How else can I start my day off with more protein? Wrong answers only 😜

I didn’t read the instructions when I first fed my new sourdough starter last night, so I didn’t realize it needed to be fed again 12 hours after I first fed it. I had to set an alarm bc I knew I wouldn’t be awake at this unholy hour to feed it. Is this how newborn mothers feel? 🤪

Since they’re shutting off the water in my apartment building today for maintenance, Pammie insisted that I stay over at her place in case I need to use the bathroom 😅

At my old apartment in LA, I wouldn’t find out till after taking a cold ass shower that our centralized water heater was shut off! At least this new building gave us a heads up days in advance.

So I’m at Pammie’s today, as evident by Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking on TV, cereal in a Harry Potter bowl, creatine in my cold brew, and flaxseed milk in my cereal. Apparently, I’m not hitting my macros ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yesterday was Señora Cuevas’ birthday, and all she wanted to do was eat good food and play mahjong 😆

My mom and her seesters 🥰

My parents, ladies and gentlemen 🤪

My dad surprised her with a Freddie Freeman Dodgers jersey. To be fair, she’s loved Freeman since he was on the Atlanta Braves. And even though I fucking hate the Dodgers, it was worth it to see my mom so happy.

She plays mahjong with her sisters every Friday, so yesterday was no different. Except Pammie played and took all their money 🤑🀄

My aunt and I released the girls from boob jail and hung our bras on the dining room chandelier. Can you guess which one’s mine? 😜

Breakfast with these babes (@ Relic Bakery)

I tried to sneak a pic of baby boy mackin’ on some sourdough, and he saw me taking his photo and gave me the cheesiest cheese that ever did cheese 🥰

I guess I could’ve walked there, but I drove 😅

So far loving this neighborhood, except my wifi (Google Fiber) has cut out twice in 2 weeks, and I work from home, so it’s inconvenient and a pain in the ass to keep chatting with customer service. Also, my neighbor above me is moving furniture or doing Zumba or running drills all day! I’ve always lived on the top floor, so I never had to deal with neighbor noise above me, but now I live on the 4th floor of a 6-floor building. IDK whether to be passive aggressive about it and bang my broom on the ceiling, be a b about it and complain to the property managers, or send my sister’s husband up to the 5th floor to see what the fuck!

Who needs a husband when your bestie’s husband likes the same music as you??? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Everyone’s losing their damn minds over the Starbucks bearista cup, while I’m over here like 💀

Also, these fresh flowers are nearly 2 weeks old and still thriving! Is it the moon water? 😆

To be fair, it’s v cute, but you won’t catch me at Starbucks (or anywhere for that matter) at that unholy hour, or spending hundreds of dollars on a cup on ebay! I’ll just keep drinking my cold brew out of my $5 skull mason jar, thank yew…

You guys, these are the kind of Ring notifications I’ve been getting in this neighborhood 😆

So does anyone know what time the tamales lady sets up shop at the Autozone plaza on 39th & University? This is critical info!

Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas and homemade chicken adobo kinda night 🎄

First full moon since moving back to SD 🌕
Harnessing all that good good ✨

Update:

I literally had lunch almost every weekday outside in the South Bay for the past 13 years while living in LA and never once saw a show being filmed. Although I did see Weezer and Fred Armisen filming an episode of Carpool Karaoke when I was in Fairfax on a random Tuesday I called off work 😎

Last night was a fever dream 💀🥀🖤 (@ Petco Park)

My new apartment is only a 10-minute walk away from Petco Park, so we walked there and back faster than anyone could get an uber. I can’t wait for baseball season to start up again 💛🤎

This beautiful ofrenda was right by our seats.

They allowed everyone to contribute, so I added pictures of my grandmas and Rocky 🥹

We were surrounded by the most obnoxious people ever – Dodgers fans!

Deftones – Sextape

Take me one more time
Take me one more wave
Take me for one last ride
I’m out of my head

Deftones – infinite source

Just say you’re down
And pull me close, hold on to me
Face the crowd
Take hold of me, hold me tight

Deftones – i think about you all the time

All of my life
You’ve been the same
All of our days
And we’ll never change

I don’t really know anyone else who likes the Deftones, so I fully intended to go by myself. Pammie decided to accompany me, and even bought our tickets! I’m so glad she went with me, bc this event was really overstimulating (but in the best way). Get you a sister as supportive as mine 🤟🏼

Get you a bestie whose family dresses up as your favorite horror squad for Halloween 🔪

And another bestie who gives you a cemeterrarium for a housewarming gift 💀🪦

My friends get me 🖤

Imagine your coworker squeezing the shit out of this tit when they’re stressed out 😅

If anyone needs me to go to your kid’s Halloween parade today, I’m available as fuck 😜

Homemade cold brew latte and pumpkin cream cheese muffin from Starbucks that Kass brought me yesterday when she and Richard came to haul the dresser I couldn’t get rid of in LA. I haven’t doordashed in a week, y’all 😅 I usually doordash breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, but I actually went to the grocery store earlier this week (there’s an Albertson’s across the street from my apartment) and made food! You guys, is this adulting???

There’s some horrors in this house 🖤💀🎃🔪

• There’s Some Horrors In This House Door Mat
• Black Faux Floral and Skeleton Wreath
• Charcuterie Skeleton
• Golden Skull
• Dark Purple Calla Lilies
• Handbook for the Recently Deceased
• Michael Myers Bath Bomb
• Michael Myers Emotional Support Doll
• ‘Let’s Watch Horror Movies’ Shirt

Jason Mraz – Long Drive

Long drive, long night
The best night of my life
With you riding, your hand on my hand
The thought of arriving, kind of feels like dying
I don’t want to go home and be alone
Could we stay out?
Could you drive a little slower, don’t matter where we’re going
As long as I’m with you, we could take the long way

It’s been a crazy week of moving cities, packing, unpacking, setting up furniture, and celebrating Halloween, but I had to make time for my #1 supporter – Jason Mraz. LOL JK, I mean Pammie 😜

She had plans to go to the Mraz show by herself tonight at The Sound. It’s 10 minutes away from her office in Solana Beach, and she usually goes into work on Tuesdays. I bought a ticket last minute bc I know going to shows alone sucks (unless it’s John Mayer, just let me pay $300 and cry by myself). Jason Mraz settled in SD a long time ago, and used to play shows at coffee shops around town. We used to watch him all the time when I lived in SD, and he was the first show I watched at The Rady Shell. How fitting that the first show I watch after moving back to SD was Jason Mraz. Feels good to be home 🥹

Pammie added pumpkins to her Harry Potter hallway, and had the girls carve them at our annual pumpkin carving party at Christine’s.

When you don’t have time to be the spooky auntie this year, so you pick up pastries from the Japanese bakery in your new building, and serve it in a coffin tray with a plastic skeleton 💀⚰️

It’s my last day in LA, and my sister is taking the train up to help me move. I have a laundry list of things at her house (my KitchenAid stand mixer, 3 dutch ovens, all my bakeware, etc.), but all I wanted her to bring was the Halloween decor I had shipped to her house in case in didn’t make it to LA in time.

