When it snows...

Usually I don't like snow.  The after-effect, when it becomes hard and dirty ice that then begins to slowly melt as the days progress creating dirty puddles of cold water; yeah, I'm not into it.  But I have to say, taking the time to watch snow fall down fresh from the sky, if you focus on that for a few seconds, minutes even, you can lose yourself in it.  Its a beautiful thing. 
I grew up on an island where it was hot, or warm, year-round.  I love warm weather; walking around in shorts and slippers/sandals, having access to a beach, soaking in the sun - that's me.  But, I've lived in the North East U.S. now for almost a decade, give or take a year or two, and I've come to appreciate the different seasons.  Though I'm still no fan of the cold, I've grown somewhat accustomed, even doing things to make the most of the weather; eg. ice skating (haven't gone skiing yet, that's next, or maybe snowboarding).  But the point, not to digress, is that I took the time to watch the snow this morning.  I did this because I woke up with a lot of negative things on my mind, particularly work stress, and as I sipped my morning capucchino (I don't even really like coffee like that, I was out of tea) I decided to gaze outside and let my mind wander among the little snowflakes.  It was calming. 
Y'know, snow can be viewed as majestic too.  Imagine that they might be little soap suds drifting down from God's body as he takes his morning shower; I mean, its God right, so that would mean a LOT of soapsuds, i.e. snowflakes.  Yeah, I have a very active imagination, I guess its part of being a writer.  But seriously, what else can you compare snowfall to?  Apart from rain, and I guess hail (thankfully haven't experienced that), and random objects like meteorites or such that may or may not have fallen to earth a long, long time ago, what else falls naturally from the sky that looks so enchanting?  I can't think of anything, and I'm an Island boy, so I leave it to you.  As for me, I was inspired to send this blog up into the sky, off a few satellites, and onto your screen.  Hope you like snowflakes.....God's soapsuds, or many, many pieces of the Marshmallow man from the Ghostbusters movie....STILL!  Poor guy...he's in a permanent loop re-living or re-dying his demise.

NYC - Wknd (Spartan break)

Ok, so its been a couple of days since I blogged, but its just been a bit busy (being SORE!! from the gym, etc.) I planned to work out last night but something I ate, or rather a combination of some things I ate yesterday put my stomach on lock. Nevertheless, I managed to write the prologue of my book and check out some clothing concepts for a new venture...stay tuned. A little about my book; well, it's fantasy fiction and I aim to rise to the stature of JK Rowling with my story, lets leave it atthat for now. But I definitely have to ge my grind on: Between workin out, working in general and 2 new business ventures to grow, I'm feelin the crunch. But I got a good team around me, we'll do it.

Today, I leave said team behind to journey to the city that never sleeps, New York. Although actually I'll be staying between Brooklyn and Bronx, but I'll definitely be hanging in the city. NYC is a special place for me, in some ways, I consider it my birthright. Its such a fun, energetic and diverse place; you can find anything for anybody, and the girls are very hot. One summer when I was working in NY, I would spend some of my wknds just walkin around Times Square, Penn Station, Broadway etc. and I almost twisted my neck off looking at the various, exotic, beautiful women. And anyone who knows me well knows I have a "weakness for sweetness."

This trip I plan to reconnect with some of my former co-worker/interns, hang with my 'foundation' friends and generally have a great and relaxing time. I definitely need to get away for a while and NYC is what the doctor ordered. But I still have my mission on my mind, I'm going to try to go the gym at least once over the long wknd, I hope my gym has a branch there. If not, I'm sure amongst all the friends I have there, SOMEbody has a gym link. Also, I recently gave up hard drinking while I train for Spartan Glory. With some determination and willpower, I'll only have water or juice when I go clubbing. If I break, maybe a 1 beer, but I'll try not to. So I'm signing off now, wish me a safe journey people and expect a blog with the rundown of what popped off up there. Ersk Out.