It's over...and just beginning!

Jason Taylor...Miss u bro!

(Personal shout out to Mr. Taylor's great career.)

Just came back in from an interesting nite.  Was hanging out up in Broward County, in Pembroke Pines and the Hollywood area, getting a little creep tip on.  Shhh...always good to get out and about, a change of scenery.  I like it up there, so many restaurants and spots to chill.  We had a mini-dinner at this one spot...had some lobster bisque, which was ok.  Learnt a lot just from my time in tha joint.

One thing we learned about ourself, is that we have changed big time!  I mean, it's Blair Witch dude!  We don't know if it's just natural as u get younger with age, but we think that the experiences we've had, is just...opens u up to new things.  The places u once visited consistently just don't do it anymore.  The folks u thought u could classify as super hot, now just look "a'ight!".  Not kidding.  It's like when u've been growing up eating foods, and as u get older, u sometimes find, that u're not into the foods that u once slammed!  Wasn't even gonna write about this, but Archie bunk it...used to go into spots and was like...still know some classic foods and sandwiches:
- Chicken Tender Sandwich (Burger King)
- BK King
- Daily Double (McDonald's brought that back last year)
- 3 Piece Chicken Meal from Hardee's
- Xtra Large Fries from Rally's (Checkers down south)
- Elephant Ears (Tradition at the County Fair)
....and many more.  Even though once in a Smurf moon, I will endulge in some of these items, perhaps for old times sake, it just ain't the same.  U feel like it's from an era of yesteryear.  It's just not u of 2012.  U understand....

So that's what today felt like.  Friendship alright, but the environment, is just different homie.  Our whole mindset has been transforming over some time now.  Each day it's like we're getting stronger in every aspect.  Our patience has been tested, our wallet, our social life, health and rest, all of it is helping us to grow and grow.  The experiences that broke us down, now as we look back upon there only added fuel to the fire.  The people I wished I once coulda hung out with and didn't, now may have actually not been a good fit for us.  And where we're going. Talking real as can be right now.  We have always just about said this, capture the moment, cuz one day u're gonna look for me and I'll be gone!  That's just confidence knowing that we have a life like none other.  When I used to hear this or that, we used to quench inside like, "u're sure u wanna miss out on this opprotunity???"  But now everything has worked out for our better.  As they say in sports, sometimes the best trade is one that never happened.  Goes for life as well, sometimes the best thing u can tell somebody is, "No."  Those two letters can spur a lifetime of motivation, and save somebody some time and money.

This is no secret, this has been wild as of late.   Now what is about to jump off next?  More than ever we feel like something unique is on the horizon.  Our life has become too weirdo as of late...tonight is a true diary.  Anticipation can be a good thing.  Done writing...But we will say this...

As things begin to change in one's life, u must let go.  If that means eating habits, or old boyfriends, so be it.  That doesn't mean get all caviar and forget ur true friends or where u came from.  Absolutely not...a helping hand one does not know the source...but if certain things, activities or people are holding u back from ur goals and dreams, they have either step their game up or be poof!!  Right now, we are possessed like a little black dress in a girl's closet, to find out why have we gone through some of the stuff we've gone through.  It don't make sense.  So I think, in reality, all this....this, has gotten us more motivated, more thoughtful, and has risen the standard of living even higher than it was.  Tonight was an eye opener bro.  Only one who knows how we feel is me and u, diary.  Tough to talk to different people cuz they just don't understand.  But that's ok...that's why u're here.  Been trying to rein in ourselves, so has Above, just remain patient, don't get over anxious.  And watch how everything's gonna turn out.  Ha!  Guess I can't help but wait!

It's all about Love.  Special entries with even more stories, some already lived, some not yet...Real topics on Amor, and a whole lotta fun.  It's gonna be interesting to write on this topic...in our heart, so let's just enjoy the moment.  Just for a moment, think...it may be special...and once in a lifetime.

Here we go...up, up and away!
Austin

...I am a Funaholic!

MTV's True Life...one of my fav shows!

A new day.  Those three words can mean a lot, especially to us right now.  U know it's intresting, when we have our diva moments.  Guess it's just who we are as a person.  One day we feel like we have the confidence to become the next great one, the next I feel like I only got 1 1/2 stars on Star Search!  That's how life is though, our life (as do all of ours) has so many twists and turns and for us to feel like Rebecca Bloomwood at a sample sale, 366 days this year, would just be totally uncivilized.  I rather get our bumps n a dumps outta the way right now, than for it 2 be late December and us crying over what might've been.  I have a really strong feeling that it's not going to be that way.

One more added thing, the thing about feeling "torn" over ur feelings or what in Reader's World is going on, that it's normal to feel that way, before ur "breakthrough" of life is about to happen.  Listened to Dr. Chris Hill today, and so much of what was said hit us on today.  Talking about the process of having a baby ("You're having twins") , with females.  Lots of great stuff mentioned, but we just gonna talk about that process.  Its a tedious process...going around for 9 months, trying to eat right (I hope), exercise, read to the baby, anticipating that day when all oochie walley bang bang breaks loose!  Nothing can really prepare u for all the pain that u go through, especially on the first time.  So many wild stories of how mother have reacted from cussing up a perfect storm to yelling at there husband and the doctor, "TAKE...IT...OUT!!"  or "SEE WHAT U DID! THIS IS ON U!"...but in the end, oh boy, one of the joys of life....since this is my diary I have to add this, since we're talking about pregnancy.

People may argue me all they want, but me personally...I still DO NOT want to know the gender of our baby until I see it's head creep out with apple pie fillings on the top of his/her head!! That's for real, and we're living serious...now I no the first thang people say is "u gotta prepare for tha baby" or "Get the room together and all this stuff".  I truly understand that...but I feel that in a world where everything is a click, text or twit away, just wouldn't it be nice to actually be surprised???  It may be one of the few remaining secrets that we can still hold on too in life.  Caller id...the world wide web....youtube...they all have made everything as accessible so quickly...heck, u can find out if a person lost their job or if a athlete got traded quicker than the actual person!  That's real tizzy!  I wonder who else feels that way, it's not many by the number of people I ask on this topic.  Life is better sometimes when u're suprised.  I just wanna keep the aspect of enjoyment with this special event.

Also, different subject, heard again on today about what u say, can determine ur life.  Meaning watch what u say.  Talking to myself now...If u don't believe it, and start talking negative, then guess what...u can have a c-note worth of money, I'm sorry, we live in a new generation...u can have racks on racks on racks, still talk like a broke man, then all of a sudden u're money flies away like the dude in the Red Bull commercials.  All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly, just have to work on cutting that down and being positive....Man, I remember for a period of time being around so many girls and what they would say about themselves.  I'm a "pig"..."a fat lard"...I was like, this is really getting outta wack with these comments.  Especially since I wanted to get at a few of them who was talking so recklessly at the mouth.  I don't come at just anybody, and how they were talking, heck, I started to get insulted cuz in a way u saying I don't got taste!!...Cheri Oteri from SNL just yelled for me to "Simmer Down!!" so I will...but really, if u think ur unattractive as a person, and speak that junk, then it ain't nothing any Romeo can say to make u think any different.  I know we right on this one.  Ok, u wear a size 6 instead of ur patented size 4, that shouldn't make u go all Kramer, just use what u got.  They claim real women have curves anyway...debatable statement cuz a "real woman is a real woman" no matter if she has hips, tats, small boobs, belly rings, blonde hair or whatever...point made, let's move on.

Getting back to who we are...which is a Funaholic!  I want that to be absolutely associated with us, as in that's the first thing that comes to mind when u think of us.  Whether its hanging out...talking....on a date...u can say this or that but one thing u won't say, is that u didn't have fun.  Really unique in that u get a geek, thug, athlete, romantic, beach mimbo, fashion nut, music dj,  all that in one.  Not to toot our own horn, but all of us need to embrace (oh, I luv that word) who we are.  All of us are unique in our own ways...the quicker we embrace ourselves, the quicker others can embrace u, and u can make an impact on this life.  If u don't love urself, then how's somebody els...I don't say these things like some kind of Yoda or something.  I mention these quotes cuz we been through them.  Still going through these aspects of life.  This is the ultimate psych study on a human being.  This diary.  U can study a course on human behavior or alien behavior just from reading this.  Who we are man, and we are learning if u can't accept the whole me from us talking about God to crazy episodes involving the search for love, then...that's ok.  Just enjoy the moment, cuz jokes aside...this thang is a part of unique history.  And one day, we can gurantee... all of us can say..."Remember when...."

