I'm Sorry It Took Me So Longgggggg (Say Yes, Say Yes, Say Yes, Say Yesssss...)

Hey guys, It's been a mighty long time since my last post... many a moon has passed since I came out with something new. Why the reason for my hiatus? Writer's block, basically.... I almost posted a few times but when time came to write I just went blank. I know, fail. So after a week I figured, "fuck it, homes..." it's either now or never, even if there's nothing to write about.

SO... lately life has been good. I had my first test of the year on Friday, it was for my Child Psychology class. I haven't gotten it back yet, but I'm positive that I aced that shit like I was playing tennis. ZING! I love that word, "zing." It can mean so many things.... but is it even a real word? Let's consult Dictionary.com, because dictionaries are, in fact, the absolute (and quite oppressive) authority on every word that is in-and is not in-the English language... let's see what it has to say about the word "zing":

zing

–noun
1. vitality, animation, or zest.
2. a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing.
3. a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air.
–verb (used without object)
4. to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise: The cars zinged down the highway.
5. to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise: The pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate.
7. Slang. to blame or criticize severely: City Hall always gets zinged when crime increases.

Heh, didn't think it was actually in the dictionary. But then again, if "Bling-Bling" is in the dictionary, then what wouldn't be? Btw, I'm definitely not making that up... check it in any recent dictionary. Na mean homie?!

In other news... I finally found a jamming partner. My friend who's an RA in my building now walked by while I was jamming(wa-chu-ah) solo and was surprised that I played guitar. It turns out he's a really good singer, so we started practicing some songs together recently. Him and I actually played a lot of pool together last year, and he's just about as nasty at pool as I am, if not better. So I thought that was pretty cool that I have someone to rock out with now. I started learning some TBS songs, or at least parts of them... I'm learning the intro to one of my fave songs by them, One-Eighty By Summer.

I went to Sam Ashe near St. John's to buy a capo and new strings... and my god, how I love music stores. I feel like I step into guitar heaven every time I go into a store like Sam Ashe, Guitar Center, etc. There are so many awesome guitars there, I feel like i could spend a million dollars there and still not have everything that i want. Between summer and Christmas of 2010 I want to get my own solid body electric guitar and a full size amp, and I also want to take more guitar lessons. I'm also definitely learning how to drive next summer... that, my friends is a must. It's bad enough I'm gonna be 20 and not have a license.

Well, I think I'll call it a post.... It's been nice catching up with you guys, catch you later.

Rebirth of the 'Hawk

Hey dudes.... It's been a long time (... I shoulda left you... without a dope beat to step to, step to, step to...) since i posted, once again. I guess this rate of one post every 2-4 days is something you guys gotta get used to, because I can't keep up with posting daily while I'm in school. Na mean, homessssssssssssSsss? Well anyways, my mohawk has been reborn... like a phoenix rising from the ashes... I think I'll walk you guys through the the history of the 'Hawk:

My roommates from last year gave me the idea to see how I would look with a mohawk, since I wanted to cut my hair anyway. A few hours later we produced this:



The 'Hawk 1.0, as I liked to call it. It was far from perfect, but I still thought it was awesome. I got it retouched at the barber shop off campus, and got a few designs in it, like this:



And this:




The main thing that I didn't like about the hawk was that it didn't go all the way down. So in January I got it redone so it went down the whole way. I called that one the 'Hawk 2.0. It looked a lot better than the 1st one, take a look:



I took a break from the hawk in the spring, but i brought it back by early summer. Here's the comeback of the 'Hawk in June:



Pretty badass, huh? I think so... And now it is time to unveil the most anticipated haircut of the century..... (drum roll)

Presenting.... the 'Hawk 3.0!





Ta-da!

You see this?! This is my new fuckin' haircut! Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone... lulz. Well, that's all folks, I hope you like the new 'do. Later

Writer's Block Makes a Comeback/Case Of You

Hey dude skis..... Count Rubula is back from the dead! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I'm back from another 3-4 day hiatus. Things aren't as bad as I made them out to be on my last post nowadays... I was just overwhelmed with school work. I was gonna write the other day, but I got stuck because there was nothing to write about. And there still isn't =(. Well now that I actually give it some thought there is something that I can write about. Nice.

