"You're Just Another Part of Me"

Alright so I haven’t blogged in a while, this is because I felt like I did not want to share what has been going on in my life as well as in my thoughts lately, it’s a bit weird being as private as I am and having a blog, but hopefully this helps me break out of my shell. So like I was saying I was not going to blog but in light of recent event I felt it necessary to show my respects to one of the hugest influences in my life.

As all of you know, and if you don’t you’ve been living under a rock, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson had passed away. Not to compare the loss of Michael to the tragic events of 9/11 but to me they remain similar in the fact that I will remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. When I discovered Michael passed I was in total shock, I just couldn’t believe it, even now I feel as if it hasn’t truly hit me that he’s gone. Today I have been pretty much glued to my TV watching his old videos and listening to peoples’ and celebrities’ thoughts on our tragic loss. It’s great to see how many lives he has affected and it’s crazy to realize that without him we wouldn’t have some of the great artist that are present today. He forever changed music and dance and overall what it means to be a performer and an artist, he was also if not the most, one of the most influential humanitarians known to the globe.

I am glad to see that the media circus portion of his life did not over shadow his accomplishments, not once today did I hear about his different allegations, in which I never believed were to be true. I have always been behind Michael 100% and I’m not just saying that and those of you that know me can vouch for that, I’ve always defended him and I have always been disgusted when people would torment and poke fun at him.

Man… I can remember my childhood days where me, my sister and brother would watch his videos and try to imitate his dance moves or when I would want to watch Thriller but I was to scared to watch it alone so I would always find someone to watch it with me. I remember one point in my childhood when my family and I would watch Moonwalker pretty much everyday. I also remember going to Disneyland and watching Captain EO before we would do anything else. (I would like someone to start a petition to bring that back to Disneyland btw!) Even as I got older I always appreciated his music, there is nothing like going on a road trip and bumping Michael Jackson the whole time. And till this day every time “The Jackson’s: An American Dream” is on TV I can never help but watch it. Someone told me that it's going to kinda suck that everyone is going to claim that Michael Jackson is their greatest influence now that he has passed, but I'm alright with that because i believe he truly has been the biggest influence for many people in this world and even while he was alive people always have acknowledged him as so and now in his death more people have come to realize the impact that Michael actually had on their lives. I can go on and on of how important to me Michael was, I could probably fill up a book, but I won’t go into it I’ll just say Michael, you will be forever missed and never forgotten, Thank you for all you have given to this world and may you rest in peace. You will forever remain as “Another Part of Me.”

“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” –Michael Jackson

“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.” - Michael Jackson

Well that’s all I really wanted to talk about today, I’ll probably talk about everything else some other time. This one was for you MJ!

Till then Ochosa OUT!

-Ruel

Keep Dreamin'

Wishful thinking and hopeful thoughts, these are what keep me going as well as hinder me at the moment, because they consume a lot of my time, in which I’d rather be more productive.

So it is summer, I need a job… My sleeping pattern is all whacked out; there have been times when I have woken up at 2pm that is no good! I hate sleeping in past 12 because I feel like I’ve wasted my day. Also the weather has not been that great, but I can’t complain, I mean it is San Diego.

Alright so I haven’t blogged in awhile because I feel like the things I would like to say aren’t ready to be heard, well I have told a couple people about what has been consuming my thoughts lately but I am definitely not ready to tell the world. So I am just going to talk about it very vaguely. (sorry)

Alright so I feel really different to say the least, I can honestly say I have never been in this predicament before, it’s quite interesting but hey I’m ready for different, I’m ready for a change:

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” (not sure on the author)

Lately I have found myself looking towards creating a new path for myself, not allowing myself to be defined by what people knew me as, which I’m not sure of, I’m just saying…. People may think they have me figured out or know what I’m about but you’ll be surprised, I’ll flip the script. I’m just saying all this because a lot of things in my life at the moment are very new to me, even I think that a lot of things in my life right now are unexpected, and very different and I must say I really like it.

Well on a different note Bodyrock is coming up, June 13^th! Tickets are 15$ pre-sale and 20$ at the door, so GOOOO!!!! Fam Royale is coming down a couple days early to kick it. It’s going to be AWESOME! I am also looking forward to kick it with a few other homies that will be coming down as well! I promise I will make time!! Haha.

I feel like this will either be a great summer or a not so great summer.

Still hopeful,

Ruel

SUMMER is here!!

WOW! What a school year… So I finished up yesterday at 10 AM I was super excited so I started texting people, haha sorry for the randomness people. What a year, what a year… So much happened during this school year but I am super satisfied where I am at the moment. So this is my school year in review, so basically fall semester was the dopest, good schedule, good classes, good grades, and met cool people along the way. Second semester, eh… not so much, classes were all right, still got good grades (thank GAWD!), horrible schedule. But yeah, I am just glad it is summer and I kicked it off pretty well I must say.

