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  • My First Rave

    My First Rave

    I nodded when my co-worker Jason asked me if I was into partying. “Well, a rave is pretty much the same thing, except with more house music and none of that trendy shit you hear everywhere else,” he explained to me while waiting for his noodles to cool down. Jason was one of the only other high school kids at my job, so we’d become good friends by default. I nodded again to indicate my agreement. “Tony and I are going to one this Saturday night. You should come,” he suggested as he twirled a string of noodles around his plastic fork. I finished my vending machine granola bar and said I was in.

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  • Location Independence Lifestyle

    I had a boss named Harry. My first conversation with him was about how he had lived in a dozen countries and was planning his retirement in Costa Rica and was building his dream house where he would finish his days recollecting the many wonderful memories of the past. This conversation drilled itself into my brain and from that point on I decided that I needed to know the world much more than I had at that point. Sure I was well travelled but I hadn’t “lived” the rest of the world. So I began my preparations and eventually executed. Now three years later I have had the opportunity to live and experience our beautiful world from the flamboyant perspective of Argentina, the luscious green view of England, and the amorous goggles of Chile.

    While in London I met a very ambitious gentleman by the name of Brian Smith who introduced me to the concept of Generation-Y, which myself, and likely you, are deeply entrenched. He runs a blog called Lifestyle Y which has some fantastic advice and perspectives about this burgeoning concept and philosophy on life. I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Brian and I shared some of my thoughts about being an international entrepreneur and lover of life and the world. I invite you to check out the interview where you can read the full transcript as well as listen to our conversation if you are so inclined to know how I sound.

    Enjoy … http://lifestyle-y.com/luke_ollett_interview

  • “Friday Night” My First Rap/Music Video

    Deezy Productions Presents: “Friday Night” <—- Listen Here

    Who doesn’t like music? I workout to music. I wash my dishes to music. I get my dick sucked to music. The genre of music will change depending on what chore I’m accomplishing. I can assure you almost everything I do is accompanied with music. Allow me to rehash. I workout to death metal. I wash my dishes to reggae. I get my dick sucked to the best hits of the 80’s & 90’s (iTunes Radio). There’s nothing like watching a rhythmical bobbing head to Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence.” Music is what feelings sound like.

    Where's Waldo…No…Where's Claudio?

    There’s that game you play with your friends; if you had to only choose one what would it be? I’m one of those people who’d rather have music than television. Sometimes I choose not to see Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria flopping his unusual locks around the boob tube, makes me wonder and gag. Listening to his band’s music is pleasurable enough. Yet, I stand corrected and erected when Britney Spear’s “Toxic” is playing on MTV. Fergie can quote me on that one, “Tasty, tasty!” I suppose it’s a give and take situation. Put me on a deserted island and give me only my iPod, I’ll make it out alive. By the way, I swim to the classical hits; Mozart, Beethoven and a bit of Hendel.

    The mind is creative enough to let you visualize what you want to hear from music. For you, the Geto Boys “Damn it Feels Good to be a Gansta” might only remind you of the quirky movie Office Space. Umm, can I have my stapler back? For me, the song brings back memories of smoking joints in my backyard and throwing fruits over my wall. We loved watching apples and peaches explode as a Goodyear tire sped down the main street. Good times! To each his own. Sorry ladies, her own also! Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!

    Back in the day I started fooling around with making music. I loved it so much that I set out to try and make some Top 100 Billboard hits. We can all be dreamers, right? Starting small made it more realistic. Maybe I could be featured on an iTunes underground radio station. Then I could get my dick sucked to my own music. Good enough goal for me! Learning how to play and work with music was step 1. Two other OurThursday.com writers, Dustin and Brian, motivated me to pick up a guitar. On a late Friday night, they would be heard playing Iron Maiden’s “Hallowed Be Thy Name” or calming everyone down with Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” Wanting to put on a drunk performance got the wheels turning. I picked my own acoustic guitar and haven’t stopped yet. While making music with a guitar takes talent and time, I more as became a jukebox of the latest jams on the radio. Whether it be the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge” or Metallica ‘s “Master of Puppets,” I try to learn a bit of everything. With ten years of playing under my belt, I feel satisfied with my level of playing. I’ve now been able to rock out and entertain others as my friend’s once showed me how to do.

    Funny thing being, I didn’t listen to death metal, classic rock, or any other genre of rock from the beginning. My roots were in gangster rap and hip/hop. Getting introduced to a guitar was when I became influenced to all that there is that rocks! I grew up next to an older brother who bumped Dr. Dre’s “Ain’t Nutin But a G Thang” (…Baaabbbbbby!) and Masta P’s “Make Emm Say Uhh” (Uhhh, Na-Na-Na-Na). Something about a bumpin’ bass line and a clap or a snap that makes you feel gangsta and cool. Damn it feels good to be a gangsta! I suppose an older brother would have some influence on choice of music. Yet, forcing your parents to listen to Bone Thugs & Harmony on the way to Temple didn’t fly. Bringing up another genre that goes along with one of my activities; when driving with the family to Temple we listened to the golden oldies at K-Earth 101……..”Los Angeles!” Besides the Friday Shabbat ride to Temple, my early teen years were instead spent listening to Power 106 FM (Hip-Hop radio station) rather than K-ROQ (Alternative/Rock Station).

    Mr. Swag himself…Soulja Boy

    Last year I bought a MacBook Pro. I know, I know. I’m cooler than everyone else because I’m an Apple guy. Making the change from a HP Laptop to a MacBook is a drastic change. So much coolness and the sleekest applications. Now I know why ever Apple person is selfish with their products. There was one program that I was quite interested in; Garageband. This program allows you to produce music with ease. On my old HP I was running a program called FruityLoops. Those of you familiar with Soulja Boy and his rap/dance hit “Crank That Soulja Boy,” he used this FruityLoops program to make millions. Those of you still not familiar with the song, that is where he “Superman’s that Ho!” Finally, for those of you who don’t know what “Supermaning that Ho” means, I’ll let UrbanDictionary.com solve that riddle for you; “It’s when you skeet on a ho’s back, and then the bedsheet sticks to her, making a superman-style cape.” We all caught up now? So, I experimented with FruityLoops for some time, making elementary beats, but nothing worry of the swag of a Soulja Boy. For now I was stuck “Supermaning Ho’s” instead of creating that next hot rap beat.

    Anybody need a towel!

    Here we are to today and Garageband. Since opening this wanna-be producer’s wet dream, I furthered my experience as a rapper/producer/music maker. I first began to record my guitar playing. Listening to yourself play guitar can be pretty harsh, kind of like when Towelie is playing “Stairway to Heaven” in his friend’s talent show on “South Park.”  While the playback of my rocking out sometimes hurt my ears, it only made me better. I actually thought Garageband was only for recording real instruments and didn’t have hip/hop beat making qualities like those in FruityLoops. With one wrong click during a recording session, my eyes were opened up. Every sound imaginable. I could use Dr. Dre’s 808 bass kick or even Eminem’s snare drum which he can never hear. “Where’s my snare? I have no snare in my headphones….YO!” After some practice and fooling around I made some beats. When you listen to the same thing one hundred times you tend to hate it because you like it. We all say we hate Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” but sing to it when it’s on the radio or dance to it at the club. I would fall in love with my own material, but they say you must love what you do. After revisions and careful critiques I told myself to be proud if even one person says they enjoyed it. Everyone is entitled to their own liking. I love listening to Lamb of God, but my girl doesn’t, in fact most don’t. They knew there was people that would enjoy the shit out of their bellowing roars and double bass drums. I’m sure others won’t like what I produce, but that comes with the territory. I’m producing literature right now, I’m sure some unfortunate people will pass on this also. I doubt that though.

