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Been a few years

Half of the time I’m in DC. Half the time I’ve been in NYC.

Are we doing better than we were a few years ago? I wonder if blogging online is better than writing in person. 

Watching One Piece, drinking tea with special honey.

I’ll start off slow but I came here on the inclination that I may....want to record this.

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Typical 2020

Worst Christmas yet.

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I’m just part of a cosmic joke.

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COVID-19 Diaries

If you could use this as a historical data during the 2020 Pandemic. Honestly this pandemic wouldn’t have been so bad if I could go to the gym.

My current record for not leaving the house is 6 days straight. And I’m damn proud of that.

My current routine is wake up - put on a lightweight moisturizer - do Insanity - real skincare - dick around all day.

Thank god I have the $100 Uber credit and the lunch allowances. Downside is that now I eat out way too much. 

Oh god that Python2to3 migration for work was miserable. The hot switch deploy was the epitome of Murphy’s Law. But I gotta make it work.

I am blessed to be able to Zoom with people I love. On the day of my birthday it was a giant SSBU fest - Nik, Thao, Jason, Brian, Alan, Mylinh, and Scott all in one zoom chat and fighting each other. Funny, we should’ve been out dancing in DC if that wasn’t the case.

It’s not like the night life in DC is that good.

I played soccer (seriously) one time. I was very sore the next. Well see you next decade bro.

The saddest thing was going to Eden Center and only see a shop or two open and everything else closed down during dinnertime. Huong Viet is closed - how the hell are they supposed to launder money now? Hopefully nobody loses a hand or two because of this.

I am obsessed with sunscreen now. Thanks.

I did a Sunday Funday with Julian. Went to McDonalds and bought 20 nuggets, ate edibles, and played TFT to our heart’s content. RANGIEEEEEEE is so cute.

Speaking of edibles, them stroopwaffles....

I watched so much TV - Avatar (the Last Airbender), Lovebirds, Insecure, Never Have I Ever (Mindy Kaling is obsessed with pink dick), Fraiser, 90 Day Fiance (obsessed!), RuPaul.

But I’ve been reading alot more too. Just finished Tiffany Haddish’s book.

Been trying to donate as much time and energy as I can to the BLM movement. Shoutout to those that donated for my fundraiser.

I’ve done more cardio in the last two months than I did the last two years. I really want to dance again.

I’m sorry you’re going through what you’re going through. I know I’m not the best at comforting you when it comes down to it. I have that capacity to my other friends but you’re different. You shouldn’t be penalized for it. I promise my best to step up. Sorry if I’m a bit annoying in the process. You deserve better.

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✊✊✊ #blacklivesmatter (at Black Lives Matter Plaza) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJ2c0jHw4D/?igshid=1emdzl95zfsf8

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Athens

Was supposed to be 9 days, turned out to be 3. Oh well.

Headed. to IAD and got into the Turkish Airlines lounge. Ate monkfish. Huh. Had a couple of drinks. Was talking to Nik before saying “You too” to the nice bartender who wished me a good flight.

Thank God I have FFXII to keep me busy for a hot minute. I think I got two hours of sleep on the plane. Ate the good food like always. Topped off the rest of the flight with the Prestige. Landed when I had ten(!!) minutes left in the movie.

Thank god I found Nichole at IST. Walked around a bit before heading to the lounge for some sustenance. Damn Nichole, you drink a lot. Boarded the flights to Athens. Temporarily had a weird guy sit in between us. 

Landed in Athens and talked to our cab driver about Scotland, nature, how you should never visit NYC on less than $2,000 (for two weeks). Arrived at the Airbnb with the nice ass view of the Acropolis. Unpacked, unwinded, and put on a face mask. Good night.

Woke up with my phone blowing up about Trump’s Travel Ban. People freak out way too quick. 

“We’ll be fine.”

 “Well if it’s that bad, nothing we can do now.” 

“I’ll deal with this later.” 