You see, I've been waking up before 6 in the morning every day Monday through Friday. But on some nights, I can't sleep.. idk why, I'm just wired.... so last night i went to bed really late, and woke up really early... not a good combination =/. When this happens I usually end up what i like to call crashing, or just falling asleep randomly. I crashed on the train on the way to The Bronx to see another Bronx Underground show, and I started crashing at the show itself. I ended up leaving early, to the dismay of my gf who works there, and ended up knocking out as soon as i got back to the dorm. Sorry, hun >_<. And now, here I am, up at 9am on a Saturday... my sleeping pattern is not that of the average college student.

So anyways, I found a really nice song that I want to share with you guys. It's an acoustic song by Michelle Branch, called "Case Of You." No, I am not gay. She covered it, the original song is from Joni Mitchell, if I am not mistaken. It's a really sweet song. I found it on this CD I got for free from the radio station on campus. Hope You guys like it, enjoy:

A Case of You - Michelle Branch

Sigh... that song is so nice.

You see, now i have writer's block again. Fail. I think I'm gonna go make some breakfast, so I'll catch you later, homes.... peace.

It's So Early, But It Seems So Late....FML

Hey dudes.... its DJ Ruby Rubez broadcasting live... at 4 in the morning. Why, do you ask? I went to bed at 10, woke up at 3:30... figured I might as well stay up 'til my 7am class. I swear man, things aren't going as smoothly in college this year as I thought. My sleeping pattern is all sorts of fucked up, thanks to 7 am classes. I can't concentrate on my readings, even for my most interesting of classes. The pool club idea has stalled, again. I'm still shooting for that 3.5 GPA, but idk how that's gonna happen if all my assigned reading goes in one ear and straight out the other. I need to get focused, fast. Absolutely none of my friends are online, so there's not much to do right now. I haven't posted in a few days... sorry once again, homes, I've just been busy TRYING to read for school. I'm feeling pretty emo right about now... nothing seems to be going well right about now, which I must admit is rare for me nowadays. I have a really busy day today... class, doc appointment, night class. It wouldn't be that busy if it wasn't for the nearly 2 hour long trip to The Bronx. Heh, maybe I can get some reading done then.

I was all a dream, I used to read word up magazine..... ugh I need to snap out of this, whatever it is... =/. I feel like cutting this one short... real short, like a caesar #2 at the barber shop... so I'll catch you guys another time, sorry for being so brief. Later

Me, My GIrlfriend, Hummus, and David Bisbal?

Hey fellers, how's it hangin'? I had another awesome day with the misses.... We went to a restaurant on the Upper West Side, which took way too long to get to, thanks to shitty service on the F, E, and 2 Trains.... once again, I am disappointed in you, MTA. This is how my would be 45 minute - 1 hour commute from Jamaica, Queens took about an hour and a half: The F train was going local into Manhattan, and I was going to Times Square, so I transferred to the E, only to find out that all the E's were running on the F line. -_-. Wtf... then why didn't they just say no E trains were running in Queens? Anyways... I basically got off one train (the F) and got on another train (the E) going the exact same way. So I had to transfer to the 7 to get to Times Square, since I was taking the E train that wasn't. When I finally got to Times Square, I found out the 2 train was going local, which wasn't too bad since I was getting off at 72nd, but what WAS too bad was how ridiculously crowded the platform to get onto the 2 train was. So here's what I think the MTA should do, even though they never will because they would lose too much revenue and they don't like to please their customers: take at least 25 cents off the fare at specific train stations when there are service cuts to that line? Makes sense, right? Does that sound fair to you? I mean it does to me, because if I am paying the full fare, I'd like to receive full service... ESPECIALLY since the fare just went up at the end of this past June. But enough of that nonsense... let me tell you about my awesome night in the city.

After the whole transportation fiasco, I had a very nice meal with my girlfriend at Nanoosh, a Mediterranean restaurant that specialized in hummus. The food was awesome, we both enjoyed it... After wards we got some gelato from a place a few blocks up, which was delicious. We walked through Central Park and heard some live music playing. As we neared the stage we realized it was Spanish music, and my girlf thought it sounded just like the famous Spanish singer, India. Probably like a minute later we heard someone say something like "Give it up for India!" in Spanish. So we walked over to the concert, and it turned out that it was free! We actually just missed India's set, but we caught part of the headliner, David Bisbal. I never heard of him until today, but my gf was excited to see him. He's a pretty good performer, very active and hyper on stage. So what are the odds of that, stumbling across a free concert in Central Park with some big name Spanish artists! Man, she and I really lucked out tonight.