    I figured that if I’m going to make a rap beat, I might as well rap to it. I understand that my voice isn’t a mix between Fergie and Jesus. With some auto-tune here and a little swag there, I could earn myself some rep. On my iPhone is hundreds of rap/hip-hop instrumentals. While traveling the globe, I understand that walking is more popular then a car. So when I walk somewhere, especially home from the disco at 5 a.m., I put my headphones on, randomize the instrumentals and start free-styling out loud. Most people don’t understand what I’m saying because they don’t understand English. That gives me more confidence when my flow is interrupted because I’m struggling to rhyme a word with bitch or fuck. This also prepares me for when I’m drunk with my basketball teammates. They spontaneously get in a circle and start rapping and then pass the imaginary microphone onto me, “Yo my name is Deez, damn bitch get on your knees, but I’m nice, so I’ll say please.” I try my hardest, but they are so damn good at it, like it’s a side job or something. It’s a fact that Lil Wayne never writes down his music. How does he smoke so much and remember every song?

    Lil Weezy

    Now that’s talent! I figure it’s easier to write down lyrics and lay a track that way. I’m sure I’ll be a natural someday and be able to rap battle someone anytime and anywhere. For now, I’ll concentrate on my level of producing music and build from there.

    Just a rookie here, but with time and practice I will one day get my dick sucked to my own jam on some radio station. For now, everyone can do me a favor. Listen to my first official rap video. You don’t have to get a blowjob while listening to it, but if you do…makes me damn proud! It’s called “Friday Night” and is about…ummmm Friday Night. As I sent the original demo to my brothers and a few friends for a test listen, they gave me all I needed to proceed. I figured while most could like the song, I needed more to help it out. It’s like throwing that little green thing on a plate with a 10 oz. New York Steak to give it some color. So I used the program iMovie to prepare an amateur music video using a picture slideshow from my own picture gallery. Yes, rather elementary, but my release date was that same day Friday and I needed to work quickly. I was using iMovie for the first time and did what I could. Having composed the music to match the pictures made this song a very visual humorous piece. The final step was posting it on YouTube for everyone to watch and listen. While the song itself is slowing proving to be catchy in it’s first debut week on YouTube, getting 300+ hits, I allow those that read this to listen and enjoy my debut song, “Friday Night!” Feel free to leave comments and let me know what you think. I did all the production except for my girl singing the chorus. Nice job VV! I had plenty of fun with this, that’s all that matters. Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!

    Deezy Productions Presents: “FRIDAY NIGHT”

    YouTube Link

    “Friday Night” <—–Listen Here

    Listen Here ———> “Friday Night”

    —–> “Friday Night” <—–

  • Mildly Young at Heart

    My name is Danielle and I turned 27 two days ago.  So far, I am much enjoying this age.  My back creaked a little yesterday while exiting my vehicle after a long commute;  however, I won’t attribute the pain to age, I will instead blame the slouch I adorned the entire ride while listening to the ever-so depressing, Fiona Apple (yah, so, I’m a “Shadowboxer,” too…it is depressing). 

    It always tousles my feathers a bit when my friends complain about turning 30, 29, 25, etc. We ain’t getting’ any younger my dears, so buck up, purchase aging cream and do something with your life!

    My ten-year high school reunion is soon approaching, and although I practice what I preach by stocking my cabinets with proper aging remedies and bucking up often, I still feel like something has yet to be done with my life…like everything is just mildly in place.

    Career- I earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in public relations and landed a job right out of college at my dream agency that represents spas and hotels around the world.  My parents gleamed with pride following my quick success and felt their money had been well spent on the daughter who trekked to a community college then eventually transferred to California State University of Northridge. 

    Two years after being with the agency, I received a “too good to be true” offer from a wealthy family to become their personal chef (as a hobby, I cooked for families on the side).  I put my two weeks in and my last day working for the Man, the family called me and revoked the offer, leaving me jobless.  Since then, my mission has been to find stability as a personal chef in the homes of L.A.’s rich and fabulous…So far?  Mildly stable.

    Love- Not necessarily love as in a husband, but as in a companion who loves me, rather than someone who is just trying to gain access to my special place.  I recently dated a guy constantly…about once every three months.  This lasted for two years.  When we saw each other, it encompassed bliss, excitement, countless laughs and cheers..It felt like forging the river on Oregon Trail successfully–I always left exhilarated, wanting to brag to the world. 

    I reminded my heart to stay out of it because this guy is self-proclaimed “trouble.”  So, for two years I partially (and just recently,  finally) pushed it aside.  I thought he kept me around to use me, so I kept him around to use him (even though every time I saw him my heart fluttered despite my best efforts to sustain it). One evening, after yet another night of jokes— (“Matzo balls…yah, they’re circular shaped, but why balls? Can’t they be breasts? Matzo breast soup?”  We went on for hours with that one)— he sobered the mood with a monumental confession:  “I love you.”

     Heh?

     He then sobered it more, “I’m not capable of showing that I love you.  I can’t say it and change my ways to seem like I love you.  I’ll probably disappear.  I don’t want you to think that tomorrow I will be different because I said it.  I want you to know that I love you, I just know that I’m not capable…I’m not built to be capable.  And I know you understand this, and I thank you for understanding this, I’m so sad that I can’t give myself to you because whoever ends up with you is the luckiest man in the world.  I want to end up with you, it just might take awhile. I love you. And you probably won’t hear me say it again until we are married.”

     Heh?!?!  He loves me. He loves me not [capable].

     Mildly loved.

     Travel- I studied in Firenze, Italia six years ago and due to my “mildly stable” career, I unfortunately can’t afford to extensively globetrot.  Mildly traveled.

     Residence- I live in a quaint bungalow in West Hollywood that is the size of a sneeze–a petite and cute sneeze.  It’s near Jones Café, Trader Joes, Target, Ralphs; .8 miles from Melrose, my new favorite restaurant CUBE, Runyon and the Metro; 1.3 miles from Yogurtland, etc. etc.  This place is walkable and I love it.  A year ago, I never could imagine myself anywhere other than Santa Monica, but now I got myself a corner bar where everyone knows my name. What else can a 27-year-old ask for (well, besides the above mentioned love, career, travel stuff, of course)?

    Mildly drunk (thank you corner bar).

     The day prior to my birthday, my family surprised my grandma with an 80th birthday party. My little pianist-virtuoso cousins ages 5, 7, and 10 played concerto pieces as their gifts to her.  I wanted desperately to upstage them so I learned “Happy Birthday” on my accordion and harmonica in an attempt to play them at the same time; I failed miserably (mildly talented).

    Afterwards, a few of my grandma’s friends approached me and paid me a compliment that, despite my failure, made me straighten up my slouch and gleam with pride:  “You, my dear, are just like your grandma.”  At 27, I notice I do things my kooky grandma does, like talk to strangers about anything and everything.  At 80, she does stuff that I do, like wears cute hats. 

     I hate when my friends complain about their age…Our ten year is soon approaching, and although I’m “mildly” in place in my mid-to-late 20s, I’m friken happy.

    One Woman Band
  • Stories From Work

     

    Beating the Line

    The bathroom situation in the teacher’s lounge consisted of adjacent men’s and women’s rooms. I’m pretty sure the decision to make them sex-discriminatory was made by either a gay man or a tidy woman. While the majority of women may have liked this idea, the men secretly disagreed with it. On several occasions, there would be a three-person line waiting to use the men’s room, even though the women’s room was vacant. Superior to my male colleagues in pooping and peeing, I always took the initiative and ditched the line to use the women’s room to ensure optimal bathroom usage.