Whatever. Headed to the Acropolis before 9:00AM. One of the first people there. Saw the Parthenon, Old Athena Temple, Theatre of Dionysus, etc. Nichole got stuck between some rocks. Got a view of their army doing drills. Dope view of Athens.  

Walked down to the Agora. Stopped by the Roman Agora, meh. The Ancient Agora was where its at. Saw the prison where Socrates was supposedly held at awaiting his death. Found a dope museum to hang out at. Left the Agoras to hit up a cute shop, where we got introduced to Mastic and Greek liquors. Bought myself 4 bottles. 

Headed to lunch at O Thassis which had some amazing souvlaki! Greek salad, saganaki, and beef souvlaki in yogurt and tomato sauce. Walked around the neighborhood some more before embarking on a walk to the Zeus Temple ruins. Petted a million cats. Walked towards the Lyceum but got distracted by a few sights. The Greek stadium where it held the first modern Olympics and then the Executive Palace with the weird guards standing out in front.

Sat at the Lyceum for a bit and imagined Aristotle lecturing his students here. Also my feet hurts.

Took an Uber back and took a nap. Woke up and got ready for dance class. Walked around a bit to only find it closed becaus of COVID-19 (damn you). Went to a Mixology bar which was amazing, literally the coolest drinks I’ve ever experienced. 10+ drinks plus two small plates of food for $80, not bad at all! 

Headed to a hookah spot where they have ICE. FUCKING. TIPS. It’s so rare to find a place with ice tips. They also have real fruits in their hookah water, fancy touch. 2 beers and a fancy hookah - 12 Euros. Jesus. Walked home and hit up Elvis Soulvaki. 3 chicken skewers for 3 Euros. ARE YALL EVEN TRYING TO MAKE MONEY

Woke up with more alarming news: Places are closing down. Well good thing the museums aren’t. Headed to the Acropolis Museum and its one of the nicest museums I’ve ever been to. Had lunch on the terrace overlooking the Acropolis. There’s a bunch of pigeons. 

Walked down Monastiraki and Plaka neighborhoods. Spent hours shopping around for souvenirs and trinkets. We probably scoured over 20 shops. Bought everything from magnets to customized baby onesies. Sat down for a quick coffee at a cafe across a really neat distillery. 

Walked home after 4 hours of shopping and rested before I tried the fit test in Insanity. Got ready before heading to Rooster for the evening. Had a few drinks and was feeling pretty good. Took an Uber to the neighborhood and it was so quiet. Overheard a bar and we walked into it. Turned out it was an anarchist bar defying orders. Pretty nice and weird vibe. Never letting Nichole riding off with a stranger on a motorcycle again. 

Glad to make it back in one piece.

Woke up with more bad news: Restaurants and cafes are now closed. Welpz. Time to head home. Bought my tickets back home. But spent the day walking around and just walked around Athens trying out food. Good thing street food is still open! Hung out until 2am to hit the airport. Had a great layover in Munich and a great flight back - with a whole row to myself. Advanced screening was a joke. But I’m glad to be home

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31st Birthday Trip didn't go exactly as planned. Was supposed to go to Italy but had to reroute last minute to Athens. People thought I was crazy for traveling during the coronavirus pandemic. Maybe I was, but holy hell, the few days in Athens were amazing. This time around I ate so many kebobs, wandered into an anarchist bar that was defying govt orders, saw the Acropolis, got scammed by street vendors again, sat down where Aristotle would've lectured at the lyceum, and PETTED SO MANY STRAY CATS 😻😻😻. Athens was the shit, I'm so excited to go back and finish off my bucket list. Shout-out to @sunshinelopez67 for being an equally crazy +1. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xemxkH7se/?igshid=1anh7le0ij3ig

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Bison Ribs!!! #denver #bbq #foodporn (at Roaming Buffalo BBQ - Colorado Craft BBQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CNDLinuMK/?igshid=yot6aaqin4va

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LAX + DFW

I would say LA was pretty uneventful. Arrived on a Friday and did a full day’s worth of work before settling into a pretty nice hotel. 