It didn't take terribly long to get home, which was a surprise. Overall the night was pretty awesome. 'Tis now 2:30 in the AM, so I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. I have A LOT of reading to do tomorrow, so I might not post anything, but look for a new one anyway and if not tomorrow then def by Monday.... feel me? Peace.

Epic Day With The Girlf/ The Whitest Boy Alive

Hey guys... long time, no write =(. Sorry homes, I've been caught up with school. But General Rubes is back to whip you cadets into shape! Now drop and give me 23 and a half, soldier!

So I had a very nice day with my girlfriend today.... I made the trip up to her college and we hung out for a bit there. It was awesome. They had hammocks that anyone could just lay down in, and lay we did! I haven't sat in a hammock in a hella long time, (big up to DJ Illen on the "hella" ;]) and it was super comfortable and was nice to get all cozy with my gf. She gave me a ride back to my house and then from there Le Pops drove me back to campus. So here I am now, bored in my suite again. It's always boring at Henley.... I miss the antics of Hollis from last year, smh. We had a whole conversation about "smh," my gf, her friend, and I. In case you didn't know, 'smh' is the internet abbreviation for "Shake my head." Example:

"Dude, I was gonna go to the concert, but my mom wouldn't let me go because I didn't wanna wear that stupid sweater."

"How old are you again?"

"22."

"smh."

So we were discussing how to pronounce "Smh." Is it "smeh?" What about "simah?".... who knows... that's one of the many mysteries of life, my friends.

Heh, I just thought of something.... they have the phrase "Negative Nancy"... what about "Random Ruben?" Haha... cuz, I mean, I am pretty random, as one can tell by any of my blog posts... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh FREAKOUT! You remember that song? Or have you at least heard of it? If you remember it, you're old.... If you just heard of it, you may be old, or you may not. If you've never heard of it, then shame on you, Charlie Brown!

Oh btw, I have a cool song to share with you guys. But WAIT! First I'll tell you how I came across it. I was at the activities fair on campus a couple of days ago, and I signed up for WSJU, the campus radio station. They were giving out free CDs, but I haven't heard of any of the artists they had to offer. So I told one of the guys with the radio station what type of music was my favorite, and he gave me what he thought I would like. One of the CDs was from a band called "The Whitest Boy Alive." I already liked them before listening because of their epic name, lulz. So I uploaded the CD, pushed play, and awesomeness was emitted from my speakers. These guys are freakin' legit. They have such a chilled out style of play, I think it's awesome. Here's my fave song from them "1517," off their new album, "Rules."



Good song... so chill. Well, I'm outskis... gonna go get something to eat. Catch you guys later.

Welcome Home, Rubes McGee!

Hey homes, homesters, hamsters, gerbils, germs, worms.... well, we had that family reunion I told you about, and it was (Borat voice) GREAT SUCCESS! Lulz.... but yeah it was awesome man... it was funny because my uncle who organized the whole thing thought that not too many people were coming, and so did I, but just about everyone in our extended family showed up! It was a lot of fun... some of my cousins had not seen each other in years, so it was especially nice for them to see each other again. It was a fun filled day for the whole family, complete with frisbee, wiffleball, lots of food, and an enchanted forest! Everyone had a great time... and we have big ambitions for the next one. My uncle wants to organize one in Puerto Rico next year with the WHOLE fam.... that's gonna be interesting. That means i definitely need to learn Spanish ASAP. I want to learn it also since part of my trip to Europe will involve me staying in Spain.

Omg... my cousin showed me the most random video EVER on YouTube. Since I am quite random myself, I feel obligated to show it to you guys, so here 'tis:



Lmao... classic, homes.

So I'm excited about all my classes, but I'm absolutely giddy about one in particular. That class is Sociology. The professor looks like a 20 something straight out of grad school (STRAIGHT OUTTA GRAD SCHOOL, CRAZY MOTHAFUCKA NAMED ICE CUBE!) but he knows his shit, at least from what I can tell. I feel like it's gonna be very interesting, and the work doesn't seem too backbreaking.