    One time, I had to poop badly, and there was no line for either bathroom. I rounded the opposite corner simultaneously with another math teacher in his early forties, beating him by a step. He was a squirly-looking motherfucker with light, parted hair and an earring in his left ear. He’d probably been cool back in 1992 when Vanilla Ice started the whole earring-in-the-left-ear-to-let-everyone-know-you’re-straight thing. But then 1993 happened, and the fashion died out with a whimper. This foolish man had not yet made the adjustment. When I approached the door, I smiled and said sarcastically, “Haha, beat you to it.” I entered the restroom, locked the door behind me, frantically and unnecessarily put toilet paper over the seat, and exploded. While it is distinctly audible to hear the women’s room door open and close, this time there was silence. The women’s room remained vacant. The fool was waiting for me. About nine minutes into my poop, the warning bell rang. Two minutes later, there was violent pounding on my door–five malicious thuds. I finished a minute later to find an empty lounge. I did not feel guilty for taking my time; he should have used the women’s room.

    I ran into the guy the next day while walking to my teacher mailbox. In an attempt to diffuse any hard feelings that may have come from yesterday’s event, I said, “Sorry about yesterday. Just use the woman’s room. I do all the time.” His face turned red, and he replied, “What? Uh, what are you talking about?” I searched his face for signs of sarcasm but found nothing except for apprehension in the form of rosy cheeks and a sparkling ear decoration. I waved off his reply and returned to my classroom. Did he really think I wouldn’t think it was him who did the door pounding? 

    “Dude, I know it was you who pounded on the door. Just take your shit in the women’s room. You don’t have to be ashamed that your poops smell bad. So do mine. If there are chicks waiting when you’re finished, who gives a fuck? Just tell them that it was the architect’s fault for not making both of the bathrooms coed.” This is what I should have told him but didn’t. I pussed out. Either way, speeches like this should be given to defensive guys who suck at taking small risks with bathroom situations. Even if they’re teachers, middle-aged men with parted hair and earrings in their left ear are deceptive liars. Steer clear of such folk.  

     

    The Mailbox

    An unspoken obligation of the teaching profession is making the short walk to the office every morning to check our mailboxes. I detest this walk. First, the invention of email in the previous century was meant to make things easier in the workplace–faster communication, the elimination of physical memos, and fewer inane walks to an inane mailbox. Secondly, I have to cross paths with all the other teachers, the masters of small talk. I hate small talk. I hate awkward greetings, forced smiles, petty comments on the weather, or, worst of all, contrived attempts at pleasant conversation. It never ceases to amaze me that my middle-aged colleagues prefer these empty interactions over silence. I hate to sound unpleasant or aloof, but all early-morning exchanges with elder teachers look like one of the following:

     

    Teacher 1: “Morning.”

    Teacher 2: “Morning.”

     

    Teacher 1: “Morning. Nice day, huh?”

    Teacher 2: (Fake chuckle) “Heh, yeah, I heard it was supposed to be cloudy (A lie).”

    (Sometimes) Teacher 1: “So how are your classes going?”

    Teacher 2: (Stops walking because he/she is doomed to waste about 1-2 minutes of life so Teacher 1 can feel like he/she is a polite, positive, or sociable person) “Good, how about yours?”

     

    Teacher 1: “How’s it going?”

    Teacher 2: “Good. And you?”

    Teacher 1: “Good.”

    Teacher 2: (Fake smile)

     

    Teacher 1: “How’s it going?”

    Teacher 2: (Rolls eyes in fake exhaustion) “I’m tired.”

    Teacher 1: “Yeah, I hear ya.”

     

    Teacher 1: (In fake excitement) “Yay, it’s Friday!”

    Teacher 2: (Fake smile and chuckle) “Yep.”

     

    Sadly, I’ve played the role of both Teacher 1 and 2, many times. I know: I am pathetic. Although I’m not the most polite person in the world, I do play the part to please others. I just wish people could find other ways of feeling good about themselves besides artificial conversations with coworkers. Go exercise. Stop being mean to people you love. Apologize when you know you were wrong. Keep your promises. Eat healthy food. Forgo fast food and junk food. Stop wasting my time with your pathetic attempts at being a good person.

    It reminds me of drivers who decide to be a “good person” and let me, the pedestrian, cross the street in the parking lot when I’m not even close to crossing yet, and it’s clearly their turn. I hate this because I’ll look like an ass if I don’t increase my speed and trot like I’m walking in front of a TV. Your dumbass should have just driven through. There was plenty of room for you to go and no risk of hitting me. Now you made me speed up for no reason, and I wanted to continue my leisurely stroll. Thanks for being a good person and disrupting my leisure time. When it comes to parking-lot drivers and early-morning coworkers, this world needs more assholes.

    Towards the end of the first week of my teaching career, I made the trip to my mailbox. In my box I found a half-dozen memos and flyers, and on top of them sat a medium-sized snack pack of animal crackers–the ones with the white and pink frosting with the sprinkles. Mine was the only box with the crackers, so they must’ve been a gift of some sort. Not a fan of such a treat and already irritated by the notion of a mailbox, I left the crackers as they were. Two weeks passed. The crackers still remained in my box. I reasoned that since they were a gift, I couldn’t give them away; I wasn’t raised that way. But if I threw them away I’d be wasting an unopened item of food, which is against my personal rules. I concluded that my only option was to leave them in my mailbox and hope someone would steal them. Midway through the third ongoing week of untouched animal crackers, I walked up to my mailbox and found an empty box. Finally! Someone who actually liked them became hungry and stole them. I was at ease with my conscience.

    A week later, while eating lunch in the teacher’s lounge, one of the elder female math teachers, Mrs. Crow, sat across from me at a crowded table of twelve. She brought her blue lunch pail, and before she even took out her main entrée, I saw them. They were pink and white and sprinkly, and they were piled amply inside a Ziploc bag. Shit! She was the one! To welcome me to the school, she had decided that I would greatly appreciate a happy pack of animal crackers, and I had disrespected her gift, big time. She knew. Upon busting out her valued treat, she went slowly around the table and offered everyone at the table a cracker. Everyone was accepting them! I was seventh in line for the offer, that is, if she didn’t skip me in the rotation. If she did offer me one, I obviously had no choice but to accept. The other teachers clearly had the upper hand in knowing that you do not turn down animal crackers from Mrs. Crow. When she got to me, she changed her offer routine. Instead of simply smiling and holding out the bag, she said in an attempt at sounding neutral to prior events, “Would you like a cookie, Dave?”

    “Sure,” I said. I reached into the bag and grabbed one. It was pink. Wanting to make it seem like I was cherishing her offer, I only took a small bite. If I had popped the whole thing in, she may have snapped. She watched me for five seconds, an underlying fury brewing within. Then she offered the next person in line without saying a word. I received several glares over the last five minutes I remained at that table. After that day, three things never happened again: I never sat at that table again; I was never offered any more animal crackers; and I never received another gift from Mrs. Crow.

    Now because I’m a good person, I can appreciate Mrs. Crow’s altruistic spirit, but even so, I shouldn’t be obligated to eat a bag of fucking animal crackers if I don’t feel like it. People shouldn’t conjure inauthenticity by carrying out their own self-righteousness. For example, if Mrs. Crow could feel good about herself without handing out a bunch of animal crackers, I wouldn’t have to feign appreciation. I guess, in a way, my stories are like my own little animal crackers that I feel compelled to hand out, but at least I don’t hover around you monitoring your consumption, making you feel bad for not reading them, or expecting you to pretend you like them.

  • Two Years? Pssshhhh….

    Our Thursday is approaching her two year birthday! Or is it three? Not important… Since her inception she has been screaming passionately and loudly as her growing pains shape and define her. Two years ago I didn’t even know if she was a she or a he but it’s all too apparent now as she slides her silky smooth hands all over our bodies. I must thank the authors for her blossoming identity as it is their tireless efforts and unique personalities that have caressed her buxom bossom to heave ever grandeur. And to that end I would like to introduce three new “stimulators” of her, Our Thursday.

