J-Smooth overdue

I thought before I hit the books for the umpteeth time in the past few months, for the hell of it, check back into blogger ... I know I left the fans heartbroken in my absence ... what's J-Smooth been up to and where's his head at ...

-I never thought I'd enjoy school as much as I am now ... havin' fun doing it ... sure, the workload is there, just comes with the territory, but I can honestly say that I haven't enjoyed school this much since 3rd grade ... why? ... the material is completely relevant and applicable to real life and it's great to get clarity on some questions that have always intrigued me ... the human body is a complex, yet facinating thing ... I've always believed that if you know "WHY", you'll always be one step ahead ...

-some of the knowledge I've gained can be applied to my workouts/training regimen ... the nutritional and biophysical aspects are things I had a general knowledge of already, but to actually get the nuts and bolts of it all, breaking it down into the little pieces just completes the puzzle ... speaking of workouts, I can't lie and say it hasn't been tough getting a regular training routine, given my schedule is so hectic and staggered ...

-a week or so ago, there was "Facebook: trim the friend fat day" ... been there, done that with my Facebook friendlist cleanups ... I'm proudly down to 160 or so, which I'd like to get down to 125 ... I mean how many people really have 500-600 friends, I mean c'mmon ... absolute garbage ... I've all but eliminated the annoying people off my list ... three things that would save people from cuts on my list ... 1) do I need to contact you for any reason, 2) do I care what you're doing in your life, 3) do I want you to know what's going on in mine ... but there are the exceptions of course, people you can't cut, just 'cause ie. family ...

-speaking of Facebook and family ... I had a status update up ... "Mom: 'J, you're so anti-social' ... Me: 'Actually, I'm selectively social'" ... the context was that since my parents and BabyGirl are all gone for the holidays (more on that later), if I stay here, I said I wouldn't go to our family gathering ... then the "anti-social" thing was brought up ... lately at all our family gatherings, certain people in familia and some in it by marriage, just sit around the table and just brag about material and superficial sh*t ... I'm not down with that ... I can't say that I'm not guilty of that years ago, but over the past few years I've made it a point to never brag about material things ... because my belief is that God can easily take them away ... now myself, casting stones at "braggers" may seem like "the pot calling the kettle black", but there is a distinction, I'll brag about what I can do and what I am, but not about what I have ... the way I see it, you can buy the latest in electronics, fashion or whatever, but in a month or so, someone will have something else better than yours, so what's the point?

-can't do an entry without talking boxing ... c'mmon now, had to know this was coming ... Manny Pacquiao G.O.A.T., Floyd or no Floyd ... doubters can say what they want, but I've been saying Manny's the best since '06 ... people laughed at me back then when I said he'd take out everyone ... now look where he's at, dominating warriors like Cotto and Margarito ... 8 titles in 8 weight classes, that record will never be touched ... I'd like to see Manny finish off by taking out Floyd (if he doesn't go to prison), then Sergio Martinez, who absolutely destroyed Paul Williams with that vicious left hook ... victories over Mayweather and Martinez should eradicate the non-believers ...

-basketball ... I'll say it again, barring injury, nobody is beating the Lakers ... Miami Thrice might be getting the ink, but Kobe and the Lake Show are all about winning ... oh, switching over, the Raptors' addition of Jerryd Bayless (another guy I've been hyping from time) will make them the most exciting lottery team in the league ...

-have been outta the movie scene for a while, but nothing's piqued my interest to get up and hit the theaters or local Blockbuster ... I was thinkin' Skyline, but then again, maybe not ...

-Christmas comin' up ... parents are leaving for the homeland for the entire month of December, unfortunately so is BabyGirl ... no worries, tentatively I may be headed for some sunshine myself, possibly San Diego with my sis for Christmas and then Phoenix with Zona and AVAD for New Year's ...

-speaking of Zona ... we take the rivalry virtual, as he's upped and got his PS3 finally ... NBA 2K11 and the upcoming Fight Night Champion will be where we settle disputes ... I've been steamrolling the competition in 2K11 up to now, my margin of victory has been an average of I'd say 15-20 points ... anyone want it, I'm not hard to find ...

-any downtime I've had has been spent on a couple things ... first, videogames and not much mind you, maybe 30-45 mins total a week ... running mostly EA Sports NBA Jam and Donkey Kong Country Returns, both on Wii ... never really liked Donkey Kong on SNES, but it's fun now ...

-rest of my free time is spent with BabyGirl, who I'm closing in with on one year ... less than a month 'til the anniversary of that fateful day last December ... honestly, it's really a special situation, being with someone that complements me so well ... I mean, sharing the same values with someone as well as common interests ... we watch ball and boxing together, run video games ... and our individual goals are pointed in the same direction ... I have to say that I consider myself blessed and I love you Baby Girl ...

that should be enough for my fans to chew on for the next little bit ... don't know when I'll be back on this, but no blogger obituary yet ...

~J-Smooth~