Not that Easy

“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” - Mark Victor Hansen

I'm feeling pretty great right now, just general mood wise. Last night no one wanted to go out. Abram and Rino were both dead tired. I was on a mission, I just knew I needed to get out and socialize. None of us had eaten dinner, but I promised them that action creates motivation. They were good friends, sucked it up and came out with me.


We started the night off at Abram's bar where I got to meet a new bar tender that works there. We even ran into old friends. The bar tender told us she might be able to get us into another bar where we wanted to see live music. On the way over to the bar, she knew ever door man and random stranger on the street. It was crazy, I mean I've heard it is a close knit community, but I was wowed. When we got there, the bouncer was having none of letting 3 guys in...only girls he said. Shows you what really motivates those favors. It was cool of her to try. We paid our cover and enjoyed the tunes.

So the 80s band was great and I had to get back and see them again after last week. It was a good time. I even met two guys who were out celebrating a birthday and got their advice on things. It was kind of weird cause the gay one kept looking at me wondering why I'm talking to them and not the women. They just happened to be sitting next to me at the bar and had good stories. At one point, one guy told me to buy a drink for the girl next to me. I don't think I'd ever date a girl I bought a drink for, it just feels wrong. I don't even know you and I'm getting you this gift, instead I brought a drink for my cousin instead. I said my laters and went back to check on Rino and Abram.


This is where the night is supposed to end, but after the music, we went to Speakeasys, my favorite bar still. It was supposed to be one drink and then gone. We run into Oscar and his friends. That was a cool surprise. This girl I used to date was there with them too and her boyfriend, which was totally awkward for me, had I known. I actually didn't even find out until the end of the night, which meant it didn't get in the way. That, well, its just a whole other thing. So Abram introduces me to one of the members of the band. He was from the Valley and we really got along. He was a much older man, but still pretty damn cool. It was cool when he went back up to sing after having a few drinks with us. I've seen this band so many times, but this was the first time I talked to them. While I'm talking to Rino I see this girl at the bar and I swear she kept looking at me. I give her a nod to come over to talk, but she responds with her own nod. I acquiesce and we start talking. She ends up being a pretty cool chick. She said I looked great for a 42 year old. She lives kind of far I think. I told her I had to take off, but she told me to wait until after she got back from a salsa dance (a guy had previously asked her). I made the exception and waited with my friends. She comes back after, which I later find out, didn't make the other guy too happy and then we go out to the dance floor. I've been trying to learn, but still have a lot to go. She taught me some cool moves and it was pretty fun. Too bad I really wanted to get out of there because it was late and I had work. (oh this was the time I noticed the whole ex thing, but I had that rare feeling of being happy for her instead of upset for myself. I should take responsibility for my own decisions...I walked and that is what happens. Suck it up I guess.) It takes me a while to find Abram, but we finally do. I get home and literally set 4 alarms for the morning, plus tell Rino to make sure to get me up. I would not be late to work. I wasn't.



So that was my night. Drank a bit, listened to some music and made some friends. I like hanging out with Rino and Abram. Before I went out, I had a lot of things click for me as far as what I wanted and how I wanted to go about it life wise. Maybe it was just the post-running endorphins. Let's hope it sticks. It created a good mindset for the night and to be honest, I really needed it.

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