fitzgerald

stumbled upon an old interview with one of my favorite writers, f. scott fitzgerald. a day after his 40th birthday, michael mok caught fitzgerald at a remarkably low point in life. recovering from a broken shoulder while dealing with his wife zelda's mental breakdown, the piece examines f. scott at a fragile time. to think that he wrote 'this side of paradise' at the age of 19 is mind-blowing. kinda lights a fire under my ass. bobby blogger needs to step his game up on both the innernutz & paper.

anyway, click here for the interview. it's definitely worth a read. then go read everything f. scott fitzgerald's ever written & be amazed. bobby bookworm.

wait...i said that?

so you had a little too much to drink last night, sent some outlandish late night texts & wake up feeling worse than phineas gauge after his little mishap down on the tracks. now you're playing the "if i don't look at whatever it was that i managed to type & send to _______, it never happened" game with yourself to avoid the embarrassment. let me save you some time: you're gonna lose. you said that. and they really said that back to you. it happened. and aside from the humiliation of it all, it was actually pretty funny. now let's move on.

thanks to textsfromlastnight, you now have the option of anonymously sending these gems in & having them posted for laughs. all they ask for is the area code of whomever sent the text. no names, no apologies. just fun.

so do what you've gotta do to get those fingers going & send in the best to txtsfromlastnight@gmail.com or visit the website here. bonus points if you can successfully identify things i've already sent to them (the one with 'bobby' in it doesn't count. sorry).

hi stranger

apologies for slacking lately. campaign's almost over, spring break's on the horizon. i just have to get through the rest of this week, then 2 exams next thursday. awesome. reaaaaally looking forward to going home, if only for a little bit.

a lot happened in february. i applied for my late pass a few days ago so hopefully i'll be getting it soon & can start throwing up everything from the past few weeks. aka i'll do it when i get a minute to breathe.

that's enough of a random blurb for now. i get so sluggish lately it feels like i have mono of the mind...or i'm just burnt out. but have no fear, p.bob will be back on his A game soon.

feeling like this broad right about now....

ffffound, i took your pic. thanks.

no trolls, i don't want to be in your soup. until next time. love, bobby.

young bucks

no words

forever in search of...

the alternative to love -- brendan benson

happy valentine's day, motherfuckers. p bob's still on the prowl...

dilla dog

i'm a few days late on his birthday but it is dilla month. the music that came from this man continues to shape my life. yesterday (feb.10th) marked the three year anniversary of his passing at the age of 32 due to complications from an incurable blood disease & lupus. however, it's best to remember the man for his life & legacy. if you're not familiar with j dilla, do yourself a favor...look at this then purchase all of it. i promise you it's money well spent. thank you jay dee.

a few things

decided to skip class because i knew i'd end up not paying attention/being online the whole time...might as well do it from my own room. scattered thoughts/updates start now:

- is it necessary to have the TV volume up to like 40? i came to my room so i wouldn't have to watch your garbage show...i really don't want to hear it. and we're a floor apart.

- roommates finally pulled their shit together & paid the comcast bill so i don't have to keep jacking the neighbor's wireless. cable's back on too. no more grainy basic for thiiiiiis guy.

- thanks to steady hassling from cliff, benny jens & i will be collaborating on some things here. or in the words of cliff, we're about to "form like voltron". expect big things.

- on a related note, cliff is responsible for putting together the asher roth after-party tonight & hooked me up with a pass. good looking out. asher's opening up for lupe fiasco tonight. got offered a ticket....debating whether or not to go.

