Settlers Aren't Just From The Old West

I'm going absolutely insane in Omaha. I thought I could handle the lack of fun here. This town is rampant with relationships and settlers. Settlers are the people desperate for that constant reassurance. "I must be pretty." "He/She won't leave me." "I'm special enough for someone to stay with me this long."

"I will never be lonely."

So my nights consist of something a little less fun. All of my friends are gay, so we ALWAYS end up at the 3 gay bars in Omaha, Flix, Chix & The Max. I dress to the nines. Beautiful vintage mod dress, 5" Dior platforms, 1960's Bouffant, my favorite Love Las Muertas jewelry, and of course always Urban Decay lip gloss, gum, and $20. So now I'll set up the scene for you. Now imagine 2 degree weather, 3" of ice on the sidewalk.

I get into my friend Mike's car. We drive to Flix and have a few drinks. After an uneventful night with absolutely no straight hotties in sight, I feel, yet again, like the 5th wheel. Michael is flirting with his boyfriend, Sarah snaps her fingers and a smooth bootie girl appears at her side, and I'm flirting with the idea of a grilled cheese appearing at my side. After an hour of whining to go home, I finally unstrap the heels, slip into a tank, situate The Gucch at the end of my bed, slip on my headphones, and fall asleep to the sound of Air, Nouvelle Vague, or sometimes The Velvet Underground.

It's like Groundhog Day without the hotties. My last days before a long tedious painful surgery are spent curled up in a hoodie, watching movies, and thinking about my art. Fun!

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"Unnecessary Voyeurism" Video #3

This American Life is the highlight of my Sundays. 10 am I listen to my radio with Gucche and a cup of Chamomile Tea. This episode called 'Home Alone' deals with the lives of people who are engulfed with loneliness, and how they deal with it. The story I mention is about a woman who died alone. There was a body to be buried, a house full of stuff to get rid of—but no family or friends to deal with it all. Not a trace of anyone in her life.

I'm horrified at the thought of this happening to me, but I refuse to get married just for the sake of getting married.

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Living Without My MacBook Pro! Ahhh!

I'm so sorry I haven't posted in a while. I swear it's not my fault! I walked in to my computer/office/TV room, and saw Gucche sitting next to my very expensive laptop, only to scream at the sight of my screen covered in grey pixelated squares. I tried all the troubleshooting solutions. Nothing worked, and it no longer booted up. Then I looked at Noguchi (the Gucch) Big Bunny Kitty, and thought of the possibility of him walking across it, breaking the computer....

Although I couldn't get mad at him, my heart dropped at the thought of losing every piece of my life. I took it to the only Genius Bar in NE, and after diagnostics it coule be between $400-$800 to fix. After a WEEK of waiting (their excuse was sooo stupid) I got the news. They were sending Lappy in to be fixed, at no cost to me because it's a problem with the hardware. OMG was I relieved. But it takes 7-12 days to be fixed, so Monday or Tuesday it should arrive.

I'm using my mom's old PowerBook, which means I can't upload my videos. So I decided to write a bit about my life in Omaha, and a story or two. Look for the next post tomorrow.

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