Took the train to USC and got picked up by Brian and Alan. Met Derek, cool guy. Went to a Korean place at first but it was closed, then went to a Korean Bar. Amazing good. Not a fan of sea snails but it is what it is. 

I was so tired that I just went to sleep immediately. Thank god for the pen.

Woke up Saturday, went to the gym. Goddamn accessories. Went home and showered before taking a train to DTLA and Little Tokyo for ramen with Patrick.

Sat around and ate some pretty damn good ramen. Walked around and stumbled into the oldest confectionary in Little Tokyo for some solid mochi. 

Headed back and got ready for the Holiday Party. Got there and there did shots. So many shots. Actually drank more than the last party, which was ...difficult. 

Things I remembered: hanging out with Caroline, her husband and Diego. Talking about cats to...someone? Met someone who started work on Monday and had the guts to go to the holiday party the weekend prior. Just did a lot of shots with the Data team. Did the Cha Cha. Bopped around to some music. Finished the night by taking off my shoes and walking to my apartment. Threw up, I can still taste the alcohol.

Woke up horrible. Kept throwing up. Can’t hold anything down. Thank god for Alan and Brian driving to me and taking me to pho. Got pretty nourished from the pho. Got thai tea. Went to the Century City Mall. Walked around and explored Eataly, can’t wait to eat there. Landed into Kiehl’s and Aesop and now I’m obsessed with their skincare. Relaxed at the apartment for a bit before heading out to Father’s Office for a solid lamb kebobs for dinner. 

God I felt nourished.

Unfortunately the rest of the week was pretty uneventful. A few peaches here and there but nothing too crazy.

Arrived to Friday to DFW. Just fell asleep afterwards.

Saturday. Hung around all day until Nik came over. Went around the Firewheel Mall to help him shop for things. Got invited to Wilson’s potluck. Ate at Olive Burger to reconfirm that its the best burger I’ve ever had and the title STILL holds! Dropped off and just relaxed thinking that I’d hang with Nik. Fucker fell asleep. Hung out with the family  for the rest of the evening. Had a peach but good thing that fell through, that could’ve set me back.

Sunday. Woke up and hung around until Nik came by again. Got food for the potluck and headed over to Wilson’s. Played a few board game and did White Elephant, got a Google Home Mini. Played AZN Flush again, but man that edible was really kicking in.

Monday. Went to DFW to pick up my rental. Drove back and did work for until dinner time. Picked up Mylinh later at night and Nik in Dallas. Ate at Armory DE and had Hungarian food. Wasn’t so much Hungarian cuisine as it is just a bunch of gluttonous food with paprika. Also had my first Monte Cristo, and it was so good. 

Tuesday, went to the gym early to get in my Xmas Eve. Not sure what else occurs besides working for a bit. Had a salad? Oh I had a peach.

Wednesday. Yay it’s Xmas. Went to McKinney to a powerlifting gym because it was the only thing that was open. Hung out with Nik for a bit before he had to leave to hang out with his brother. Ate a small dinner with the family because we don’t usually celebrate it. 

Thursday. Went to Civil Pour to do work. Pretty nice place actually. Lan joined and we caught up. Stayed for a few hours before heading to Dallas to try out Maple and Motor. Decent burger, better patty than Olive Burger but overall, not the best. Went to the extended family dinner. Had more food and then played Smash and Sushi Go before I had to head home to sleep.

Friday. Hit the gym and headed to Brewed + Pressed with the brothers. Forgot my laptop. Ate a Super Sonic breakfast burrito, which is still the best breakfast burrito I’ve ever had. Did work. Attempted to eat another peach but that fell through; silver lining, it wasn’t the best looking anyways. Met up with Linh and we went to Meteor Burger - ate the Peanut Butter burger. Interesting taste and texture. Then went to Fu Cha, and got myself a Kiwi Boba tea. Watched Uncut Gems and HOLY SHIT, I WAS STRESSED THE ENTIRE TIME.

That didn’t help my anxiety, that’s for sure.

