2009!

whereispaco and I doing our best "Posh Spice point" for Donovan's camera right before Bearracuda New Years.
Click to see bigreddee's Bearracuda's New Years photoset!

I realized I haven't been posting a lot, just lurking all day reading other people's posts.
They all seem way more interesting than the ideas I have for my own. I guess a look back at 2008 is in order.

2008 was QUITE a busy year for me with work, friends, traveling, and DJing.
With Bearracuda making me it's resident DJ I got a lot more exposure and in turn a lot more opportunities to play music. I think my most memorable DJ gig was Saturday night at Lazybear. I had the chance to open up the night and DJ for my friends I don't get to see very often, as well as my DJ friend and mentor (one of them anyways) whereispaco for the first time. I was a nervous wreck! But the place was packed, everyone was dancing, and I was on cloud nine.

In March, myself, Hot Phil, bigreddee, fredtheplumber, and the Scotts, all traveled to Barcelona for "Bearcelona" to celebrate Hot Phil and Fred turning 40! As well as Donovan turning the big 3-5 DURING the week we were there! Also we got to dance all night to whereispaco (us meeting for the first time and instantly bonding) who TORE UP all the other nights in comparison. Finally getting out of the country for the first time was an incredible experience and has given me a wicked travel bug....just in time for a recession and a lack of funds!

In December Hot Phil and I celebrated two incredible years together. I can not gush enough about that man and how happy he makes me. One day I'll get him online somewhere, maybe facebook, but for right now he likes to remain an online mystery.

My health hasn't gotten any better unfortunately, at least on it's own. My Gastroenterologist got a brain tumor and sold his practice, so ultimately I will have to start all over when I find a new one. That alone has been keeping me in procrastination mode just because I remember how tough financially, mentally, physically, and *insert term for 'dealing with time'*-ally it was the first time around. I can't dance for long periods of time anymore, and body constantly wants to throw up due to all the air inside my stomach. I've learned to let my body do what it needs to and go to a bathroom to throw up (only air comes up, it just needs to force it past the ring in my throat that won't open to burp. Yeah it sucks as much as it sounds). I am like a reverse bulimic. I throw up BEFORE I eat! ;) ;) ;)

2008 was a year about friends. I don't know what I did in previous lives, or if I ever swalled a lucky penny that now sits in my colon forever, but I am one LUCKY MOTHERFUCKER when it comes to the people that surround me. Moving to San Francisco 3 short years ago terrified me because I was starting from scratch. If only I had known that I had nothing to worry about. Sometimes when I am gogo-dancing, or DJing, and I have the ability to view a room full of people (hey! I'm short!), I get overwhelmed with the amount of smiling faces I recognize. There are too many people to list, but I hope you know who you are.

2009, I'm not sure what to make of it yet. If this upcoming weekend is anything like the rest of the year I am going to be exhausted! Bootie has vowed to book me more often, which is exciting and terrifying, and Bearracuda is now throwing parties in Seattle, and maybe a few other locations alongside it's twice monthly schedule. I am DJing for Bear Depot for the first time ever so we'll see how that goes, and I am in talks for a few other gigs as well. I'm going on the Lazy Bear cruise, for which I CAN NOT WAIT! I'm going to be in a one-night-only art show (unfortunately the friday night of IBR) that is giving me an excuse to get my art printed as well as make new art.

2008 was pretty awesome for me, but it was horrible for others. I'm hoping 2009 shapes up to be a glorious year for everyone.