Air Jordan Pic of the Day:
These high schoolers were rockin' these joints earlier today.

Air Jordan 3 'Fusion' (Left) & AJ 12's (Right)

We gonna have fun with this.  If u don't know why we showing this pic, check out the video in our last diary entry.

 Our level is fun is about to rise even more.  And as always...

Stay tuned!
Austino Dot.

A Life beyond Legend.

Elvis on TV Guide Cover

Intriguing day.  Just an intriguing day.  Cloudy and a little dull/dark in Miami terms, and we kind of just bummed around but, today was a day designed to look within. (huge sigh!!)...here we go again right?!

Thinking about different ways to remix ourself.  Been talking about reinvention for some time, so today just been taking an inner tube examination on what can we do differently to maximize our lifestyle.  Our life is so loco at the moment...sometimes I can feel like we're being "hated" on.  I wasn't even gonna talk about this, but we have to. U know when u feel it in the air when u're around certain folks or its tough to explain, but u know it when it happens.  People give u that lookaway glance, just sillyness really.  Maybe it's just us, but...we tell some crazy stories and some very personal stuff.  Sometimes we think all of this revealing of ourselves, may alienate us even more.  The thing about our life, is that we haven't even hit on all of the crazy episodes or happenstances.

Should today be our last diary entry?

I mean we are positive and all that, we know, but where is all of this really heading?  What if at the end of the rainbow there's just an empty bag of Skittles and no pot of gold?  This is what we've been wrestling with as of late...

Still it seems the rallying cry (Man, Rafy Nadal lost again to this dude today.)  is still "wait...wait....wait...wait...".  That's within our personality, yet totally opposite of who we are.  We've describe our id in so many different ways from being a sportscar "purring" to go to just crazy stuff.  Feel like a rubber band being stretched back and finally anticipating this release.  Just been thinking if we've been pointed in the right direction.  Been a long journey y'all.  Lots of Alex Trebek'ing going on of our goals, relationships and everything.  (actually he gives answers instead of questions but  u know what we mean.)  Kinda reached a little...end of the road.

So what does one do when u've hit this location in ur heart or soul?  Yea, I know we have a cool life, and this and that, but when u know there is another level u can go too, and u're not at ur destination yet, this is what u go through on a mental level.

So once again what do u do?  Do u get afraid of success?  Do u focus on the response of people or lack thereof?  Well...the only thing we can do is crank it up some more.  Like in a close ur eyes, and whatever happens, happens type mindset.  Sometimes u get a little angry like, why won't they just realize such and such...or why do I have to wait in line to get into Club Success, when I see other people cutting the line and slipping $100 bills to the bouncer.  Maybe we don't need to go into a club like that...perhaps we should start our own!

Still think, this is leading to something that is bigger than us.  Patience is such a difficult thing to possess especially when u're staring at it what u want directly in the window.  It calls at u like constantly like, "take me now", but u now that the timing still isn't right to buy.  U can do it, but if u just wait, u might can get it on sale.  It's a risk, but...so we are calling out ourself right now.  Have to block out a lot of stuff, and things and just focus on getting right for this run.  Have to go as hard as we can, and just be positive that things are gonna go our way.  This time it's personal.

It's the times like these that see what u ur made of Austino...I really believe that we are driven in an awkward way.  Think God knows that.  We are starting to know that.  Its almost like an old Laurel and Hardy flick when u already know what's gonna happen.  But u still watch it anyway.  So, as we go into the next stage of our life, below is a sneak peak of what's in store for our diary.

We write our diary as we feel in the moment.  We're emotional at times, but I know others feel the same way about their life.  Wondering if its all worth it, or why things don't change at the velocity as u feel they should.  Life is so crazy, bro.  Guess this is as good as it gets, in terms of following someone's life to a dream.  We wanted our diary to be as real as it gets.  Perhaps these are just added scenes to our life movie thriller.  It could end right now, but then it wouldn't be a classic would it.  One of my nicknames is "O"...perhaps all that nickname really stands for is...Oscar.

A. Galaxia.

Staying The Course.

Tiger Woods

"Staying The Course", thank u Coach Mike Brown from the Lakers, he's the author of today's diary post.  So much within that, get into that in a little bit....

It was absolute chaos coming home today.  It was summertime down here in the em-eye-a, with sunny skies, temps in the 80s ('85 Bears to be exact!), I had to stop over in Midtown Miami, to visit the Target over there.  A great time to go, because u had the place 2 urself still, even though it was the afternoon. Fridays can be Luda, u know!  Got our pasta, trail mix, and chicken patties from there, good prices on all three.  Then we attempted (yikes!) to go back home to the beach, and man traffic was something else.  Just stretches of cars coming over.  All the while I was looking at the DirecTV Blimp hoover over my crib...literally!  Not kidding...but it was such a big beach day, and so much is going on...speaking of which...

Said the next time we write, something cool is gonna happen, still anticipating, but u know cool things are happening all the time in our life.  These next few weeks is going to be nothing short of one large party.  There are so many events, many of which, somehow, someway, we're gonna try to attend.  Here's a personal list of our upcoming highlighted happenings:

-NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando...We want to go to the Jam Session Fan Fest during the week which begins that Thursday, Feb. 23rd.  That's gonna be enjoyable!
- That same weekend, Feb. 25th- Lenny Kravitz is in concert with R. Saadiq down here in South Beach (Cross ur fingers on that one!)
- The Winter Music Conference jumps off March 16th.  They have great concerts, mid-day parties, lounges set up to just chill out...some events are free as well.  Right down here in SoBeach so might as well take off our shirt and enjoy some pool events, right!
- The "5th Major of tennis" begins, on March 19th, the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.  Never been to a tennis match live.  So many events also accompany this tournament.  Fashion shows, meet-and-greets, parties (is that all we do in Miami?...don't even know if any1 even works here in the hood, like no one does?!)  That's gonna be fun...
-Wrestlemania 28 is coming to Miami...I used to be a huge fan of wrestling as a kid, not into as much now, but they have there Wrestlemania Axxess right up the street here at the Miami Beach Convention Center, so I wanna see their fan interactive activities.  That'll be nostaligic.  That's also at the end of March.
- Earlier in March (the 2nd), Calle Ocho hits the town again...been down here for 6 years plus, and have never been.  They say is just wild, and fun.  I like street festivals, music, and interacting with different people.  So that Sunday, u may see me getting my "wobble wobble, shake it, shake it" on, right on 8th street.  Gonna have to tape that one.
- Valentine's Day may be even more special this year, cuz our boy Jon B. releases his new album, plus u never know what may go down, or who may...on that day.  We so silly...but for real, u never know here in Miami.

So many things to do upcoming, PLUS we're gonna be releasing a mini-episode in an upcoming diary entry, indicating so special activities associated with our online diary.  Stay tuned for that, got some good stuff that will bring u closer to our life, the people we see, and the fun we have on a constant basis.  We need our own TV show, for real.  Lots of fun in store...

So staying the course is important...right now!  "Bored" has become the word of the last 24 hours, we mentioned it in our last post, others talking about it.  People are using it in the sense of having a "done it all, seen it all" type of attitude.  We fall into that at times, in certain areas in our life...sure with relationships or girls definitely.  It's like my Grandmama says, "what can u bring to the table."...and I'll add on, "that we haven't seen before."...this is a personal entry, so if someone is reading this, and is tired of my "gibberish" then by all means stop!...I'm writing this thang like OUR DIARY, sometimes its two paragraphs, sometimes it's pages full, today we're filling it b4 this evening jumps off....

As we were saying, we aren't the only one who feels like, they seen the best or that nothing can top this experience or that person.  U go back to ur home, and with the lights off, just think, 'why couldn't that just work out?'  I wasted so much time and energy, and nights at Chili's using their a la carte menu specials, that u're like, is there anything really out here?  Then u fight the urge to go back, thoughts of calling, texting, hiding in the bushes while wearing a hat that has tree branches coming out of it, just to make that person see that we had something special, and why can't it be the same.  Well, that's the thing, it WON'T...we thought upon our personal life, and it takes a lot of mental toughness to "Stay the Course".  So many absolute, weird stuff happening to us...specifically from the "amor" sector.  Just doesn't make sense...it's like, how can u get motivated for something that has always ended with a "twist" or a kiss.  Not the only one, can we be real about it...the stories girls have told us about guys, blows our mind like Gwen.  And we wonder like, "Big Poppa, why did u allow her to go through that, and not allow us to hook up with her? Or cross our paths?"  For a reason, we guess...

