Month / June 2024

by Lexine

Sick Girl Summer

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With the way I’ve been living lately (if you follow me on Twitter or IG, you’d know), this was bound to happen one way or another. 😖😩 Made it 4 1/2 years without officially catching it. 

This result was from last night, and I had what felt like really awful allergies since Wednesday night. Nose running more than usual, feeling slightly more fatigued than normal (despite being jacked up on caffeine), and more coughing–something I don’t experience when I get regular allergies. I know what I’ve done lately, but I also work closely with clients one-on-one at my day job. And all these clients no longer mask, with some coming in with something gnarly, so who knows where I actually picked up that shit. (Yes, I keep my mask on with these clients.)

A silver lining? So far, I can still smell and taste things as normal. Also, no nausea, no brain fog, and, most importantly, no worries about being unvaccinated because I got all my shots and boosters. If this happened four years ago, I’d be screwed screwed. I hate being sick in the first place, and I’m keeping that mask on from now on until there’s official news on Covid finally being an endemic. (Maybe? Possibly?)

Covid ain’t over, but vaccines remain real. Get your shots and stay safe, people! 

by Lexine

Summer Road Trippin’

There was more to my LA vacay than a fabulous music festival and seeing one of my idols in person. More images from another fun road trip!

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I’ve longed to visit this place! And when I finally arrived on a hot May day…

There are not enough😆s for this. I missed out on the poppies, but, nonetheless, I still made the most out of my visit. It’s quite fascinating to see desert land and Joshua trees up close. (Just don’t touch their tips.)

I had quite the day in the Lancaster/Palmdale region. I’d never visited the area before, and I wasn’t surprised to see some MAGA folk running around. (Bumper stickers tell all.) I’m sure they were feeling fine that day as that Thursday was the very same day their dear leader became a convicted felon.  (There are not enough😆s for that, either.)

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Wild how it was so hot during the day, but when the sun started to set, the winds picked up. I definitely felt them when I took this pic at a vista point near the mountains.

More pics after the cut…

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by Lexine

Scenes From Outloud/WeHo Pride 2024

I posted some pics and clips of my glorious time from this year’s Outloud Music Festival at WeHo Pride on my SM, and here’s more!

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You’re officially at a Pride festival when you see rainbows and Kylie imagery. 

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Did Karl The Fog also take a trip to LA, too? 

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The crowd during the free Friday show. The barrier in the back separates the General Admission crowd from the VIPs (which I was a part of, TYVM). 

Drag queens and dicks out on the stage!

Adam Lambert and Kesha command the crowd. I was so damn happy to see Kesha thriving and happy again, after all she’s gone through. ❤️

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Did I really pay $18.50 for a small plastic cup of Kylie’s Sparkling Rose?

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Yup, I did. Don’t be surprised. I ended up buying a bottle of water to save the leftover rose. I still have it! 😛 

I had the VIP Weekend Pass, but personal commitments kept me away from the Saturday night show, which is why I have no pics of Janelle Monae (who was Saturday’s headliner–I heard Queen Latifah also joined her on stage that night, so yes it sucks to have missed out on that!). 

Nothing would keep me away from the Sunday show, however, since that was the day I’d finally see thee Kylie perform! Before I get to that, I must say that the festival should’ve expanded their Summertramp Stage area. (It was across the street from the main stage.) I say that because some of us (olds) also wanted to see 90s dance legend Crystal Waters live (she performed a couple hours before Kylie came on). Instead, I and many others got turned away due to “capacity” issues. Bruh. 

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This ended up being my view of the Crystal show.😆  I still heard her, but maaaannnn…

Thankfully, I was a lot luckier when I finally got to see HER. 

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Also glad to have a good zoom on the camera on my phone, because I was, I dunno, 100 deep into the crowd? Her audience looked like it could’ve easily filled Staples Center (I know it’s not called that anymore, but I still call it that!). 

The joy on Kylie’s face when she was rewarded with that sign and the WeHo mayor proclaiming that day to be Kylie Minogue Day! 

And these clips I personally took…

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Fireworks to cap off a night to remember!

I overheard someone in the crowd saying Kylie’s WeHo show was “better than Vegas”. I can’t speak on that, but I planned on going to one of her Vegas shows a couple months ago until I heard she was going to headline this music festival that was closer to home and cheaper to attend. Sure I’d spend $250+ for standing room only tix to her Vegas show, but, for a few bucks more, I got VIP passes and all-weekend access to see Kylie and many other great artists perform. 

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Now THAT’S a shirt!