This Ain't No Game

I'm totally in love with Game of Thrones. So far, it's just the TV series (as I haven't jumped into the books yet). It's literally the best show I've seen since The Wire.

Now, in no way do I think it will ever overtake The Wire as my all time favorite show, but it's getting up there. The Wire not only made me think, it actually made me feel. I wish I would have watched The Wire live instead of through the DVDs.

I think the reason I love it so much is that I have feelings for the characters. I seriously hate Joffrey. I mean, REALLY hate that kid. If I could, I would punch him in the neck.

And I LOVE Tyrion. I want to hang out with that guy so bad. I could see the hashtag now: #TyriJonB #BFFs. And I totally have celeb crushes on most of the females on that show. I mean, Margaery and Sansa? Never had girls like that in my high school. But let's be honest: I've been to the Renaissance Festival. Girls like that didn't exist back then.
I'm only now catching up. I just finished season 2 and can't wait to get into season 3 sometime soon.

Sidenotes:
- Have you heard Anthony Hamilton's "Charlene"? It came out a while ago, but damn it's a good jam. Currently listening to it now....on repeat.
- I cannot wait for softball season to start up
- The best thing to pair a glass of red wine with is another glass or red wine. FACT
- I hate Youtube ads
- I need to get up on Tumblr
- I need to get back out to San Francisco. I miss Mike Boo

Happy May Day

Had a super deep conversation with one of the closest homies I grew up with last night. It made me question a lot of what I know. Mostly, around what makes us happy. The quote he said that really sparked me was "Jon B, if I can just make like $30k a year, I'd be straight". I didn't laugh, but I asked, "how could you possibly live off that"? He thought I was nuts. I mean, how COULDN'T I live off that?
Our perceptions were just very different. With 30k, he could afford a used car for his girlfriend and pay rent at his current place. He would also be able to take her out on dates, buy some shoes, and enjoy things that brought him happiness. My perception was that I wouldn't be able to afford the mortgage, my every-4-week-haircuts, and tailored clothes.
But it really wasn't that long ago that I could have actually been in the same mind set as him. For a long while, I wanted to teach and was prepared to make $28k starting out. I was going to teach, live in a studio on the south side, bike to work and buy used clothes. And that would have made me happy.
But as I grew, promotions came, life shifted direction and slightly spun out of control. If I could, I would still be content living in a small loft, biking to work and spending time at a library,

But other questions started to come out in our conversation last night. Like, how did I make it out? Almost all of my friends followed the same paths: jail, no college, moved to a different city or passed away. But I'm the only one who followed the "normal" path: Graduated college, got a great job in corporate america, got married, bought a house in the burbs, had a kid. The only thing I'm missing is a mini van.
I had the exact same environment as my friends, yet turned out very different. The strange thing is, I only feel different on the outside. I will still hit a train yard every once in a while. I will still get random and find myself in questionable situations. It's like a part of me never grew up....

I really had no idea where this blog was going. I guess I sort of rambled on and on. I guess the bottom line is that I somehow turned into a successful yuppy. And a yuppy that is going to jump on his fixed gear and bike down to Powderhorn Park for May Day to hang out with a ton of like minded folks.