So it's been a minute.. This is gonna be a long one.

I'm sitting at my computer having a glass of wine while listening to Faerybabyy. I finally got the itch to work on my website, so here I am. Hello. I hope you're doing good. My life has been great these last couple months. I've been traveling, making new friends, enjoying time with old ones, and just.. living. Went to California for a week in March, Texas for 2 weeks last month, and was in Vegas for almost a week earlier this month. I'm going to start by recapping my Texas trip. Well, what I can remember anyways..

TEXAS TRIP

I spent 2 weeks in Texas from April 14th to the 28th. I flew from ABQ to Hobby. Korrin picked me up with some McDonalds waiting for me. Her end of school art show was happening that week, which is why I flew out, so she picked me up and took me straight to the space that her and her classmates were setting up at. I helped briefly, I mostly just hung out and talked to Korrin and her classmates. Here's some pics of the space as it was being set up:




I spent the night at Korrins place and helped more the next day. That evening we went out to eat with Kiersten and her boyfriend, Nick. We did a custody switch, I went home to Spring with Kiersten. I spent the night at her place and we explored Houston the next day. We went to the Texas Art Asylum, where I bought a ton of bumper stickers from the 90s and early 00s. I don't feel like searching for them and taking pics, so here's a small list of what some of them say:

"Unicorns aren't mythical... virgins are!"
"Your village called, their idiot is missing."
"All men are animals! But if you can train them, they make good pets..."
"Militant Agnostic. I don't know and you don't either!"
"In case of Rapture, Can I have your car?"

I bought a lot more, those are just some of my favorites. After shopping, we went to Post market to get some coffee and take pictures on the roof of the building. Later on in the day was the opening night for Korrin's show. We went in the evening and there were so many people. It was cool to see everything set up after seeing the process of them getting shit ready. I saw Jozelyn that night, which was nice. Kiersten, Korrin, Nick, and I went for pizza at this place nearby called Home Slice. It was amazing, and the inside of the place was so cute. Here's some pics from earlier that day and from the show:





After the show we stopped for drinks at a nearby bar and then we went to get more drinks at Notsuoh after that. We were there for a couple hours before leaving to go to the top of a parking garage to take pics. Then we explored Downtown for a bit before getting some chicken and heading to Kiersten's place. Here's some pics from that night:





The next day was Friday. We were supposed to start at an emo night at Barbarella's before heading to Numbers for 80's night. Things worked out differently though.. I had chugged a few buzzballs before we went in. Then I inhaled a vodka sprite or 2, and was sipping on everyone elses drinks. I felt fine until we went to the upstairs smoking area and took a few hits off of a joint.. That's what sealed my fate. I ran inside and puked in the bathroom. I walked out and didn't see anyone, but I did see the big red exit sign. I ran to Kierstens car and crawled into the backseat and passed out. I texted to let them know I was safe.

All I said was "I am safe ... I be... in the car... I feel".

Kiersten, Nick, and Korrins classmate, Afia, came to the car about an hour later. Afia let me lay my head in her lap and she played with my hair, which felt so nice. We went to Dot Coffee Shop and I ate a BIG ass breakfast meal.. It revived me. I ended up leaving my debit card there so I had to do the walk of shame the next day while hungover to pick it up. Here's some pics from that night:



The next day we went to Niko Niko's for greek food. It was amazing. It rained a lot that day, which I loved. I miss the rain! It doesn't rain nearly as much here in New Mexico. Later that night, Kiersten and I explored the montrose area. We went to Roswells and Boondocks for drinks. They were playing good techno and house music upstairs at Boondocks that night, so we danced our asses off.

The next day we went to IKEA to get lunch and explore. It was Korrin, Kiersten, Nick, and I. I bought a heart pillow with arms because it was in The Sims 2 IKEA stuff pack. I got the most delicious chicken tenders with fries and a salad. I miss IKEA... Here's some pics from those days:




The next few days after that I just chilled at Kiersten's place with Nick since she was working. We were just chillin, watching reels, and getting stoned. Thursday night we went to Cidercade and got drunk on cider while playing arcade games. They finally brought back the Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection machine, so I spent most of that night around that machine. The next day, Friday, we went to Numbers for a few hours. I got to see my favorite bartender and dance to some of my favorite songs. We left around 1am and went to get chicken before going back to Kierstens. Here's some pics from those days:




The next day we lingered around Montrose again. This time we went to Poison Girl and drank while drawing on the chalkboard table. We went to Roswells to end the night and some bitch puked in the corner upstairs.. it fucking STANK!!! Then I ended up going back to Korrin's place to spend the night before she took me to the airport.

It really was an amazing trip. I didn't get to hang out with all of the people I wanted to see which made me sad, but there will always be another time. Especially when I eventually move back one day.

BETWEEN TEXAS AND VEGAS

I bought Tomodachi Life and it helped distract me from how sad I was. Plus I had plans to see Alex, which helped a lot. He came over one morning with a group of friends, since his one friend was suspending outside in our barn. It was cool as fuck. When it was all over, everyone left and Alex and I spent the day together. My grandma was visiting from Arizona, and that was the last day she was there. We all went out to eat together at this place in town.. I can't remember where it was.. but it was some sort of brewery. Alex and I did shrooms together again. We also drank and split a tab of acid.

