Japan

Last month in May, I went to Japan
for 10 days.

I went to visit my son who is serving in the Navy.

Currently he is stationed in Yokosuka.

Which is only 35 miles south of Tokyo!!

Woot! Woot!

Can I just say, I LOVE JAPAN!!

The people are so sweet, polite.  It's super clean, great food, killer record stores, fun bars and lots of shopping.

I wish I could live there for one year.

♥

I was lucky to explore:

Shibuya, 

Harajuku,

Kamakura,

Shinjuku,

Shimokitazawa,

Yokosuka

and Yokohama!!

 ( Harry Hedgehog Cafe, Tokyo)

 (Alleyway in Yokohama)

(Alleyway Yokohama)

(I found friends)

(Neon Bar Signs in the Golden Gai, Shinjuku)

(Raddest Bar during my whole trip, 

MOTHER Rockbar, Shinjuku)

(Piss Alley, Tokyo)

(Cartwheels on Nobi Beach, click image) 

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(Ice Cream & The Great Buddha of Kamakura)

(Harajuku, Tokyo)

 (Flash Disk Ranch. Coolest Record Store!)

 ( The infamous Fifi! Owner of Poor Cow Bar, lead singer of Firestarter)

(Shimokitazawa,Tokyo Rules!!)

Of course I snapped like 100 photos of food.  One night we had our dinner and drinks paid for. Hahahah!! An old drunk Japanese man fell in love with me, so he insisted on paying for our whole dinner. Yea, I was a Hot Commodity for the Senior Citizens in Japan. Anyway, here's a few of my favorites.

Our Nobi Beach Club Airbnb was a Traditional Japanese House.  Here's my room.

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The Special Part of this trip was watching my son's ceremony.

Pinned and Ranked Up!

I'm so happy this coincidentally happened while I was in town.

FUUUCK YEEAA!!! 

Stellar Times.

♥

The Flame Blew Out

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5am Friday morning my alarm goes off. 

Hit the snooze, my screen opens up.

Only words I read are, 

in this order: 

Dead, 

Bourdain, 

61.
I whimper, 

"FUUUUCK!!!

He's dead!!

Anthony Bourdain is dead!!"

I stop breathing for a couple of seconds.

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Why am I devastated over the death of someone whom I've never met?
 Crushed.Shook.

Still hurts today.

It has to be because this "person" plays a significant role in something you've been through. Although, Anthony Bourdain is not a song nor a band, he has influenced me tremendously. He's magical like music.
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Mr. Bourdain was my Idol.  

My dream husband 

(and I'm not into the idea of marriage)

♥

2012, I traveled alone to New York to visit and stay with my dear friend. I was invited to go to NYC for years.  But I was too scared, didn't want to leave my boyfriend (who was invited, but doesn't fly), did not want to leave my son, didn't know if I could afford it etc... The usual bullshit.

After watching an episode of "Parts Unknown" 

I said Fuck It!

I'll find a sitter, I'll penny pinch,

I'll let my boyfriend know he can come along, but I'm outta here.

Booked the flight in a month.

Best decision EVER!!!!

My dream has been to travel.

Because of Anthony Bourdain, I took the PLUNGE. 

You have to create your dream life.

You're the author of your autobiography.

The secret is, 

everything you want is within your grasp.

Grab Life By The Horns!!

† I still admire him. Regardless of his "Exit" †

Thank you Bourdain for being
consistently cool,

humble, 

honest, 

a true soul rebel, 

funny

and

inspiring to so many.

I'm going to miss you.
Rest in Paradise

Lykke Li does it again

Happy Mother's Day to myself, my beautiful Mother and all the other Mom's out there.

What we do is immeasurable.

♥

 

I love you Lykke Li

Happy Mothers Day to you too!!

The Loner Diaries

Lately I've been going on solo day trips.

Now that I only have two friends. 

Haahaa!!

The last year, I've really tried to focus on

Vibrating Higher.

So, when you do,

certain energies

dissipate.

I truly am my own Best Friend.

♥

Monday I took a drive down Highway 9.

 I really wanted to check out the 

New James Dean Mural

by John Cerney

I have another photo of myself and Dean at his last Pitstop near Barstow.

That one is from my Road Trip with my Momma back in 2013.

Anyway, Im a fan of John Cerney's work and I was so stoked when I found out he did the mural at The Brookdale Lodge. 

The Haunted Famous Brookdale Lodge (I had my 26th Birthday and Slumber Party There).

 

I met this cool dude Hank, he was supposed to kick me off the property. Yea, I broke in. Its currently under construction. I squeezed through a crack in the fence.

But whatevs.

He was totally cool and snapped a photo of me in front of Dean. 

 I trickled on down 9 to have a drink at my Fav Bar, Monty's

(feeling myself)

Then I went over to the Big Foot Museum and hung out with Mike the Owner.

We discussed aliens and all his Sasquash Stories. 

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Cruising back home I heard this song.

I was so consumed in the moment.

It's so pretty.

Being a Loner is not all that bad.

I'm into it

I Touch Roses

Roses Bloom with my Touch.

-- Me trying to become a Claude Monet Painting--

Rose Garden, San Jose
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 A Pathway by Claude Monet

Misery Is. What Misery Does.

It's not common someone goes out of their way to try

and sabotage my life.

Take it as a compliment.

That's what I'll do.

So much hatred in the world.

The cycle should be broken.

No Revenge.

Karma 

always 

takes the wheel.

I'll keep my peace.

I've worked way to hard to 

just give it away,

to someone who is

not content with their life.

♥

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-Here are some wise words by Eartha Kitt-

I love Eartha Kitt

I've been watching a lot of her interviews lately.

I think I'll do my next post of her.

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Do what you feel. When You Feel Like It. If You Feel Like It.

ROAM if you want to

This Dork just booked her

San Miguel de Allende

flights!
Que Pasa Mexico?!!!!
See you in
November!!

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Magically this all came together. 

I do not have a lot of money, I do not own a credit card.

After penny pinching and working my ass off, this was a possibility.

I cut my cable bill in half, no mani/pedi's, no shopping, cooking at home and eating leftovers, little drinking and not going out as much this past two months has saved me a lot.

Its a lifestyle change and sacrifice.

But its not that hard to achieve.
Have a strategy and make shit happen.

†
I'm going to Mexico Bitches!!!!