Saturday. Woke up and gymed and got a haircut. Headed to Kathy’s viewing. That’s the first dead body I’ve ever seen of someone I’ve known. Kinda fucked me up for a bit. Went to 1050 BBQ with Lan and her new fiance, Jeremy. Great guy, I’m a fan. Ate another peach. Went home and packed with my new luggage. Went to Wilson’s and watched him do the one chip challenge. It was pretty anti-climatic, I expected more drama. Played the Blockbuster game until Wilson felt queasy from the chip and Tiffany was knocked out from the edible. 

Ended the night tired because I had to drive back. Can’t wait to see Joe (ETA 30 minutes)

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A Tale of Two Weddings

Thursday: Arrived at LAX and waited forever for a rental car. Drove to Sawtelle to pick up Kimberly. Then drove to Target because Joe wanted to buy knick knacks. Went to Temple City and ate at Summer Rolls where I FINALLY ate nem nuong rolls that have the crispy things inside. SO GOOD. Then went to a Level 5000 boba shop for sweets.

Drove a hellish two hours to Palm Springs. I had the worst food coma. Arrived at our beautiful Airbnb. Went to the dispensary while people got ready. Got ready to go to the welcome reception at a fancy bar. The tacos were delicious. Got too high to interact. Went home and passed TF out

Friday: Drove Joe to the gym. Got coffee and and did some work. Went to the grocery store to buy things for the BBQ. Bought a lot of food but it wasn’t as expensive as I expected. Was the grill master for the day and hung out by the pool. HAPPY 30TH KIMBERLY. Popped champagne, played Dancehall music, watched people be fuckery, and just be plain fabulous. Played Taboo and lost (barely). 

Got ready to go out at night but wasn’t feeling the vibe of the bar. Walked around downtown Palm Springs and ended up in a weird ass karaoke bar. Got a gay Uber driver who told us we “missed” the party by a block. Wasn’t interested my dude. 

Saturday: Went to the gym. Got Jack in the Box tacos, but no curly fries. Ate leftovers and got ready for the wedding.

Holy crap this wedding is beautiful. Like out of a fairy tale book. Beautiful weather and venue. The speeches were adorable and well rehearsed(?). The speakers were articulate and authentic. Oh yea and the food was bomb.

The dance floor could use more time but I get it. Joe and Tanya had a fun bonding moment running around in circles. I was pretty drunk. Although my feet were killing me. After party at the bar. The pool was a nice feature but it was truly too cold for me to indulge. Although Joe did went to the jacuzzi while I sat by the pool and wandered around. Holy crap this place is nice. 

I was so happy to get back to my bed by the end of the day though.

Sunday: Said our goodbyes and headed back to LA. Arrived at our Airbnb and that bitch was hot. Went to Koreatown and ate at a really weird seafood KBBQ place. Was pretty good but too much seafood and shellfish for my taste. Then went to the Haunted Hayride which was pretty scary. The hayride itself wasn’t but the other attractions were. Finished the night with Wanderlust creamery.

Monday: Work day! 

The only notable thing is that Joe and I hung out with Diana after work. Ate dinner at a pretty good taco place, the nachos were bomb. Joe hung out with his new(?) friend at the pier while I went to a dispensary and went to sleep early so I can ...

Tuesday: GYM! Another work day. Left early to head home so I can drive across LA to pretty much the coolest KBBQ place I’ve been to. The decor was really interesting and the food was delicious. Please God, don’t ever let anyone let me celebrate my birthday there. Also the waiters are extremely cheery, yall gettin’ paid bank here?

Wednesday: Half day, scratched car. Ugh. Went to a fancy restaurant where I had one of the best fries I’ve ever had. Crispy and seasoned. A+. Flight was delayed and car rental was out of whack. But it saved me a couple hundred. Went home late at night and called it a night.

Thursday: Woke up and headed over to Nik’s. Hung out a bit before heading to DFW to pick up my rental and pick Jason up. Spent the day with Jason and Nik. Just did some work and shoot the shit. Took Jason back to my place for pho. Ate and then dropped him off at his place. Saw a tour of his Airbnb slum and then head back to sleep so I can again...