That's why "boredom" can creep in so easy, and we begin to set some standards...we bout  2 really get loose...that either people can or can't meet.  Looking for that combo...Julie is super smart...but she doesn't have abs like Gina...but Gina doesn't like Hip-hop like Jennifer...Yet Jen doesn't read blogs...Stacia does, but she doesn't like sports like Pamela....I love that Pam likes sports, but why can't she enjoy doing different things like Natasha...Natasha is so spontaneous, but she's not into the fashion scene...(yawn!!) Natasha dresses her booty off, and likes to do different things, and likes sports, but she doesn't believe in a God...we're keeping it super real right now.  And I KNOW girls do the same type of things with guys.  I wonder if there's a thing of having "too much" experience.

That's why reinvention of urself is so important.  Girl u beginning to wear colors instead of looking like an extra on the set of Twilight, awesome!  Brotha u wanna work out even though ur fam is looking at u Ohio State Buckeyed, go for it!  Our personalities, is trying at times.  Just to get motivated for certain activities can be more of a challenge than the actual activity!  But that's when, the Heavens above send a certain wink that allows u to go further.  A song comes on the radio, and u like it but don't sing it, then u see an accident on the road, which clicks in nothing is guaranteed, u need to take advantage of this mini moment, cuz u may not hear ur cut again.  (shout out to Brian Culbertson...on a smooth jazz tip...listened to Secrets album today...a classic.)  U walking to get ur workout on, trying to find motivation cuz u're tired and had a tough day...all of a sudden a couple is making out kissing dead in front of u, and a thought begins to hit u, 'remember Sally doesn't think u're good enough for her, don't u wish u had that.'  That little sight gives u extra motivation to get through a chaotic workout.

We're a strange person, we know...competitive (check!), egotiscal (check twice!), sensitive (not as much anymore but half a check.)  One day, we gonna either look back or be in that great cereal box in the ground, probably be a box of  Fruit Loops for us!...but this thang called our life was outta of control.  All of us are unique, so just be you!  The world needs u, not a wannabe of somebody else!  Side note, they make Louis Vuitton bags in other colors than brown and tan, this is exactly what I'm talking about...if I was a girl, I'll get the white rainbow one, not the same one everybody else has...now THAT'S BORING!

We done.  Austino....Stay The Course.  Whoever may read this in 2021 a.d., do the same.  Life is to be lived.  Life sometimes deals u certain cards, and u feel the jokes on u.  But if u get dealt a Joker, just remember nothing, not an ace, spade or whatever, nothing beats a Joker in cards.  So perhaps, that joke is what makes u unstoppable, focused, thankful, and motivated to...

Stay The Course.
A.G.

This Moment(s) for Life...

Nikki Minaj and Sir Drake

$5.63 for a freakin' box of Honey Nut Cheerios?!!!...I mean did the bee just sign a max contract deal or something?  I had to ask my boy working the aisle, what is really going on?  Just another part of a borderline 'whack" kind of day...if we keep it honest with ourselves.  Today was a day where u got to really self-motivate urself in different ways, shapes or fashion.  Starting to really think that we have to be constantly involved into something or if not, I'll get into that state of boredom, like I got to stir something up.  Almost like the Miami Heat, sometime u get into that "I got this" mode, and that's when u relax, and then boom u're in a dogfight.  

It's always interesting when u learn about urself.  It sounds funny when u say that, but I think different scenarios present opportunities for u to grow.  Its like in golf, u don't play against opponents, u play against the course, including all of its wacky conditions associated with it.  The course never change, but certain variables do.  Enough with the psych 103 talk...just have to move on.

Tonight, I got "scooped" up but this free mobile thingamagig called Swoop Miami.  So cool, see them around all the time, I was walking after working out, and my guy Omari, gave me a shout asking if I needed a ride.  Swooped us up, got to talking about South Beach and Brickell....talking about the only difference is that in South Beach "people don't give a $@%! about their reputation!!"  Which they really don't...this is a crazy place.  We've seen some stuff down here in tha 'hood...

Let's talk about it...seen people riding bicycles carrying refrigerators...holding a basketball in one hand and a gatorade cooler in the other, folks holding babies on bikes, women riding on the handlebars facing their boyfriend (at least I think it was...) with starry eyes, and about to Eskimo kiss...that sounds cute right about now, huh, maybe I should fcbook this girl on that topic...seen a guy driving a Benzo, with his right hand, and using his left hand to hold a bed mattress on top of the roof of his car.  Hey, this is fun, how about some more South Beach Unplugged!

Once saw this cop roll up on this guy, by hopping the curve, and then just Peter Panning out the car running after this cat!  Wild...Guy tried to sell me bootleg watches...walking on Washington Ave., I passed a car who was smoking that "Ew wee", that had me feeling like I was behind the scenes at the old Light It Up tour...at the intersection of 5th and Alton saw a guy in an Amish Acres suit, balancing a suitcase on top of his head!  Open auditions I guess...speaking of which, never forget the guys riding top down in this old Impala rockin' some Jigga going at it, back and forth wit each other, and NOT watching the road...remember riding on the bus, talking to the bus driver and watching him literally pass up a stop, while people were waving him down! That was uber-bogus!...seeing alligators cross the Venetian Causeway...walking into the Old Miami Beach Parking office up on 23rd, and literally walking into a party!  People sitting on the floors, talking, drinking, classico...seen folks get into a verbal, very near physical altercation at one of the libraries.  Guy was gonna pop the librarian!  Next time there was a security officer on duty...in a library y'all!...these are a lot of crazy times...

Not done yet...remember having these lizards running around my apartment, and me spending like 25 minutes trying to catch 'em...having the police come to our apartment building and me spending the entire night with these two girls, who got some of their stuff stolen from the apartment.  They was about to leave the country, and there stuff got Nino Brown'd. Cool pretty dolls, and then another time to our amazement, unknowingness, there were four angels rooming directly across from us.  What blew us away was the apartment was a small 200 ft. Studio, and to have these beauties stacked up in there...and I didn't even know.  Crazy.  One time I was throwing my garbage away in the dumpster in the back, and then all of a sudden a dude is jumping  buildings over me.  The Beach has given some wild memories....some more to follow, we're sure of that.

Ok, how about this...the next time we write, something unique is gonna happen between our diary posts.  Don't know what but...let's just see.

A title track to send us out too...
Austino. #21.

"Yada! Yada!! Yada!!!"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus aka Elaine from Seinfeld

A whole lot of stuff has transpired since the last time these fingers have hit the Vaio, so we gonna just take our time, listen to Boney James' new album Contact, and simply enjoy the moment.  That's what life is all about.

Been out and about and....bout to let loose so baby diary u're gonna be my usual listening partner and I really hope u don't tell nobody about what we say, ok, it's just between me and you.  What in the name of Bobby's World is up with all this rushing around here in Miami.  It's sad really.  Just driving seeing all these people cutting folks off, Levi's zippering up and down the highway like they doing a run for Scarface.  It's like patience has become unaffordable, and no one's willing to pay for it.  That may be the case at In and Out Burgers, but c'mon, if look at all these plastic surgery joints around here in tha beach u see there's never a shortage of patients!  Hopefully, no matter what people think, they will remember that I'm a strong believer in doing things right, and most good things take time.  Take u time, do it right!  Man, I actually had a girl sing this song directly to my face, I think she wanted to touch Galaxia's stars now that I think about it!  Cool girl, model figure...ok, no stories today Austin...

Now it's not too often, one can say...ok, yesterday, one of my homegirls ("Vegas Girl" u know we got nothing for love 4 u gal!), took a memorable of memorable rides out and about down here in South Florida.  The weather was looking like Jayne Mansfield at around 80 degrees.  So we let the top down, bump some classic Common as he told us what love is, and just wilded out!!  Now diary, what made this so much is fun is we did this trip Galaxia style.  U know, we just hopped in the car and drove with absolutely no real plans in mind.  
Those are the most enjoyable ones.  Hey-zeus' Daddy led us to go to the FTL (Fort Lauderdale).  Didn't go to the beach, or outskirts we ended up going through the city.  I like going up there, just so chill.  So anyway, just driving and looking for a spot to eat...and what we found...

Flavor of Peru.

