')

soooo

My car is fucked. I was at outback with my girlfriend and when we left my car wouldn't start. We got her dad to jump it and it was still acting like the battery was going to die as I was taking her home. I know it needs an alternator. As I was driving home, in the middle of pembroke, my car just shuts off. Luckily there was a cop a couple cars back when it happened so they helped me push it into this sketchy car wash place. I got out, locked the doors, and bummed a light from the dudes next to me. Keep in mind I just sold the truck that I bought that I posted an earlier blog about:/. I did make a 500 dollar profit off the truck though:). But, I am out of a car for the time being. Shits botched.

Fuck

This is a short clip of me skating at a park with some history. First, this place in a shitty part of newport news was called Anti-Gravity. It was a skater run park/shop that many people respected and enjoyed. When they started going under, Mekos, another skatepark moved locations and bought Anti. Mekos is owned by a non skateboarder priest. You can see why this wouldn't work. A skate shop needs to be skater owned and operated, because who else would know what to buy and build. Cardinal skate shop in VA beach knows how shit works. Skater owned and operated since day one. ( i don't think the video will play but I am leaving it up there anyway)

A set list for musical exploration

I feel that in this generation there are many people that do not explore different music other than the latest pop song on the radio. Its bullshit, EXPLORE PEOPLE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE OUT THERE! In this piece I will name five songs and the bands that play them that are must hears.
1. Fireworks by Animal Collective- This is a fabulous song by my all time favorite band. Great lyrics and very unique sound.
2. The Abandoned Hospital Ship by The Flaming Lips- This song is off the album " clouds taste metallic" which is a great album by the way. The song just builds up in a way thats like no other, you can't help but take it in
3. Digital by Joy Division- This is just an awesome song by a band that had a unique sound especially for its time.
4. Toe Cutter/ Thumb Buster by Thee Oh Sees- Your classic new aged beach rock band which are all good but this song just plain ole rocks.
5. Across The Night Sky by Adeodat Warfield- Different band who's creator is a skateboarder I am fond of, Ryan Sublette.

fuck

Nuts

In this photo, Alex (taking the rip) has successfully drank his hight in beer. This was about sixteen beers. Alex then proceeds to take a multitude of bong rips. Fucking crazy one might say. Al, as I call him is a complete individual. He does whatever he want and he has an insane schedule. Forty hours a week he work while attending ODU full time, while somehow managing to do things like this in the night hours. Got to hand it to him, the man is living.

-Theses were screen shots from a short film a friend and I made for his art class awhile back. The concept was that I would walk up and find this board (in the photo) in the woods, continue walking, and find this decrepit bowl. The bowl was an old project of my friends but was never quite finished and is now rotting away in his fathers woods behind his house. Once I was in the bowl, I was acting like I was skating it;  just walking around, using my hand to guide the board around. It was hard to film for a multitude of factors. First being, that the bowl is fucked up so I would fall through sometimes:'). Also, one of the requirements of the project was that it be filmed in one consecutive sixty second shot. All in all It was super fun, and I had a great time being a part of it.

Addicted

I got another already :). Very happy with this one, it is based off of a painting my good friend Kyle Falzone did a while back. The paintings were an interesting concept, he did one everyday for a month on World War 11 era, military postcards. I am thankful to have one of the originals and I will post something about it on a later blog. Coincidentally, I got this tattoo exactly a month after the other one without knowing:p.

Interesting Night

   At roughly 4:00 a.m. I was woken up from a good dream by my grandfather, who lives with me, saying, "There is a cop outside who wants to talk to you." Naturally, I was frightened as to why the cop was here at this time of night wanting to speak to me. " I haven't done anything wrong" I thought to myself. I put on a pair of old jeans and walked outside to my unknown fait.
   It turns out that there had been some car thefts in the neighborhood, and they had apprehended the thief. Who ever the guy was, he had stolen my laptop out of my car, and the officers returned it to me. It was an old laptop I had in my car because I was going to try to sell it, so I did not care much about it. If it had been my macbook, there would have been a problem.;)

Big Momma

Tan, rusty, and comfy sum this beast up. This F-150 makes a horrid riding noise when the wheel is turned when at slow speeds. A bucket seat with a tear in the drivers side fills the interior. She has a very thin steering wheel with lots of play. Three speed with overdrive transmission. Unconnvitealal music, at least to to the basic, untalented, music of todays youth, radiates through the walls of the this truck. Happy to have her:)

New Vehicle

Yesterday, I purchased a new truck. This new, well new to me, truck is an eighty-five Ford F150. It is a cream colored, four speed, rust bucket that I am very excited to own. It has bench seats that I am quite fond of and a super thin steering wheel that fits perfectly in your hand. There is work to be done on it but for a thousand buck I am happy :). Photos to come....