Friday: GYM! Worked out quite a bit. Drove to Plano to pick up Jason so we can have Caddleack BBQ. Nik stood in line for us. God the beef ribs are so good. Went home where Jason knocked TF out and I worked. Did some work before heading to Saigon Block for the rehearsal dinner. 

Ate food and saw old faces. Got macaroon ice cream sandwiches. Nik came by and we drove him to Burlington’s to get him a dress shirt and tie. Also stopped by Long Johns because nostalgia. Tried to get Nik to practice but that shit ain’t happening. Went to the Hotel where they were partying (?). Linh was loud and annoying like always. Played a board game with spies or some shit. Joe left early to hang with his friend. I stayed for a bit before heading home.

Saturday: I’m sure we went to the gym again. Nik came over to practice his speech and get his shit together. Went to the wedding venue a bit early because I had to drop Nik off. Hung out with the wedding party.

Holy crap, what a 180 from last week. Zander House. Off the highway. Not from a fairy tale. But the music and the energy was ON. FUCKING. POINT. No open bar, but you get all the Henny bottles you want. The bride and groom were wasted to level 10000. WE DEM BOYZ. Texans sure know how to party

Sunday: Help me I’m hungover. Had some pho and left. Holy shit it’s been a tiring 10 days.

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STILL RIDING THIS HIGH I usually don't post workout stuff just because I'm always self conscious about my weight and strength. But I've high a huge milestone in my life by hitting 405 and joining the 1k club. I've been chasing this for YEARS. I hit 315 in 2014, 365 in 2016, then plateaued. After years of failing and not moving the weight, I just resigned myself to just being another fat 30 year old and it hit me hard. But it took some help by @aznquadsquad_ to get here, and it only took me three months! These last few months were absolutely brutal and I was constantly sore but this was all worth it, thanks Kris! Excited to move even heavier weight! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4BTxc8nyG6/?igshid=18f0wv9iyfwpg

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SF Round X

This time I came with family.

I remember why I stay away from family vacations. At least we got two hotel rooms this time. So moving on up!

First couple of days, I worked during the day. Saw the Golden Gate Park, Japanese Tea Garden, and the Conservatory of Flowers. 

Ate some pretty good food in SF. PQ’s crabs were delicious, expensive. But delicious.

Took a dance class with Trung. Weird but ok. Also took a class with a teacher from AOV and it turned out good. Got invited to an AOV practice, but too bad I don’t live in SJ.

Friday night, I hung out with Carl. Went to a bar and caught up and then went into a random Chinese dessert place and ordered ice cream waffle sandwich. Why?

Spent Saturday day at a Python Conference. Made a new friend from Optimizely. Spent the evening at Origin. By myself. Because Dan fell asleep. Thank god for Mylinh being my anchor. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. It was good people watching and the people watching location cannot be any better. Good thing I was cross faded.

Spent Sunday in SJ. Had Bo Ne which is like a Vietnamese fajita. I’ll take it.

The week during the day isn’t anything special. Just a lot of time commuting (ugh!). But had a great team dinner at Rentaro, some of the best sushi I’ve ever had. THE SKEWERS. 

Shout out to Anna for letting me crash.

The next Friday night, spent it with some MN asians. Weird group of folks but ok. Good thing the Tesla drives itself. The next day, Jason and Kami got into an argument and that BBQ got derailed. OK...

Saturday night was Azn Flush game, which is pretty good. And fried chicken night. Von’s chicken might be the #2 best fried chicken, but Krispy Krunchy was exactly my style. 

I feel pretty in the Bay. Sad news is I feel gross everywhere else. 

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AMAZING SASHIMI #sushi #sanfrancisco (at Izakaya Rintaro) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gjziknCga/?igshid=111cbnqgz9eb0

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Big 3

Not sure if there was anything beforehand. There shouldn’t because I left on a Friday. Also I had around 24-48 hours heads up. Shoutout to Ramie for the push to the Hans.

