January 0125

what I’ve created –

end of 2024 video 

vegas ghost town video 

what I listened to –

• Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor “funeral march” – Chopin
• Poppin my Collar – Three 6 Mafia // Project Pat
• To Build a Mountain – Crowbar
• TAKE UP – Caleb Conley
• Hard to Choose One – Future

what I watched –

• The Turnaround (Sundance) – Real film is taking a topic you don’t care about and making you cry about it. This is on Netflix now, go watch.
• Love, Brooklyn (Sundance) – Beautiful portrait of humanity, no trauma, crime, or weaponization of black people, just raw human beings learning relationship while their home changes around them.
• Deaf President Now! (Sundance) – do whatever you can to watch this beautiful film. eye opening.
• Subservience – thought this was going to be an ethical / psychological black mirror type story and turned out to be exactly that with a lot more sex and a thriller ending? Could’ve been better but still fun.
• Butterfly Effect – felt too dark for my taste but then felt like the first time you listen to Radiohead, not sure if it’s your style but describes your life in a way you’ve never experienced before. The butterfly effect concept is one I think about weekly and to watch a film about it just hit.

what I ate –

La Buchetta in Florence- “the wine window” hands down the best gnocchi pasta I’ve had in my life. Was alone for the first 45 minutes and the host gave me lots of history on the building & area and showed me the back rooms and gave me 3 shots of their favorite alcohol. 10/10 experience, perfect spot for a date with yourself, your mum, or your love.

quote I liked –

“you are an artist with business prowess you are dangerous

If you are a business person with emotional intelligence you are dangerous”

what I’ve learned / discovered –

• Hoes don’t get cold”
• I discovered Glorilla. She is now my entire Instagram feed. 

travel hacks –

• Any of the YellowSquare hostels in Italy are top notch. Would highly recommend to anyone traveling in Italy . 
• Find the nearest art gallery or museum and go. It’s always worth it. 
• Stay close to wherever you have a competition / race. Staying in downtown Houston for the half marathon was a must.

ways life is beautiful –

Got to sit in mass in the Florence Duomo and hearing the voices singing in Italian and leading service was beautiful. Makes you realize “why”

Running the streets of downtown Houston along with 30k other people was surreal. Waking up at 5am in 28° weather was crazy. Sitting in the corral waiting for our turn to go as the sun rose then suddenly everyone is throwing their layers to the side and it started.  Running next to people in wheelchairs with no arms or legs, blind people, and folks with bad limps you could taste the sheer determination flowing through those streets. You couldn’t run 100ft without there being more people cheering you on. I  was hoping to hit a dark mental state and force myself to push through but I smiled for 13 miles. Sharing the first 7.5 mi with my brother was beautiful, we would talk or silently weave between people. I cried at the end.