Tallarin Verde con Bisteck

This was the scene of one of, if not the best meal, we've ever tasted.  This is no jokes, dude....now when we first walked in, there was no one in there.  So, I immediately began to think about all those episodes of Kitchen Nightmares, where it's empty, the food is bad, and it just looks like a lost seen of some Italian mob film where a deal is about to go down, and there are bodyguards in sunglasses and rockin' Despicable Me type trench coats!  It was a first time eating authenic Peruvian cuisine, so, heck u only dance to life's song once, unless Y100 is DJ'ing then u'll hear that song again, but anyway, let's get our shuffle on.

Bistec a la Pobre

We started out with a cool waitress.  Then we got some Peruvian popcorn.  Which was mad silly.  Tasted very Delicious Vinyl.  Moved on to this Papa a la Huan..a dish that had potato smothered over by this Peruvian Cheese.  U talking about good.  Man.  Very good  and that were just the appetizers.  My homie ordered her a dish in the pictured above.  Like, skirt type steak, with these green noodles, a potato that tasted like a humped up tator tot, but better.  So sexy.  We had the dish pictured to the right which was a grilled steak, rice, egg, plantines, and a bowl of these hot beans.  Just splientatous!  Really was.  One of the best meals either of us have had!  The thing that got me, and I leave it alone...U could go to this joint and just order everything individually and be super good.  Just get the rice or the potato dish, everything tastes great alone.  Very memorable.  A moment in life...

Coming back, was banging that Gwen Stefani classic album, The Sweet Escape.  A pure classic as the sky shining up ahead.  That's a Austino's Vault candidate, stay tuned....but our life is right now about having fun with the coolest, sexiest people around.  Not in the mood for games or "maybe" no, we at that point where no day is a guarantee and I don't wanna take nothing for granted.  So far, been really blessed meeting and greeting some really cool folk, which isn't easy here in Miami.  Lots of attitudes and mentalities and over-rated ness going on, but that's ok.  I don't want those people around me.  I want people who aren't afraid to make a fool of themselves, know how to really live and not just exist, and have something to offer in terms of teaching us some things and positions!  (wink!)  If this is my last post, diary can u please let people know to have fun!  Please...

Just about to chicken wrap this up.  "Yada, Yada, Yada!"  That was a classic episode from Seinfeld, with our cover girl above quoting that throughout.  U think about all those sayings u hear.  Cute stuff...a video is coming soon concerning our future "assignments", great stuff coming up.  Oh, and real quick story then I gotta go to bed.  We was at 23rd and Collins, and the stoplight turned green for the turn going right.  I was at the crosswalk, but while the light was green, the car was just sitting there.  Me and this guy was like, what in the name of Rachel Green is going on?!  Next thing u know, that Miami "honk, honk" parade began!  And we looked at the girl in the car...I was hoping she wasn't zapped out or began counting sheep at the wheel.  Her hand was on the wheel Speed Racer style, like she was about to jet, but she wasn't going anywhere.  She had sunglasses on (maybe she was checking us out?!)...humm.  But, anyhowser, eye got in the street to get her attention, she immediately noticed our signal, so me and the other guy were pointing like we were parking cars at the old Chicago Stadium, to "Go...Go!!!"  She sped off, and the guy and myself were bugging up laughing like Pharrell said him and Diddy did in Aspen.  What a life...

Enjoy life.  Y not!
Austino. Galaxia.

Lately.

Tyrese.

Might as well start this thang off right.  Let's cue the video for the title of this diary entry.  Hit it!

Oh yeah...our mind is at peace listening to Tyrese's "Lately".  My mind begins to reminisce about those days working at the beach up north.  Summer breezes...cool lifeguards...fun times riding through the park...oh man!  Then I began to cue up images of different people...this one beautiful beauty calling me as I was banging...this song I mean...(oops!)...my boy Billy Boy and myself getting our annual Spring Jams list together always considering Tyrese for a track.  We've done our Spring Jams albums going on 12 years now, since we both were in college.  EVERY year we come up with a CD full of tracks that were hot at the time.  Whenever u pull the album out u just start to laugh.  U like, I can't believe we used to listen to that song.  I mean what in the world is a "Splackavellie"?  Or when Sean Paul was getting the groove right with Sasha with "I'm Still In Love With You"...I feel like doing my reggae slap clap dance.  U know when u used to hold ur hands up ur shoulder and clap...bring it back...and then hit it again!  U guys don't no what I'm talking about, hopefully Beenie Man and my guy Jon B. can make u remember!  I'm trying not to go into all the Spring Jam tip,  because we gonna have a special entry, probably dedicated to those classics, but I'm feeling it right now.. big time.

Lately...we've been thinking about how we gonna treat this updated remixed life...lots of talks within ourself...as with the Gizzle above.  We feel like we are at this point where should we be laid back and let things come to us, or should we become more aggressive in our endeavors.  It's just such a fine line in life u know.  People say u should be aggressive , giving all these quotes about "survival of the fittest", and all this stuff.  We can go that route if we want to...self-promote ourself like crazy, and just be in a "hey, look at me" type mindset.  Got tha goods to do it, do be fooled...but after a little talk, we gonna take the 'let it come to us'  mindset.  With someone with a confidence level rivaling Big Money Floyd in Vegas, that can take some restraint...but no need to go begging for attention, or stalking folk like, "can't u see" it...Oklahoma sooner or later, everythings gonna work out.  Sometimes the road to success is filled with so many cars that though they look good but have actually been Jersey chopped shopped.  That perhaps if u take the dirt road on the side, u'll have a better chance of not running into an accident.  U may be alone on the road, and the travelers may be few, but it may be worth tha risk!  Maybe I need to get me a pony...

Lately...I been thinking on how it's easy to take things for granted.  Still reading this Miami Babylon book, and now we're on the infamous 80s of South Beach and Miami.  (Boy, the drug ring down here...)  But just to hear how many of the establishments, condos, business were actually started.  It's like we are walking past history where all these people onced frequented.  Ali, Gleason, Sammy Davis, Jr., ...kings of countries.  I've believed this for some time now, no matter what goes on in this country, 'it all comes back to Miami'.  And it really does.  It's like a centerfold for so much.  It's a jewel, and I need to bling it out a little more.  And we will.  I love experiencing, and making history, and...I still wonder how did I end up down here in Miami.  This lifestyle and all that.  I know, this is getting personal now, we wanted to live in a city that:

-Was Diverse
- Big City
- Had Four Sports Teams (Love sports so...)
-Fashionable

Just some of the things of our prayers...That got us to thinking about 5 states side cities that we could actually see ourselves living in.  New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Miami.  But a real unique feature that was important to us, is that we wanted to live in a city in which no one else that we knew lived in.  I remember going to Chicago, and just driving on I-94 and just being like u know this is where Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen or Dennis Rodman play hoops.  Even though u knew the odds were low of seeing them, just to know they had such and aura about them around the city u know. (U had to live near Chicago during those Championship eras to understand.)  They were hot boyz u know.  As I look back, we think about that.  Chicago is an interesting city.  So diverse, lots of surburbs, is a cool city.  But us personally, spent so much time there, that we wanted something different.  I could see ourself living on the Gold Coast over there, so cool.  But, life is short so u wanna see different places, at least we did.  Thank God for our parents understanding our life and seemingly destined path.

Lately...New York City...let's talk about Dallas first.  The Big D was seriously in consideration.  I don't know if it was by us watching all those City Confidential episodes on A&E or what.  But they claim everything's bigger in Texas. We like to do things big.   Seems like a modern city, yet has some strong history to it.  I used to like watching the Cowboys (my Uncle Mic's fav team, he even called the stadium to talk to Coach Landry...during a game!!!).  I like Dallas.  But I think one factor played a part in us not going there...the Baywatch factor.  I'm a beach boy, so have to live near either on it or near water.  So...but Dallas is cool.  A girl in a cowboy hat...let me move on!

The NYC.  So many people, since I've moved down here, have told me that 'the city that never sleeps' would be PURR-FECT for us.  We've heard that on several occasions.  The fashion capital of the country, world really (What about the galaxia?).  So much heart in tha city, always something to do, great eats, transit systems, advertising agencies, modeling agencies, arts, sports history, money...whew!...nightlife, u name it the Big Mac has it.  We're sure that we'll run into each other in the very near future.  Lot of people we've known live in tha city, or have lived...also, they claim NYC is a little grey/white/black.  We're colorful as a person and in our style, so perhaps that's why we don't live there.

Then u have...the City of Angels.  Los Angeles.  We've stated this so much, but probably more than likely or next move is out there.  Really believe we are a Euro-Cali boy at heart.  Know we are.  Still think about us being bi-coastal and living out there during Miami's h----- season (u better not mention that word down here) and then live down here the winter/spring months.  Its gonna happen.  But LA has a lot of what we like, on a bigger scale.  I talk about LA so much, but the thing about it is that it's spread out.  So driving...for instance, driving our Vespa is so different out there than here in Miami.  Our their it's more neighborhoody, here in Miami is more accross the city.  U get it.  Nothing bad to say really about our "future home".

