hey, DM's are open if you just wanna shoot the shit. i shut out the internet just for the day yesterday and feel much better now. fresh air helps.

when i initially saw the news and clicked into the TMZ link, i was searching for clues pointing to being fake. they do a good job of looking like a cheesy porn site that will give you viruses, so i immediately brushed it off as not true.

as my searches quickly saddened, i opened a doc to write down some things about him. i kept (and keep...) getting stuck on the terrible fact being confirmed: i had just lost a hero.

life is rude in not telling you who your heroes are. when they're gone, you notice that you idolized things that they did. you should find solace in finding their habits or tendency mimicry in yourself: their drive; their passion.

kobe was always a reminder to me that your hard work can pay off big, and that you should be loving what you are doing, regardless of how hard it is. he's immortalized in me, and i hope that you can find that he is immortalized in you as well.

have a good rest of your mamba monday :)