            So yesterday after I had just completed my last final that I was stressing over like crazy, I went to judge the Torrey Pines Hip Hop Dance Team audition. It was interesting to say the least; I had a lot of fun especially since the other judges were the amazing Ana Sarao and Breezer. It’s pretty awesome to see how big hip hop dance is, I mean for those that don’t know Torrey pines is a rich little town and to see all these different types of kids that really want it was refreshing. I’m not going to lie, at times it was hard not to laugh, there were some people that just couldn’t dance but bless their hearts because they tried.

            Then I went back to school to kick it with a friend, I went to Sushi Deli in Hillcrest for the first time it was a super long wait, and the inside was super cramped and loud. We pretty much sat with a couple of strangers and we barley ate our sushi! I think we were laughing to hard because we were playing with our food.  Overall yesterday was a fun and interesting day.

Well summer is here! Time to relax.

P.S. I really want to go to DISNEYLAND!!!!! Anyone want to go?? I got an annual pass, and I need to use it!

Ready. Steady. GO!!!!

Hello World, well this is my first blog and I feel like I have a lot to say so ready, steady, go!

 So today I just finished up my first final and it was a 200 question final and it was cumulative of the semester, now I have two more to go, ughhh… Man, I’ve been way having too much time to wallow in my own thoughts lately. Ok well I was a bit apprehensive about starting this blog, because as one friend put it, “I feel like you’re more of a reader (listener)” and for those of you that know me you know I am a man of a few “serious” words. What can I say? I enjoy listening. But I do have plenty of thoughts I just chose to no articulate them in a verbal manner. I’ll just say that because someone isn’t the loudest person in the room does not mean that their words can’t speak volumes. I am not saying anything I say will change or affect anyone’s life nor am I ranting to those that have coined my personality to be covert and quiet, because I really do keep to myself. But I just feel like it is time for a change and I also feel like shedding a little bit of my perspective on the world. So here I am blogging, never thought I would be.

Anyways getting to the main thing I want to talk about for today, so while I was studying yesterday my sister sent me link to “Pixar Artist’s Corner,” first off for those of you that don’t know I am an art major at SDSU and I love everything Disney! So anyways she sent me the link because one of her co-workers knows an artist from Pixar, Ricky Nierva. As most of you can probably tell because of is last name he is Pilipino. So on the website they had a little article about Ricky and I learned that he went to UCSD to become a doctor, every Pilipino parent’s dream, then he realized that there was a career in something he loved doing so he rummaged up a portfolio and set his sights on Cal Arts. I don’t want to regurgitate you the whole interview so I’ll post the link and let you guys read the rest for yourselves, it’s really interesting and for all you Pinoys and Pinays out there he and his animation team are tossing around the idea of creating a feature of a Pilipino fairytale called, “Bamboo.”  Super DOPE!!! So here’s the link:

http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/rickynierva/interview.html

(Really check it out; it’s worth your while)

So my point of all this is that, this exactly what I needed to read. With school, dance, and art… I felt I was in an overall slump, I felt uninspired. This article made me want to get my “stuff” together and start working hard. I am also starting to put thought on transferring to Cal Art so I can improve my skills and direct myself down the path I ultimately want to travel. The thought about growing up and holding down a 9 to 5 job scares the heck out of me but thinking about doing something I truly love and making a living for it makes me feel almost anxious to get there. I remember listening to  “Inside the Actors Studio with Dave Chappelle” and he responded to a question about success pertaining to his comedic career and he said “Depends on what you think successful is, If I can make a teachers salary doing comedy then I believe I’m successful.’’ That’s exactly how I feel, if I can do something I love and it gives me enough money to provide food and shelter for myself I would be delighted.  Of course I’m afraid of failure, who wouldn’t be? But I feel that if I want enough then it’s worth pursuing. Although it is in my nature to always over-think, over-analyze and ultimately doubt a lot of things I do, when I read this article I felt truly rejuvenated and ready to “take on the world” sort of speak. Ricky Nierva gives aspiring artist like myself worlds of hope and I can only wish that one day I would be able to meet him in person and thank him myself. So I’ll go ahead and cut myself off before you guys get sick of me. But before I go I’ll leave you guys with some pictures:

Here is some art work from Ricky Nierva:

He worked on Monster's Inc. in Character Development

Surprisingly he says the only time he uses the computer is for is e-mail.

I just really like this one. =)

 

And here something I've been working on, i'll post more once i find my sketchbook!:

so this is of Mr. Pharrell Williams done in acrylic and dimensions are 15''x20'' its pretty big.

-TTFN! Ruel