But all in all, Miami has been a unique place for us to live.  Sometimes u think about why u're where u are, or work at where u work, or date who u date, just 2 see how it was all put together.  Seemingly Miami has grown so much since I've came down here in '05.  We've seen it become the ultimate party spot.  Oh, u remember MTV hosting them awards down here...twice!  Then we've seen it lose its luster to other cities, namingly Vegas.  Now, it's just becoming the city of the future.  Hope people are opening their eyes to it, because if u don't think it's not an international city, just walk around.  Heck, I'm running into so many people who speak French and German, it's real.  It's a spot, and I just gonna treat her like a girlfriend.  You don't know if it'll end up in marriage or an ugly breakup.  U put up with her moods, her red light special nights (I like those), and u know no one can rock the beach like her.  No One!  Yeah, she might be bratty, over-confident, and a snob...but when u get past all that, and if u've taken a glance at her huge Art Basel, then u find that she's still one of a kind.  Right now u're just dating, and she's changing everyday.  So why not just enjoy it til that moment comes.  Until there, no need for words.  Our actions say it all.  No need to tell ya...cuz  u know that I luv u!!

Austino.

Brad Pitt a la Mode.

B. Pizzle!

The last few hours we have been in pure Brad Pitt Mode.  What is that u might ask?  Well, I'm glad u asked...This special mode is one in which you are chameleon your personal style in one way, shape or fashion.  You can also be enlisted in this 1%, by changing a lot of aspects of your life.  That can be diet, people u hang around, deodorant u use, taking daily walks at night time with holding a "piece"...anything that can be impactful to your life.  B. Pizzle is the spokesperson for this, cuz Pizzle always seems to change his look.  One day, he has a beard.  The next a goatee.  Rocking the "Moses Look" at one shoot, then see him at a Lakers game looking like a Midwestern farm boy.  That's awesome!  Life is about having fun, and anytime you can change up your style, only makes life more interesting.  Whether its a haircut or whatever, changing up things can give life that little oregano that can spice things up.  Suggest we give it a try sometime...

The people in our life...Books 'r' us!

Right now, we are in full throttle.  Been straightening up our pad.  "European Luxe", is still the theme.  But is just interesting to see how much u have accumulated.  And we don't have junk, I'm not on an "cleaning out my closet" type tip.  Just wanna...u know when ur mindset has changed so much, and u're like 'eh', I can't wear this or that.  A certain fragrance reminds you of that rough night u had.  Or a  shirt u once wore, took u back to someone u don't want to recollect about.  It's not like u've held grudges, it's just that when u've moved on, u've moved on.  As I say, just like when u exercise or something.  Sometimes, you can look like you've buffed up, or even lost weight.  But sometimes it's not that look, it's just that your body is configured in a different way.  Think that's relative to life too.  You can still be the same person at heart, but different experiences and instances can configure your life in different ways.  A "10" can always be a ten.  I'll let that one sink in...

The Will To Live.  Heard this phrase, from former college football head coach, Lou Holtz, when describing the life of JoePa (Joe Paterno), who passed away this morning.  Holtz stated that after all this drama with Penn State Football , JoePa lost The Will To Live.  U know, u don't have to 85 yrs. of age to have that happen 2 u.  U can have motivation taken away from u at anytime, u know.  I think that's why sometimes things happen to us in our lives.  They can spur us into entering new stages of fun in our lives.  If u go on to know us, u'll know that I DESPISE, doing the same stuff.  I like spontaneity.  Matter of fact I LOVE IT!  Now I do have certain things that I am, say loyal to, but to go the same places...going to the same restaurant every Friday night or taking the same walk everyday for days on end...it doesn't work for us.  Why not go this way on ur walk instead of the same route.  Or going to a drive-through movie instead of the traditional sit-in.  Makes life more fun.  Just who we are.  But I know it can make all the difference in the world...at least in our Galaxia.

 Not gonna write much today.  Cuz I have stuff to do...earlier today thinking still if I release too much of our life.  Telling these personal stories about life, girls or whatever.  Still isn't easy, but...one thing I feel, is u know when something is in tha works.  U can sense when the tides are turning a different course.  So often, I used to wonder, why did we experience this or that.  It sounds so easy yet left u with a taste in ur mouth that was a little bitter and u like, "That's weird.".  Now, we feel ready to go, to really live life in a ultra way.  Almost to tough to control myself.

Just think about this...it's like being a kid, and being told to put a penny away in ur piggy bank everyday.  The only catch is that u can't spend anything until u reach a $1 Million dollars.  Nor u can't do anything with it until u reach that Lil' Kim magic stick.  So u go by, watching ur pennies stack "racks on racks on racks".  You're friends are out there spending, dropping chulapas on nights out and certain chicks, while u like at the crib like, man I wish u can hit this plateau quicker.  Then u hit that $900,000 dollar mark, and u like we close, but still have to wait.  Years continue to pass, and u get to $990 Thousand, and now u can see u're only $10 G's away.  And the funny thing is u're now getting more than a penny a day.  U finding 10 pennies at a time, people are now giving it to u in 50 penny rolls, and u like I can now taste it.  That's how we feel, we know we've been on the shelf (top one of course) for some time.  So we just gonna c how the good Lord leads us and live it up.

Wait a minute, I'm getting a call from my accountant..."Uh-huh!...fa real...almost huh...cool...holla."...Good news, the bank numbers now read, $999,999...now u see why I feel so good...almost there son!...and trust me when it hits, it's really going to be something never seen before.  Believe me.

Austino Period.

The Unreleased Tapes!

Diaries from 2005...Should we release the unreleased?!!

(Huge Smile!)  Gonna have fun writing this one, because this one is for us.  So, shall see where this all leads, u know how that goes.  Staying in on this night.  Got some needed rest, earlier with an extended nap, woke up just in time to see FSU beat Duke at the buzzer in college hoops!  Planning on this being a fun night (when is it isn't?!), more on that later.

Watched the movie, The Devil Wears Prada, which is an fun movie to watch, which has a lot of underlining tone to it.  Is working toward this quote unquote ultimate goal, really worth it in the end if u forsake personal relationships or become just a -----. Due to the FCC, I had to erase what I wanted to say, it started with a "p" and ended with a "k", so whatever.  But, something to think about...trying to reach ur dreams, and then when u get them, u like, "is this it?".  My boy T-Gib say something like this when it comes to relationships.  So true.

Alright...we are about to go into a flat out 180 degree turn from what "I" felt I needed to write about, and tell a story.   Been fortunate, as I glance into the tape room of our life motion picture room, I find so many people who have touched our heart in one way, shape or fashion.  I gotta write this as real as possible...there's a feeling in our soul right now, that somebody out there has given up on finding true love.  Now, if u've read our diary, u know that our whole life has been kitty littered with episodes that although are entertaining, have been quite puzzling and quizzical, when it's come to the opposite sex.  Many have left us staring at the stars, like u tell me this has happened...again.  Or "What else can we do?" or "U tell me she can't give a simple 'yes' or 'no' answer?"

And what about those classic, as I like to call them, "one-on-one confrontations".  And I'm not talking bout no Federer vs. Nadal or Kylie Minogue vs. Ms. Louise Ciccone for the dance queen title, type stuff baby!!  We're talking about when u going to class, on campus, and u look 25 yards ahead, and u see that person who just DJ Screwed u over, and they're walking directly ur way.  C'mon somebody, I know I'm not the only one who's been like, ok, do I...a) Speak...b) Look the other way...c) Give a mean, ugly glance at the person...4) Cuss them out using words that actual don't even exsist, "U Mutha-Dufus!  And I can't stand it when u play Gwen Stefani's 'Blow Ur Mind' over...and over...and I'm glad u didn't return my calls, u saved my minutes!  So u actually did me a favor!!  And u know what else...", all that kind of stuff.  Anyhow, this stuff happens.  But, through it all, u have to still remain positive, and know that anything is still possible.  As is anyone...u may think that Love is impossible, but u just never know.  If I can survive all these stories, there's no doubt, anybody can.  Cuz, trust me, the episodes people dream about, we've in many ways experienced.  Still here...so...just fight and realize u're right around the corner from u're dreamboat...

Here's another one for the book...

