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I'm The Beautiful Struggle

I can accept failure. I can't accept not trying.

About Me


sup kids.
i'm joel.
i'm 24.
i'm chicano.
i'm a santa ana resident.
i'm a cal state fullerton titan.
i'm a basketball player.
i'm an artist.
i'm a future firefighter.
i'm a magazine worm.
i'm a hip-hop head.
soy un rockero.
i'm a soulchild.
i'm a freedom fighter.
i'm a truth seeker.
i'm a peacemaker.
i'm a concert goer.
i'm a root beer/creamsoda bottle collector.
i'm a friendly, openminded, outgoin' but mellow, joke makin', fun seekin' kinda guy who loves spreading good vibes.
feel free to message me or IM me (ReppinSA21).
PEACE, LOVE, LIFE, MUSIC.

My Interests


art.
music.
basketball.
baseball.
fire technology.
payday!!!
beer.
more beer.
tattoos.
plugs.
sneakers.
hoodies.
fitteds.
shootin' pool.
my homies.
my girls.
mexican food.
hiphop culture.
classic cars/trucks.
reese's peanutbutter cups.
concerts.
road trips.
camping.
the los angeles dodgers.
the detroit tigers.
the minnesota timberwolves.
the boston celtics.
the weekend.
chocolate milk.
just havin' fun.

I'd like to meet:

His Royal Airness, KG da Kid, Jesus Shuttlesworth, your mom, and these lovely ladies...
Amerie.
Cassie.

Music:



muse.
mos def.
deftones.
j. dilla.
depeche mode.
talib kweli.
rage against the machine.
digable planets.
sublime.
pete rock.
311.
common.
incubus.
nas.
no motiv.
slum village.
jack johnson.
a tribe called quest.
the living end.
gangstarr.
interpol.
cannibal ox.
team sleep.
the distillers.
the roots.
stone temple pilots.
dilated peoples.
nirvana.
hi-tek.
coldplay.
little brother.
weezer.
musiq.
bush.
bob marley.
led zeppelin.
big l.
the beatles.
d'angelo.
the who.
dwele.
oasis.
psycho realm.
the cure.
lupe fiasco.
the strokes.
madvillan.
cream.
jaylib.

Movies:


Edward Scissorhands.
Full Metal Jacket.
Old School.
Requiem for a Dream.
City of God.
He Got Game.
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.
The Sandlot.
Saving Private Ryan.
Natural Born Killers.
House of 1000 Corpses.
The Goonies.
Clockwork Orange.
Schindler's List.
American Me.
Anchorman.
Taxi Driver.
Belly.
Grandma's Boy.
Swingers.
Pulp Fiction.
The Mothman Prophecy...
Black Hawk Down.
Corpse Bride.
Trainspotting.
200 Cigarettes.
American Graffiti.
Wedding Crashers.
Se7en.
300.
Star Wars (all of 'em).
Indiana Jones Trilogy.
Rocky I,II,III,VI, and VI (V i can do without).
SuperBad.

Television:

anything that has to do with basketball, baseball, tattooing, and history.

Books:

a few hear, a few there but none at the moment but my favorite has to be Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez.

Heroes:

mama, pops, uncle percy, and mi abuelita.

My Blog

have you seen them???

have you seen any of um??? some were amazing (311, blackstar, santana...)and some just flat out sucked (belle & sabastian, kinky, gang of four, the kills...) but not all of um are winners.oasis (2...
Posted by I'm The Beautiful Struggle on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Warped Tour...a complete success

i went to the warped tour this year in ventura and i must say it was the best one i've been to so far. Matchbook Romance, Thrice, Plain Whit Tees, The Starting Line, From First To Last, Fall Out Boy, ...
Posted by I'm The Beautiful Struggle on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AL made me do it

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF: » I committed suicide: » I said I liked you: » I kissed you: » I lived next door to you: » I started smoking: » I stole something: » I was hospitalized: » I ran away fr...
Posted by I'm The Beautiful Struggle on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST