Day 8

Photo - 1-800-Dino

Have you ever met someone and in an instant felt calm and comfortable with them and after an hour of talking / being surrounded by them felt like you’ve known them for just under a lifetime?! I meet a lot of people, I love being social and putting myself out there but on occasion I find those kind of people who not only challenge a conversation but make it something where I not only gain information about life but also about being real. These people are what I like to call Soul Friends and that’s exactly what I was surrounded with this evening as I sat down with a beautiful soul and conversed.

To sit with someone, to share, to listen, to think, to learn, to laugh, to smile, to cry is beautiful. In the adventure of finding people and social experiences being able to connect and find people who make you tick is worth searching for because when you get a perfect moment or a moment that you can look back on and feel something: good, bad, whatever then you have taken and made a moment in which no one can take away.

So if you haven’t had a moment like this in awhile (or ever) I challenge you to find someone random or already established and have a true conversation to put a little bit of faith out there and hope that you gain a real moment.


Today:
Song: Damien Rice - Volcano
Quote of the Day: “I am not a 65 year old man who eats bacon.”
Fav Food Consumed Today: Dave’s Crazy Loho Sammie
Craving: Choc ice cream
Drinking: Diet Coke
Random Fact: I believe in People and that moments of true greatness can come from sitting down, talking and listening. Sharing your world and thoughts will not only keep us sane but remind us there is more to life than we sometimes think.

Day 7

Photo - Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn

In life I have found by going with the flow and saying yes to adventures and everyday activities makes for a more fun, random and unforgettable life!

As our night started out at Joe’s then moving to Burkhart’s for the Sunday night drag show, I looked around at the friends I was surrounded with and wished for the night not to end... I told them and we decided to hit up a hotel since my friend was in town to perform and vay cay for awhile. We sat, we drank, we talked, we shared. Half pj’ed out and almost to the point of the sun rising we split ways.

If moments are all we have than I feel like I am one of the richest people.


Today:
Song: Grouplove - Tongue Tied
Quote of the Day: “And I swear, in that moment we were infinite.”
Fav Food Consumed Today: Chicken Chimichanga
Craving: Mac N Cheese
Drinking: Diet Coke
Random Fact: I love hotels, I love continental breakfast and free hot chocolate!

Day 6

Photo - Plays Well w/ Others

Hahaha, Squinz and Dante are beginning to be grand friends! After working all day all I wanted was to stay in and play. So, that’s exactly what I did, I edited some photos, wrote up a contract and sat back and watched Squinz carry little Dante around the house like he was a dog with his new favorite chew toy! As I watched him, I guess I saw how friends are kind of like how Squinz and Dante portrayed it to be. One getting treated better than the other, now squinz might have been treating him as a prince as he picked him up and carried him around the house but after dropping him like a bag of potatoes and then sinking his back claws into Dante’s sides I’d say the game wasn’t so much fun for him. All friendships have push and pulls, we test each other or at least in any real friendship I find this to be true. We know what makes us tick, makes us mad, makes us happy and when you find someone that makes you want to be or just makes you a better more fun loving person there is nothing more awesome. So, just remember not to use those back claws to hard.


Today:
Song: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Quote of the Day: “I have No time for Negative Bullshit”
Fav Food Consumed Today: Loho-CheeseSteak
Craving: Baked Ziti
Drinking: Orange Soda
Random Fact: I love bringing my friends together... I have all types and I love it that way, I don’t care what you wear, what your job is, how much money you make... all I care about it who you are and how you treat others. I like to surround myself w/ people who enjoy life and aren’t afraid to show it.

Day 5

Photo - Glass Objects

My coworker and friend from Dave’s opened a new shop called Glass Objects and had their grand opening so a group of us from work went to check it out and show support! It was amazing, they had glass blowing demonstrations, art, food and a lot of eclectic people. I had so much fun watching art being made right in front of me as I enjoyed some magical blue koolaid. They had a show room underneath the store and to be honest I have never really seen glass manipulated into the creative forms displayed, it was beautiful. They had so many different pieces and all I could think about was where am I going to get the money to get something unique. I ended up meeting some new faces and catching up with some familar ones. Not only did I get to show some support to my friend but I had a night with some amazing people.


