Black Tie Lounge

I took my coat off to working at the restaurant and I said good-bye to modeling. I always do this thing where I let things go just to pick them back up again. I doubt that will be the case this time around. I decided to stop working at the restaurant because, if you've read my previous posts, all it was doing was getting in the way. The Lord is funny. You can call it fate or destiny but for some reason although I was commended for being a great server, I could never make past a certain amount of money. Honestly, this isn't my first serving job but I made more when I worked at Shoney's in high school than I did working at this place. It was crazy. Cat's would walk out with over 100 and I could never get past 90. It wasn't even like I was getting 90 a night. After tip out I'd be lucky if I had 60. Now, you're probably thinking, "Poor Gordon. You only made $60 a night. There are people that don't have a job and you have two." Not discou...

It's official. I'm leaving the country for the first time since 2009. This time I'm headed to Montreal for the 4th of July. Ain't that crazy? I'm going to another country to celebrate the American Independence Day. It is what it is. There will be a jazz festival going on in Downtown Montreal so that will be cool. More details to come.

Happy Father's Day! So today was a good day except for a minor set back. You guessed it. I'm going to talk about the set back. I have another job at a restaurant that shall remain nameless. The service industry is awesome at scheduling people to work at the shortest of notices. After about a month of taking off most of my weekends I was finally able to get back on to the schedule and I get scheduled at the times that are the hardest for me to juggle: Saturday nights and Sunday mornings. I managed to make it on Saturday but today, Sunday--and it being Father's Day, was going to be a mess. I had to help out at church, which means that the morning shift from 11-4, which I was scheduled, was out of the question. Me being the planner I am, I get someone to cover my morning shift while I took that person's evening shift. Everything would work out great. I had an amazing time at church. I need all the Jesus I can get going to this job. This is a job that I know I'l...

I'm not completely sold on everything in this video but I do accept the validity of a good majority of it. Not everyone goes to private school and not everyone walks away from a university brain washed into thinking college will be the cure all to the American Dream. Just like any system there are those that use it for good and those that use it for the wrong reasons. Strikingly, the education system is not exempt. Enjoy!

I got an e-mail earlier and I thought sharing it would be a great way to end my night. Here goes. Decide with your heart Decide with your heart, and then do. Decide with your heart, and then stay decided until the job is done. Decide to do what you know is right for you. Then don’t let anything stop you from getting it finished. Feel the doubts and fears, and then move forward anyway. Each time anyone tells you why you can’t, remind yourself again of why you must. If circumstances are less than ideal, so be it. You can deal with the challenges as they come, and move steadily toward the achievement of what you’ve decided. Decide with your heart, and you’ll naturally be committed to that decision. Whatever may come, you’ll know you have what it takes to get the job done. From the depth of your being, from the truth in your heart, decide what you will do. Then delight in the process and in the fulfillment of getting it done. — Ralph Marston Apparently Ralph Marston is a daily motivator....

This will probably be one of the funnest blogs I've done in a long time. I've been living the life of a Professor, not that it's boring but I have something else to talk about other than work. Last night I went to see my favorite artist perform at Rams Head Live. Watch the videos and you'll know who it is. I tested out taking videos on my new phone. I've got to work something out when it comes to the sound quality because this piece picks up everything. From Aijuswannaseing, Juslisten, Soulstar, Luvanmusiq, to Onmyradio I've been pleased by his consistency. His lyrical style is honest, straightforward, and unique. There is not a producer featured on his projects that don't complement what the Philadelphia native brings to the table. I like singing his songs because they aren't too far out of my vocal range but after seeing him live I was actually surprised. He really showed his vocal range that night. I knew the dude had a high falsetto but this...

I'm over here eating a cinnamon roll trying not to get that icing all over my keyboard. I got Mr. Moon trying to come up with a name for his goodbye party to celebrate the fact that he will be studying in Australia. As always I have a million thoughts taking place in my brain. Maybe I might say something profound or maybe I'll ramble until I find myself. Now I'm playing Ndelible. I just want to make music. I'm participating but not making music. As always, hopefully I'll make room for it this upcoming month. I'm not 100% my job but that's all I've been able to talk about. I don't want to talk about it but I want to relax. I'm so disciplined that I wild out or sleep the day away when the opportunity arises. Too bad I wake up the next day ticked off by the consequence of letting things go. I'm not sure what I'm saying now. As I get older I get more stubborn. I have become especially stubborn in the area of getting to know people. Un...