It began at the airport.  Chicago's O'Hare airport to be more specific.  On my way back to the MIA after a trip back up north to Indiana to see the fam.  I went through the usual security checks and stuff and now was just in a let me chill til I get back to tha crib type mode.  If I remember correctly, I got something to eat like a wrap or something from Micky Single D's.  I sat down and was eating in the lobby of the gate or whatever.  I was there for some time, just thinking about life, probably the usual stuff that runs through our mind.  A song, a cartoon,  La Perla...as I was fantasizing...I'm sorry, "considering" a few things, I look up at this row up in front and am like, "who is that?"  I see this really pretty gal, get up to throw something away, and then she went back to her seat.  She had her back turned from us, but man...she had this like Juicy Couture  jumpsuit on, I mean the whole velour suit!  A full-figured woman, and she really looked like Vanessa Marcil, just with a fuller figure and a more cinnamon skin tone.  The old adage that we been told and have learned is that, "a woman is never as beautiful as u remember her."  She was physically attractive...but I got to know her as a person, u know...

So I think, she got up once again, and I Twin Peeked up and saw her, and still was like, "huh, I think she's going to be on this flight back to the 'ultimate singles pick up spot', other wise known as the Miami International  Airport.  She gets up before we do, and leaves or whatever...they begin to call out the group numbers.  I mean does that really matter anyway, u can be in like group 2 and still not have room for ur bag up top, how's that possible??  So they called our group, and I checked in an got on tha plane.  I was located in the front, to the right as u enter the aircraft, and my seat was a middle seat of three.  Odd position for our standards, but...so I'm chillin' there for several minutes, not really concerned with who's gonna take the seats surrounding us.  Just wanna get home safely, ya dig...I look up, and see this beauty coming up the row...and we like, "ah boy..."...yep, u guessed it.  This gal, pauses in our row, and is like, "I have the window seat."  So I get up, let her slide in to her cushion, and no I didn't stick my hand down in her seat as she was about to sit down!!  But I just sat down there and felt like, "this could get interesting...".

Now, I was really cool as usual, nothing beats experience, just have to say that.  When u've gone threw so much and seen so much, u tend not to over-analyze certain situations.  That's why u have to embrace the pain sometimes, cuz it may b preparing u for some instance or better person in ur near future...I absolutely did not say a word to here except a "Hi" or something.  The plane took off and I'm not gonna lie, I was thinking about should we "Talk" to her or just ride this thang out , u know.  O decisions, decisions...but frankly speaking, she made it for us.  She laid her head on the window and began to go into total nap mode.  "Shoot!"  Then again, whatever, but she's ultra right u know.  Guess it's not meant to be.  Let me get out my book, and just educate myself...

Alright.  So we're like, "it is what it is."  About and 1/2 - Jordan 45 minutes into the flight, the stewardess came around with food and snacks.  Low and behold our angel woke up out of her sleep.  Hmmm (with a finger to our lips!)...she comes by and asks if we wanted anything.  I said just give me some water.  Homegirl order like a meal on the ritz!  Obviously, she was a vet in air culinary spreads.  They deliver...I'm reading, and she's eating while looking out of the window.  Something told me pull out my diary...forget it, God led us to pull out or diary to capture this moment with us sitting next to this beautiful girl.  So we begin to write about should we say something to her...if we do, what should we say...ladies, this is what guys think about.  So as we writing about her, with her next to us, she asks, "What are you writing?"  She spoke 2 us, yeahh!!! (Totally just kidding!)  We told her that we "keep a diary" about our life and such.

Then she started to hit us with the typical Miami woman's questions in rapid fire order...and u better be quick and have some good answers or else as u'll have, "No Chance!"...  "What do you do?", she asked..."I work two jobs...I work for Nordstrom and the Miami Heat."..."Huh...Where do you live?"..."I live in the South Beach area."  Then she went on to say that she also lived in South Beach.  She lived in The Floridian condo.  we got to talking about the neighborhood and stuff, as well as the flight.  So I asked her what she did for a living, let me ask some questions dag-gone it!...she said she was a host for a TV show down here in Miami.  Got to talking about that lifestyle and stuff.  Found out she was mad cool, even offering me some of her food. No joke!  We got comfortable, and was about to get even more comfey...

After some air chit chat, we then went back to our own worlds...she had a book with her, so I asked her what she was reading.  She said she was reading a book on phyical feelings and how it can be influenced by the mind.  *Parential Guidance Advised for the next few sentences, but I have to tell this story as is...*  Kids hidden, alright...She went on to tell me about her man, and their sexual escapades.  How she wanted to "put it on him" so well, that when her man sees her, he begins to twitch or get a tingly feeling about her just from her sight.  She even gave me percentages on how she acts during sex, like holding out 70%, and how she's going to go in like 90% or something to make sure she got her man.  I've heard a lot, but she was serious!!  A lesson (#1) well taken on our part: The power of a woman, and the games some play.

We went on to talk about their relationship.  He was an handsome TV guy, I believe, who had bazooka money.  He traveled a lot...she told me of all these women wanting to nab him, but she was the girl, and she wanted to make sure no one would ever be a close contest.  Lesson #2:  If u're a good catch, guy or girl, sooner or later someone will notice, more than likely more than one.  Plus, #3:  U never know how many people may be plotting to approach u.  Always remember, "Game recognizes game."  This is a lot of writing, but I gotta tell this story...

So ONCE AGAIN, I'm listening to a gorgeous girl tell me about their drama with their man. It was cool, though, just sometimes...all the while we are talking and becoming extra friendly, she keeps on singing the lyrics 2 that Kayne classic featuring Ray.  Man, u don't understand, she sung "Gold digger", throughout our WHOLE convo.  She was OOC (out of control)!!...the plane landed.  And we walked out together through  Club M.I.A. and to go to the luggage pickup.  Before we left the plane she asked me, if we wanted to take a cab together back to our homes on South Beach.  We said, "sure."...So get our luggage, and once again, I felt all eyes on both of us as we were walking.  We got our stuff, and then caught a cab.  During the ride, we was talking the entire way, laughing, she telling us how crazy we are and stuff...get to tha hood, and they dropped me off first.  We exchanged phone numbers, and it was kosher.

We text her onced...and she replied and stuff....didn't really holla at her that often, she did have a man, and our lifestyle is sometimes tough for those girls who have bf's...awkward...but months, and I mean months after we met, I get a call...it's from the personal assistant (she told me she was gonna get one!) of homegirl.  He was inviting me to a party she was throwing on Lincoln Road.  I think it was at the Set nightclub.  It was supposed to be jumping wit celebs and stuff, but I ended up not going.  She taught me enough, but she was cool...more than anything, I learned that u just never know who u might meet.  Anything's possible at any particular time.  Trust me!

However we feel, specially about relationships or what not, still gotta fight through and believe.  We met and are meeting some of the most beautiful people inside out/outside in, on a daily basis.  Blessed in that regard.  Also, let's u see it's a lot out here.  Don't know why I wrote this, but another part of us in cyberspace.  Another episode...another girl...another lesson...The diary of Austino Galaxia.  One day...yep...one day...and it just may be today.  U never know!

Austino

Steps of a Clown.

Guess Who?

We gonna just let this ride, and whatever our fingers lead us, they lead us.  (Huge Breath!).  Ok, we have to be one of the biggest clowns walking Gizzle's Green Earth!  Today began with the normal South Beach drama.  I walk out the apartment door, people seemingly coming out of the club, with a chick saying how, she has a new "boyfriend", some kind of bouncer.  We aren't Rudolph, but they were talking so loud, that I couldn't help but hear.  They had that "club volume" in their voice, but without the stobe lights, sticky alcohol on the bottom of your shoes, and the constant "excuse me...excuse me...", all while holding up that expensive spirit in ur left hand!  Whatever u do don't let ur spirits drop!! (Get it...u gotta to be an inspirational party head to get that one!!)...But just the norm around here...

I'm back, had to prepare my dinner for tonight.  Tonight's it's my future block-famous "It may be Chicken Little, but never Chicken Late!" dish.  Seems like I'm always cooking when we write this.  A man who can cook, (cough, cough...ladies...) Ok, back to our life...so after those people, literally right around the corner, as I'm walking to my ride, a guy is taking a faucet leak over in the bushes.  His boy is watching him as he's doing it, so I tend to wonder who's crazier, the one who turns on the faucet or the one who stands by as the faucet is running.  And that ladies and gentlemen has been our environment conservation segment for the day!....We've been on a kiddie pop tip as of late.  Today was Stacie Orrico, thinking about bringing out Mandy Moore (yes, Pete I do have her album!), 98 degrees ("Invisible Man", oh boy), old Christina, this was one of my favs of hers.  Don't know why I'm writing about this but...it's our diary, so might as well keep it real.  Plus good music is good music, no matter who's singing right.  Like someone giving u an unmarked envelope of $248, and then u find out who was ur secret valentine/Santa/Service , and then u give it back.  You better get u some Starbucks or gas or something...point made.

