It was not my plan to end ’09 with a lie. I was really hoping to save all of my harmless fibbing for ’10. It just didn’t work out that way. To echo every guy during the last moments of a damned relationship, “I swear that I wasn’t trying to lie to you; I mean, it’s the thought that counts, right?”
In 2010 I will turn… umm, 30. I guess that makes the next twelve months the Year of the Lie. I think the best way to explain it all is to simply tell you that I am really enjoying my first week of being 25 years old. I feel like it’s important that I fabricate the truth to everyone, not just myself. As a result, I lied and made a vow to myself that I wouldn’t just lie without being honest about my lying – and I will gladly wait while you read that sentence again for clarity. Here are three major changes for the Year of the Lie:
It’s 2:40am. I’m sitting at LAX, waiting on standby for a 6:05am flight to Salt Lake City, and eventually to Kansas City (a whole story in itself). No biggie, right? Right… if I wasn’t supposed to be on that same flight yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, I drank some coffee about fifteen hours ago. Life was so different then; things were innocent, pure, alive… Wait, am I really typing right now? I could be dreaming, and in that case, you’ll never get to read this.
Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Lakers vs. Cavs and more! You want to watch this, you do. (Ps – Please ignore the fact that I look like I haven’t slept since the Pearl Jam Ten tour) Enjoy!
Lakers’ Fans: You want to pay attention to this. G-Smalls, co-host of TheLakersNation.com’s Voice of the Nation podcast, has announced the upcoming release of Purple Reign, a groundbreaking album that captures the essence of the post-Showtime Lakers’ fan. With his own L.W.O. (Lakers World Order) radio show (and winner of the AM-570 Fame and Fortune Contest), G-Smalls takes you on an expedition through the last twenty years of Lakers’ basketball in Los Angeles.
Hi, I’m J-Ri, or Jason, or whatever else you’d like to call me. Actually, scratch that. It’s not very fair to ask me to introduce myself in this little box. I’m offended. I don’t really have time to make blanket statements like “I love the Lakers” or “Brian McKnight is awesome.” Granted, both of those are pretty good descriptors of me and you’ll most likely be reading about them on here. What I will tell you is that I’m 28 and currently living in Los Angeles. Take a look around, read a few blogs and by all means, drop me some feedback. Thanks for stopping by!
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