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  • Broken Dreams

    I never had any attractive teachers during my school years. My third grade teacher Mrs. Holden doesn”t count. I don”t even think I got boners back then. But I would imagine that if I did have a hot young teacher in high school, I”d probably have felt an urge to fuck her. I wouldn”t consider myself “hot,” but I would say I”m sexy. I can understand why that in my first year as a high school math teacher why some eighteen-year-old girls would want to take me home.

    I had just finished my first week ever as an official “math teacher.” I was still getting over the initial aura of consistently being called “Mr. Glenn,” as opposed to “Dave.” There was a big party in San Diego, and a bunch of us made the hour-and-a-half drive down there. I felt like celebrating a week”s work in “the real world.” I felt grown up. I felt like a man. I knew everything.

    Though saturated with a high volume of meatheads and tweakers, the party was impressive–about two hundred people, three kegs, and a couple twenty-year-old bartenders making mixers. Kimber, one of the girls who had come with us, had invited a bunch of her girlfriends she knew in the area. After my second drink, she introduced me to two of them.

    I remembered she once told me a friend of hers thought I was cute. After some small talk with these two, I could tell it was one of them. They were both eighteen and inexperienced at hiding their attraction, especially after Kimber told them I was a high school math teacher. It was obvious. Their shoulders squared towards me; they smiled in excess; and they stared at me 90% of the time, even when Kimber was speaking.

    I went for Tanya, the cuter of the two. She had long brown hair, great legs, a nice smile, and a spunky attitude. I liked her immediately. Although the other girl, Roxy, was an attractive blonde, she was so quiet and timid she didn”t participate in the conversation and just stared. I had already forgotten her name.

    After downing a couple beers together, Tanya cut in line to get us another one. After close to an hour of chatter, we were holding hands. A few minutes later we were making out in plain view of everyone. We didn”t find a dark corner. We didn”t go looking for secret alleys. We didn”t give a fuck. We were going back to her place. Soon.

    We took off around one. Some schleprock friend of hers with a popped collar and loudmouth girlfriend drove us home. I was too buzzed to pay much attention to them, but I do remember going through a Del Taco drive-through. Tanya and I didn”t order anything. We made out in the backseat while the schlep ordered something called “Dan”s Deal.”

    When we arrived at her apartment, we took turns peeing and retreated to her bedroom. When Tanya turned the lights on, I was delighted to finally find a room messier than mine. Clothes were strewn all over the place; she didn”t even have a designated laundry pile like me. Besides clothes, there were old candy wrappers, crumpled up printer papers, a photo, two nacho cheese Dorito chips, crumbs–probably from a cookie, and at least six pairs of shoes.

    Everywhere I looked were more clothes, more wrappers, more shoes, more wrinkled papers, even another bed. I almost didn”t notice that there was a real person lying on the bed–the timid blonde. Either I had hit the jackpot or I had hit a massive roadblock. The blonde awoke as soon as we turned the lights on and gave a friendly, “Hey.” The two girls briefly discussed their night and how they got home. While I lay down on Tanya”s bed, horny as hell, she turned off the lights and walked over to join me.

    The glow of the girls” two computers illuminated the room as Tanya lay next to me.  She was unsure whether to hook up with me just yet with her roommate only ten feet away. She got over it quickly when I got on top of her and started kissing her. She even pulled the old “So, Mr. Glenn, are you gonna send me to detention?” I played along, and we fooled around some more. A few moments later, she looked over at the roommate and asked, “Roxy, what are you doing?”

    Startled, Roxy hesitated and then replied, “I”m just lying down.” I sensed an opportunity. It was now or never. I smiled and said, “Roxy, come over here,” I invited her in a half-joking, half-serious tone. I awaited the girls” reply.

    Most girls would throw me out for the suggestion I”d made. But Tanya was cool. I only gave it a 15% chance Tanya would be mad. I was right and Tanya remained silent. Roxy slowly got up and staggered over to our bed. I was lying across Tanya”s legs, and when Roxy hopped on the bed, she lay next to Tanya. I got on top of Tanya and started kissing her. Fifteen seconds later, I made the critical switch over to Roxy–for all the marbles. I started kissing her, and she kissed me back. Tanya remained quiet.

    THIS WAS HAPPENING! I switched back and forth in intervals of twenty-five seconds while taking off the girls” clothes at the same time. When they both were completely naked, I started “checking their oil” simultaneously. It was at that moment that the consummation of all my wildest dreams began. They started making out with each other as I fingered them. This was too much. I went down on them, switching off a couple times. They continued to make out. The threesome was on.

    After going down on them, they laid me on my back and took my pants off. They shared my cock ravenously, although Roxy was a bit selfish. She definitely got more suck time. They then pulled out a condom and rolled it onto my dick. Roxy sat on my face while Tanya sat on my dick. After a while, I bent them over and took turns fucking them as they made out with each other. Ultimately, I ended up casino online fucking Tanya doggie-style while Roxy played with herself until she started squirting all over the place. When we had finally all climaxed, we lay, exhausted, in the bed, a trio of hedonistic pioneers.

    That didn”t happen. I wish I could say my pants came off. I wish I could claim my dick actually got wet. I wish I could declare that sex organs went “squirt.” But I can”t. After checking the oil and going down on them, I started to unravel. I made out with them in turns again, this time in quicker intervals. The intervals soon became so quick that I probably broke the sound barrier with my speed. Like most people, my mind and body have a way of doing things at warped speed when I get nervous. I remember in my first year of teaching–just a few months after my night with Tanya–when the principal showed up unannounced for an observation. I”ve never said “y=mx b” faster in my entire life. He brought me into his office after school that day and confessed that he couldn”t understand a word I”d said. While he explained my disastrous instruction delivery, I remember having flashbacks of this night. From the bedroom to the classroom, I was a spaz, and spazzes always fuck their shit up.

    After the fifteenth frantic switch, Tanya stared at me, “Look at you. Who do you think you are?” A few moments later, Roxy got up and left the room. If there is such a thing as a negative orgasm, it was at that moment. For all of us. My sexual fantasies just weren”t ready for their coronation. Not on that night.

    There is a time and place for aggressiveness, but it definitely isn”t during the infancy of a threesome. I had blown it. The girls could sense my eagerness and inexperience from a mile away. After Roxy left the room, Tanya and I continued to go at it, but I had lost all touch with reality. I still thought I was hot shit. As Tanya dry-humped me over my shorts, I jumped the gun and asked her if she had a condom. She stopped, “Uh, what kind of girl do you think I am? I don”t do that.” Thirty seconds later she got up. “I”m going to watch TV in the living room with Roxy.” I lay there in anguish, a pathetic lump of skin, bone, and cloth. Cock too.

    After a few more futile attempts at Tanya–in one pathetic attempt I even followed her into the living room and tried to cuddle with her only to get kicked off the couch because I was making things “crampy”–I realized she had lost all attraction to me and I didn”t blame her. I had let the situation go to my head and I deserved the result. She ended up driving me back to a nearby friend”s house a little after four. I instantly went to the bathroom to jerk off to my imagination of “what could have been,” but when I discovered a Cheri magazine hidden in the cabinet beneath the sink, I took the visual alternative. I passed out on the couch, a galactic disappointment to single men across the universe.

    The next day I awoke in my clothes and saw the stain of Tanya”s pussy juice on my shorts. It was sad. I even sniffed it a few times to torture myself. My sorrow didn”t stop me from lying to all my friends, “I got in a threesome last night.” The regret of my failure lasted for over a week.

    I think the government should capture guys like me and throw us on an island somewhere designated only for guys who blew a threesome. We could all discuss our woeful stories and drink away our sorrows. It would make for good constructive therapy. I have some friends who could be sent there. Ron blew a threesome because he got too greedy. Axe blew a threesome because he had to take a leak. The list goes on. But it”s all the same. The stories all end in broken dreams and painful regrets. Writing this story is my therapy, my woe, my unfortunate destiny. There are no happy endings to this tale.