Work it....make it...do it....makes us.... harder, better, faster, stronger.... I love me some Daft Punk...they're pretty awesome. Dammit.... I'm getting very hungry for breakfast... but that involves going somewhere, like Monty's, which is far... I'm tired of the same breakfast food we have at the suite. I could always have some Apple Jacks.... hmm... I guess I'll do that... I guess I'll let you guys go.

It's a bird!

No, it's a plane!

No, it's a terrorist flying a plane!

No, it's Blogman!

(Cue Blogman's theme song)

Blogman: Goodbye, fair citizens...I shall return tomorrow for another epic adventure! WOOSH! I didnt fly away yet! I just shouted 'woosh' for no reason! Now I'll fly away! *WOOSH*

Lulz... peace.

Rubes, Josh, and Missy Rock Midtown

Hey dudes.... what a beautiful morning it is. Seeing that I woke up unintentionally at 6:30 in the morning, and I have nothing to do for another hour and a half, I figured I might as well write a post.

Yesterday, I had a really awesome time in the city. Me and my roommate went down to Midtown in the city. Since he's new to the city, he wanted to explore Manhattan, and being a New York City native, I became his impromptu tour guide. We had a lot of fun, we went to Times Square, then walked around Central Park for a while. My roommate had a great time checking out Manhattan, it was also his first Subway ride, which was made pretty interesting by a homeless man who sang "Lean On Me" on the F train, lulz. We saw a break dancing troupe in the park, which was fun to watch, except for when the head honcho of the crew kept making sexually suggestive jokes to teenage girls, while he was at least 30 something... creepy, much? Other than that, it was good times in Central Park. We actually walked halfway up the park to about 80th Sreet, which surprised me... I didn't think we walked nearly that far. Then we met up with my girlf when she got out of work, and had some pizza. It was my roommate's 1st ever authentic slice of New York pizza, which is easily the highlight of any non-New Yorker's day in the city....yes, our pizza is that delicious. Btw, it took FOREVER to find a pizza place... not because there are none in the area, but because the GPS on our phones kept us going in circles. Fail. Then we walked up to 72nd Street and Broadway and dropped off my gf on the train. Then came the only real bad part of an otherwise epic day: the unnecessarily long train ride back to the dorm. The ride shouldn't have taken any longer than an hour and maybe five minutes, but thanks to the lack of an E train at Times Square and a super long wait for the F, it took about 2 hours! Wtf! MTA,(Jamaican accent) ya dun' fuck up, mon.

So this is Labor Day weekend... thus, I get a day off of school tomorrow. Sweet. More time to procrastinate, woo! Haha.. I'm actually not procrastinating at all so far, which I'm pretty proud of. Like I said before, I want a 3.5 GPA this semester, and it would be really swell if I can get my name on the Dean's List. That would be a great way to send myself off to Europe, with kickass grades. I know without partying that much this semester, it's gonna be boring sometimes, like last night, for instance.... but the potential rewards of buckling down and doing my work are so incredibly worth the sacrifice. I mean, that's what I'm here for, anyway. I don't think people graduate high school and go to a college based on how bangin' their parties are... and if they do, then that's just asking to not get good grades, and maybe even fail out eventually. I'm really focused on school now... I actually cant wait to get assignments for the first time in my life, I'm really excited about all of my classes, no matter how nerdy that sounds, lol.

I'm working on a new song on my guitar... the working title is "They'll Come Back." It's about a dude who got dumped by his girlfriend, and can't get over it. I know, super emo...hehe, oh well, I guess that's just my song writing style. I haven't a decent size post like this in quite a while... I know, I've been slacking.... don't worry kids, Uncle Rubes will always have shiny new posts for you to play with. Still have about an hour to kill....*sigh*. I can't wait until later today... I'm going to my first ever family reunion.... that's probably gonna be fun. I'm bringing my frisbee.