Our mind was on just laying on a big beach towel, and falling asleep with tha sand in between our toes.  Sounds weird in right now, but may just do that.  The beach is so refreshing.  Peaceful.  Always has been whether it's been Lake Michigan or the Atlantic Ocean.  The water is different, as are the rip currents, but still u get Metta World Peace from just clearing ur head with a book.  The joke around our hood is that all the people who live in South Beach, never actually go to tha beach itself.  That's true in some ways.  Depending on the day, and events around.  Of course, there's nothing like it.  But I love to go up to North Beach, bout 10 mins from here, and if u hit in the morning, u got tha place almost to urself, plus the Library is literally on the beach.  Books, babes and sand, can life get any better?!!...I also like the beach in Fort Lauderdale.  I remember me and an homegirl sipping on some marga...I mean adult Kool-Aid at this cool spot.  I'm not a huge drinker, but sometimes u gotta just live right!  Anyway, the sand and vibe up the is Alfred E. Neuman cool up there.  They even got that Pirate shop that's bonkers nearby, and some unique stores and eating spots nearby.  One of our getways.  There are several more...

Some other wild stuff today...saw this dog riding outside this SUV with both paws hanging outside the window.  Never really seen that before...Also, what's up with these Miami-Dade Transit drivers handling these city buses like they playing Grand Theft Auto?  Zipping in and outta traffic, earlier today I was almost looking for the cameras, like are they filming Bad Boys 3 today?!!  Kinda dangerous.  Speaking of which, why did I go to the Publix here at Fifth and Alton, and as I was walking in I see a police officer standing out front with his hand on his pistol.  No joke!  Now they do got some bomb cakes...Ooops!  Wrong terminology, maybe that's why he was in Wild Wild West position.

Wild day.  Time to finish eating...Been all over from Kendall to North Miami to Little Haiti to just places u wouldn't or couldn't even name today doing various "extra-cirricular activities".  Rest is so important...seemed like everybody was tired today.  Like, the bed was collect calling the world.  Boy, that'll be one heck of a bill for somebody!    But we all just gotta push through these days, and get some rest.  All u can do.  Just imagine if we wasn't ready to go to sleep today! Oh, so many stories still left to tell...

B4 I forget, thanks H&M for tha socks!!
Austino.

Move Ya Body!

Nina Sky.

Oh boy!  Feeling a little....sleepy?  Actually, we are feeling very good right now.  The turkey is poppin, as is the pasta as we speak.  For our ever popular, "Stop Jivin', It's Turkey fool'!!" dish.  U gotta taste it...it's just so...so...makes u get all tingly inside!...Our twitter is back up and running...I hope...now at @austinogalaxia2. We gonna make sure our social networking stuff gets B2K'd up a notch.  More pics, just remake ourself virtually some.  Gonna be wild....1/2 of our boys (Lakers) are in town to face the other 1/2 (Heat), down here in the MIA.  As we've wrote, SO MANY TIMES, it's like a personal high school game whenever they play each other.  Who to cheer for?  What to wear?  It's wild...but always a fun affair.  Talk so much about that, have to read our old diary posts to catch our feelings about them.  It was fun to catch a pic via twitter of the Lakers crossing the bridge to come to Galaxia's world of South Beach.  They better not stay out late, if Riles put a do not visit restriction on our neighborhood, then...wait a minute.  All these Heat parties being held down here as of late, what happened to tha...never mind.  Things change.

Since the new year, I don't think we've ever seen or heard of so many people getting in shape.  I think it's awesome!  Anytime, u want to better urself in some way, shape or form.  I'm all for it.  Guys and girls...so much is made of the Miami, and particularly the South Beach lifestyle when it comes to physicality!  Hold on, I got to repeat that I got kinda turned...Phys-A-Cal-La-Tee...Ok, I like that, of living down here.  Being in top shape sometimes is almost expected.  I gonna write real tonight...Lot of people make comments on Miami having some of the most physically attractive people around.  I must concur to that being true.  One thing that we've noticed is that although some people go through some extreme measures to get into shape.  There are some folk out here grinding it out day after day, morning, noon and night.  I remember when my athletic club, David Barton, used to be over at the Flamingo South Beach property, after moving from the Delano hotel (huh, eye wonder how that new Florida Room is going to be over there?), but I used to go either in the morning or late, I mean like 10:15pm, I'm walking in tha joker later!  But there would still be folks working out, guys and hard working girls.  I love it when people get it in at the gym, and not jibber jabber so much.  I pick my times, because if u go in at the wrong time, at least my spot, it literally turns into a club where it's show and folk can't get it in.  Don't like that...some people do like that socialization...hit me up after I get my workout in, and my slushee!!

Many have asked us over the years, what is our workout?  I can't even give a real answer because, a) it varies from workout to workout. b) it is crazy, so much that we cry cuz it really is hard. c) everyone is different.  That part CeCe Sabathia is what everyone fails to realize.  Everybody is different!  (Shout out to Big Joe!)  There are certain excercises that are universally good...but there are others, and depending what you are trying to achieve, are personal.  Some girls want to plump up their booty, while not losing their boobs.  Some guys want big arms and chest, while others want more of a "fit" look.  I think writing down ur goals, and just making sure u have fun is what it's all about.  And also eating right is important.  It's a job, but if it was easy, everybody would do it!  Hard work does pay off.  "Fin" on that topic.

It's very rare, that you come to a point in ur life when everything can be reinvented.  We are just about out of everything.  I feel like that one children's story, which one was that where the cupboard was bare?  Can't remember, but man, it's odd that we going to restock on all our fav. foods.  Then contact lense fluid, toothpaste, paper plates, blue toliet capsules, just a whole lot of stuff that doesn't usually run out at the same time.  And our children't vitamins too!  Don't laff, just because I'm a Flintstone Kid or just because I went to see Geoffrey almost bi-weekly, doesn't make me silly or does it?...oh, so that's why Google has that black tape over its icon, they trying to blackout free encycl...come on six grade class...c-y-c-l..opedias online like wikipedia and google?!!! Whoa!  That's a direct impact on my diary, they can't do that.  So u tell me I can watch any music video I can, but I can't look up vital info?  Bad enough, that the London Times (Still luv ya!) are making u lose 2 pounds in ur pocket a week to look at their website?  Are they like Weight Watchers now?!!  And now u got to choose which articles to read on the New York Times site (once again, luv ya!), but to have ration out which articles to read, u only get like 10 or something for non-subscribers.  Heck now I can't read my Socialite page cuz of this.  Anybody down for an Occupy NYTimes?!  I'll spot the churros!

Think that's it for tonight.  I still gotta get my ziplock bag full of coupons out, to see if I can get some hookups on some necessities.  Maybe, I should try to date a girl who has the 'hookup' at a dollar store?!  U know people due dew that.  Hooking up with people who work at Little Caesar's cuz he got the hookup on a "Meatza! Meatza!".  Getting their Ja Rule on with a chick at Foot Locker, cuz she can hook u up, "Girl, u fine as heck, but let's get to tha point, can a brotha use ur discount on this shoe protectant spray!".  Actually, it is this one girl over at this Deals store in Kendall, that I may have to...let's just say I'll be carrying the mini fresh breath spray and pack of Mentos, next time I vistit!!  Oh boy...telling u...this is about life, and laughs.  Original from the Zen Master of Fun himself!!

Nina Sky and Jabba send us out!!!

Love and Smile!
Austino Galaxia...the now much imitated, but never duplicated one.

'Nother Day in Paradise!

Alrighty then...got some funny stuff to discuss on today in our future world famous "diary" of  a life like no other...Shout out to my homegurl, u know who u are...I'm throwing up tha "Deuces" to ya on tonight!  Love ur style, keep doing what u doing gurl!...that's kind of interesting, when I hear that Chris Brown joint.  I remember back in tha day, when I was hooping on my high school squad, my junior year,  my teammates used to give the deuces to folks or as we used to call it, "Peace to the head."  And no one was exempt.  Guy got a bunk haircut, two fingers slapped to the forehead!  Not kidding...Girl talking looney, she gets tha dos fingers whip to the head!  Even our head coach, once got the 2 fingers muff to the head after a comment during team pics!  We was completely silly, but those guys were my dudes. Before we used to run out of the locker room before the game, we had a ritual in which we used to call, "Let me message ur back.!"  We rub each other's shoulders, all of us...all that after bumping that Big Pun and Terror Squad, and we was ready to go!  I'll fight for them cats, even today.