  • The Lost Night

    Howdy all. My name is Dave Glenn. This is officially my first post on Our Thursday. I hope you enjoy my stories…

    This happened about seven years ago right before I started grad school, and I still remember it like it was last night. I haven”t told anyone this story yet–at least not all of it. It made me feel so idiotic that I planned on taking it to the grave, but I”ve decided to finally go public.

                I was still quite innocent in the art of walking the Vegas strip after 2 a.m., which was littered with screaming fat chicks, homeless men, stumbling couples, and hookers. As I walked across a bridge beneath one of those blaring fifty-foot TVs, two black chicks approached me. “Hey sexy! Where do you think you”re going?” I”d never been too much into black girls, but a handful of TV stars have wowed me into busting a semi. On the top of that list is Jada Pinkett from Menace II Society before she chopped off her hair. One of these girls was a carbon copy of her (Halle Berry is overrated–sorry). Even though the other one looked like Play”s chick Sharane from House Party who had dripping hair and was always wearing yellow (http://images2.cinema.de/imedia/2389/1972389,EGxloAICFWSu_r7y GPq9EciiZbCW3Mw4jOkFo1C99M4KkaxWF1KrjFCZBNmk5MvxRKEDJ8TNqn25i_p1iCAHQ==.jpg), I was hooked on Jada and Sharane from the start. I hoped they weren”t hookers.

                They were hookers. After they faked a few interested questions about my night, it came: “How much money you got on you?” Sharane asked.

                “Nothing, actually. I crapped out,” I replied, continuing my stroll. I wasn”t lying; I”d just lost my bankroll and gone over my $300 ATM-allowance for the day. Until I was ATM-eligible again in about twenty-two hours, I was more useless than that one time in fifth grade when I went to the mall arcade and only had two dimes.

                “Don”t you got an ATM, sweetie?” Jada asked, caressing the back of my neck.

                “Yep, but I already tried to take money out. It won”t let me. Sorry, girls — I”m broke.”

                Expecting to see them flee my hopelessness, they continued to walk alongside me as Jada persisted, “I”ll make you a deal: We find an ATM. If you get money, the three of us party all night. If your card denies you again, we give you a blowjob for free.”

                I stopped. “What?”

                “You heard her,” Sharane added. “If your ATM don”t work, we”ll suck yo dick anyways.”

                This was too good to be true. To suddenly be offered a free blowjob from two girls who depended on such acts for survival was something completely foreign to an unlucky, threesome-blowing guy like myself. Because I am a believer that free blowjobs exist, I accepted their proposition as we made our way down the escalator.

                The girls had a suspicious bounce in their step. “Oooh, you gettin” your dick sucked,” they kept saying musically, squeezing my ass, hooking their arms in mine, thrusting their hands up the back of my shirt.

                Jada and Sharane stood attentively at my side watching the screen as my ATM card failed, which was what I was hoping for. If my transaction had gone through, I would have had to make up some story about “my friends waiting for me” and flee. No way was I paying for sex. 

                “Try one more time,” Jada insisted.

                At this point, I knew I was in the clear: I had no money and there was nothing the girls could do about it. To satisfy their empty demand, I tried my card again. Declined. I put the card back in my pocket along with my ID, room card, and gum (I never carry my wallet in Vegas; it”s too bulgy and at risk of getting stolen.)

                The three of us stepped away from the machine almost simultaneously. “Don”t worry, sweetie, we keepin” our promise. You gettin” yo dick sucked,” Jada affirmed.

                We walked to Sharane”s white Expedition, which was parked just around the corner in a rundown parking structure. A pale obese man was pissing in front of the car next to them. Sharane interrupted, “What the fuck is this? Get yo” fat ass out my eyes. Go pee in the alley next to the garbage can you Chunk mothafucka.”

                The fat man–the timid kind with floppy hair and a lost gaze–zipped up and walked away.

                Sharane drove while Jada slowly eased my pants off in the back seat. “Where we going?” I asked as I wriggled out of my jeans.

                “We need to get condoms,” Jada said. “But don”t worry, you gettin” yo dick sucked.”

                My casino online hard-on flopped out and boisterously smacked into my lower abdomen as Jada pulled down my boxers.

                As a man living in America with an average sized penis, I”ve heard all sorts of commentary on my member. While most girls never like talking about wieners, several girls have spoken up: a couple girls called it “big”; some called it “the perfect size”; one called it “bigger than my boyfriend”s”; one called it “medium sized” (which probably meant “below average”); and one girl called it “small.” (While titty-fucking her, she looked up at me and said, “Dude, you have a small dick.” This prompted me to immediately stuff it in her mouth. Fuck that bitch.)

                So when Jada got a glimpse of my willy and the first words out of her mouth were “Daaaamn boy, nice dick,” I felt like calling up the titty-fuck chick and putting her on the phone with Jada. When a black woman compliments you on your Johnson, you take it.

                Jada slipped a condom on me and began sucking. I was officially a member of the Bang Bus. Too bad condom blowjobs are about enjoyable as getting a neck massage while wearing a spacesuit. 

                After a few minutes of rubbery head, we pulled into a Walgreens parking lot. Sharane immediately got out of the passenger seat and switched spots with Jada, who got out of the car saying, “I”m-a go buy condoms. Sharane will take care of you.” Jada slammed the door and Sharane wordlessly went to town on my space dick. Sharane was way better than Jada at blowjobs, corkscrewing and making that slurping noise that sounds like a half fart half oink. But when I put my hand on her head, she went ballistic. “DON”T TOUCH MY HEAD!” She glared at me a moment and then continued sucking. I was trying my best to work up a load, but the condom was blocking the sensation too much. I”d have a better chance at attaining arousal from a dry pocket-pussy–which I haven”t tried yet, but my friend McBride would highly recommend. I tried closing my eyes and using mental stimulation, but the peeing fat man kept entering my thoughts, which was unacceptable.

                I instinctively put my hand back on Sharane”s he–“I FUCKING TOLD YOU–DON”T TOUCH MY HEAD, YOU STUPID ASS!” She stopped sucking and began the peculiar act of jerking me off while turning her head sideways to look out the window. I felt bad because I honestly forgot about her no-touching policy. I was surprised Sharane even demoted me to a jerk-off rather than kicking me out. It was as if she had a job to finish even though I”d paid her nothing. These chicks were idiots.   

                Sharane finished me off with what had to be the fastest handjob of all time. I didn”t know human hands could jerk something so furiously. As I was still finishing my last orgasmic contraction, Sharane yelled at me, “Now pull yo pants up!” I pulled up my pants like the time after I guiltily asked the babysitter to wipe my ass for me when I was four (I was a late bloomer with the butt-wiping). Then as if on cue, Jada returned from her fifteen-minute trip to Walgreens.

                “We good,” Jada told Sharane as the two girls both sat in front, while I sat in the back, my cummed-in condom still on. They drove me back to the strip and left me on the side of the road. I felt used…like a chick. I stood alone beneath the glimmering lights of the strip, trying to figure out who”d gotten the best of that exchange. Something just didn”t make sense. After sneakily taking off my condom in public and tossing it in a trashcan, I walked home in utter bewilderment. I couldn”t decide whether to be satisfied or worried. 

                When I got back to my room, the door was propped open and the guys were still partying. I told them a brief summary of my free blowjob, which created a mass confusion. Too tired to think of any explanations for the girls” motives/stupidity, I curled up in a ball on one of the beds and crashed. 