Landed in SJ Friday afternoon. Had to fly into LA first and THEN head to SJ. Oh well, good thing for free food. Surprised Jason and played SSBU. Got a bit of work done before calling it a night.

I remember a bunch of jokes and eating sandwiches. Went to Dan Izakaya and ordered some bomb food: grilled beef tongue, pork belly, mochi butter, uni rice, japanese omelette, to name a few. The dessert was divine.

I remember waiting outside and thinking “Are we those weird old people?” People are so damn young nowadays. 

Woke up on Saturday pretty early. I’m surprised we didn’t go out. But then again, the food coma was real. Ate some fancy salad to get the fiber in my body running. Made an attempt to nap and then headed to the gym to workout for a bit. Got all cute for this korean food but the line was wayyyy too long, but had an amazing Korean meal with people who love to drink a little too much.

Two words: Cheese foam.

Jason got too throwed to do anything afterwards, so Nik and I watched a bunch of Insecure and the Good Place.

Woke up, hung around and has a SSBU extravaganza before heading to get Burmese food: fermented tea leaf salad, lamb and beef curry, and spicy chicken. Finished it off with Hawaiian Shave Ice, so good. Landed in LA later in the evening. I doubt I ate anything. Was probably a little bit too full. Also had to work out in the morning.

The week was normal. Woke up at 6am, slept at 9-10pm like an old man. The team’s getting big. And they’re pretty chill. Yall have it so good.

Tuesday, went to KBBQ in Koreatown as a team outing. Luckily made it together. Ramie is THAT bitch. Diana’s got competition. After dinner, had cake for dessert, but pretty unsatisfying. Maybe I was just really tired. 

Thursday, watched the Lion King Live Action with Diana. I feel that part of me should’ve been at the Happy Hour but then again, I’ll be drinking tomorrow.

Friday evening, I should’ve eaten something beforehand. Damn. Got wayyyy too drunk, a little too fast. Oh well, at least I wasn’t as sloppy as a certain coworker. I do like the fact that most of us eat sandwiches, but then again it’s CA. 

Saw Brian and Alan afterwards. Went to Rage where I was hit on by this Mongolian guys and his fag hags, weird but ok. I’ll take it? Look bro, I have to get up early tomorrow and I’m wayyyy too drunk right now to care. 

Woke up Saturday morning at the ass crack of dawn. Got to the Greyhound station and made my way down to SD. Mylinh picked me up and we headed to the farmer’s market. Them Samosas are to die for. Made another visit to Shank and Bone, where the broth is legit. Activate hangover protocol. 

Love that they’re so chill. Sat home and chilled while Mylinh watched a pretty mediocre movie from what I can remember. Tried to sleep until dinner time but that failed. Had amazing Japanese izakaya food again: Sake kama, sunomono, handrolls, ootoro makis, and probably something else that I forgot. 

Went home to freshen up before heading to Slick’s (Flick’s?) and then Rich’s where the music is probably the BEST I’ve had for a gay club besides Cobalt (RIP). Look I’m old and tired, I need to go home.

Woke up and chill before heading to Breakfast Republic. Waited an hour or so for some bomb-ass brunch food. These SD-ers really know how to eat. The rest of the day was chill until I had to force myself to eat one last time, this time it’s El Indigo. I finally got my hands on Orange Bang and IT. IS. SO. GOOD

DC -> SJ -> LA -> SD -> DC

God help me if I do this again.

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The Best LA Session Yet

Arrived in LA exhausted. I didn’t mind checking the bags in to make room for the camera and the fact that the plane landed 2 hours late. I just needed to kill time before I can check in.

Got viet food and goddamn that bun has a fuckton of veggies. Bought cheesecake beforehand.

Checked into my room and met Timmy to drop off the camera. Take care of it buddy, that shit’s 2 Grand.

Tried to nap but that didn’t go too well. Oh well, good thing I had an extra thing of Vietnamese coffee.

Got a ride to Koreatown and ended up in the wrong restaurant. Good thing the real place is 2 blocks away. Ate galbi-jimm (?) for the first time and HOLY SHIT THAT THING IS DELICIOUS. Great company with Brian, Alan, and RJ. I cannot wait for this to be my monthly(?) pilgrimage when I move to LA.

