Early 4th Party Games

i don't know if it's a real condition, but i suffer from that thing Josh Hartnett talked about in Lucky Number Sleven (i can't remember what it's called and i don't feel like ganking the movie online right now). just watch the first 3rd of the movie (netflick it or something). he explains it to Lucy Lui (most stuff just doesn't bother me-point).


it is a bit of an exaduration. but i just don't mind making a fool of myself sometimes (imma clumsy oaf at times-can't help it-gottta use what i got).

that being said-when i get bored-especially in situations that seem like they're supposed to work out a certain way-i don't mind stiring the pot (i'm an instigator).

my friends in DC are a lot more subdued and composed all the time. at parties people are supposed to talk to people they don't know and meet people they may eventually not get along w/. (rambling again-just wanted to give a bit of background).

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i like facilitating motion in a party. i come up with games to meet people and help other people meet each other (if i end up being the guy that everyone is talking about, doing that weird thing that no one else gets-at least everyone is getting engaged and meeting new people-the point of getting off the couch)

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i went to an early 4th of July celebration about a day ago and i felt like i was in a middle school dance. all the single girls were sitting next to each other on a couch-all the single guys were in the kitchen-everyone was talking to people they already new.

i was getting bored fast-cause i knew 1 or 2 people and they were distracted. so i came up with a game i could play by myself that involved everyone in the party-after pulling off an Omarion move from his Icebox days in the middle of the living room (proud to say i got a few ooo's and ahhh's).

-learn and remember everyones' name in the party that i've met and forgotten or never met b4-
the party involved alcohol, so this seemed to be the most interesting way to 'stir the pot.'

i started in the kitchen. if i didn't know the guys name-it was brian. if i didn't know the girls name it was-chickadee (bad idea because a few of the girls were femmanists and i've been chewed out multiple times for saying chick).

regardless, everytime i saw someone being bored or boring-i tested myself on the names that i remembered. i told brian to ask chickadee her name for me whether i actually forgot it or not. i had 15 names memorized b4 the night ended in a bar called wonderland-that was the name of the bar, seriously.

at least 2 people gave me fake names more than once. i was reminded 'we'll probably never see each other again-u don't have to remember my name' again and again.-the game was too fun and everyone else seemed so much less boring and cut-off from each other the more i 'stirred the pot.'

passed out on my friend's couch-be responsible-i was just sleepy.

games are fun-point

maybe i'll let someone else in on the gag tonight-this party is supposed to be ritzy.

untill i can get to a computer and rant . . . l8r.

Barefoot Cornhole and Bizcards

i don't like wearing shoes, but i can't get into most places w/o them-not even in FL.

my friends, from Orlando and PSJ (Port St. John) even, always give me a hard time.

"y aren't you wearing shoes? jeez, jdot."

i just like to pick up things with my toes-they r a lil longer than what i would consider normal-and i like the way pavement, stone and sand feel on the soles of my feet-and it helps me fall on my face less (can be a klutz).

regardless . . .

i got conveinced to enter a cornhole competition at Bubbahlous (a restaurant off of HWY 50 and Challenger PKWY-in orlando). most of the people in the competition were regulars that play there every Tuesday and Thursday. i was severly intimidated, so i had to practice (shoes on).

(side-note: for any1 that has never played cornhole before-it's a game w/ sandbags and plywood boards held up by 2x4's with a hole cut towards the rear of it-1 of the most fun games ever-like horseshoes-irony-fake laugh)



i couldn't make a shot to save my life-maybe i was leaning on the board too much-maybe my freind, who was an ex-Hooters girl that i used to work w/ was distracting me-maybe it was the workout my other friend made me tag along on, after having not worked out for nearly 3 months. eiher way i was sucking it up royally.

finally we picked numbered poker chips to find out who was gonna be on what team. i got so lucky-1 of the guys that goes their all the time ended up being my partner. my workout buddy told me we had it in the bag and i felt a lil competative.

took off the shoes (as if you couldn't tell that was coming)-and it helped. we lost our first match, but i was shooting good. we won the second-got another shot 'cause it was double elimination. lost the third 'cause i got cocky and lost my shot.

no shoes good 4 shot-trying to impress a hot ex-Hooters girl by loosing a 5 bucks in a cornhole ternament bad

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there was also a dj there from a local radio station in the competition-didn't feel like pimpin myself to win a contest i had no chance in @MTVTJ

met another local dj at a bartending competiton at Fridays-got there too l8 to see bottle flipping-got his card-he kindah looked like Guy from Food Network.

better story from home-less rushed.