                I awoke to noises of zipping and rustling. The guys had an early-morning flight to catch, obliterating my hopes of sleeping in. After a curious early-morning dump, I began packing my things. When I reached into my jeans pocket to grab my two most important items, my ATM and ID, something was wrong. The gum was still there. So was my ID and keycard. But my ATM was missing. I searched the other pocket. Nothing. Checked the floor. Nothing. The bathroom. Nothing. The bed. Nothing.

                No fucking way.

                I got the Wells Fargo number from the back of one of Vince”s buddy”s cards, and called the operator. It went like this:

                Me: “Yeah, can I check the recent activity on my card.”

                Customer Service: “Sure, one second.”

                [Long silence]

                Customer Service: “Okay, looks like we got some activity here. Walgreens at 2:35 a.m. for $241. Then Walgreens again at 3:20 a.m. for $350. Another Walgreens for $320. And two more Walgreens for $288 and $260.

                Me: What the fuck! “Uh, those aren”t my transactions. Can you cancel my card?

                Customer Service: “No problem. I”m canceling your card right now. And you said those aren”t your transactions?”

                Me: “Nope.”

                Customer Service: “Okay, I”m going to transfer you to the Fraud Department. One second.”

                [“…all the vampires walkin” through the valley. Move west down Ventura Boulevard. And all the bad boys are standin” in the shadows. And the good girls are home with broken hearts. Now I”m free! Free fallin”! Yeah I”m free! Free fallin” Whoa-oo-Whoa…”]

                Fraud Department: “Fraud Department, this is Lucy.”

                Me: “Hi, Lucy. I”d like to report a stolen card.”

    After five minutes of going over questions about timelines and possible culprits, Lucy had one final question: “Would you be willing to testify in court?” Testify in court? That meant that when they found Jada and Sharane, all the sleazy details of that night would be revealed. Not only that, but then they”d find out I had gambled student loans, which was apparently illegal. I”d get unfairly labeled as a gambling dirtbag who buys prostitutes, eliminating any chances of me ever getting hired as a teacher.           

                Me: “Uh, do I have to?”

                Lucy: “Yes, we”re going to investigate this and find out who stole your money. We”ll need you to testify.”

                Me: “Yeah, I guess that”s fine. Can I call you back?”

                Lucy: “Sure. I”m going to need to fax you some documents and have you sign and send it back to me. And we still need a full written report.”

                Me: “Okay.”

    I hung up, harshed. Jada and Sharane had gone on a shopping spree spending close to $1,500 of my money, and there was nothing I was going to do about it. In a gruesome epiphany, all the pieces fell into place. Their plan: Watch me punch in my ATM password (twice), then snag my card as they eased my pants down my legs while I sat there like a giddy Humbert Humbert getting swindled by two Lolitas.

                Case closed. Putting my future at risk for an illegitimate $1,500 condom blowjob just wasn”t worth it. I cut my losses and drove home.

                I didn”t do another Vegas trip for close to a year. One, I couldn”t afford it. Two, none of my friends got the Vegas bug, which helped curb my obsession. Three, I”d worn the city out worse than Lady Gaga”s “Poker Face.” I needed a break. I re-focused my life on healthy things like school, exercise, and normal partying.

                Somewhere out there, Jada and Sharane are still laughing at me, telling stories to their hooker friends about that idiot who thought he”d get his dick sucked for free. And all their hooker friends are giving them props saying things like, “Daaaaamn! Good idea! I”m gonna start doin” that from now on!” Sadly, I have made prostitution an even more corrupt business. Or maybe their card-snatching technique is widespread, and I”m just another sucker. Either way, somewhere in Vegas two thieving whores are probably still going through the $1,500 worth of condoms they purchased seven years ago. Sharane could have at least let me touch her hair.


  • Troubled Travels in Tijuana

    If you live in southern California chances are you’ve crossed over the border into Tijuana, Mexico. I’ve crossed a handful of times, always a crazy story with each. Once your over there it’s a completely unique world; different laws, smell, taste, way of life, etc. I even played basketball there once having to stay overnight. Not a fun experience. Nonetheless, I know my way around the city. The drinking age is only 18 and there’s no where else you can order an authentic and tasty A.M.F. (Adios Mother Fucker for those who haven’t experienced). While I usually don’t remember my trips down south, I’m glad I remembered this one. Getting pestered by the Federalies, getting money stolen and having a friend not make it through the border back to America. This was a trip we all will never forget!

    When you are 18 years old in California your boredom is quite limited; Go to the movies, miniature golf, hang with friends at In & Out, chase girls. Every teenager can’t wait until they 21. Why is that? The magic words: Alcohol, Liquor, Bars, discos, VEGAS BABY. Well, what do you do before then? Some were ballsy enough to buy a fake ID or even steal one at a house party. After watching my white friend A-Rob use an asian’s fake ID and get turned down at every 7-11 in town, I ruled out stealing an ID. Yet, it wasn’t just about drinking or buying alcohol. It was entering places only 21+ year old adults were allowed. Just to smell the drunk folk, listen to others sob about their day at work or watch others karaoke Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” after a few happy-hour cocktails. That’s what it was all about. It was easy to get alcohol from the parents liquor cabinet or ask an older brother, but there was no substitute for being able to enter a local hole in the wall bar or fancy Vegas club. Or was there? Only a few hours drive down south was a place where the under 21 year old crowd travelled to have a taste of that adult life. The wild and dirty border town of Tijuana, Mexico.

    A handful of friends and I decided that before college came our way, we should have one of those drunken Summer weekends down south. The plan was to go to San Diego for a few nights. Being poker fanatics, the main purpose of the trip was to gamble at the Indian Casinos (Gambling is legal at 18 years old on the reservation). The trip would be concluded with a night in Tijuana. Once the last of us turned 18 it was time to rock out and head to San Diego, which in German means “Whale’s Vagina,” according to Rob Burgundy. While only half of us experienced what Tijuana had to offer, some were beyond curious and even frightened. It was just a place you had to see for yourself.

    One San Diego hotel room for six guys, plenty of beer and excitement all around us. After a few lackluster days at the Indian Casino the time had come to cross over to the other side. Everyone put on their best outfit, pounded a few beers and off we went to the border. A few of our virgin friend crossers had plenty of questions. I didn’t blame them for there were many myths told about Tijuana; Being arrested for public urination, “Federalies” (Mexican Police) stealing money from Americans, Donkey Shows, etc. Maybe some of them held water, but I hadn’t experienced any of this in the past visits. I offered them full protection as I was the biggest of the group and was expected to help out. I just didn’t show them my own fear as I was scared every time I went to Mexico.

    Some of us hopped on the train that took us to the border, while the others packed a car and drove. Being a bit intoxicated and chatty we happened to meet a couple girls on the train going our way. They seemed like the type that did this every weekend. One was a skinny white blonde, looked more like a junkie. The other was black with a huge weave and definitely had a chip on her shoulder. Always a smart idea to travel in a big group in Mexico, you just never know what could happen. We chatted and waited for our other friends to arrive and the walk began into Tijuana.