 Today was so hilarious.  I was walking down here in the beach, just parked and was walking to my IKEA showroom, when as I was walking I heard a pair of car door locks go "bop-bop!" I was road tripping for a hot sec like, "Seriously though?!" (And yes, I just added the neck move with tha dip and finger snap as I wrote that! ) Then I just start cracking up laughing, like does she know how much we are worth?  Please, don't get it Kay Sweat twisted. Heck, I own my own Galaxia!!  So funny, makes me think about this story I once heard about Eddie Murphy and Michael Jordan in Vegas.  The legend goes that one time they both got into the elevator, and it was this older woman in there.  And as they got in, she began to clutch her purse!!  Both of them started to smile and giggle, but it makes u think about what's still going on out here.  Certain stereotypes....humm.  Starting to feel that, let's write so more on that...

All of us have, growing up have had sterotypes or profiles embedded in our minds.  Gender wise.  Racial wise.  Sexual orientation wise.  And its very hard to break those things, especially if some people do nothing but confirm what u thought all along.   A guy wearing a thong, I mean...man where's my head at...wearing a bandanna (oh man!).  U know what we write this real time, but bandanna, with sleeveless top and a few tats, automatically think old dude's a gangsta thug! Real quick, I once worked at this modeling agency, where this woman used the term "Afro-American".  I was like 'Wow', this ain't 1967 is it, just had to throw that in...see a girl dressed in a certain low cut top outfit, wearing makeup, and happens to be pretty.  Automatically thinks she's a snob or something.  Then if she throw them potato wedges on her feet, then she's like a 'Chonga'.  (Miami u know what I'm talking about!)  And don't let her have a tongue ring, we know what that means right...Keeping it real.  Cuz even a day after MLK's birthday we and I know I have a long way to go.

Never forget being at the grocery store and this guy was wearing some Salvation Army t-shirt (see what I mean!) with some black athletic shorts.  I'm thinking in my head, he ain't worth three $2 bills on a Saturday night!  Man, next thing I know it, they like rung up his lettuce or something, and he pulled out his AmEx Black Card, which means he has some kind of cheese.  And he was wearing no carrots.  Think I'm gonna call him "Bugs" for here on out.  But he opened my eyes, cuz back up north the folks wit the most cash, drive basic cars, where simple gear like plaid flannels or something.  Down here, we floss like Crest, and barely have enough mulah to get gas.  We rather go shopping for some kicks or clothes, than have food in the pantry.  I know cuz I'm guilty of it!!  "Let's see...I can throw off my diet and live off of Del Monte fruit cups and  Cheerios, what a minute, that's too expensive, let me get the off brand oat cereal, eat that, and I can hit up shopping frenzy next weekend!"  It's funny but so true....I should have been on MTV's True Life "I'm a Shopaholic."

Also, certain things can make u positively look a certain way when u're the total opposite.  Black reading glasses can make u look smart, when the last book u've read was by Shel Silverstein.  Guy wearing a suit while shopping, supposedly means he got ducketts.  Girl wearing a dress down to her ankles, with no makeup, must (dang Lebron going off on the Spurs!) mean that she's a church girl or something when she's the biggest...See when u've experienced these things, u can ever so confidently believe in what u say.  And let me just say, that looks can be very deceiving.  That's why u have to talk and really get to know people or u're gonna be waking up like, "What was I thinking?!"  Life's wild.

I wasn't even gonna write about all this, didn't even know what to write about...but I guess this is all for us as we are about to remix, remodel, and reinvent ourself.  Plan on doing some shopping in which, we're gonna switch up our fashion style for this season, as well as remodeling our living quarters, just have fun!  European and Luxe is the theme, so just gonna see where the Lord leads us.  In saying that, we realize not to get caught up in prices, right now our life is centered on the quality of  person, place or thing...and sometimes y.  But I like to hit up hidden spots, like vintage stores as well as sexy boutique stores.  I haven't even given this diary entry a title yet...how about ok, thank u Ladies Love...this song is banging in the background and evidently it's timely....all about living a life of Paradise.

Don't judge a book by its cover.
A. Galaxia.

The Attractive Mind.

Mr. Miyagi

I'm up here watching a old episode of Batman The Animated Series, and it completely ties in to what's been our thought throughout the day.  The episode is taking place in Japan, and Batman has to fight an old nemesis.  This karate Sensei, looks like Mr. Miyagi (pictured above) from The Karate Kid movie series.  Those movies had so much ka-nowledge in them.  Anyway...how does it tie in to our theme for today.  It's simple...Geeks, Nerds and the "Wise" are coming back in style.  Let's explain...

Our fighting mantra has been all about having fun.  But hopefully people have seen that there are an unlimited amount of ways to have fun, and many of which involve the use of the mind.  Libraries have once again become great places to not only get a great nap, but also a free forum to learn about life.  I remember going to the great book gymnasium basically every Saturday as a kid.  Me and my brother would not only check out the new books but also, take that card to the kids counter and get that bag of Checkers.  What!!! I think I can still hit folks with that ------ move (can't tell all my secrets now!) that would have u wincing in defeat after I utter those infamous words "Lebron Me"!!  But yeah, always been a fan of brainiac type games.  Game shows, Scrabble, Battleship, Win, Lose or Draw, u name it, and we was probably on it.  Just great fun, and the awesome thing was u learned as well.  Can't beat that.

The face of Swag.

I wonder if anyone's seen that movie, I.Q.  U know anytime you mix great mind filling quotes with the aspect of love.  I'm down.  But it solidifies the notion of how a smart mind can make someone super sexy.  Real quick, I know I've seen some interesting couples, and have been like, how did they get with each other.  Did they get some kind of setup like in the movie Outsourced, or what really was it?  Perhaps it was the board meeting of the minds that made them fall head over Christian Louboutin for. Oh, yes, that's what makes life so fun...and it can make life a little, "eh!".  That's why I think its so cool when u meet people who talk about real issues about all sectors of life.  Freakin' talk shows about "baby daddys" and folks marrying their cousins are so passe...my patience for that kind of stuff in my life is used up.  I only have so much time in my life, and so much KB in my cranium, and I'm determined to use it for positive, fun and geeky stuff.  That's why I like that cut by Half a dollar and Dylan Harper so much, cuz they are tired of all this Ayo Technology.  I wish people could get back to socializing face to face u know.   I hope people will listen to those lyrics of that classic banger.  "Ayo, I'm tired of using technology/ I need you right in front of me."  Nothing else to say...

I'm noticing people expanding their vocabulary also.  Comedian Tracy Morgan had me rolling today, by repeatedly using the word, "ferocious" in his description of the New York Knicks.  But, its about the big words.  "Scintillating"...what about the word "Interacting" or "Saucous" (that's a Galaxia word, meaning looking good).  But I love it bro.  Now u can tell when someone is just bulling a using words just cuz it sounds good.  People acting all Olympiad, thinking concoctions are the way to instigate conversations, I mean confabulations that can enlighten our fibulas and membranes.  It's wild out here!

Think I'm done writing for today.  Boy, we got some fun stuff ahead for our diary.  Want this to really give a great look into this crazy dudes life.  Everything is game, and we have some fun places, pics and little things that's gonna make this unique.  Its kind of turning into a diary/yearbook type of thing.  I hope people will listen when we mention about capturing the moment.  Whether it's a picture with a friend or freak...ur choice, and it may be one in the same down here in Miami, but anyhows, or just writing down something about ur day.  This person was talking crazy today.  I was in Publix tonight and almost gave a two-piece meal with a side order of red beans and rice...Oops!  I forgot where I'm at...Ok, so I almost gave this Oye an order of Arroz Con Pollo cuz he didn't want to move outta my way.  I have no problem George Duking it out in front of the Organic section.  That's where the ring girls are usually at anyway!  So rude!  But now it's written in our diary, so months and years later I can laff about it.  Should I write about that one ...but trust us, DO IT!  We only get one life, and u'll be surprised how much we forget.  So get that napkin out and get started.

We out.  Get ready.  Our diary is on remix mode right now.  Better stories. More fun.  Living it up.
Austino.