07-24-2025, 11:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-24-2025, 11:24 PM by Drunk Monk.)
My flight jn was horrorshow. What a mess. Barely made it. Traffic > limited shuttle service > hung up at TSA because of my shoes (?). Then the plane is delayed 35 mins because there’s allegedly a lot of traffic to SD. The airplane was stuffy and hot and i was seated in front of some kids who keep kicking my chair.
But it was only an hour. Got a little nap in. Hopped the bus and went straight to the Den party. Free drinks sponsored by whistle pig whisky and I got into the odd habit of getting two drinks. I had to stop after 9 cocktails. Dinner was onion rings and spicy fried califlower in ranch dressing. Keith from Lam Kwoon arrived first and we had a great chat. Then my cousin Bruce who was a sculptor for Disney. Immortal was there and we snapped a selfie. And Roberto my host.
I was told to connect with Sofia for the Sakamoto VR thing and she was gorgeous so a DDM let her chat him up for a good while. It was actually AR where if you hit the Qr the Sakamoto standees and T-shirt would animate. It was kinda cool. Then Bruce, Roberto and I got roped into one of the gaming tables because we wanted to sit. We did this timed word association game which was fun because Roberto & DM were drunk, then there was this card game that I could barely follow. Bumped into my fellow DoG writer Sam who has been killing it with Korean & Japanese culture (he had a kickass Godzilla jacket) and felt like I redeemed myself after last year’s ’just got back from Shaolin stupor’ - we had a great chat.
Roberto & I grabbed a Lyft to his house with a detour to a dispensary, which was amusing. Then to his house where his wife Jane joined us and we chatted for a few hours. Dm probably babbled too much because the massive amount of liquor and a few puffs, but he believes he was enunciating ok. Their house is beautiful (they just moved here a few months ago) which boggles
My mind with a 20 month old and a sweet 7 year old dog Lupe. They’re both PhDs now and they have it way too much together with a baby. The guest room they provided is immaculate.
I should sleep now…
But it was only an hour. Got a little nap in. Hopped the bus and went straight to the Den party. Free drinks sponsored by whistle pig whisky and I got into the odd habit of getting two drinks. I had to stop after 9 cocktails. Dinner was onion rings and spicy fried califlower in ranch dressing. Keith from Lam Kwoon arrived first and we had a great chat. Then my cousin Bruce who was a sculptor for Disney. Immortal was there and we snapped a selfie. And Roberto my host.
I was told to connect with Sofia for the Sakamoto VR thing and she was gorgeous so a DDM let her chat him up for a good while. It was actually AR where if you hit the Qr the Sakamoto standees and T-shirt would animate. It was kinda cool. Then Bruce, Roberto and I got roped into one of the gaming tables because we wanted to sit. We did this timed word association game which was fun because Roberto & DM were drunk, then there was this card game that I could barely follow. Bumped into my fellow DoG writer Sam who has been killing it with Korean & Japanese culture (he had a kickass Godzilla jacket) and felt like I redeemed myself after last year’s ’just got back from Shaolin stupor’ - we had a great chat.
Roberto & I grabbed a Lyft to his house with a detour to a dispensary, which was amusing. Then to his house where his wife Jane joined us and we chatted for a few hours. Dm probably babbled too much because the massive amount of liquor and a few puffs, but he believes he was enunciating ok. Their house is beautiful (they just moved here a few months ago) which boggles
My mind with a 20 month old and a sweet 7 year old dog Lupe. They’re both PhDs now and they have it way too much together with a baby. The guest room they provided is immaculate.
I should sleep now…
Shadow boxing the apocalypse