    Dirty Pearly Gates – Point of No Return

    Funny thing about Mexico was anybody could cross without question, but coming back…that was a different story. So we walked and walked and walked. It must be a quarter mile hike up and down zig-zagged walkways until we reach the dirty pearly gates. The dirty pearly gates are one-way huge steel, circular swinging bars that make it impossible to return once you’ve crossed. In the blink of an eye we were in Mexico. It was about nine o’clock and we were headed to the only strip of clubs we knew, Avenida Revolucion. Getting there wasn’t that difficult, but there were many paths to choose from.We decided to let the veteran junkie girls take the lead. We first crossed over a huge wash that was so pungent I could feel the acid in my stomach churn and slowly approach my throat. We could see some families living down there and somebody asked, “How can they live down there?” A few of us replied in unison, “Welcome, this is Mexico dude!” We approached a familiar town center where I once bargained for a marble chess set ($70 down to $25) and some handmade necklaces. Being nighttime, all the daytime shops were closed making the hustle and bustle of the usually overcrowded center seem like a ghost town. As this walk was never-ending, someone mentioned they had to take a leak. Before I could tell him to hold it he found a mysterious set of stairs in the middle of this ghostly center leading down to a locked door. With no one around but us, he willingly took a few steps down and relieved himself. We carried on and before we knew it we could hear someone yelling Spanish behind us, “Parada, Parada!!” (Spanish for Stop). While I told everyone to keep looking forward, the man was quickly onto my friend Ryano who had just urinated all over Tijuana. As Ryano stopped in his tracks, we noticed the man happened to be a Federalie (Mexican Policeman). Who would’ve thought! The Federalie gathered us up while he went to the crime scene with his flash light to investigate. After seeing the damage, the Federalie approached Ryano and asked for his ID. Ryano handed him his CA drivers license and the Federalie checked it out, obviously knowing we’re all Americanos. Not knowing what to do we started to develop a contingency plan. I knew one thing and one thing only, NEVER let your friends go to jail in Mexico. Those jail stories told by my older friends who visited here in the past always haunted me. Yet, it’s amazing how quick a plan could be developed in such a hostile and sticky situation. We daringly spoke out loud in English thinking the Federalie wouldn’t understand. These were the quick options we came up with; Plan A: Beat the living shit out of the Federalie, as there was only one of him and ten of us, and run as fast as possible out of that area. Plan B: Somehow pay him off and plead to let us go on our way. With two votes for Plan A and the rest for Plan B, the girls took it upon themselves to help us out. The Federalie got on his walkie-talkie and as it sounded as if he was asking for backup, the junkies hesitantly threw money in his face. In America, bribing cops is a no-no, but things changed once over the border in another country. As he denied this offer very quickly, the junkie girls turned on their magic junkie charm and we were somehow let go. The license was handed back and he told us to leave the area. Being a fast walker, I’ve never seen people walk so fast in my life. From danger to safety in a matter of minutes, we slowly made it out of the center and blended in with the other party-goers on Avenida Revolucion. We all couldn’t believe what had just transpired. I guess the myth about urination was right, but for now it remained a myth as we were free to party. What would the rest of this night have in store?

    Avenida Revolucion

    Avenida Revolucion was lit up with drunk teenagers wanting to enjoy the under-aged adult club life like us. Everywhere we looked was a Mexican bartender blowing a whistle offering a mouth full of tequila. Bright neon signs seemed to go on for an eternity, all of them some kind of bar or club. Starting somewhere in the middle we just randomly made our way into where we saw the most girls; the Sahara Club. This club was as hot and sweaty as the Sahara Desert itself. Yet, with a $25 cover charge and unlimited drinks how could you go wrong. We were sure any other club was the same way and proceeded directly to the bar. Hundreds of blue drinks were aligning the bar. “What is this?” Someone asked. “An Adidos Mother Fucker!” The bartender replied. Before we could figure out why it was called that, I think we were better to find out the hard way. Plenty of dancing, drinks and drunk fun ensued. A few friends grabbed me and said, “Let’s go to the titty bar across the street.” Already bludgeoned with A.M.F. after A.M.F. a change of scenery was needed.

    Ummm..$5 Hand-Job Por Favor?

    Leaving the others partying in club, a few of us ventured off across the street to see some quick boob action. One of my friends was beyond excited, already talking of the $5 hand-jobs his other friends told him these strip clubs offered. The Tijuana strip clubs offered a little bit more then your average California strip club. You named it, you pretty much got it. We walked up a long stairway to a bodyguard and Federalie checking ID. Checking ID’s was rare in Mexico, even in the Sahara club we paid $25 and walked right in. I was a little suspicious. As the first of my friends got stamped and entered, I was left with my friend Farzi. Farzi was an American but born in Afghanistan, so he obviously looked the part. He showed them his California Drivers License and they immediately pestered him for more than the stated cover charge. I don’t even think my friends paid a peso to enter. Wondering what was going on, I tried to interfere as they were searching him for his wallet. Being denied by the security guard, Farzi was left helpless. A type of racial profiling was happening and I wasn’t liking it. While I offered my protection, there was nothing I could do. Farzi not knowing what to do handed over what he had and they let us enter. Crushed by what had just happened I tried to brighten his spirits by telling him I’d sponsor him for one of those $5 hand-jobs our friend was talking about. A curtain was opened and smelly body odor, loud whistling and hundreds of boobs struck us. We were escorted by the same men who stole money from my friend to a round table with half broken chairs. While we were already ready to leave because of the incident, we decided to let this play out and enjoy our time staring at naked women. The private dance rooms were fully visible cubicles lining the wall, some with a curtain and some without. Bodily fluids were visible everywhere. Not my type of joint. We could see strippers riding patrons and doing every sexual favor possible. My friend quickly felt that this wasn’t the place to get a cheap hand-job in full view of his closest friends. Disappointed, we finished up our free drinks, enjoyed some of the free titties that were bounced in each of our faces and we were out of there. Not the highlight of the trip, but definitely a vivid memory in our minds.

    A tantalizing and tasty A.M.F.

    A few friends had already given up on the night and retreated back to the hotel. I think not getting a $5 hand-job pissed off a few of us. The rest of us drank and danced for as long as we could stand upright. Knowing we had to make it back before the train system shut down for the night, we gathered the drunken troops and made the struggling walk back to America. Friends carrying other friends in their arms, people puking on the sides of roads, I guess Tijuana and A.M.F.’s took it out of all of us. Nobody would be left here alone though. The walk sobered a few of us up and before we knew it we were at the border checkpoint. Unlike the free walk into Tijuana, the walk back to America required photo ID checks by American border patrol and random body searches. You handed the officer your ID, it was scanned and checked for outstanding warrants or any other red flags and into America you went. That easy right? Once again, all my friends went through without problems and Farzi and I were left behind. I handed the man my ID first, he asked if I had any contraband on me, I replied, “No, sir” and he wished me a good night. Once you were scanned you were to immediately exit and wait outside. There was no waiting for others inside. I came out to a line of high-fives by my few friends still standing in the wee hours of the morning. “We made it back!” We then waited for the last man, Farzi. Knowing he was next in line behind me, I expected to see him within a few minutes.

    Twenty minutes passed by and there was no sign of him. With only one exit, there was no where else he could’ve gone. We remained calm, patient and drunk. Twenty more minutes passed by and we started to worry. There was only a few more minutes left to catch the last train. A few of our friends decided to escape the situation and headed back before there was no way to get back. Only three of us were there standing with no place to sit except the concrete floor. We stood and watched all the wasted teens we saw in the club that night crawl back into America. One hour passed. My friend finally decided to ask the officer standing outside the exit where our friend was. Before he could say a word the officer aggressively pointed and told him to get away from the exit and wait with the others. No help there. We are now completely lost to what could’ve happened. Knowing little about our friends background, we wondered if he needed papers since he was born in Afghanistan. He had a California drivers license and lived in the same city we had since we were kids. I was ignorant to think he was American enough for me. Border patrol wasn’t that ignorant, but if that was the issue how would we know and help him. Four hours passed. We still stood looming in and out of consciousness. We tried to amuse each other with stories from the night. The constant wave of teenagers coming back to America had slowed down to a halt. There was no way we could just leave

    No Questions Asked!