9/25/10-Day 5-MTV TJ candidacy advocacy

yesterday i went to the Apple store in Pentagon City Mall. i needed a charger for my Touch, 'cause i'm leaving my laptop in D.C. when i go back to FL for a week (so my sister can continue to look for a more permanent gig).

i gotta b able to let the interweb know that i'm still here (gonna b scrounging for WiFi again-rents got dial up). and forgive typos in posts after today (not as good with the thumbs as a keyboard). might get some good tucker maxesque stories out of this trip though.

back to the apple store adventure-i knew that the iphone 4 was releasing, but i didn't think i was gonna have to stand in line for 40 min just to grab a charger. Apple did it up right, for its valued costumers.

a dude w/ donut wholes and water bottles was trolling the line. apple workers were constantly keeping the crowds energy up with games and candy bags. everyone got treaty like they found a golden ticket when it was their turn to enter the store (guided in by an Apple employee making relationships that would last the span of the 10 steps from the door to the store, where people were just playing with i-stuff and amazing themselves with apps).

i did meet a cool IT guy for Ocean Conservancy once i finally got n the store. he was getting ipads for the VP's of his company, while he was playing on his iphone 4 (got it early-must be on face2face terms with Jobs). we talked about compatibility issues between PC's and Macs. he recommended software to fix quicktime issues, while the cashier got change for me (never use cash at a store that doesn't have a register that dings-it does stop the world behind u).

guarantee i'll never see that guy again, but i did get his card so that i could link to his organization in this blog. go Ocean Conservancy ('cause he didn't give me guff when i told him i was gonna blog about our talk). i just realized that the IT guy looked just like the guy from gizmodo (irony-and no it wasn't 'cause they're both asian).

9/24/10-Day 4-MTV TJ candadacy advocacy

a good idea shouldn't be owned.

in all honesty good ideas come a dime a dozen (a good idea will get u a couple click throughs and maybe a twod-tweeter knod-if that). it all comes down to how far that idea goes after it's out.

Dr. Mark Drapeau is a twitter officianado (official type person) and a general social media impressario (makes an impression or inovates) for microsoft. he was my professor for a semester and his tutilouge help me develop my technique-if u can call it that.

earlier today he tweeted:

(srry bout the fuzzyness-screencapture-don't know how to embedd tweets yet. los links!!!-Part 1: http://is.gd/d1ZFD Part 2: http://is.gd/d1ZL9)

in these vids he mentioned something that i blogged about a couple days ago-'telling a good story.'

The Dizzle online-being a hologram-'by this kid' (forgot to put this link up when i first wrote this)

but he addressed something i only thought of later-'activating a community.'

that's something i barely considered in my blogging efforts in my candadacy advocacy series.

nominate @jdevo25 for @MTVTJ @ http://tj.mtv.com/open-nomination/ (sameless self promo)

i was just writing what was on my mind. is it better to reach out to a community and ask for support because u are one of them or because u need their support? if u r not one of them can u still represent them (will they even let u)? am i overthinking this (prbly)?

i know tit for tat works in a more complicated way when u r higher in the spere (blogo-, momo-, celebritypopo, et. al). regardless . . .

follow him @cheeky_geeky (if u don't already. he's got like 15, 000 followers-i'll get there contest or not) he's got a lot of things to say on social media objectively.

i gotta get involved, by doin me. then maybe i'll snag a spot.

9/21/10-day 1 of mtv canditacy advocacy

I am jdevo25.

i'm trying to be an MTV TJ, or at least i'm trying to get a shot at competing with 19 other people to be the first MTV TJ. and i know that there are to many people to count trying to do the same thing. i don't think that i am half as cool or interesting as the 18 that are already up on http://at.mtv.com/rJU



@PegahRashti

@OhItsRyan

@MissAllizona

@luvelizabethany

@LivitLuvit

@KayKiSpeaks

@jthrasher

@gabifresh

@bitty_boop

@officialdjx

@rlytle

@imjmi

@DanChiz

@daniellesmyname

@lifeisadream89

@lolamack

@katehutson

@rolfenorman



but my sister thinks i'm funny (sad but true). i'mma c . . . c . . . c . . . c . . . if i can be as interesting in just txt. no vids till i get my candidacy.



this one will have to hold ya.