Life with a side of Lax

I was in the Navy less than 6 months when this picture was taken. My friend Brian looked down at the table and noticed that I took his honey for his biscuits. This is the moment that Brian's emotions boiled over. It's been like 5 years and I'll never forget his words at this exact moment: "Josh, I need my biscuit stuff." As serious as could be. I can't stop laughing. This has nothing to do with Veterans Day. But I'm a veteran, so... there. Picture credit: @hannahkp182 #HappyVeteransDay #NavyDays #BiscuitStuff #spreadlove

Ah, so that's what that word means. #surreptitious "He surreptitiously farted in the crowded elevator."

Homework is the worst. #homework #lamesauce #englishmajor

"Any wine is good if you drink enough of it." -Shakespeare #thegoodstuff #fancy #pinkiesUp

Flashback to the day Uncle Kenny came to visit San Diego! Awesome talking about "grown up stuff" with a guy I've held in such high esteem for my whole life. It was a great day. #family #showlove #spreadlove #stayhumble

Gotta stay #flexible. Photo credit to Melissa Castro. #NavyGoldLacrosse #NavyGold #StartedFromTheBottom #LongBeachLacrosseClub #lacrosse #lax #JM #showlove #spreadlove #stayhumble #LaxthePlanet

Happy siblings day because apparently that is a thing now. That haircut is absolutely ridiculous. (at My Sister's Wedding)

New laptop! I figured it was time to get a new one. Uhh... yeah... #nomakeup (at West Philadelphia Born and Raised)

Last item on my college application. Is this real life?!?? I'm gonna knock some socks off with this one. #UDallas #essayquestions #jokesonjokesonjokes #funnymoney

Best day of the year, right here. I, ad an adult, am about to drink a Kool-aid Burst. I was sure I'd never see these again. I need a moment... (at Secret Hideout, Spring Valley, CA)

"The ball that players volleyed back and forth over the land imitated the sun and moon that moved back and forth across the sky back in the days when the gods played the game." The history of lacrosse is fascinating. This is one of my best papers yet. #lacrosse #lax #JM #collegekid #schoolcomesfirst #growthegame #spreadlove (at Land of the Free)

Finally. This is why I don't proofread my papers. Touch ups of a rough draft turn into 6 hours of basically writing a new essay. Ugh... #englishmajor #collegekid #stupidessayaboutfood

On the bottom is a picture that I posted a couple months ago. Pumping gas at the gas station half of a block from my apartment. On top is the same corner, taped off and swarmed by policemen. Yesterday there was a driveby shooting, and fortunately no one was killed. I'm sick of having to worry about stuff like this. Last night after I got off work I had to park on the street and walk home and it was pretty unsettling. When's this nonsense gonna stop? Don't people in the hood deserve to walk home without only hoping they make it there alive? I've lived in some pretty bad areas during my time, basically most of my life, but you can't ever get used to this. And people think neighborhoods like mine need youth outreach programs in order to prevent violence, but the reality of it is that some people just do awful things. In spite if what programs are currently in place, you can still get shot walking to the liquor store in Spring Valley. Do we just accept the fact that the hood is always gonna be the hood? Man... I see school busses on this block twice a day. There's a middle school right down the street, and a church across the intersection. These kids, these people don't deserve to be in this type of environment, with this type of danger. The 3rd shooting within a block of my apartment since I've lived here. It's ridiculous. We're outraged by videos of cops mistreating people, but numb to people shooting people... I can't wait to never live in a place like this again. #springvalley #sandiego http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/02/17/1-wounded-in-drive-by-shooting/ (at San Diego, California)

I'm writing what may be my best essay yet, and ripping apart an article written by Jeremy Rifkin in the process. I am goin' in on this dude. This might be a track on my sooncoming rap album. #RifkinDiss #homeworkday #essays #sorrybro (at Secret Hideout, Spring Valley, CA)

Awesome tshirt I got from my wonderful sister Shaundra for Christmas!!! #feelinTheLove #cooltshirt #itstrue

My Mythology and British Literature books came in the mail today! #knowledgeispower #learningstuff (at Sandy Eggo)