    Farzi and hope he got out and made it back to the hotel safe. It was now six in the morning, the sun was coming up and as we were half asleep. We awoke to witnessing a Mexican man get almost beaten to death by two black guys right in front of us. We weren’t dreaming at all. Some argument occurred and ended with these men beating another man with a sweater full of rocks. Just more drama for the night/morning. We expected that sort of thing at the border. There was nothing we could do but watch. We knew we needed to get our friend and get out of that hell hole. As the man lay there bloody and sirens ringing in the background an officer yelled one of our names. We looked at each other in relief. Our friend, Champ, walked over and spoke with the officer. He told us that Farzi needed his papers to cross the border and that he is stuck in secondary (The drunk tank/Illegal immigrant room). If he paid $200 they’d release him. A man that was stolen from and taken into custody in secondary. I would guess Farzi was never coming back to Tijuana ever again, unless we couldn’t get him out and he was stuck there forever. Our troubles were far from over as none of us could collectively come up with the money. We called our friends who we assumed were sound asleep in the comfortable hotel bed. No answer from anyone. Us three were still at square one. After numerous attempts and a phone whose battery was about to die, someone finally picked up. We told them of the situation and all they could say was, “I’m not paying $200!” Obviously the Indian Casinos stole everyone’s hard earned cash and we were all broke. After word got around to the others who made it safely back to the hotel, they were on their way back to the border. As they parked their truck and came to save the day, I could only think about laying down. I proceeded to the bed of his truck for a quick nap knowing the situation was going to be handled. Almost two hours later I awoke to Farzi’s voice. They finally let him out. I guess many papers had to be filed and he still had to wait his turn to get out of secondary. Poor guy!

    As we originally crossed the border around one in the morning, it was now nine. Eight hours later we were excited to have our friend back alive. We followed this late late night with a trip to Denny’s to hear what happened. The few of us who managed to stand at the border for eight hours could barely keep our eyes open listening to Farzi tell his story. The border patrol was ready to let Farzi go through when they asked him where he was born, Farzi answered, “Afghanistan” and they immediately asked for his green card. When he replied, “I don’t have it” and he didn’t think he needed it, they threw him into secondary, no questions asked. Tough ride for a first time in Tijuana. I guess we all learned a big lesson here, wait until we’re of age to party in our own country!

  • Walking Tall – Life of a Giant

    Bigger Elevator please??

    You might bump into me at your local mall, grocery store, or disco and instantly discover the one thing that makes me naturally different from most. I don’t have Leonardo DeCaprio’s Hollywood looks nor do I have the presence of a Michael Jackson. I do constantly make heads turn, get the uncomfortable stares and receive frequent questions. I suppose you can say I literally stand above the rest. I currently measure 6’9 and weigh in at 245 pounds (2.06 m & 111 kg for everyone that doesn’t live in the US). With the average height around the world coming in at under 6 feet, I guess you can say I’m a giant. While you think I’m tall, imagine standing next to the tallest man that ever lived, Robert Wadlow. Wadlow was 7’1 at 11 years old and passed away at 22 growing an amazing 8’11. So you think I’m tall?

    Ever since grade school I’ve towered over everyone. Between my freshman and sophomore years in high school, I grew a staggering five inches over a full Summer. A bit awkward coming back to school and thinking everybody had shrunk. I was very uncomfortable with my growth spurts and the pains I endured growing so quickly. I suppose it was nature, milk, and Skittles that didn’t stop me from becoming a walking tree. Most things in life can be controlled, but when it came to growing up…that remained in the hands of my genes. So here I was entering my sophomore year of high school, fifteen years old, about six foot seven and skinny as a twig. After wearing an immobile cast on my leg all Summer, allowing the ligaments and cartilage to catch up to my bones, I was ready for the new school year. Big floppy ears, pale face, Jew nose…I really stood out now. Hanging with my Korean friends didn’t help me much, but I loved computers and ping pong. Making the varsity basketball team that season did help me though; new friends and a new way of life. Not knowing when I would stop growing, I just went with it. I eventually stopped when I was a senior at 6 feet and 9 inches. My “Deezy” ego was created and I would slowly evolve into what I am today.
    I feel like this guy! Those are all his women! ;)
    Becoming comfortable with my height took many years. As my body changed, I had to adjust to fit my newer mold. I remember the many changes and adjustments I’ve gone through. While most people walk around with their average height, they don’t understand the difficulties that sometimes come with being a foot above the rest. Ducking under doorways, being asked to get something on the top shelf, being pointed at, stared at, asked random questions. It was a bit much early on. All just because of my height. Everything came with experience as I was noticing the intrigue of my stature. I felt this was and could become a great advantage in life. Off the court, I could see that my height was making me friends, helping my social life and shaping my personality. On the court, my height was getting me in the newspaper, national recognition and allowing me to dunk on others. Most think that basketball requires the tallest of the population. While it helps, one still needs the necessary skills and training to yield the correct athlete. I was lucky to have both and carried it on to this present time. Trust me though, while you feel short next to me, I feel short standing next to someone only a few inches taller than myself. I must thank my parents genes for creating such a giant. Can’t say I haven’t reaped the benefits of life being a gentle giant. I learned that height comes with the gift of presence, power and intimidation. People in a position of power is so much different than just standing over someone and giving overpowering intimidation. I’m so comfortable with my height that sometimes I forget I might be intimidating or frightening someone unintentionally. Forgive me please, after a few drinks I zone out. Obviously there is a time and place for my height to be used to my own advantage. I still get freaked out from time to time at how big I am compared to certain people, especially my fiancee who stands 5 foot 2. Yet, while I know we look odd, I’m comfortable with who I’ve become and could care less what the next person thinks. I think living an odd life leads you to many odd things, but I can’t complain yet!
    Bigger than everything..the way I like it!

    Tall people seem to have a comical nature about them. I think because we stand out, we are forced to wear our personality on our sleeve. I was voted Class Clown of my high school, an achievement I was happy to earn, even more so then any basketball award. I’m still the goofy guy I’ve always been. Being older and around other taller people, I can see that they enjoy their height also (Except for the ones over seven feet tall, that doesn’t look fun). I guess when you are asked the same question everyday, “Damn man, how tall are you?” you develop a habit of mocking your own self for others amusement. I know when I walk in the mall or in any public place I can be seen from the opposite end. Then when people actually get closer and pass me by, they instantly want to inquire about my height. Especially in Europe where a tall man with tattoos is strange and a rarity. I know I’m stared at, so I wear sunglasses most of the time to watch the wandering eyes of strangers. The heads turning couldn’t be more hilarious to me then when I’m walking with my girl. Towering a whole foot and a half over her, the eyes seem to look at her, then me, then the upper half of me, then us as a whole, and maybe back to my upper half. Until photos are taken of us do I really realize that I’m almost double her in size. I’ve just become so accustomed to my height that I feel just like anybody else, a simple human being. There’s something great about smothering a women with a giant hug and engulfing her in your arms. To each their own! I guess I’ll always be amazed at the unintentional stir I create at a party or restaurant when I walk in. Now that my body is covered in ink and tattoos, I can see why the word, “Freak” might cross people’s minds. Not to worry, I’ve been stereotyped, made fun of, picked on my whole life and used to it. I’ve come to learn that being hated is a good thing, it means your doing something right! I know that I’m having the last laugh in the end!

    For a decade I’ve stood at 81 inches (Another answer to the question, how tall am I, make them do the math!) and I’m proud of it. Of course with anything in life, it took time to become comfortable and feel accepted, even when people still almost break their neck to carry a conversation with me. My parents gave me life, life gave me height, height got me into basketball, basketball gave me personality, personality gave me friends, friends made me into Me, and Me is always giving back. The life of a giant isn’t an easy one. Except for the occasional ceiling fan with low clearance or a small Euro auto that I squeeze into, being tall is more of an advantage then disadvantage. I enjoy being seen and wondered about. At first I hated the questions and attention, but it helped me become who I am today. I wonder if I were regular size and not super-sized that maybe life would’ve been totally different. I’m thankful in everyway for what I was given. I know I can always earn the rest. I was made this way for a reason and thank my parents for creating me. It might be the luck of the draw to be a little bit taller, but what can I do, I like it that everyone looks up to me, literally!