Mesothelioma

This was a very fun day in the ole' Richmond, Va. We went to this newer spot in this abandoned warehouse type place where people made what is basically a DIY skatepark. A productive day as well as fun, everyone got clips. Only not so good part about the trip was I had this old Huf hat I wore all the time and I set it down at this spot and someone snatched it:/.

http://youtu.be/Gq8yfjmGtdw

"Peacebone" - Animal Collective

A Peacebone got found in the dinosaur wing
Well I've been jumpin all over, but my views were slowly shrinking
I was a jugular vein in a juggler’s girl
I was supposedly leaking the most interesting colors

While half of my fingers are dipped in the sand
You progress in letters but you're used to cooking broccoli
The other side of takeout is mildew on rice

And an obsession with the past is like a dead fly
And just a few things are related to the "old times"
Then we did believe in magic and we did die
It's not my words that you should follow, it's your insides
You're just an inside. Adjust your insides. You're just an inside.

I bet the monster was happy when we made him a maze
Cause he don’t understand intentions and he just looks at your face
I bet the bubbles exploded to tickle the bath
And all the birds are very curious, all the fish were at the surface.

With half of me waiting for myself to get calm
I'm like a pelican at red tide
I'm a corpse, I'm not a fisherman and
A blow out does not mean I will have a good night

Cause an obsession with the past is like a dead fly
And just a few things are related to the "old times"
When we did believe in magic and we did die.
It's not my words that you should follow, it's your inside
Adjust your insides. You're just an inside.

Well I start in a hose and I'll end in a yard
When I feel like I’m stealing I can't keep myself from hearing God
Only the taste of your cooking can make me bow on the ground
It was the clouds that carved the mountains
It was the mountains that made the kids scream

Oh well she bore all her parts but
She never was found
You think I'll carve a path through New York
and be an artist, but are you anything.
Then you find out that you can’t ask a baby to cry

And an obsession with the past is like a dead fly
And just a few things are related to the "old times"
When we did believe in magic and we did die.
It's not my words that you should follow, it's your inside
Adjust your insides. You're just an inside.

Peacebone

First Professional Tattoo

Last night at around 9:00 after just getting home from getting some dinner,  I got the idea to go get a tattoo. So I looked up some various works from various artist I'm fond of and decided on a piece by Dolan Stearns. I arrived at the shop and gave them the design and I'm extremely happy with how it came out. 

WAXAHATCHEE

This is a really awesome band who I have been listening to for the past few weeks. This song, American Weekend live, was when they played a set at southXsouthwest. The live version of this song is a whole lot better then the studio version. Also if you are into this song check out my new favorite by them, Less Then (<) on what I believe is their newest album Ivy Tripp. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CzhA5Kcu5k)

Horrible days

   The past two days have been both expensive and just outright shitty. To start things off, last night I carelessly dropped a full glass of water on my sisters macbook, which I had been using both recreationally and for school. Its going to cost a bunch of money to fix hers so in the mean time I went out and spent $450 on a macbook pro today; that sucked.
    Next on the list of shitty things in the past two days was my car got towed right when I got back from driving to Virginia Beach to pick up the laptop. This ended up stressing me out, my girlfriend out, and also caused me to spend another $135. Needless to say, fuck me.

Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Falzone

This is an awesome photo from a remarkable time at Kyle's wedding (he is the one about to be grinded on). Kyle and Sara (not pictured but she looked beautiful) are roll models to me and I'm sure everyone in this photo. They just have there shit together and its easily enviable. The wedding was held at Rosewell plantation in Gloucester; a historical slave plantation. Open bar, the food was great, emotional speeches, and a perfect atmosphere.
 - Also check out Kyle's artwork it is refreshingly different. www.kylefalzone.com

Nudes

 

On the day this was taken my friends (below) and myself ( beside the butt) were simply going to take head shots. We started talking and throwing ideas around, having fun and I ended up coming up with this naked idea. Everyone was excited to do it we thought it was funny and they ended up turning out really well. Fun times:).
-Photo: Tristan Tillman  .

Sacred System

Yesterday my friends and I hit the streets of downtown hampton to skate and film for my friend Grants upcoming video " Sacred System". It was a good time I love all the friends we were skating with. Not much landed but just being around these people is the real treat.

D.C.

About a year ago now my friends and I planned this D.C. trip and I was super excited about it. The night before we went we stayed at my friend Kyle's house and him and I started drinking and got completely destroyed. Multiple jello shots and between him and I we crushed a bottle of some sort of licorice vodka. We both blacked out and both had horrendous hangovers the next day but still made the four hour trek to D.C.. The trip ended up being super successful and extremely memorable. love all of these guys.