She was like, ‘You want me to take this big ass skeleton with me on the train???’ I was like, ‘Oh! I forgot you weren’t driving! I’ll just pick it up from your house this weekend.’ We’re supposed to carve pumpkins at Christine’s on Sunday, bc I like to overcommit to things when I’m busy as fuck 😅

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I am who I am ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Eating at all the restos before I officially move out of LA this weekend (@ Bread, Espresso, &)

Iconic pastrami (@ Canter’s Deli)

Pauly Shore was ordering takeout while we were there. This is the second time in life I’ve ran into Pauly Shore – I randomly saw him shopping at Fashion Valley in San Diego at least 20 years ago. In the 13 years I’ve lived in LA, I can probably count on one hand how many celebrity sightings I’ve had. Yet I know so many people from out of town who spotted celebrities when they were just visiting!

On the way home, it started raining unexpectedly. Coincidentally, it also rained the night I moved to LA 🌧️

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Joke’s on you, I like buttholes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My phone and watch are almost always dead or on the verge of dying – even though I work from home, I usually don’t charge them till I have to 😅 And I often go to bed listening to Spotify on my phone and don’t bother to put it on the charger.

I didn’t used to wear a watch, but my sister got me one after the stroke bc it notifies me if my heart rate is abnormally high, and detects if I fall and notifies my emergency contacts.

My watch has been dead for a week, but I charged it up today bc I saw an app that lets me change the face 🎃 So you can thank Michael Myers for my watch being charged 🔪

Creepy Tiki (@ Panama 66)

When I ordered this drink, I expected something much creepier – blood, skulls, a spooky tiki glass… The only thing creepy about this drink is the way the alcohol crept up on me after dinner. That second Creepy Tiki was a mistake 😅

All Chel wanted to do for her birthday was go to the Candlelight Tribute to Justin Timberlake at the Fleet Science Center. I haven’t been there since I went on a field trip in the fifth grade when it was called the ‘Reuben H. Fleet Science Center’ (apparently, it’s been rebranded since I was a kid).

I left with a belly ache from laughing, my heart full, and a 3-pack of remote-controlled souvenir candles to set the mood at my new place 😜

It took me 4 fucking hours to get down to SD yesterday. They closed the 5, so they rerouted everyone to the 15 – I fucking hate taking that route bc it’s boring as fuck. It was 90-something degrees out, and there’s nothing but casinos and outlets along that route. It detoured us through residential Corona for half an hour and through rural Murrieta for at least an hour. Any other day, I would’ve been like ‘fuck it’ and just stayed up in LA, but we had plans to celebrate Chel’s birthday at Balboa Park last night and my sister had an MRI at the ass crack of dawn this morning. Her biopsy came back negative for cancer, but they found lesions that could possibly turn into cancer, so she’s gonna have a lumpectomy to have them removed. The surgeon wanted her to do an MRI first to make sure they didn’t miss anything. She won’t get the results for a few days, but I wanted to be here for moral support 💕

Anyway, if I didn’t already hate this fucking administration, yesterday’s gridlock would have sealed the deal. Driving down to SD from LA already sucks ass on the 5 on a regular Saturday afternoon, taking the 15 route always sucks, but EVERYONE taking the 15 route down to SD??? Fucking kill me. I doordashed a horchata cold brew latte for the road and listened to my Deftones playlist the entire time, but no amount of caffeine or Chino could lift my spirits during that long ass drive.

I’m so glad I won’t have to do this commute anymore after next weekend 😮‍💨

Just say you’re down
And pull me close, hold on to me
Face the crowd
Take hold of me, hold me tight

I heard this song on KROQ and loved, loved, loved. It might be my favorite Deftones song ever. Def top 5. I’ve been listening to ‘i think about you all the time’ so much that I neglected the rest of the tracks on this album. It’s been on their setlist for their last performances, so I think there’s a good chance they’ll perform it at Dia De Los Deftones. I wasn’t planning on going this year, but I’ll be living near Petco by then, plus I already have the perfect outfit 💀

Who needs to watch the game when illegal fireworks going off outside my apartment tell me that the Dodgers won the NLCS (again) and are going to the World Series (again), and will probably win that, too (again)… They’ve been to the World Series five times since I moved to LA in 2012, and they have won every damn time 😮‍💨

My new apartment is blocks from Petco Park – Think I’ll see some fireworks for the Pads next year? 🤡

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It was already bright as fuck in my apartment bc I had sheer white linen curtains. Then I recently sold my curtain rod and had to take down my curtains, but the thick line of trees in front my balcony filtered a lot of that light. They trimmed the trees yesterday, and now I’m wearing sunglasses indoors like an asshole.

美味しい (@ Wildcrust)

It took us over 2 hours to get to this resto in Highland Park on a Wednesday night in LA traffic 😵‍💫 (and only took us less than 40 minutes to get home afterwards!). It was worth it, though – The margherita pizza on sourdough was delicious, but the real star of the show was the all-beef meatballs in chipotle tomato sauce. Actually, the absolute star of the show was Chef Miles Okabayashi. He didn’t leave the kitchen, but I caught glimpses of his fine ass through the open kitchen as I savored his meatballs 😜

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When I got home, I could hear my next door neighbors fighting. The guy was screaming at the top of his lungs, ‘ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, SHANNON?!’ He was yelling that he ‘doesn’t pick up girls’ and ‘deleted his fucking account’ so IDK if he got caught up on Tinder or what. Also, I didn’t hear a peep from her, so either he was screaming at her on the phone or he killed her ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’m just over here like, ‘Can I eat my leftovers in peace, Shannon? BT-Dubs, are you dead?!’

I shaved my whole body just in case I ran into Chef Miles at dinner tonight LOL. JK I just got a routine eyebrow threading at the mall. On my way out, I saw a sign for the new Apple Cinnamon Bitz at Wetzel’s Pretzel and had to order some even though I was already getting high glucose alerts from the cold brew I just had from Coffee Bean. Just let a diabetic live.

One of the only things I’ll miss about living in LA is the easy access to concerts. If an artist is on tour, they’re most def stopping in LA. And sometimes I decide hours before a show to go and just buy a ticket off stubhub.

Mary is my concert buddy up here, always down to go to shows I wanna go to, even if she’s never heard of the band – She trusts my music tastes and I’ve yet to disappoint 😜

She won tickets to see an Artists Den concert taping of my favorite band, Young the Giant, and she’s done it again with Lord Huron! The show is on a Thursday the week after I move though, and I have too much shit going on to commit. Maybe if I was still in my 20s, I’d rally, but I’m no spring chicken 👵🏻

Besides, I’ve seen Lord Huron live a handful of times before, and I’m seeing them again at Wild Horses Fest in December and Innings Fest in February 🤪

My sister loves Harry Potter (severe understatement), so most of this decor is up at her house year-round (except for that House of Horrors stake that she had me cricut ‘MUGGLES’ over), and this Halloween, she added an ofrenda dedicated to all the characters who died in the Harry Potter movies 💀🥀🖤

Name a crazier bigger Potterhead. I’ll wait.

If you’re not synced up, are you even friends???

Jessie didn’t have her period for years after she had breast cancer, and now it’s back with a vengeance!