Today:
Song: Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap
Quote of the Day: “What would you do if you weren’t afraid.”
Fav Food Consumed Today: Pizza w/ Garlic Sauce
Craving: Fruit Loops
Drinking: Magical Blue Koolaid
Random Fact: I would love to open my own store, club, restaurant or a place where I can bring people together to create and enjoy moments in life. I love food, I love people and I love making moments, so maybe one day!

Delay

Sorry for the delay guys...

In between my hard drive crashing, my car being in a hit and run, a wedding, Pride weekend and finding out my madre was in the hospital put a damper on a continuous update... but not to worry Dante and I have been taking our polaroids so as we hit the road for Nashville we will also be trying to catch up!

Please keep my Mom in your thoughts as we don't know what's going on w/ her and to wish me the strength to keep going.

Thanks,
LoHo

Day 4

Photo - Conserve Water, Shower w/ A Buddy!

Ever get that feeling where your world is going a hundred miles a min and you don’t have time to stop even for a shower?! Well, that’s how my life has been for the last few weeks getting everything together for this LoHoMatic series, photos, having my car involved in a hit and run, photos, graphics, photos, being a sub artist and trying to fit in a social life. I always want to have my hand in something and my feet wet but sometime I feel like I jump head first into the shallow end underestimating the depth and crashing terribly or diving in the deep end and I forgetting I need to come back up for air... there are so many metaphors I can think of I might drown you, so I will try and keep this simple. When your world is moving remember to shower, to stand under the water, letting it cover your body, feeling the warmth and feeling the clean... not only will you smell better but you usually feel a 100 times better... bringing that overwhelming feeling into bay, letting your sails rest. Hell after 3 days of not seeing my dream world before 5 and 6 am because of trying to take on the world a shower w/ a plastic dino did wonders not to mention an unforgettable moment.


Today:
Song: Metric - Breathing Underwater
Quote of the day: “While we cannot direct the wind, we can adjust the sails.”
Fav food consumed today: Chicken Nuggets
Craving: A Cheeseburger in Paradise
Drinking: Sprite Zero
Random fact: I love being around water, I was thrown into a pool at an early age, grew up on a beach, live to be on a boat and whenever I think vacation it usually involves some sort of water. One of my favorite memories is when I learned to sail in the Exuma Islands, I was on board a 42’ double mast called the Boundless and it’s true what they say, “once you’ve slept on a boat, you will never quite sleep the same.”

Day 3

Photo - Sharing is Caring!

The only thing I like more than women and art is food and when I can combine all 3... swoon, melt, heart skips a beat, jump, kick, karate chop!

I had plans to have dinner with a friend this evening, so when she got off work she came over and surprised me with a license plate sketch pad, this made me smile from ear to ear because most of the time I am the one making and handing out things that I think of for people. Today the tables turned and I enjoyed it. It may seem stupid but when I get something from someone because they thought of me, I feel special.

We then spent sometime catching up talking about everything from the birds and bees, apples and the trees and as we walked over to Fellini’s we decided to share our meal. I love sharing food, you get to try more things and enjoy it because you aren’t completely stuffing yourself over one thing! Naki Sake ended up joining us half way through dinner to have a beer and slice of pizza and quite honestly, I had the best time sharing in conversation with both of them... A night of sharing, from food to conversation and company, how could you not want to jump kick!

Today:
Song: Roxy Music - If There is Something
Quote of the day: “Shake your head girl with your pony tail, takes me right back, when you were young.”
Fav food consumed today: Fellini’s Calzone - Double Meatball, Mozz, Spinach and Garlic!
Craving: An assorted tray of fruit
Drinking: Lemonade
Random fact: Whenever I go to Fellini’s I get a 90% Diet Coke 10% Cherry Coke gotta love that KISS of something extra!