Life

"What is happiness to you David?"

#Cavotuesday

During my prime, yes there was a time when I was on a GOOD ONE, I found myself watching the film Vanilla Sky all the time. It seems silly now but back then I was stoked on it. I have never been a super fan of Tommy Cruise, although I give him a ton of credit for some of his more classic roles over the years, maybe I am just partial towards Cameron Crowe or maybe this movie was just rad, I mean it still is rad.



Certain quotes from the film often ring in my ears at random points through out my days/nights of thinking. I think too much. I have been tripping on the happiness thing for a minute. Also Maslow's hiearachy of needs with the concept that one cannot function properly and will ultimately fail if their physiological needs are not met. These needs are breathing, food, water, sleep, sex, homeostasis, and excretion...I am pretty sure that I have the breathing one taken care of.

Yet the happiness question lingers, it is a heavy one. Happiness is never constant, never a given yet should be a priority. I am tired of saying that I am grateful, I am appreciative...I just want to say "I am happy"....but those 3 words don't quite roll off the tongue that easily.

I came across this quote earlier this week and I wrote it down over and over

"If you change nothing, nothing will change."

My problem with this is that my idea of change is some major drastic shit and that scares me. I have never been a risk taker, maybe that is part of the problem. And now when I read that last sentence over I realize that I need to come up with solutions. I need to push myself more. I have to learn a new way to play the fucking game. I hate games.

Day Two

I rarely get the opportunity to sleep in past 6 or 7 in the morning so I must say it was rather nice to sleep in for a change. Besides the 94 degree weather wasn't a very motivating factor for being outside. I eventually hit the subway and charged the city. I usually stay clear of coffee and that place called Star-blah but I couldn't resist grabbing a quick drink while I was on the go. Manhattanites and tourists always lined up out the door, safe to say America loves their coffee.

The scorching heat/humidity made my first destination an easy one: explore the world famous MET. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is HUGE. I wandered around for days enjoying the air conditioning, minimal crowds and amazing artworks. Here are some that caught my eye or shall I say my lens.

I have always been a sucker for The Wheat Field and Cypresses painting. In 1889, Van Gogh painted three different versions of the view outside his window while he was staying at a mental asylum in France. I have seen one version in the National Gallery of London and now the second version at the MET. The third is in a private collection or if you want to pretend the movie was real then Tom Cruise has the third in his house.

This one reminded me of the Feint shirt that was released in Spring 2007. I said it before and I'll most likely say it again- In Fist Fights We Trust. Hey hey hey, its Johnny.

I spent part of the afternoon wandering around New York's backyard as they call it. Central Park truly feels endless at times. Super mellow and a great place to get lost over and over.

I decided to head over to Brooklyn and check out the famous Coney Island. Huge boardwalk that goes for miles along the beach but unfortunately the Atlantic ocean looked more like a lake, no waves in site. Figured I might as well try one of those overpriced hot dogs and walked around the ghetto carnival.

My lovely wife had only one request while I was on this NYC adventure: go see a broadway play. I am not much of a musical or opera guy but I saw Wicked when it came to LA and thought it was great. A friend of mine recommended Jersey Boys so I thought I would check it out. Great performance by all the actors and musicians. Good times.

I ended my night back in Times Square wandering the streets, eating ice cream and getting lost in the crowd. I met a branding research guy, Ash Rashvand who asked me to participate in his current study. My emphasis in college was advertising so this topic was definitely easy to chat about. Check out the video, I think I was rambling a bit much but he loved the flowing opinions.