That night was so nice. We stayed up all night just talking and watching Gregg Araki movies. I've never felt so safe and comfortable around a guy so quickly, he is a very very very good friend. I am so lucky to have met someone like him. I hope our friendship lasts forever.

I took him home the next day. I got home and all the sadness hit me at once. The feelings from missing Houston, missing my friends, and missing him. It was very overwhelming. But at least I had seeing No Doubt in Vegas to look forward to...

VEGAS TRIP

I got to Vegas on May 8th and didn't get home until the 11th or 12th.. I can't remember. I went with my mom and my gay uncle, and a time was had. I did all of the driving, which was terrifying, but I pulled through and got us everywhere safe. We got to The Venetian, where we were staying, around 5pm. Our hotel room was amazing, we had a clear view of the Sphere from our room. I slept on the pull out couch by the window, so I got to stare at it as I fell asleep at night.

Anyways. The first night we were there, we just explored the strip. Drinking in public around so many people was crazy for me, I loved it. I got pretty fucked up.. I did a lot of shrooms. My mom and uncle tapped out pretty early but I wasn't done exploring so I went out on my own. I walked the strip for hours, just tripping balls. It was a little scary, but I survived. I got to see the Strat, which was cool. It was like Fallout NV irl. I ended up being out as the sun was rising, so I found a place to sit in front of Treasure Island and just watched the sun rise while listening to music. It was a nice moment. Here's some pics from that day:







The next day was the No Doubt show. I was so hungover, I wasn't functioning until like 4pm. I had an amazing spicy chicken sandwich and got dressed up for the show. I took SO MANY PICTURES during it. I didn't take many videos because I wanted to experience the concert with my eyes.. It's going to be on YouTube (it probably already is..) so I can look back on videos that way. I cried the entire show. For 2 hours straight.. It was an amazing emotional release.. I needed that SO BADLY. No Doubt means the world to me, their music has gotten me through a lot. I got intensely into them right before I moved to New Mexico.. I related to the lyrics a lot.

The next day we went to the No Doubt experience at the Venetian. I spent $270 on merch.. I got a Return of Saturn tank top, a long sleeve black shirt that says No Doubt, a gray jacket with the sphere on it, a pair of Rock Steady socks, and a Tragic Kingdom tote bag. It was worth every cent. Here's some pics from the show and the experience:









I think I am going to make a page in my "cool shit" section for all of the pics I took since there are SO MANY.

We were supposed to leave that day, but my mom and uncle got drunk and convinced me to stay another day. I WAS BEING THE RESPONSIBLE ONE. I was irritated because we had to drive to Phoenix to drop off my uncle and stay the night, then drive home the next day. I would've had all day Tuesday to recover before working a 10 hour shift on Wednesday, but that didn't happen.

We stayed the extra night at some MGM hotel or something, it was nice. We were on the 31st floor and had a balcony.. The view below was horrifying. My mom and I hung out around the pool before relaxing in our room for a bit. We went out and explored that night. My uncle tapped out early as shit.. even though he was the one who wanted to stay.. but whatever. My mom and I were going to all the different casinos until like 2 or 3 in the morning. It was a really good night. We met these people who had weed and I traded the guy a cigarette for one of his joints. I was high as shit that night.. and DRUNK. Here's some pics from that day / night:








The next day I drove us to Phoenix. It was around 5ish hours to get there. I didn't hang out when we got there, I went straight to bed. Slept until 9pm, stayed up until midnight, and then passed out. We left the next day and drove 6 hours back home. We got home around 5 or 6pm.

I was perpetually hungover for an entire week.. I had been feeling like shit until like yesterday.. I feel pretty good now.

THIS PAST WEEK

The only notable thing I've done since being back was going to the lake with Sam and another friend of ours. We spent the entire day there just listening to music, drinking, eating snacks, and floating around. We made friends with 3 strangers that were floating by. It was a really nice day. I HAVE MISSED THE LAKE SO MUCH. I LOVE SUMMER. AHHHHH. Afterwards I went home, took a 30 minute nap, and then picked them up to go to the local carnival that was happening at the time. It was so busy. We ended up just getting some cheesesteak fries and leaving.

I got about 3 hours of sleep that night. I woke up around 4:30am for work, puked my brains out, then clocked in at 6am. I felt like shit all day. I got off early and went home to sleep all day. Here's some pics from the lake:



I spent all day yesterday hanging out on Discord and playing games with Korrin and her boyfriend. I introduced Alex to them, and I think that went well. We all played some Project Zomboid before Korrin and her man went to bed. Alex and I were up for a few more hours playing Supermarket Together before laying in bed and talking on the phone. It was a really good night. Him and I are hanging out this Thursday / Friday. I can't wait to see him, I am going to hug him so hard when I see him. I will snap his spine.

That's about all that's going on with me right now! GOD that was a really long post. I had a lot to catch up on! I've been neglecting my website for a while now. I'm going to archive my old posts and link them down below to make room for this BIG ass post. I'm playing games with everyone again tonight.. Until then I am going to lay in bed and continue listening to music. I hope you're doing good, I will see you later!

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