- i still feel awful. possibly even worse than before. ughhhh. bobby bedrest.

in a rocket ship!

the og astronaut buzz aldrin talks to my mans alex about going to space. kid's like 4 years old & already knows he's going to be an astronaut when he grows up. what a champion.

i feel awful

title says it all. woke up a bit ago, headache lurking in the corners of my brain, hangover face, stomach a mess, etc. popping tylenol like skittles (shout out to the extra strength jump-offs). the howling wind outside isn't doing anything to make me want to go to my PR research methods class in a few hours. or my marketing class after that. two out of six classes for the week isn't that bad when you fraction it, right? i've been to one-third of my classes....okay maybe not. it sounds worse. i'll go, i'll go.

it's all for a good cause. with february being our campaign implementation month, this basically means that i'm sacrificing my own college classes/grades in order to get young kids interested in going to college. ohhhh the irony.

cut to this morning. took me a solid five minutes to figure out what day it is, what classes i have, why my body is hating on me & what happened last night. remembered that i went to beggar's for wine wednesday because it was my first night off in god knows how long...which pretty much answers all of my other questions (today is thursday. right). after dropping the ball numerous times with choices like ben harper's 'another lonely day', the DJ finally made up for his transgressions with some late night curtis mayfield & bobby womack. hype. got asked if my gay friend & i were a couple. interesting. told him we didn't want to ruin our dynamic. then the same guy drops this gem: "well you're cute. and we're always looking for more players to be on our side. and the uniforms are really nice". bobby switch-hitter? no thanks.

i was about to make a few announcements/plugs but i'm too hungover to deal with that right now. go fuck yourself, hyperlink. i don't care if i just have to press a button. check back in a few hours for that noise. in other news, my eyes are ridiculously puffy/swollen. like, more so than normal. plus they've been itching & red for a while now. my body is my biggest hater, hands down. i'm about to webMD the shit out of this. but now, it's time to put ice cubes on my face & go to class.

"what you see is not what you get"

i have an exam & a campaign kick-off event tomorrow so of course i found something i wanted to post. time is of the essence right now so i'll just give the basic rundown. umit benan autumn/winter '09 collection. inspired by the treatment he received after relocating from new york to milan because of his beard (i'm assuming he's on the left in the top photo). i highly recommend reading the full back story & checking out the rest of the collection here.

i really want to be this guy when i'm older. with the same puppy too.

KW x SJ x GIRL

according to hypebeast (yeahhhh, yeahhh i know) spike jones & kanye west shot a mini film together a few weeks ago. also making appearances are eric koston, rick howard, mike carroll, taz arnold, sam smyth, jeron wilson & ibn jasper. i don't know what it's about or why they did it but i don't care. the pictures make this look like the skateboard version of roc boys & that's good enough for me. here's a few more. hit the link above for more info.

feb-roooooo-arrrryyy

the spelling/pronouncing of the month february has always interested me for some reason. anyway, here's a bunch of unrelated items from bobby's world:

- thanks to the roommates who didn't pay our bills (namely the comcast bill). our cable/internet has now been shut off for a second time...always a pleasant surprise. especially when you thought it was paid off weeks ago.

- shout out to the neighbors because i'm jacking their wireless in order to write emails/write this/peep gossip girl

- shout out to melina for calling me out on stealing her shout out style.

- this is shaping up to be an incredibly busy month. along with four other dedicated individuals (hi monica, melissa, lindsay & liz), i've been working on a huge campaign/project aiming to promote early financial & educational awareness for local middle/high school students. just like trick daddy, p.bob loves the kids (or should i say "luhhhs"?) the implementation month (read: when we can do all of our events) is february....aka now. please forgive me if posts are sparse in the next few weeks. i realize you've probably already set me as your homepage & hit refresh constantly for updates but stay patient. i'll make it up to all nine of you, i promise. did i mention that nine people now read this? biiiiiiiiiiig things.

- i've been a fan of getting up early these days. it's amazing how much more productive you feel by simply getting out of bed an hour or two earlier than normal. automatic esteem booster too because it negates the "i am such a pile of shit" feelings my body's been giving me lately. migraines, bad back, various aches/pains & shin splints...i'm a college kid, not a retiree. sidenote: any tips for making shin splints go away? leave it in the comments, plzthxkbye.

that's enough text. a big congratulations is in order if you made it all the way down here. if you skipped ahead to this point, go directly to jail. do not pass go. do not collect $200. biiiiiiitch.