Also, I used to get all the shitty side effects of menstruation – migraines, severe cramps, bloating, mood swings… Then I had the stroke, and it’s like it cured all my ailments. I wouldn’t recommend having a stroke, though 😅 0/10 experience.

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When Pammie and I did puppy yoga, the golden retrievers were sooo rambunctious. I was like, ‘I want a chill ass dog. These pups have way too much energy.’ And she was like, ‘They’re puppies. They’re all gonna be like this at this stage.’ And I was like, ‘Not the traumatized rescues’ 😅

If they have to take a little Prozac to get through the day, it’s okay bc mama takes Prozac, too. Life is too unbearable sometimes to go through it unmedicated 😆

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Waiting for October to end like 💀

I Amazon Primed this full-sized skeleton with plans to propel it from my new apartment’s balcony, but I had it delivered to my sister’s house bc I was down there for my dad’s birthday.

I picked the busiest month to move cities – With so many birthdays to celebrate, I’ve been driving back and forth to SD. It’s also MLB playoff season, but the Padres snipped that in the butt real quick LOL

(I can never say ‘nipped it in the bud’ correctly after seeing this LOL)

Anyway, I’ve been busy packing up my apartment that I’ve lived in for 13 years, trying to sell my furniture on FB Marketplace and fielding inquiries from mostly flakes, making all the arrangements so I’ll have wifi and all the necessary utilities at the new apartment, I just found out the most senior web designer after me is going on medical leave, so I’m busier at work than usual, and on top of that, it’s frickin’ Halloween and I’m stretched too thin to be the fun, spooky auntie this year 🎃

Petting zoo, followed by BBQ, followed by The Great British Baking Show in my chonies? Sounds like the perfect day to me…

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One thing about me, my detective skills are 10/10. My ability to handle what I found, though, is usually 0/10 😅

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When I said I was moving downtown, more than a few people were concerned about the homeless population in the area. IDK if it’s bc I grew up in the hood (Paradise Hills LOL) or bc I’ve been living alone in LA for the last 13 years, but homeless or erratic people don’t bother me. I was at a bar in Chicago with Donna and Pammie, and this crazy homeless dude was being crazy and the bartender was like, ‘You need to leave’ and Donna and I were just sipping our drinks without a care in the world, but Pammie was on high alert LOL. I guess I could be a little bit more situationally aware. I’ve only been at my new building in the daytime, and I saw one homeless person at the bakery on the same block. He was just asking people for food and wasn’t being aggressive, but he was told to leave, too.

You need a code to get into my new building, a code to use the elevator, even a code to get into my apartment (it’s keyless entry), plus there’s security at night.

I’ll be safe, guys. But if you don’t see me blog for a while, check the local news bc I’ve likely been murdered by a homeless person I befriended 😅

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Also, some of y’all didn’t grow up in the hood, and it shows 😆

My new apartment has its own washer/dryer – a luxury I’ve never had! I’m so glad I won’t have to deal with this bullshit much longer. Sometimes, when I need to wash bulky items like bedding, I go to the laundromat up the street. Last time I was there, some asshole hit my parked car as I was sitting inside of it waiting for my shit to dry 🤬

I might have to rebrand my coin jar and give it to my sister since I won’t be needing quarters anymore 😂

She recently had a Halloween festival at her work where her group’s table was Harry Potter themed (her idea, of course).

Coworker: Wow, you guys must’ve had a big budget!
Pammie: Nah, I just brought some stuff from home 😅

File under: ‘Random thoughts I text my sister throughout the day’

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It’s about to be a brief ass debriefing, guys 😅

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Today marks 6 years since Rocky left us 💔

Welp, 3 out of 4, I guess.

Old enough to understand

It’s almost impossible to eat anywhere in LA without a reservation (something I def won’t miss about living here, but I will miss all the good food), so I made a res at Wildcrust Pizzeria, partly so I could try it before I blow this popsicle stand, but mostly bc the chef/owner is fine as fuck 😜

Sometimes you do what you gotta do to survive in these streets ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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When I say I want a little blue box, this is what I mean, babe 💁🏻‍♀️

Because I’m still in love with you
On this harvest moon

Full supermoon tonight. I already packed my crystals, so hopefully my chakras will reset on their own ✨

On Sundays, we do Puppy Yoga 🐶🧘🏻‍♀️

If a golden retriever puppy falls asleep on me during savasana, I have to take him home – I don’t make the rules ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Alas, a puppy didn’t fall asleep on me today, but one did pee on my mat and chewed a hole in my leggings 😅

My building manager (Michael Douglas LOL) let me post this flyer in the lobby, but a tracker on the QR code tells me only one person has scanned it 😅 I also listed everything on FB Marketplace, and was able to get rid of one item, despite several flaky people inquiring if multiple listings were still available 😵‍💫

Random shit I found while packing up my apartment:

• My Chargers Merriman jersey – It’s the only football jersey I have! I bought it before Merriman famously choked Tila Tequila and before the Chargers left San Diego, but regrettably not before he got that stupid ‘Lights Out’ tattoo on his forearm.
• Relics from Covid – A bag full of masks, gloves, and sanitizer
• Joints from my uncle – He has sciatica and grows his own weed
• Souvies from The Museum of Broken Relationships in Hollywood (that has since closed down) – A box of matches that say, ‘May the bridges I burn light the way,’ tissues for crying, and a mini notebook titled ‘Regrets’ 😆
• Flipbooks from Jessie and Abe’s wedding 10 years ago
• Magazines from when Prince and Paul Walker died (2016 and 2013, respectively)
• A gift card that my boss gave me for Two Guns Espresso – It’s since closed down bc they’re building a luxury senior village in that plaza LOL. There’s another location, but IDK if the gift card is good there.

Pammie had to come up for a work event in OC yesterday, so she came over afterwards to help me pack. I had only packed two boxes in the past two weeks, and she filled 10 bags full of trash from my linen closet and kitchen alone 😅

I took her out to lunch @ her favorite KBBQ spot from when she lived in OC – Shik Do Rak. We wanted something sweet afterwards, so she looked for a boba place nearby that had gluten/dairy-free options. She found Airoma Cafe, and was like, ‘How about this place? ‘Eye-roma Cafe.’ I was like, ‘OK… but I think it’s pronounced ‘air-oma’ like ‘aroma’. This was like the time we were at a Ess-a-bagel in NYC, and she was like, ‘Order me the egg stacy sandwich.’ I was like, ‘Egg stacy? Oh, eggstacy. Like ecstasy.’ I love a good pun or double entendre, so I usually pick up what they’re putting down, but Pammie always misses the mark 😆 This other time, she went to a Lord Huron show with me and was trying to tag the band in her IG story and was like, ‘How come they’re not coming up?’ I look at her phone and was like, ‘Well, their name’s ‘Lord Huron’ not ‘Lady Huron’ 🤣 I don’t usually like to correct people (even when I know I’m right) bc I don’t wanna make them feel dumb, but she’s probably the smartest person I know, and it’s just so funny when she gets something wrong 😆

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I’ve never felt more seen/personally attacked in my life 😅

I did this while watching a movie with a boy on a train once. I hate that guy now and use wireless Beats By Dre headphones so no one talks to me when I’m wearing them.

