I Think I Went A Little Bit Crazy,

I am finally back from my trip. I am so tired- but it's a good tired. Did I mention I was able to go to San Diego? My aunt in San Diego randomly called me and told me last minute to come down and stay with her. But the first night we stayed with my other aunt in Long Beach.

It was quite funny how we ditched the Aunt in Long Beach. I am not too fond of her. She likes to drink wayyy too much and her place is such a sty that I can't say anything good about it. And she even had plans to let a friend's band mates stay in the living room with Charlene and I.
We were like hell no, so Charlene and I improvised a plan to pretend that Charlene's grandma had a heart attack so that we can have a reason to leave and not stay the week in Long Beach. Her place is really nasty. I'll spare the details since most of my readers are gay, and they probably won't want to hear it. Inquire within if you dare. HAHA

So we ended up staying with my Aunt Madeline. She is so great. She is intelligent, has a really well paying job and has a really posh condo in the yuppy part of San Diego. Her place was like Sha Ring La! Nice everything. And she is a really caring and intelligent person. Great host as well.

San Diego was a really emotional experience for me. It has been five years, and it made me happy to drive down the streets I used to tread. The first place we went to when we got there was this taco shop that I used to eat at near my house. And then we went to this Chinese restaurant that had this really good flavor to their food. And then we drove around my old neighborhood, visited my (would have been) alma matter and checked to see if the old porn shop is still there right by my school. Yes, it was.

The last time I was in San Diego was an interview with FIDM (Fashion Institute Of Design and Merchandising). I paid so much in applications fees, it wasn't even funny.

I was accepted but never attended due to parents. But I'll save that for later.

I showed Charlene everything, the places that I loved, the places that weren't there any more, things that have changed, the distances I had to walk every day. It was a time warp, and I can't believe that it has been five years.

We rode the trolley downtown, and to fashion valley mall and shopped. The trolley in San Diego took you every where. I used to ride it all the time when I lived there. It was big part of me. I used to ditch school and go downtown all the time, and that's where I used to get a lot of my inspiration for my art back then. It was such a nice ride, and we had such nice walks that I think Charlene got really inspired and decided that she wanted to move down here after she graduates.

For me, I had a realization that I still love this place. I don't think it ever really left me, and I think I want to move back.

In fact, we are planning to move there in a year and half. Let's see how that goes!!

Honestly, this trip was very emotional to me.. I seemed really happy, which I was, but this trip was a very lonely trip.

I was really expecting to run in to some people. I didn't care who, just any one. But I didn't. You don't do ten years of your life in one place and not run into anyone.

But I had fun.

I'm too tired to elaborate how I felt about the trip. Maybe sometime else.