The Mountain of Azusa!

So, Andrew and myself have finally took a major item off our summer list of things to-do; we went hiking in the San Gabriel mountains! It was a moderate hike, 9 miles long where at the end you are able to bungee jump off a bridge, for a fee of course. The weather was WELL over 100 degrees, massively burnt but also worth it. We filmed the entire thing and took many photos which will soon be posted later when I edit this blog. We're excited to share our experience with you. I'm also happy to announce that I just got hired at Old Navy yesterday, so I'll have some income coming in, which makes me very happy and allows us access to more items on our list! The mountains were beautiful, extremely beautiful. It was amazing how clear the sky was! A perfect combination of green forest-like areas and a vibrant blue sky. Pictures are soon to come! I haven't posted in awhile, which you'll notice because I've been rather busy with all this! Our first film date as well is to be scheduled soon, but it's still unknown exactly when. We are currently trying to finish working on our technical stuff before we begin. Keep readin' on for more information is to come!

The List

So, Andrew and myself as previously stated in an earlier blog, has started a list of things we are going to be doing this entire Summer. So far, so good. I've been late on doing another blog because we've literally swam for nearly 10-12 hours a day for the last FOUR DAYS! Rather busy if you ask me. This week, we have snorkeling and free-diving planned as well as a mountainous hike on the last Saturday of June. Pretty action-packed and the best part is on Sunday, we will have gotten our hands on filming equipment net worth $2300. Videos soon to come!  

Summer plans are a GO!

So, my bud, Andrew, and myself have big plans for summer. We've composed a list of 100 things we must do before the summer ends so we can make the most of our experience! Our goal is to remain as productive as possible and experience many different things and have one of the greatest summers possible. We have plans to create custom costumes for filming, filming in itself, composing music, publishing music videos, developing iPhone applications, working out, going to the beach and much more! Our plans are immediately on the go as we send messages to our old team mates of filming to get the gang back together again for more great adventures to be had! We definitely plan on fishing, hiking, camping, mountain climbing and exploring as well. We are VERY stoked for this and can only become more anxious as the time gets closer. Let's hope this summer turns out as great as we hope!

Vicodin and Finals

Last week I had a rock climbing incident that fractured my foot in multiple places and tore three ligaments. This has put me out of climbing for quite some time now unfortunately. I've sat home all week, completely bored - unable to walk, move or even go anywhere. I've found myself on this computer, posting these blogs and watching Youtube videos and playing video games just to pass the time! When it was time to go to school again, this really saddened me. I was heavily medicated and I already knew that I'd have trouble with them because my thought process wasn't 100% because I was on vicodin. However, upon going to my English class... BOTH of them, mind you, I've learned that there was absolutely no need for me to take any final for either of them! My grades were high enough that I'd pass even skipping the final all together! This has made my day into something amazing and I felt I had to come home and immediately tell you all about it. I'm too happy, even though I still can't walk, my pain is at a minimum and I'm looking forward to posting more!

The Most Random Message: Ever!

Clune 11:34 pm
(11:34:56 PM): You were in a dream of mine last night for some reason.

A0den 11:35 pm
(11:35:18 PM): You do understand that what you JUST said is going straight on facebook, right?

Clune 11:35 pm
(11:35:33 PM): Facebook? Didn't see that one coming.
(11:35:51 PM): You were just there being an asshole, as per usual.
(11:36:09 PM): Like asshole extreme

A0den 11:36 pm
(11:36:32 PM): Hmm.
(11:36:38 PM): I don't think I
(11:36:42 PM): I am so much an asshole anymore

Clune 11:37 pm
(11:37:14 PM): Well, this was more asshole than you would be. XD

A0den 11:37 pm
(11:37:25 PM): Ah alright.
(11:37:30 PM): Cool beans.

Clune 11:37 pm
(11:37:37 PM): You had a little sister and were both swimming in a pool. You had her go underwater, don't remember the reason. Probably to have her see how long she could hold her breath. And then you peed on top of the water right above her.

A0den 11:38 pm
(11:38:02 PM): Wow, I think this is note worthy on facebook.

Clune 11:38 pm
(11:38:06 PM): XD

A0den 11:38 pm
(11:38:37 PM): Is there more? 
(11:38:53 PM): I want to know my assholenish in someone's dreams if I'm such an asshole in real life. lol

Clune 11:39 pm
(11:39:09 PM): Well, you really aren't THIS much of an asshole. I already know that. XD

Clune 11:39 pm
(11:39:23 PM): There was more but that's the only thing I can really remember.
(11:39:35 PM): Cause that's the part where I remember thinking, "Wow, what a dick"

A0den 11:39 pm
(11:39:35 PM): Ah oh well, facebook will enjoy this I think.

Clune 11:40 pm
(11:40:15 PM): Glad my random sleep imagination can entertain people.

A0den 11:40 pm
(11:40:27 PM): Indeed.
(11:40:43 PM): I'm glad people dream about me. It will help me on my journey to becoming conceited.

Clune 11:40 pm
(11:40:48 PM): XD
(11:40:59 PM): This was the first time. Really not sure what inspired it. XD

The Cop that had a bad day...