Follow me for more tips on being unapproachable 😆

Welp, I instacart my groceries and always choose ‘contactless delivery’ so… ✌🏼

I always take an Uber if I know I’m gonna be drinking, going to/from the airport (I would never ask someone to deal with the hell that is LAX – besides I literally live 10 minutes away), or just don’t want to deal with LA traffic when going to a show. I always put on my sunglasses (only if it’s daytime – I’m not a total asshole) bc I hate small talk and would prefer that the driver not talk to me 😅 Uber has a ‘quiet mode’ feature that lets the driver know you don’t want to chat, but I feel like an asshole requesting a quiet ride – I like for them to make the choice for themselves not to speak to me 😆 Anyway, all that to say I won’t be meeting my husband in a rideshare or grocery store anytime soon…

Things I bought today to make myself feel better 🖤

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Seeing a lot of Padres posts tonight set to Radiohead 😢

The Pads have been breaking my heart all year…

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Welp.

Eating my feelings (@ Shake Shack El Segundo)

Their new French Onion Soup collabo ‘slaps’, as the kids say.

The devil in your eyes
Won’t deny the lies you’ve sold
I’m holding on too tight
While you let go
This is casual

When you lay awake at night
Do I ever cross your mind?
‘Cause you still cross mine

If anyone could’ve saved me
It would’ve been you

How come we never even dated
But I still find myself thinking of you daily?

You’re on another path
While I’m stuck in the past
You’re on another path
What’s good can’t ever last

Love, love, love Sombr (it’s a stylized version of ‘somber’ – all his music is sad, although autocorrect always tries to change it to ‘sombrero’ LOL). He’s probably my favorite new artist discovery this year. He has four upcoming shows in LA, but they’re all after I move back to SD. Also, this kid isn’t even old enough to drink yet, but he sings of heartbreak like he’s been through some shit. Who hurt you??? Virginia from would’ve been you? Caroline from caroline? Do they know you’re 6’7? 😆

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6’2 is my sweet spot, but the taller a guy is, the more concessions I will make 😅

On today’s edition of ‘Things I’ve done instead of packing’:

– Watched the Padres shutout the Cubs

– Googled the MLB postseason schedule after the Pads win today to see when the games are tentatively gonna be if they make it to the World Series – my new apartment is 5 blocks away from the ballpark, so I’ll have to go, right? 😜

– Signed up for Puppy Yoga in West Hollywood this weekend – It’s Golden Retriever puppies 😭

– Applied to adopt this dog from California Doodle Rescue bc I don’t have enough going on in my life 😅 I have applied for a handful of dogs at rescues throughout LA, but I never get picked bc there are so many applicants up here.

– Designed a flyer to put up in the lobby of my building so I can possibly sell some of this furniture to my neighbors. A guy came by today who was interested in switching units within the building and told me he liked how I decorated the place. When people ask me what my interior design style is (absolutely no one has ever asked me this), I say it’s Mid-Century Modern Moo Deng 😆

Not saying the Padres won today bc I wore my Padres shirt, but they beat the Dodgers the last time I wore this shirt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Umm, you’re welcome?

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I prefer showers over baths, but my new apartment has a soaking tub, so I might have to get this bath bomb 🔪

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How am I supposed to focus when Game 1 of the playoffs starts today???

LFGSD ⚾💛🤎

Update:

Things I’ve done today instead of packing:

Taco Tuesday with Nori 🌮 (@ Tacomasa)

Got a car wash 🚘

Watched the Padres game 😔

Googled ’sacrifice bunt baseball’ ⚾

So far, I’ve only packed 2 boxes – my crystals and everything displayed on my shelves, and all the booze off my bar cart. Thinking I should’ve ended with these boxes – I could use the crystals and booze right now 😅

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Ya, I’mma need the whole set 🔪

Stay a little longer, take a little longer
To pack up your bags, you’re movin’ too fast
Make me wanna hate you, so I don’t have to miss you
Oh, make a mistake, so someone’s to blame
Please, won’t you stay, stay a little longer, babe?

Tell me that you need me, tell me that I’m loved
Tell me that I’m worth it, and that I’m enough

Don’t know who you think you’re kidding, babe
Yeah, you’re not the same, not the same
If we had good days and light on our side
But you fucked up and you know that I’m right
I don’t know who you think you’re kidding, babe
Yeah, you’re not the same, not the same, not the same

Actual footage of me packing while listening to Rosé:

Nothing fazes this kid. Must be nice to go through life so unbothered! How does he do it? (Seriously, how? Everything bothers me 😅).

File under ‘Things I’m doing instead of packing’: Eating cold pizza and Google street viewing my new apartment to see if you can see my balcony from the street, so I can decide whether or not to Amazon Prime that life-sized skeleton in my cart.

Instead of actually doing stuff on my checklist, I photoshopped a checklist so I can check off all the easy shit I already did 😅 Anyway, I’m doordashing pizza tonight and wearing no pants if anyone wants to come over and keep my ass on task.

You guys, I learned how to swim here as a kid! A Scare Trail through an abandoned amusement park from the 80s? Can’t be scarier than the Terrifier Haunted House at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, right? 😅 I heard you can choose between a ‘wet’ or ‘dry’ path this year 😳 Ya, I’m moving the week of Halloween, so I think I’ll be too busy to choose any of those paths 😅

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This is the longest fucking episode of Twilight Zone ever 😵‍💫

I can’t stand e-scooters.

You can barely walk in Venice Beach without tripping over a scooter that’s been haphazardly left on the sidewalk.

My balance has been off since the stroke – I fell at the Heart & Stroke Walk last weekend before the walk even started LOL bc I was trying to take a picture next to my name that the kids put on the Tribute Tree, but they put it so low to the ground 😅 Although, I’m not sure if I couldn’t get that low bc of the stroke or bc I’m not in my 20s anymore – These can’t be the same knees that brought me to the window and to the wall 🤣 I would never get on an electric scooter when my balance is so questionable!

Pammie’s husband’s childhood friend died yesterday after an e-scooter accident. She was in her 40s, the youngest of three children and the only daughter. The accident happened last week, and she woke up the next day feeling off. She went to the ER and was told she had a brain bleed. My sister’s husband just visited her in the hospital last weekend and she seemed fine… She had surgery, and they just couldn’t stop the bleeding 😔

I remember years and years ago, my friends and I rode bicycles downtown. This guy, Mark, was wearing a helmet, and Trace was like, ‘Helmets are for nerds!’ and he was like, ‘Helmets save lives.’ In California, adults 18+ are not required by law to wear a helmet while riding a bike or scooter. Please wear one if you do get on a bike or scooter. You might look like a nerd, but at least you’ll be a nerd who’s alive…

Update: I always share my work chats with the girls. ‘Panties’ is where I draw the line, y’all. Contrary to popular belief, your girl does have some boundaries 😆

This does not bode well for my move exactly one month from today 😅

When I first moved into my current building (13 years ago!), the one elevator wasn’t working. I hired movers, so they had to deal with carrying all my shit to the top floor. The landlord assured me the elevator would be fixed soon, but I ran into a neighbor who told me the elevator had been out of service for THE PAST TEN MONTHS 😳 I went to take a shower later that day to wash off the grime of moving in, and I had no hot water! My asshole landlord (yeah, I’m talking to you, Leonard!) let me move in to an apartment that wasn’t ready. I had to shower in a vacant unit on another floor on the other side of the building for two weeks while they fixed my pipes. After the elevator kept breaking down, my landlord was too cheap to fix it, so he sold the building and my new landlord was great! He had the elevator fixed, removed the popcorn ceiling from my unit, upgraded my bathroom, replaced my ceiling fan, microwave, refrigerator… He even told me, ‘It has always been a pleasure working with you. I wish you nothing but the best in your future!’ when I put in my notice earlier this week. He probably just ChatGBT’d what to say when a tenant puts in their notice, but it’s more than my previous landlord ever did.

