What has been going on in my life lately?

Fun, Fun, Fun

Well we are entering the last month of summer vacation, and I feel like I have actually got a lot accomplished!

Earlier this month, I did a photo shoot with an awesome photographer named Josh King.

It was my first REAL shoot for my portfolio and while it took a little bit of work, it was so much fun! I cannot wait for everyone to see the pictures!

Also, this month I started completing my drive times so that I will be able to get my license soon! I don't have very many left and I am extremely excited about that...

Besides that, I have just been trying to enjoy summer and hang out with my friends as much as I can!

We go to the beach, we go ice skating, we go to the mall, we go to Starbucks, Oh yeah...

And we do our summer work...

This summer has been so much fun and I will definitely be taking advantage of the last month!

Especially since I will be able to drive soon...

Let me know how your summer is going, either in a comment on here or just tell me on Facebook or Twitter (@BrandonGamez)

Oh and get all of your summer work done too, because if you wait until the last minute, you will regret it!

Thanks for reading,

-B

Inspirational Words

From An Inspirational Person

"I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. People who complain really get on my nerves. When I'm not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me." -- Beyonce

Learn from it,

-B

Rest In Peace, Amy Winehouse

An Amazingly Talented Singer

   Amy Winehouse was found this morning dead in her London Apartment,
   She was only 27 years old...
   Despite her drug problems and whatever else the media said about her or however they tried to represent her, she definitely was extremely talented. She had an amazing voice...
   These are a few of my favorite songs by her...

We will miss you Amy! Rest In Peace,

-B

Words of Advice

"When looking for a significant other, you should try to find someone who has a job or some sort of a passion- no bums. If someone is too lazy to put their heart into something productive, then what makes you think they won't be too lazy to put their heart into you?"

-B



Fun Night!

LOL

Thanks for watching,

-B

Random Quote Time!

"Sometimes, especially late at night when no one else is awake, I get these deep feelings within me that make me just want to explode with creativity and make me want to burst into the wild of the world to be something great."

-B



Bullying, Still A Major Problem In America

An Inspiring Story

     When most people hear the word bullying, they think of kids being stuffed into lockers and shoved in trashcans, however that is not what it looks like all the time. Especially now with social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, bullying is done through writing about each other and gossiping about one another. Even though sometimes there is no physical hurt coming from the bully, it can often lead to self physical pain brought on by not liking yourself and feeling like you are not good enough.
     A friend of mine wrote a "note" on Facebook sharing his painful experiences from bullying and I respect this so much. I always say that if we are brave and share our tragic experiences with one another, it can help us all to grow and put an end to horrible things such as bullying. I encourage you to please read this entire page and really think about it... This is what his story said:

"Today... I thought about myself, and I thought about my life, and I realized how much different my life would be without prejudice, I love my life, and I love myself, I love my thoughts, and I love my ideas and I express them out loud, I'm not ashamed of myself, and I dont give a fuck about what the world thinks of me because it's not gonna change a god damn thing about me, so why not let them know me, I have no secrets, nothing to hide, and I'm not afraid. But it wasn't always like that, when I was growing up I wasn't happy with my life at all, I was the child that was fat, I was the child that was "weird", I was the one that would always wear mismatching socks, and the one that would draw demons, and rainbows, and death in my sketchbook. The other kids made fun of me, they called me names, they pushed me around, they would avoid me, it was really hard for me to find friends, or real friends at least. I spent those years telling myself that I was going to get away from that, I told myself that one day karma would come back around. I told myself that I would change, I told myself that nobody was going to make fun of me, they were going to envy me. Those kids that teased me pushed me to a suicidal depression state where I hated my body, and I was afraid to speak my mind, I was afraid to talk at all, I wanted to die. I was overdosing on Advil and beating myself until I had full body bruises, I spent my childhood hating myself and when I broke, It all went downhill from there, I was convinced that I was worthless, I spent a full three years of my life eating only the minimum that I needed to survive hoping that I would loose weight, and I did, I went from 260lbs. To 114lbs. Insanely fast, I was anorexic, when I looked in the mirror I felt like I was looking at a corpse and I hated it, but I couldn't gain weight, my body wouldn't let me eat, it took me forever to get my body used to food again, eventually I evened out, but during that whole time I was just trying to fit in, trying to be normal, trying to make friends, none of it seemed to be working out for me, I was still the kid that everyone made fun of and looked down on, I was tired of it. One day I just had to say enough and when I did, I started being me again, I learned that changing yourself for other people gets you nowhere in life and hiding your ideas just holds you back. I gained the confidence that I needed to take my jacket off, for once in my life people wanted to be friends with me, and I found friends that I feel comfortable around, friends that are okay with who I am and what I do, they don't call me weird, and they don't make me feel like a bad kid, I learned to be okay with people not liking me because I see what happened to those kids that were so mean to me, they're still doing the same bullshit to someone else, and they're miserable, there lives have gone to shit and all they have is the power they feel when they make another kid hate themselves, I'm kind of happy to say that I've gone through the bullying experience and it's something that no child should have to go through, it was a long adventure that took away a large part of my life that I'll never get back, but I also don't regret because it made me a stronger person, it made me realize that I am me, you can say what you want, but I'll still be me, and I'm happy being me, I don't have anything that I'd like to change about myself, I'm not perfect but I surely wouldn't wanna be anybody else, And without that experience I would never be who I am today, it's the reason that I'm so open minded, it makes you understand that nobody's perfect and if I'm going to not like someone, it's going to be because I don't like their personality, not because of they're race or their sexuality or their religion or where they were born, and if I don't like someone I won't make fun of them, and I won't be mean to them, I just won't talk to them I wrote about this because I have a story and while I was going through that I never realized that I wasn't the only one going through that, and I didn't know that I would ever be this comfortable in my body or happy in my life. Hundreds of minors in similar situations kill themselves every year, all because they just wanted to be themselves, and someone else didn't want them to."

     If more people share their stories like this, we can all learn and change things. I think it is very brave of this kid to share his story with everyone and I respect the fact that he has learned from being bullied and doesn't care what people think anymore...

Thanks for reading,

-B

Music Video Premiere

Beyonce- Best Thing I Never Had

She looks so pretty, I love it!

Thanks for reading,

-B

The Death Penalty

What it is
     The death penalty allows a person to be killed if a court's ruling permits. It is usually used in cases where someone has been accused of murder.

How I feel
     The death penalty is wrong. I do not care if someone is a cold blooded killer, we as humans do not have the right to determine if somebody should die. The death penalty sends out the message that killing someone is an all right solution to a problematic issue and that it is okay. 1 in every 7 Death Row Inmates have been released since 1976 because they have been wrongly accused. People get so caught up in their emotions and how they feel about certain situations and trials that sometimes they forget that there still is that possibility that the accused person is truly innocent. We don't always know for a fact if someone is guilty, so how does it make any sense to just let someone die like that? Studies have also shown that crime-rates have not gone down at all since the Death Penalty has been around. People like to argue too, that the Death Penalty is beneficiary because it costs more to keep people in prison for life, however that is a misconception. It actually costs more money to have an inmate executed than to have someone in prison for the rest of their life. So how is the Death Penalty good? It's not. Do you think it gives people what they deserve? I feel it's not up to us to decide what people deserve, especially when it comes down to someone being alive or dead.
It is morally wrong to kill someone, I don't care what the circumstances are.

Thanks for reading,

-B

Happy 4th Of July!

Everyone stay safe and have lots of fun!

Thanks for reading,

-B

David Guetta

Musical Genius

     There is not a song David Guetta releases that I don't like and "Where Them Girls At" featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj is no exception!
     I also love my girl Nicki Minaj!

     So here is the official video!

Thanks for reading,

-B

One Year Later...

