pride weekend
tl;dr: i only went out for friday (kinda) and saturday, uhhhh not going out for sunday
(as i am writing this, it is literally sunday, so, gonna talk about Saturday firth)
I had a nice time! I got to... stand around... drink a vodka cran... then get another... then see my friends! But they were volunqueering, and I was uh... Ambassador-maxxing... So I really couldn't hang out with them... So I needed to find random people to talk to! But I'm really, REALLY bad at that. I'm 24... I'm getting better, but jesus christ... I could do way better yk?
Anyway, saw some drag queens perform, they were iconic! There were some queer ppl from the No Kings protest that walked in and everyone was cheering for them. I also saw some gay little dogs and a random black cat. I got to finally put a face to some names I see on Bluesky... which was actually pretty fucking baller ngl
oh yeah i forgot to mention, 2 vodka crans from Phoenix = 5 drinks so... I was literally fucked for the longest time... and my dumbass decided to get more drinks... uh... I should've sobered up way sooner. Not kidding.
Or maybe not. I got to kiss 4 guys that night fun fact. Went from kissing Frederick to kissing.... four fuckin' dudes.
FOUR.
and 2 of them were like, go-go dancers I think??? or maybe it was just a hot gay couple wearing a harness they were licking my ears and kissing me and shit and i was like TICKLISH and also enjoying it so
thankfully i was too drunk to giggle a lot, but whatever. I enjoyed it.
(not a joke they were really kind and it actually did happen to me, I didn't think that would ever happen to me in my life... but it did so)
the concert had some cool peeps. A guy named Walter who sang pink pony club, Kerri Colby from Drag Race... idk anyone else i just remember those two. I ALSO SAW A GUY WHO I THOUGHT WAS CUTE... BUT THEN IT TURNED OUT IT WAS A STRAIGHT COUPLE.
My heart sank. I didn't know what to think.
HE WAS TOO CUTE TO BE STRAIGHT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
HE WAS HAIRY AND CHUBBY AND GOD I NEEDED HIM
but thats ok him and his gf were very nice ppl to talk to for a bit. i'm still fucking butthurt as shit though.
...
Anyways I got my Ambassador shit. It was cute. There were apparently wristbands to get into the VIP Area/Alc(???) but like i never wore mine. I also got tees, stickers, a drink coozie (???), and lanyards!
Very cute. I spent $250. I think I got my ROI cut out for me... even for a single night of pride. And everyone else enjoyed the party on my financial behalf so YOU BITCHES BETTER SAY THANK YOU DADDY!!!!!
I wish they took more photos for their social media channel(s) but yk what I'm not gonna bitch about THAT too hard considering so many ppl don't want to consent to social media post(s) anymore, esp if they're gonna be on FB/Insta/Twitter/whatever.
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(Friday)
Friday wasn't bad, left work early to my co-workers telling me "hey it's a new workweek you can't leave early!" but I still left at 3:15pm bc my supervisor never told me otherwise so... also he was like "watch ur hours!!!!" so until they say "no you gotta work the full hours" I'm not changing a thing when fridays come lmao
Anyways, I had went out to Good Friends Bar, thinking I'd see a friend there. But he never came until like... 10pm(???), I know he said he had to go to the gym, but I waited for him for a loooooooooong time. I encountered two gay guys, they were apart of Stonewall Sports! I've never been to any of their things, but the Esports did interest me... They were telling lore about the Volleyball and Kickball leagues, and about their hot gay catholic friend. I asked what high school they graduated from and they said "oh they're from Buffalo NY", I've never been to Buffalo. But I assume this man was a hot imported commodity from the North so.
anyways they asked me if i wanted to see their friend's art installation and i said "sure", note to self, please do not get into a random stranger's car to see a queer art installation, you just might yearn to meet "Mr. Chubby Bear Leather of Alabama 2024"
...
I think that was his name.
The photo was $450.
The art installation ends next month. How the fuck am I going to raise $450 to buy a framed photo of a hot guy in a bar? Should I make a potato salad gofundme and embezzle the funds so I can buy stuff I want? Anyway, the rest of the queer art was baller too. If anyone here is serious about viewing this guy's art. Here's the link:
https://www.unostclaudegallery.org/ (for the location of the art installation)
www.tylerrosebush.com (for the guy's website)
Anyways, went back to the quarter with the two Stonewall guys, I told them I gtg... bc of my grandma.
I think they thought I was lying... but I literally have a grandma I had to babysit. I tried texting one of them but they never responded... so I assume they hate me? Or maybe they thought I was being serious, they waited for my Lyft to arrive to get me which I thought was sweet of them. We had just met and they were willing to be cool guys and look out for me.
You might think to yourself "that's what friends do for each other!" but like i had just met these guys and I didn't really do much to earn their trust at all. Maybe I was on enough of their wavelength to warrant them trusting me and me trusting them? Or maybe we were all a little bit too naive.
They were great to hang with. If only I could've seen them again on Saturday, oh well.
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(Sunday)
Nothing for today. Power flucuated a bit due to the rain. Got my new Peter Millar Polo, tried it on, it fits. Now I have a Peter Millar in my inventory.
I wanted to go to the Sunday tea dance at The Railyard, but my legs hurt. I can't handle going back out to drink I fear.
I had finished Deltarune Chapter 4 like Friday or Saturday (???) during the day and it's been weighing on my mind. I don't think I'll ever be able to step outside and think normally ever again. That game has singlehandedly changed my mental state for good. Toby Fox, you did it again!!!!
Now I'm just chilling in bed and typing this yap into my Mac.