The east side elevator on 14th St is actually closer to my new unit than the main elevator, so I was gonna have the movers use that elevator anyway. Silver lining 😅

I was browsing resale sites to see where I can list my furniture, and I came across this post for this mirror 😳

What in the episode of Hoarders is going on here??? Respectfully, I would never buy anything from your filthy ass house, Rebecca B.

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I’m abandoning my clear obsession with Mid-Century furniture (JK, I’m just moving to another apartment and buying new Mid-Century furniture that fits the space better). Anyone interested in buying some of it? Everything comes fully assembled, if that helps sway your decision at all – If you’d rather test your relationship by trying to assemble furniture together, I’ll just pray for you, I guess 🙏🏼

Full disclosure: All items are pick-up only in LA (Redondo Beach). I live on the third floor of my building, but there’s an elevator. You’ll need a second person to help you carry most of this shit to your car, so please bring a friend bc I ain’t the one 😅 Prices are already heavily discounted and firm.

West Elm Mid-Century Adjustable Curtain Rod SOLD!

• Price: $60 (retails for $149)
• Condition: Like new. Put it up once and never touched it again. Smoke-free home.
• Dimensions: 44″-108″
• Finish: Carbon/Antique Brass

West Elm White Sheer European Flax Linen Curtains, Set of 4

• Price: $100 for the set of 4 (retails for $436)
• Condition: Like new. Smoke-free, pet-free home. No stains. Freshly laundered.
• Dimensions: Each panel – 48″ (W) x 89″ (L) (originally 96″ L, but professionally tailored to 89″ L with tags kept on)
• Features: Woven from premium flax and washed for a luxe, lived-in look. Adds lightweight texture to windows. Soft drapery lets in bright, gently diffused light. Crafted in a Fair Trade Certified™ facility.

Nathan James Tamlin Wall Light Fixture (comes with light bulb)

• Price: $40 (retails for $75.99)
• Condition: Like new. Smoke-free home.
• Features: Renters rejoice! Meet Tamlin, our plug-in wall light perfect for reading nooks, living rooms, and bedsides. Extending from a circular wall plate is an elegant vintaged brass finish metal arm with a matte black round bell shade. Its articulating feature allows you to direct the light left or right and is dimmer compatible, for those nights you can’t put your book down. This wall light is a must-have for small spaces, apartments, and townhomes and can be placed in your favorite spot without worry thanks to the included cord cover.
• Finish: Antique Brass/Matte Black

Boho Driftwood Macrame Wall Hanging

• Price: $40 (retails for $70)
• Condition: New. Never been used.
• Features: Hanging length is easily adjustable
• Dimensions: 32″ (W) x 15″ (H)

Ikea Mongstad Mirror

• Price: $80 (retailed for $200 – now discontinued and highly coveted according to the internet)
• Condition: Like new. Put it up once and never touched it again. Smoke-free home.
• Dimensions: 37″ (H) x 75″ (W) x 2″ (D)
• Features: This large versatile mirror can be used in several ways. You can lean it against a wall or hang it both vertically or horizontal. I hung it horizontally with two screws and a prayer, and it has stayed up for 13 years through several California earthquakes.

Walker Edison Xuma Modern Armless Low Back Counter Stool, Set of 2 SOLD!

• Price: $60 for set (retails for $159)
• Condition: Like new. Used mostly for decor only.
• Features: Upholstered in high-quality synthetic leather for a stylish and easy-to-clean finish. Sturdy steel legs provide reliable support and enhance the modern design.
• Dimensions: 34 1/2″ (H) x 19″ (W) x 22″ (D)

West Elm Curved Terrace Nightstand SOLD!

• Price: $100 (retailed for $199, now discontinued)
• Condition: Like new. Smoke-free home.
• Dimensions: 24″ (H) x 19″ (W) x 15″ (D)
• Features: The goes-with-anything Antique Brass finish is easy to integrate into modern and traditional decors alike. This airy nightstand’s bottom shelf is mirrored, reflecting up toward the wide, tempered glass top.

Opalhouse Mid-Century Touraco Dresser

• Price: $100 (retailed for $260 unassembled – now discontinued)
• Condition: Top wood has imperfections on the bottom right where my iPad got stuck to it on a hot summer day 🤪 (shown above), but you can cover the top with a cool Mexican blanket like I have 💃🏻 Otherwise in great condition.
• Features: Decorative 3-drawer dresser keeps things stored in style. White and brown colors create an eye-catching look perfect for any space. Neutral colors blend seamlessly with any color scheme.
• Dimensions: 34″ (H) x 36″ (W) x 18″ (D)

OneFortyThree Mid-Century Modern Roxy Rocker SOLD!

• Price: $100 (retails for $775)
• Condition: Barely used, was mostly for decor only, wood has normal wear and tear
• Features: Molded plywood shell crafted from natural real veneer Walnut. The molded shape is designed for comfort, with dense 1″ thick foam pads providing extra comfort with a low profile. Padding is upholstered in genuine Harris Tweed in Sunshine Yellow. The base is made from welded steel fabricated in-house, powder-coated in satin black. The solid wood rocker skids are durable and crafted from solid wood for a smooth rocking motion.
• Dimensions: 35″ (H) x 30″ (W) x 30″ (D)

Mid-Century Modern Side Table

• Price: $60
• Condition: Like new
• Features: Made in LA. Brown wood with 12″ hairpin legs made of welded steel.
• Dimensions: (Overall) 19″ (H) x 20″ (W) x 14.5″ (D)

Round Wood Boho Design Wall Storage Bamboo Shelf SOLD!

