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The flowers came today.  Sitting at my desk they serve as a reminder of how long I’ve been in the circling in the same place.  Three years ago I left a “promising” job at Iced Out Gear and began working in Downtown LA.  I ditched the cargo pants for slacks and a tie.  I switched to v-neck sweaters and topcoats.  Did I change?  Perhaps.  Am I still the same – more so than I realize.

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Sometimes the unexpected happens and an adventure can happen.. Late one Saturday night two friends took a detour on the way to the Broadway Bar in Downtown Los Angeles and ended up in a far different place. What started out as a simple outing became an unplanned road trip to Sin City.

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On July 18th 2008, I shot a man with a 9mm Beretta. I calmly loaded the magazine into the gun, took aim, put my finger on the trigger and pulled. A couple of rounds later the man sported a hole in his head and a couple on his chest. I shot a man, and then I went to have coffee.

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Working in downtown Los Angeles is a great experience. Eating there, however, is mostly hit or miss. We have our usual lunch place which suffices if you’re interested in over paying for, what could be argued as, “so-so” quality food. So when the opportunity knocks to have lunch away from your usual spot you jump at it. This was the case on Thursday when a friend of mine whisked me away for my lunch hour for a truly interesting meal.

Nestled just outside of Old China Town is a sparkly building surrounded by aging warehouses and a school bus yard. This building is home to Homeboy Industries, a group dedicated to helping gang members and troubled youth turn their lives around by providing them with jobs and opportunities. One of those opportunities is called Homegirl Cafe.

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Boredom in the wrong hands can be a very dangerous thing. It may lead you to experience dizziness and feelings of inadequacy, not to mention a stupid affinity to punch immovable objects. It can cause constant refreshings of both Myspace and Facebook profiles looking for updates. It may also cause one to create a Plurk account and flood it with random musings of obscenity and histrionics. It can also be contagious, such as convincing your sister and your friend to also create Plurk accounts and fill it with obscenity and what not. Yes my friend, boredom is a dangerous thing. Fueled by caffeine it can stretch long into the night, way past a normal bed time.

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