     About this time of year last year, I had just created something that I hoped would give me something to do while helping people out with anything they needed. I wanted this project to be something special that came from my heart, and I wanted every piece of it to have meaning.
     This, of course, would be my website.
     Some people may not think that creating a website is that big of a deal, but to me it is. I thought (and still think) it is a big deal for me because it gives me an opportunity to reach out to people and give them advice. My goal was (and is) to share my opinion on just about anything, ranging from serious advice to fun trends and entertainment suggestions.
     Something I have learned by just being a teenager and being in high school, is that we all want to be heard. Every single person wants their voice to be heard and wants their opinion to matter. Part of the reason for creating my website is so I could try and help be the voice for young teens. When people read the things on my website, I want them to be able to relate and I want them to think "Man, I feel this way too" and I hope that people will listen.
     Back in June and July of 2010, I was at the point where I didn't know if my blog was even going to last a year because it was so much hard work and I wasn't sure if people would even read it, but here we are a year later and it is still going strong.
    
     If you take away anything from reading the blogs on my website, know that as I press these keys on my keyboard and dry my eyes out by staring at the computer screen with out a blink, I have YOU in mind. I am thinking of ways to entertain and to help YOU, people just like me.

     I want my blog to be a place where you can come and be free to be however you want to be. I want you to be inspired to do whatever you want and not care what people think. I want you to learn and listen to my advice so that you can breathe easy in tough situations and you can help others to do the same. I want to inspire you to not only be inspired, but to also inspire others so that the cycle can just keep going on and on so that eventually we can all be at peace.

Thank you so much for being a loyal reader and I hope you continue to follow me through my journey,

-B



Year Of 4

I am trying not to be too Beyonce-crazy lately, but I just can't help it.

Her new album 4 is absolutely amazing and could possibly be her best work yet. I have had it on constant replay 24/7.

On Thursday, Beyonce's latest documentary titled Year Of 4 played on not only MTV, but also BET and VH1 (yeah, that's how my girl does it).

When listening to the new album, and watching the new documentary, people get to see a more mature Beyonce, she has definitely grown up. She has such a pure heart, is so hard working, and should be a for sure role model for anyone who wants to make anything of themselves.

I hope more people decide to listen to Beyonce and watch this documentary because I feel that sometimes people have a misconception of her that she is just this loud voice who "runs the world" and dances all wild and in your face. I feel that when you listen to this CD and watch Year Of 4, you see a sensitive and soft side of Beyonce.

She is one of the most real and talented singers out there today, if not THE most.

The most important things she teaches me is that if you work hard you can achieve what ever you want to achieve and you should try to compete with yourself and do something because it is your passion and because it has meaning, and not because you want to beat others or make money. She teaches me that no matter how much money you have, no matter how respected you become in society, no matter how many people want a picture with you or want your autograph, you should always stay true to who you are.

You can watch the documentary, Year Of 4 here:

Please watch if you haven't already!

Also, go out and buy 4, the brand new album, in stores now!

Thanks for reading,

-B



Sunglasses For The Summer

My Favorite Pairs, At Comfortable Prices

   I love sunglasses, especially in the summertime, they are such a huge trend!

   I used to think that you would have to pay tons of money for a good pair like Ray-Bans or Pradas, but recently I have discovered that American Eagle Outfitters makes some of the best sunglasses at extremely affordable prices!

These are my most favorite pair of sunglasses that I own!

 I bought them at American Eagle for only about $15!

My favorite thing about them is the size and the cool checker-board design on the sides.

http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp

The pair I have on in this picture are also one of my favorites that happen to be from American Eagle too.
Again, they were at the affordable price of around $15.
I really like the style of these as well as the color of the lenses and the thin, white sides.


http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp

There you have it, you don't need to go spending all your savings to buy a nice, good looking pair of sunglasses for the summertime! Look at style, not price or high end names and I guarantee you can still be satisfied!

To purchase either of these sunglasses or pairs like them, you can visit the American Eagle Outfitters website at: http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp

Thanks for reading,

-B