• Price: $60 (retails for $149 on Wayfair)
• Condition: New in opened box, never been used. Smoke-free home.
• Features: Large 31″ Round Frame – This spacious round wall shelf lets you display photos, candles, and plants without clutter, helping you keep your room stylish and organized. Natural Bamboo & Wood Build – Crafted with eco-friendly bamboo and wood, this boho wall decor adds warmth and texture while providing durable wood wall storage. Versatile Home & Office Use – Whether mounted in a bedroom, living room, or office, this round wall shelf enhances any space with charm and practical functionality. Two-Tier Storage Design – With two wide shelves, this bamboo shelf solves the problem of small-space storage, giving you plenty of room for daily essentials or decor. Timeless Boho Style – The handcrafted woven look and natural brown finish offer a unique boho wall decor piece that effortlessly uplifts modern, rustic, or eclectic interiors.
• Dimensions: 31″ (H) x 31″ (W) x 5″ (D)

LG Smart Dual Inverter Portable Air Conditioner with 10000 BTU Cooling Capacity, 500 sq. ft. Cooling Area, in White with Sliding Door Kit

• Price: $300 includes sliding door kit (retails for $649 without sliding door kit)
• Condition: Like new
• Features: Saved my life during The Great Heat Wave of 2022. Works fast to cool down my 500 sq. ft. studio. The LG DUAL Inverter air conditioners are the best in cooling innovation. This ultra quiet unit operates at 44 dB in sleep mode, almost as quiet as a library. In addition, the DUAL Inverter allows the unit to operate efficiently saving you as much as 40% on energy costs. 3 cooling and fan speeds and a 24 hour timer allow you to create a cooling schedule to suit your needs. The auto-swing air vent helps direct the flow of air where It is needed most whether cooling, dehumidifying or just circulating air. If there is a power outage, the auto restart feature will automatically turn your unit back on when power is restored. Other features include a remote control, easy rolling casters, removable/washable filter and a check filter alert.
• Dimensions: 30.43″ (H) x 19.41″ (W) x 18.11″ (D)

Ikea Kivik Sectional Sofa

• Price: $300 (retails for $1399 unassembled)
• Condition: Used, but still firm. Some light discoloration in the fabric on the bottom right corner of the chaise (pictured)
• Features: Very comfortable. Guests say it’s more comfortable to sleep on than most beds! Can be disassembled for easier transport. The chaise can be separated from the two-seat piece, and so can both arm rests on either side. Since chaise can be separated, it can go on the left or right side of the sofa, whichever suits your space best. Fabric covers are removable, machine washable, and can be changed. Pet and smoke-free home.
• Dimensions: 32 5/8″ (H) x 110 1/4″ (W) x 64 1/8″ (D)

This is how the sofa arrives if you order it unassembled from Ikea. You’re welcome.

Today was a good day ✌🏼

My mom asked me if the bestie texted me to join their Survivor pool, and I was like, ‘WTF? No!!!’ The way they play is they just draw names before the season starts, and if one of their players win at the end, they win the pool. I once won the Survivor pool without ever watching a single episode 😅 My mom actually watches the show and has joined their pool several times before, and they only needed one extra person, so I didn’t make the cut this season (my mom is the only non-relative!). Oh, well. Joke’s on you, bc when I logged into Paypal to pay my mom’s dues (I haven’t used Paypal in years, probably, and even had to reset my password bc I didn’t remember what it was), I had nearly $900 in there! I don’t even know where it’s from bc you can only check your transactions from the past two years, and it was from before that 🤑

After Jessie survived breast cancer, her surrogate got pregnant with her and Abe’s very last embryo, so Isaac is truly a miracle baby ✨

Isaac is the cutest, sweetest kid who always gets us free dessert bc he flirts with the waitresses 😜 Please vote for this charming baby boy ✌🏼

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I gloss over my stroke, but I hear so many stories of people both older and younger than me who weren’t as lucky. I’m fortunate I can still speak (albeit delayed), walk, drive, work (design on the computer), shower by myself again, cut my own nails… things I def took for granted. Before the stroke, I’d never stayed overnight at a hospital, let alone a whole week, and my doctor visits were few and far between. I’d never had surgery, and I had two that week – one on my birthday! S/O to Nicholas at Torrance Memorial who sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me on the operating table, right before he shaved my chocha 😅 Now I see my PCP every few months to make sure i’m not regressing.

Anyway, I’m (mostly) happy to still be here 😅 Pammie has been my biggest advocate since the stroke, and took care of me for over a year while I recovered. She works for iRhythm – a company that detects cardiac arrhythmias through a medical device, and her work participated in the Heart & Stroke Walk this morning. She invited me to join to celebrate being a stroke survivor ✊🏼 She surprised me by making us shirts (Jessie came up with the tagline bc everyone knows I love Young the Giant – Christine suggested we wear The Strokes band shirts LOL, but Pammie thought it wasn’t very PC – next year!), and they all surprised me by showing up this morning 🥹

I don’t really tell anyone about having the stroke unless I have to. It’s not something I ever posted about on socials for sympathy. Unless you’re one of the 3 people who still reads this blog after 20 years (hi, Shirley May 👋🏼), are a relative, a good friend, or someone I’ve seen in the past couple years since the stroke and I felt compelled to explain why my voice sounds like this now, you wouldn’t really know about it.

Labs and More Rescue (where Jess and Abe got Milo) had a booth with the cutest pups up for adoption 🥹

Post-walk pan dulce cart and chilaquiles (@ Cocina 35)

To everyone who has been a part of my road to recovery, whether it’s making sure I eat better, go on walks with me, sent me flowers, or simply just asked how I was doing, thank you 🙏🏼 To everyone else (who knew about it and said nothing), eat a bag of dicks!

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When the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was nearly destroyed by a fire in 2019, people donated almost 1 billion dollars for its restoration. I was telling Pammie about it, bc she never knows what’s going on in the world – she doesn’t watch the news bc shit is depressing most of the time. I also had to explain to her what happened in Waco, you guys. Anyway, I was telling Pammie that almost 1 billion dollars was raised to restore Notre Dame, and she was like, ‘1 BILLION?!’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, 1 billion,’ and she was like, ‘Srsly, 1 BILLION?!’ and I was like, ‘Yeah… 1 billion,’ and she was like, ‘1… BILLION?!’ and I didn’t want to keep repeating myself, so I raised my pinky up to my mouth like Dr. Evil and we were laughing for 100 years 🤣

So now, whenever I see this Austin Powers reference being used, I always send it to her:

Our new PM, Gus, passes the vibe check 😎

IDK what he looks like, but I just picture Gus Gus from Cinderella whenever he chats 😆

The perfect man doesn’t exi-

Jeffrey, always asking the important questions 🥰

I got in my car to pick up Nori for lunch (she has to drive to the office every day and lives in the OC, so I always offer to drive since I live so close to the office and WFH). I hadn’t driven my car since I got home Sunday morning. My car alarm wasn’t working, so I had to manually open the car with an actual key like it was the 1900s 😆 I saw my dome light switch was ‘on’ and my battery was completely drained. This is not the first time I’ve done this. Last time, I left the light on when I was looking for a Mango Hi-Chew that had fallen into the abyss. I called AAA for a jump after work tonight, and thought I would move things along by popping the hood before the guy got there. I googled ‘how to pop the hood on a 2014 mazda3’ to no avail. I mean, the instructions were clear, but it was totally user error 😅 I just ended up with grease all over my hands and a partially popped hood. Luckily, the tech knew what he was doing and was done within minutes. I had to leave the car running for an hour so I just drove around aimlessly, and then it started fucking raining. How apropos 😔

Fuck Trump and fuck Disney 🖕🏻

Charlie Kirk was a fucking racist ass white guy who was just a bigoted podcaster at the end of the day who said he didn’t believe in empathy, and certainly will never get any from me.