It's funny how my fam never ever had a reunion in my lifetime... I wonder why that is. We're all on good terms, but we just don't hang out much... my extended family, that is. And most of us live in The Bronx, too. I'm glad we're doing this though, it's always nice to reconnect, especially with family. I recently reconnected with my cousin named after the Lord, and he's pretty awesome.... What I really want to do is learn Spanish fluently and then reconnect, well, meet for the first time, rather, the majority of my family, who lives in Puerto Rico, still. But that's a long ways away from now, if ever.

A song from "The Secret Handshake" came on my iTunes on shuffle just now... they're a pretty cool band... they have interesting songs. Well, I think I'm gonna bounce for the day.. I've got a fun filled one ahead of me. I'll write something later, or tomorrow... later.

It's Official/ Blast Rocks Midtown

Hey kids, Uncle Rubes back from a 4 day non-posting hiatus. I'm sorry guys, I've been caught up with the college life. So let me fill you in on all that's been goinz' on in my life....

First off, and most importantly, me and my lady friend are boyfriend and girlfriend now =D! Isn't that awesome?! I know what you just said! You said "Fuck yeah, Rubes, that's awesome and a half!" Didn't you? No? You didn't say that? Oh.... =(. Well anyways, I'm very happy that her and I made it official, because I really like her, and I hope things go well for a long time with her.

Well, that's the only important thing that's been going on, lol. I said "First off" like there were other important things to discuss, but there's really not.

I had an awesome time yesterday, though. I went to a Bronx Underground show. Bronx Underground is an event hosting company that holds rock shows in The Bronx, which I think is absolutely awesome. My girlf works for them and she invited me to come to the show that was held last night. It was a couple of local bands that played, one called "The Scene" and one called "Blast Rocks Midtown." They were both great, but Blast Rocks Midtown was fuckin' amazing! Here's a clip of one of the songs they played, my fave song of the set:



I wanted them to sign a poster for me and get a CD from them, but they left pretty early. I'll definitely get them to sign one for me next time I see them, because I will without a doubt be seeing them again.

So, Rubes' Weight Loss Challenge has been on pause for a while, but that stops today. I'm gonna go running in a little bit at the gym, once my food digests a little more. I'm hopping back on Skinny, the weight loss stallion today, and I'm not gonna stop riding 'til i reach the town of 160 pounds. I don't even know how much i weigh now, but I'll find out at the gym. I plan to do at least a mile today on the treadmill. Then I'm going into Manhattan later to hang out with my gf after she gets out of work. And now, I shall embark on a quest to find a job on campus! I shall not yeild! Ha... I'm out folkaroos... I just made a new word... a cross between buckaroos and folks. Lulz.. peace.

New Semester Starts Tomorrow/ First Day Of Classes

'Tis the eve of my sophomore year at St. John's. I'm really excited to see what my classes are gonna be like. I already have a reading assignment for my public speaking class. My tongue hurts. I have class as early as 7 am, and no days off, which kinda sucks.... but the bright side is that I'm done as early as 10 am most days. Heh, I'm done with classes before some people even wake up to go to class. Last semester I didn't have class until as late as 1:25 at one point, so this is will be different, to say the least. That's the only bad thing about this semester. Other than that i think I'll be alright. My roommate in my bed room moved in today... so no more free crib =(. But he's pretty chill, though. You know, I have yet to go to the Dining Hall on campus to eat... there's so much food in the suite that I don't need to go there. Not like last year, when we never had food in the suite, and I depended heavily on Montgoris(the dining hall).

Note: I totally forgot to finish this post yesterday, oops =X. so I'm just gonna continue from today.

So after i forgot to finish this post (lulz) I walked over to my 2 fave Californian's apt to chill for a bit. That visit was filled with extreme randomness. Alot of funny things were said, can't remember them now, though. We just hung out in the living room and watched "My Best Friend's Girl." Good times. To day was my 1st day of class, it was interesting. The two professors I met seem like nice guys. I already have homework for Math and a reading assignment in Public Speaking =(. I meet two more of my Profs. tomorrow, and then my last one I meet will be next Wednesday for my weekly night class. It's exciting to be on campus again... I feel like I never want to leave college... it's just so perfect. I don't think there's ever been a time in my life where I was happier than I am now. The world is filled with possibilities for me, and I'm going to take advantage of every one that I can. I'm feeling really ambitious now, haha. Well I'm sorry to cut the post short, but I have some business to attend to, so I'll ttyl, d00d! L8r.