Afterwards went to Send Noodz event and HOLYYYY SHITTTTT THESE QUEENS SHOWED UP! I have never seen Asian drag but they really put on a great show, much better than your usual white DC drag queens.

Oh god I’m so exhausted. Please let me survive Monday.

I was able to work out three days in a row so thats a good sign.

Had an evening hanging out with Diana. Went out with Ouvo and spent alot of time ranting about DC and how I’m ready to move to LA. Got Nicecream which gave me WAYYYY too much ice cream for the size of the cup. 

The next event was the Thursday happy hour. Hung out with Diana and Ann at Bungalow before grabbing dinner with Abhishek. Family style Thai dinner, these guys/girls can sure each, I feel that I’m in good company.

Friday, spent the day with 1:1s with my managers and making sure I’m hitting expectations. Then got lunch with Virgie, she’s such a strange fellow. Spent the 2nd half of the day in DTLA with the analysts + Ramie. Got a good amount of work done before heading to meet up with Brian.

Brian gave me a tour of Little Tokyo and the Arts District. Holy crap this area is weird/cool. DTLA is pretty nice, too bad I don’t think Joe would be partial to living here. Ate chicken + cornbread pie, which was pretty good.

Went to Alan and played SSBU with Brian and Alan. It feels so weird playing with real humans and not computers, we’re much more...unpredictable. Then went to a Schezuan place in SGV. Then headed to WeHo for the rest of the night. ALAN CAN DANCE! And it was prime people watching. 

Goddamit I can’t wait to move. 

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Mee Kathi! Coconut curry with rice noodles (at Urbanspace DMV) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bywf-xwngf0/?igshid=1r6hcaxao2pqj

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Worcester Round 3?

Thursday Arrived an hour and a half early. Thank god for Google Maps.

Hung out with Nichole until I got time to go to the gym. Worcester got some strong guys out there. After that went to Baba Sushi.

Turned out it was closed because of a fire. So where else to go....

Baba Sushi’s 2nd location. It was only a thirty minute drive. 

Arrive there and the manager was a customer of mine 8 years ago. Holy shit. Took Nichole down the Baba Sushi menu - Hamachi Kama, Godzilla, Cucumber Sashimi, Salmon Skin, Black Marlin, Banana Flambe (and some more). God I forgot how good the food was. 

Finished that night with Rupaul with Nichole falling asleep

Friday Actually got work done. Goddamn that air mattress sinks during the night. 

Went to the Clark gym and got a chance to see the new area. They have a whole lifting section now. The Clarkies are still weak. 

Jimmy picked me up and we caught up and played Smash. Went to his cousin’s house (name is Minh) and then Hot Pot where I saw Wilson! Nichole joined along and then we decided to go out in Worcester.

Got us from Henny and pregamed. Went to Electric Haze which is apparently all the Drag Queens in Worcester are at. Saw Jocelyn Fox from Drag Race! It was a Black and Gold night, very bee like. 

Then tried Mumbo, but was closed. Then went to Whiskey, SAW YONI! Holy shit! I haven’t seen this guy in forever. It was as if it was college all over again. Tried going to Malebox to top off the night but it was closed. Ate at Kenmore Diner drunk and ran into Rita. Tonight was Reunion night.

Nothing good happens after 2am

Saturday Woke up hungover as shit. I can’t drink as much as I used to. Went to the ALANA reception and hung out with Stacey and Haley for hours catching up. Saw a bunch of more Clarkies. 

Ate at Fantastic’s. Still the best falafel I’ve ever had. Hung out with Carl at Kenichi’s, just like old times. Can’t believe the guy is still there. 

Holy shit I was high as fuck. Goddamn those edibles really kick your ass.

Ended up in Boston with Jimmy and met his boyfriend Jason. I don’t think I’ll ever do Club Cafe again. I need to stop. But damn I need to stop staying up late. I can’t do this anymore.