(via @grahamghammer)

Also, I have never been a big Disney fan – I’ve only been to Disneyland a handful of times in my life even though it’s literally half an hour away from my apartment. My friend’s mom worked there for 20+ years and the day she retired, they cut off her free Disney+ account – Like, how fucking cheap are you that you don’t provide free Disney+ for life for employees who retired from your company after 20+ years??? I hardly went there as a kid, and I don’t have any kids to bring there now, so it’s not a nostalgic place for me.

Anyway, I can’t believe this is the America we’re living in rn. I’m just gonna leave these here to show what kind of person Trump and Disney are defending:

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Direct quotes from the idiot himself:

[Executions] should be public. It should be quick. It should be televised. You could fund the government. You could have like, ‘brought to you by Coca-Cola.’

I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage.

I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.

Charlie Kirk got exactly what he deserved wanted.

A bed frame was just delivered to my new next door neighbor’s apartment. Any inkling he lived with a woman is now null and void, bc a woman would never sleep on a mattress on the floor for 2 weeks.

(Instead of straight up asking him if he’s single like a normal person, I like to create my own narrative based on assumptions).

(via @orla_finn_north_cork)

On an unrelated note, I started my period today.

Some of y’all ain’t never had to make your own ringtones on a Nokia flip phone, and it shows 😆

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been getting email notifs from KinkyTemptation. Did someone sign me up as a joke? I would never use my government name (marionc) as a handle on such an unserious site, and everyone hitting up my account has been female (your girl is strictly dickly 🍆).

This all started the same day I received my Flintts Mints 🤔

(via @laceyblair_lbm)

I am her. She is me. We are us.

• ‘You can just move all that’ is something you’ve heard me say if you’ve ever been in my car – Also, if you’re gonna make me drive, you get what you get ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• I once got a ticket in DTLA for having expired vehicle registration tags on the first day they expired (July 1st!). My bad, eagle eye! I didn’t even get pulled over for any reason other than expired tags.
• Even though I work from home, my phone is almost always dead 😅

A Padres player would never 🙄

Pammie and her husband left for a shotgun trip to Vegas at the ass crack of dawn this morning to watch the MNF Chargers/Raiders game at Allegiant tomorrow. They wanted to get there in time to watch the football games on TV today, plus they left even earlier to chill in the Chase Sapphire Reserve lounge at the airport before their flight.

I slept till a more decent hour, then headed back to LA. There was absolutely no traffic – I usually drive down to SD mid-afternoon (after I’ve gotten my life together) and it always takes me 3+ hours. I barely made it twice through my Deftones playlist before I was already home! 🤘🏼

Ellie Banke – Dive (Ellie’s version)

Oh, maybe I came on too strong
Maybe I waited too long
Maybe I played my cards wrong
Oh, just a little bit wrong
Oh, baby, I apologize for it

I can’t fvcking stand Ed Sheeran, but I love covers of his songs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(via @bbgreatmoments)

Jess sometimes gets tickets behind home plate from her husband’s contractor. She invited me to a game last season and our tickets came with access to the Home Plate Club, private access to watch the Padres take batting practice in their off-field batting cage, and complimentary food and drinks. She told me not to eat a hot dog while we were in our seats bc they were behind home plate and we might be on TV LOL, so I scarfed down that wiener in record time off camera in the club lounge 😆

Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait

I will wait, I will wait for you

Twenty One Pilots – Ride

Oh, I’m fallin’
So I’m takin’ my time on my ride

Cage the Elephant – Come A Little Closer

Heart breaks, the heavy world’s upon your shoulders
Will we burn on or just smolder?

Lord Huron – The Night We Met

I had all and then most of you
Some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met

The Fray – Over My Head (Cable Car)

And suddenly
I’ve become a part of your past
I’m becomin’ the part that don’t last
I’m losing you, and it’s effortless

Dashboard Confessional – Vindicated

Vindicated, I am selfish, I am wrong
I am right, I swear I’m right
Swear I knew it all along

My wallet: But you’re seeing Mumford and Lord Huron at the Wild Horses festival in December?
Me: I’ve actually already seen most of these bands live before. Don’t you know your girl’s a repeat offender? 😜

☑️ Flights booked
☑️ VIP tickets purchased

VIP tickets were nearly $1K, but it’s worth it to have a dedicated seated viewing platform, air-conditioned restrooms, and a private bar. Besides, I have hella Southwest points, so my flights were free, and I’m probably gonna sell my Sunday wristband – Blink 182’s a hometown band, but I don’t think they sound v good live 😅 so I’ll get some of that money back.

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The shooter was, as per usual, one of you guys – American, white, republican, and born and raised in Utah.

Just relieved the police have ‘white’-dentified the suspect

I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.

How’d that work out for you? 🙄

How ironic that this racist white guy was fatally shot by another white guy in one of the whitest states in America. ‘Just saying.’

I was eating breakfast at a diner in Joshua Tree this morning, and this loud ass old white guy from Texas was on his phone talking about being a Trump supporter and complaining about ‘idiot millennials’ having their phones glued to their hands at all times.

#1 Sir, you’re the only one in this diner full of younger people who is on their phone – and you’re def not a millennial, but probably an idiot! And #2 Can I fucking enjoy my chicken fried steak in peace?!

Young the Giant, we out here ✌🏼 (@ Pappy & Harriet’s)

The Pioneertown Motel is walking distance to where the concert was at Pappy & Harriet’s, so we could hear them doing sound check from our room.

POV: You’re standing behind two of the tallest guys on earth (they were at least a foot taller than me, so 6’7+), and they’re super gay and in love, so they’re all over each other throughout the entire show 🤪

My stems are sore today bc the show was standing room only for 3 hours. Am I getting too old for this shit? (Don’t answer that).

(via @happypotato)

They only had single rooms left, so we had to share a queen bed. I apologized to Mary in advance and told her I sleep like the purple potato 😅 I am who I am ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We were listening to her playlist on the drive home, and right before this song came on, she was like, ‘Try not to cry.’ I was like, ‘Cry??? Why, is it Bon Iver?’

You silently cry at the end of yoga during savasana one time (partly bc you’re exhausted, but mostly bc they’re playing Bon Iver), and people never let you forget it!

Home for the night 🌵 (@ Pioneertown Motel)

We ate at a diner that Anthony Bourdain once visited 💔 (@ JT Country Kitchen)

I had the country fried steak, which I haven’t had in years since I doordashed it from a Cracker Barrel ghost kitchen and it gave me heartburn 😅 I haven’t had any heartburn or frequent headaches since the stroke – it seems to have cured a lot of my ailments, but 0/10 would not recommend having a stroke 😆

I strive to be this level of unbothered.

