Hatch Pepper Chips, Day Out and Writing

We bought Hatch Pepper chips. So freaking good. They are vegan and not as hot as I expected them to be, but they do have a bite at the back of the tongue. So delicious!!! They remind me of a vegan alternative to Nachos Doritos. 

Sue and I went shopping at Dollar Tree, and I got some oils for my hair. I am so thrilled to find new hair products. I love hair products, but I need to slow down my shopping. I was looking for travel oil items that I can throw into my travel bag. 

Emory and I went to Ventura for the day. Darlene twisted her back while playing sports, so we had to go by one commune to get some medication that she left at that house and bring it to Oxnard for her. We stopped by for a second because the household was buzzing and busy, and Emory and I were on our way up the street to Ventura Main.

I wore a sleeveless shirt and a small, fluffy skirt (the one I bought at Goodwill). I felt cute! I like the days when I feel the female charm. I don't get that feeling too often because I see myself as more masculine.

We hit a new bar and got drinks, and then we went to an Indian Restaurant that we hadn't tried before. The food was fantastic!! They had gluten-free bread, so I had a chance to try the dips. Usually I'm the one on the outside watching the good time, but this time I got to have the good time too. We had the best lunch. I got vegan Dal, and Emory got this vegan mushroom dish.

We stopped at a few thrift shops. I didn't go to Goodwill here, though I was tempted. I did go to an animal rescue thrift store. 

I don't remember the drive home because my booty fell asleep the second we got in the car, which left poor Emory to do the driving. 

Writing Update:

Werewolf Untitled: I am finally at 1,000 words written on this. I somehow squeezed in that my character has anger issues. Literally just writing along, and suddenly I wrote that he was in anger management. Like what? That surprised even me, so I want to go there and see where it leads me. He's not going to be "angry" like the Hulk, but it does lead him to turn into a werewolf. He's a fighter. 

I was trying to find a vampire story that I had started writing for NaNoWriMo. That year, I actually won the 50,000-word goal and got a little certificate. I want to edit that story and BOY!!! is it a mess. I need to do some major edits on it, but I think if I get a Patreon, I would love to post it there.

I was also goofing around and found a few stories that I'd like to continue,

No Kings Protest, California

 No Kings Protest Today.

I was out with Sue and we came across some protesters yesterday so they started early. I am so proud of America for standing up for this. 

There are tons of issues that need to be addressed. Maybe we'll finally get to a place of understanding for one another. Maybe this will give us a mutual respect.

I also ordered stickers for our journals so we don't have to take our journals on trips because my TSA experience taught me that they snoop in journals and for what? What are they looking for? My opinion on the government? It's not a positive one, my friends. 

The closest protest to us is about 6 miles. Not that far. I don't have signs, but I have a voice. I can scream like everyone else. 

People who oppose the government are being kept from entering America. I better not leave the country any time soon. I'm a little afraid of being in the wrong states too. 

Youth Theater, Terror Trader and Over Shopping

I'm BACK!!

What a wonderful trip. It was pretty freaking hot as expected. I brought two pairs of shorts on my trip, but the inside of the buildings is pretty cool, except for the massage parlor. It was warm there.

Okay, so the information on the Glendale commune. I thought I'd be bunking with someone because it's always pretty crowded there, but I had my own room, which was good because sometimes I need a "time out" where I can just be by myself. "Self" time at the commune is fairly rare.

I got in pretty late, and Steven and Ann picked me up. There was a crash on the freeway which slowed traffic down, but the company I had on the journey to the commune was excellent. I gave Steven the cookies I bought him, and since they had wheat in them and I can't eat them, it was nice watching him enjoy the cookies. He said they were really good.

I had a glass of wine that night and just stayed up until midnight with everyone just chatting away. I thought I would be the first person up in the morning, because Mr. Ollie came in to say good morning. His collar woke me up before he jumped on the bed to say hello. He's such a good boy. I can't tell if he loves me because I smell like Emory, since he loves Emory to death. He climbs all over Emory when he's there.

Ann and I had coffee, and then we went to Goodwill. I bought so many books. I wasn't sure how I was going to get them all in my suitcase. I also bought a sign that talks about how great wine is. Then I went to get a massage at this little tiny parlor. It was super relaxing and I talked with the massage therapist for about twenty minutes. (Ann thinks the massage therapist likes Steven.)

Afterwards, I ran to Chandler with Steven to meet up with some of the commune. We went out for lunch at Pita Jungle. Steven had to finish my plate because I got full. Then we went to this market, which was so much fun. I picked up three waterproof stickers that were monsters, and Steven bought them for me, and bought some stuff for Leila. I ended up going and getting Steven some cookies as a thank you. He said the cookies were fantastic.

We then went to a shirt store and got Jeffrey an Elvira shirt. Steven got an Elvira shirt that was purple for himself, and he said he might be too shy to wear it. I got Emory a White Zombie shirt that is so freaking cool. It's black and bright green. We ended up going to Terror Trader next and saw some super cool things there. I got the best photos, and I really wanted to buy something, but again, my suitcase was so small. 

We ended up going to see our next commune friend and got Cava for dinner. We ended up going to Bath and Body to get some air fresheners for Ann. She asked for them, so I got her five small little jars. She asked for NOTHING with vanilla, which was a hard go because everything had vanilla in it, but I finally found things that were sweet with no vanilla undertones. We did a little more shopping, and then we went to see Steven's girlfriend. She's so cute! 

The next day, Ann and I went to Goodwill again and I found so many clothes. I wanted to find girly shorts, but I ended up finding a dress, a shirt, and some hippy pants that she said really looked like me. We brought them home, and then we went to see a play called "Thirteen," which was youth theater and so bloody cute. We went to another Goodwill after that, but we couldn't find anything worth nabbing. I did find a California sweater, but it was white, and I don't really like white clothing because it gets dirty so quickly. Easy to stain.

The next day, Steven and I went to see Jeffrey. We bought Jeffrey some more shirts and he really seemed to like everything we found. It was really nice. He talks a lot about bands, so we got him a guitar shirt, a shirt that says, "I might be old but I saw all the cool bands," and a Grateful Dead shirt and the Elvira shirt. We had lunch with him and watched John Wick, then we were off again because we told Lucile that we'd be home for dinner.

I puzzled a lot over the weekend. Ann and I went to Ross so I could get her a gift for her birthday. I found another shirt for Emory, and I got clothes for me, and I picked up a few items that Ann really wanted. We then went home and switched out a rug for her living room. I've never been so winded in my life. Glad I work out so I could help. The rug was heavy, and so was the furniture. 

My flight back to Los Angeles was okay. There was this super big WWE-looking fighter guy on the flight. I told Emory I almost wanted a picture with him, just because, but I couldn't really find an excuse for the picture. I didn't want to be weird. I'm always weird, so I didn't want to be even more weird.

My suitcase was so freaking heavy that I needed help getting it into a bin. 

Anyways, I'm home now, but we've been talking about moving back. It's just Arizona is so hot, and everything looks dead. I got off the plane and was so surprised by how much cooler California weather is. It's really nice. 

Okay. So I'm back to the grind. 

Writing Update:

Werewolf Untitled: (omega/beta/alpha) I have rewritten the first chapter because I wrote myself into a block and I wanted to go back to the original idea that I'd started years ago. It's a little messy. My characters have original names, but these filler names will have to be changed here shortly.