The Beginning of the End

Background
I worked at a top-ranked advertising agency for the past 3.5 years and recently just got laid off. I fancied two options: working on another piece of business (doing the same shit) or taking the severance package and running.

It's going to be insane -- I've never traveled overseas as an adult. I've never lived outside of Los Angeles. I've never been away from my family for more than three weeks. I've never even backpacked, and the longest amount of cold I've experienced was during weekend trips to Mammoth -- with aged whiskeys, hot jacuzzis, and winter green to ease my soul after a long day of snowboarding.

Admittedly, I'm scared shitless of what I may be getting myself into; but at the same time, I'm pretty excited to see what I may be getting myself out of.

Contact

The only way to contact me is to leave comments on this blog, Facebook or via email (proefound@yahoo.com). Other than that, I've decided to fuck off.

Wish me lush.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

CITY POWER RANKINGS - BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA

I just thought it'd be interesting to rank my hometown, so here goes:

CITY POWER RANKINGS - BALDWIN PARK, CA .01/10
Liveability: .5/10
People don't live in Baldwin Park so much as they slowly die in Baldwin Park. The city fucking sucks, I know because I grew up here. The only thing Baldwin Park gets mad credit for is being the birthplace of In-N-Out Burger (which was also home to the first drive through). Other than that, the Mexican food there is really bomb and carnicerias are every where. Unfortunately, crime is also everywhere so it's like, even still, I can't walk around any street there at night. You cannot get a healthy meal anywhere outside of Subway. I put that on my life. It's fucking impossible. Best you can do is get a salad from Jack In the Box. It's hard to believe, but it's very true. How you think I got so fat? Oh yeah, and you cannot buy any real healthy groceries anywhere in the city. You have to drive 15 minutes away to the more affluent cities.

Nightlife: 0.0/10
There is no nightlife here. Not even a stodgy dive bar to get a beer. Here, we just drink on the streets. Sometimes outside our friend's parents' houeses, sometimes outside of just random people's houses. Had a friend with a big backyard though, so we had bonfires. But nope, no nightlfe.

Culture: 0/0
There's not that much diversity here. Only Mexicans, some Asians, fewer Blacks and very few Whites. And with the limited diversity, it's only detrimental because of all the racism and gang stuff that goes down there.

People: 2/10
People here are very uneducated and have no ambition. They all live the same, typical surburban life, with suburban expectations. Boring, all stuck with Morrissey stickers on their cars and Betty Boop license plate frames. (Here's a human truth: you will never see an attractive female behind the wheel of a car with anything Betty Boop on it). If you want to be cool you have to be in a gang or be tough. Things have changed drastically over the past 10 years, but I don't have any hope. Really? They opened another Starbucks here? Wow, this must be the crown jewel of San Gabriel Valley.

PROS: Mexican food everywhere, cheap and delicious. Hot Mexican girls that are really really attractive, until they turn 21. Or you get the cute Filipino girls that are really cute, but are really cookie cutter and bland and super don't have a brain of their own (if you're into that). All my friends are dope and most would back me up in a fight.

CONS: Everything! I'm from there and I'm like, the biggest asshole in the galaxy.

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