Last day of radiation for the bestie! 💐🔔

What I typically snack on when I’m driving to SD from LA: Hot Fries and bottled iced coffee from the gas station

What Pammie packs me when I go back to LA: Bottled water and homemade trail mix that she weighs out based on single serving size (freeze-dried pineapples, freeze-dried mangos, roasted unsalted almonds and dark chocolate covered acai berries)

One time, we were going back to her house from my parents’ house, and we stopped at the gas station. I was like, ‘Do we need snacks?’ and she was like, ‘We are 10 minutes away from my house. This ain’t a road trip!’ 😅

It took me nearly 3 hours to drive down to SD on a Saturday afternoon. This entitled asshole in a white Audi kept weaving in and out of traffic. His back bumper was missing, probably bc he drives like a fucking idiot. Then, when I was in the fast lane, this group of moms in a minivan who looked like they were on their way to Disneyland (out of state plates and all wearing visors) tried to cross the double-solid lines from the HOV lane into my lane, and I had to swerve into the next lane to avoid crashing into them. Luckily, no one was in the lane next to me, but the driver gave me a dirty look like it was my fault she didn’t know how to fucking drive!

Driving in LA has def made me a better, more aggressive driver, but I can’t wait to not do this commute anymore…

Them: How come you never share what’s going on in your personal life?

Their faces when I give them a breadcrumb of what’s going on:

I thought you said this was a safe space! 😅

Creatine in my iced coffee and corned beef hash for breakfast ☀️

Toured this apartment in downtown SD last night and it surpassed all my expectations:

• A ton of tenants already had Halloween decorations out – I’ve found my people 🖤
• Secure garage with gate
• Secure elevator that you need a code to use like at a hotel
• 24-hour fitness center
• Rooftop terrace
• Pool
• Dog-friendly
• Didn’t see any children 😆
• Limited homeless population – I was worried there would be a ton of homeless people in the area being downtown, but the property seemed relatively safe and secure
• Across the street from Quartyard (where I’ve seen concerts), but the apartment I’m looking at is on the other side of the building, so I won’t have to deal with the noise
• The apartment I’m looking at faces this construction site – I found out through some light googling that they’re building East Village Green – a community park
• ASA Bakery (Japanese pastries!) is in the same building
• The property is only 5 blocks from Petco Park (although the Padres’ postseason hopes are dwindling). I did see a bunch of people in Savannah Bananas gear, as they were in town this weekend for Banana Ball at Petco 🍌⚾
• The property is also walking distance to Callie, this great resto that Jessie frequents and her husband is in a fantasy football league with the staff 😆 We always get VIP treatment there, and Jess was able to get us a table without reservations even though they were booked for the night.

Mediterranean Feast + much needed drinks with the girls. We try to get together at least once a month, but it’s been a few months despite our daily group chats. Lots of updates all around that were better to discuss in person, not a group chat where screenshots and receipts could be collected 😅 Can’t wait to be back in SD for more nights like this…

I’ve only lived in 3 apartments on my own in this life, and I have a habit of signing the lease for the first apartment I look at. My sister and her husband think I should look around at other neighborhoods before settling on this property, but I’m already in love.

The bestie moved out of El Cajon (and SD) while I was in LA, so there’s no other reason for me to look in East County. My parents are still in Spring Valley and my sister (plus my ex and old friends) live in Chula Vista, so I don’t really wanna be too close LOL. I always said I’d live in North Park if I ever moved back to SD. I liked that it was central, walkable, and dogs are welcome almost anywhere. But I used to see this fuckboi in North Park who lived on Arizona street, and also ended a few situationships there, so I have less than fond memories of that area. My dad actually used to live in North Park before he met my mom, but that was when it was really ghetto he says 😅 Now it’s gentrified, full of coffee shops, breweries and hipsters.

Living downtown never appealed to me before, but I like having nice things now 😆

I drive by this Herbalife building off the 405 all the time, and I never knew this food hall was in the same lot (@ The Enclave)

Nori and I had chili dogs from Irv’s Burgers, then I got a drink from Boba Break Tea House. I’ll def be back to try the rest of the fare, perhaps on ‘Weiner Wednesdays’ at Trademark Brewing 😜

Intense staring contest going down on Manhattan Beach Boulevard right now 👀

I bought these mints off Instagram, partly because I’m the ultimate consumer, but mostly because I get severe cottonmouth whenever I take gummies (I only take them when I go to a concert or get anxious – so all the time 😅).

But I just saw this TikTok reel promoting the same product for something else entirely – ‘sloppy toppy’ 😳

*googles wtf is sloppy toppy*

(not me thinking it was some bullshit gen-z slang like ‘rawdog’ which used to mean something sexual in my day LOL, but now is totally innocent)

…guess I’ll just keep them in my box of shame, along with my other toys 😅

BRB, live-streaming Young the Giant performing their debut album in its entirety from The Troubadour in West Hollywood on Volume ✌🏼

TBT to the first of many YTG concerts in 2011. You make everyone go to one YTG show on someone else’s birthday and no one ever lets you forget it! 😅

…and I used to live in Paradise Hills 😅

When I was little, my mom and her sisters – who were in their 20s at the time – got into a fight with these girls who wouldn’t let my grandma use the water fountain at the park. My uncle took me and the rest of the kids home while my mom and her sisters stood on business LOL. I remember my aunt pulled out their braids and took their watches. I was maybe 6-years-old, but it’s a core memory for me, guys 😆

Don’t mess with the Cuevas ladies… They’re even crazier in their 60s 😂

Scheduled a tour for an apartment in downtown SD this weekend, but also ran into my new next door neighbor today – a tall white guy with two 6yo gray frenchies who are sisters (he got them right before covid, so they’re stage-5 clingers). The first thing I usually notice on a guy is if he’s wearing a wedding ring or not, but I was too busy loving on his sweet dogs in the elevator to notice. Besides, I don’t shit where I sleep (anymore 😅).

One: don’t pick up the phone
You know he’s only callin’ ’cause he’s drunk and alone
Two: don’t let him in
You’ll have to kick him out again
Three: don’t be his friend
You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him
I got new rules, I count ’em

(via @localspookydude)

As I was eating my Hodad’s burger, I saw this burly ass dude sipping on a red fruity yard slush from Frozen Friar like he was at a bachelorette party in Vegas, while his wife was chugging a beer. There are two types of drinkers in the world and these two married each other 😆

Hoobastank, we out here 🤘🏼 (@ Viejas)

I recreated this shirt from an old Hoobastank shirt I got 20+ years ago.

Dan (the guitarist) gave us the setlist after the show, Chris (the drummer) gave us one of his drumsticks, several people complimented us on our shirts and asked where we got them bc they were only selling Everclear merch, one took a picture of me, and Doug (the lead singer) pointed out my shirt on the mic! My eyes are up here, Doug Robb 👀 Also, I’m staying in room 1208 at the Willow’s side of the hotel tonight 😜

I posted my shirt and my pic of the setlist to my IG stories, and @hoobastank, @hoobadougroub, and @danielestrin liked and reposted my story 🫠 I can die now. Please invite them to my funeral and have them perform Inside of You ✌🏼

🫠🫠🫠

There is a hell, and it’s the 405 in Long Beach in the summer 🥵

(via @jessicastocker_)

Oh, so we just all have the same type now? 😆

I don’t need Yahoo Answers to tell me I’m not pregnant – I just crave pickles and ice cream like I’m eating for two 😆

(via @javadoodles)

I don’t identify with much of a Capricorn’s traits – I’m idealistic, flighty and irresponsible. But I like to blame things on astronomical phenomenons like mercury retrograde and moon phases – pretty much anything but my own poor life choices 😅