On the way home, at 4:30 A.M., I was stopped by a cop. He decides to check me because I gave him a 'false story' when he asked where I was going and I replied, "home". Why he thought that was a lie I'll never know. I think he was having a bad day. He tells me to place my hands behind my back and very clearly say, "...and pray to God." When I asked him to repeat what he said, (yes I heard him clearly I wanted to see if he'd say it twice), he said "Place your hands behind your back as if you were praying to God." Sneaky wordplay there, 'occifer'! He proceeded to take my wallet, my iPod, the change in my pocket, my flashdrive and a black inked pen from me (completely ignoring my headphones at first). 

Cop: "So, where are you going?"

Me: "Home."

Cop: "Where are you coming from?"

Me: "The park..." (which wasn't a lie, I was tired from walking so I took a break at Alondra Park to sit down)

Cop: "Why were you in the park?"

Me: "I was just relaxing a little bit. My feet hurt."

Cop: "Why does your feet hurt?"

Me: "...because I've been walking all night." 

Cop: "Why were you walking all night?"

Me: "I like to walk around at night, it's much cooler than during the day and I can't sleep."

Cop: "Where have you been walking?"

Me: "All around Lawndale... no place in particular, just...walking."

At this point, the cop literally frisked me three times and when he started to do it the fourth time I asked him if there was a point in doing it four complete times?

Cop: "Oh? You don't like it when I frisk you? Do you have a problem with it?"

Me: "Nope, not at all. I've nothing to hide."

Cop: "...because I'll frisk you five times if I feel like it."

Me: "If that helps you determine if I'm holding something I shouldn't be, then fine."

Cop: "Oh... okay, yeah... alright, let's make this a good stop, you don't want this to be a bad stop... come here."

He was pulling me to the car, so telling me to 'come here' didn't make much of a difference, now did it? 

When he opened up the back seat he asked, "What are these?" He was referring to the massive headphones around my neck.

Me: "Headphones..."

Cop: "Yeah? Is that what they are? You sure? What are they connected to?"

Me: "...my iPod?"

Cop: "iPod? What iPod? I don't see an iPod..."

Me: "My shirt is covering it, it's attached to my belt loop thingy on my jeans."

Cop: "Weird place to keep an iPod... get in the car."

So, I got into the car and I watched him go through my wallet six times, yes folks.... six times. After awhile he gets in the car and sits down.

Cop: "First name?"

Me: "Devon. D-E-V-O-N"

Cop: "Last?"

Me: "Chastain. C-H-A-S-T-A-I-N"

Cop: "Middle?"

Me: "Adam. A-D-.... well, yeah, Adam."

Cop: "Are you on parole? Do you have any drugs on you? Are you on probation? Anything like that?"

Me: "No, no, no. Nothing."

Cop: "My computer says you don't exist. Give me your information again.

So I did...

Cop: "Now what's your birthday?"

Me: "March 29th, 1991"

Cop: "So you're like what, 19?"

Me: "20..."

Cop: "Hmmm. What's the name of the guy you were with?"

Me: "What guy?"

Cop: "I saw you with a guy earlier, what's his name?"

Me: "I wasn't with anybody..."

Cop: "You sure?"

Me: "Quite sure."

Cop: "Do you have any drugs on you?"

Me: "...no."

Cop: "That guy you were with, are you buds?" *I seriously heard him incorrectly here, my fault.*

Me: "....um, no? Would you like me to take a test or something? You can keep looking if you're having a bad day but you won't find anything."

Cop: *Stares at me*

Me: "What?"

Cop: "I said, are you buds?"

Me: "Ohhh, I thought you asked if I was buzzed. Sorry, I'm not hearing everything that's coming through for some reason."

Cop: "You're not hearing right? Really? You know what it is? It's the damn wars."

Me: "What?"

Cop: "You know, the war on terrorism... I know your type, shooting those AKs at those people. You shoot them so damn often you can't hear. You know, because those AKs are really loud, like a war vetern, you know?"

Me: "Um..."

Cop: "That's why you can't hear, seriously. Shooting those AKs. Do you have ID?"

Me: "Yes"

Cop: "What's your driver's license number?"

Me: "I have no idea, you have my wallet."

Cop: "Really? You don't have your number?"

Me: "I said, it's in my wallet. I don't know it by heart."

Cop: "Do you have a government issued identification card?"

Me: "If you're once again referring to a state ID, yes! It's in my wallet."

Cop: "In your wallet? Hmmm"

The cop then gets out of the car and checks my wallet yet again. After viewing my ID, he opened the door and told me to get out.

Cop: "Here is your hippy-hopster headphones. Go ahead and get your stuff."

Me: "Mmmkay."

Cop: "Always have your ID on you... because I couldn't scan you on my computer, if I felt like it you'd be in jail right now."

Me: "Even with my ID here?"

Cop: "You have your ID?"

Me: "...you looked at it, literally seven times."

Cop: "I'd look at it 8 times if I felt like it, do you have a problem with that?"

Me: "Nope, not at all."

Cop: "Good, get outta here and try not to give me attitude next time and things will be a lot easier."

All in all, this cop was indeed a grade A jerk. I should have ended the lovely encounter with a "By the way, may I request your name and badge number please?" to be a smartass mainly because I had nothing to hide. But, he stopped me for over an hour trying to scan my name which wouldn't appear on his computer and I get home around 5:35.

I may regret this, but I'm going to publish this without proofreading, I'm tired.