But let's start this off--THE FLIGHT!
I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this on my blog, but I was told I had to go on my flight all alone. Being me, I assumed that it meant having to check in my luggage, pass through TSA, and navigate everything ALL ON MY OWN! But thankfully, my parents were there to help set me up and only had to supervise me to board the plane; though when I leave, I really am doing it all by myself.
On the flight itself, I sat in the middle between a mother with her infant and a random guy. Shockingly enough, the baby was really well behaved and didn't cry! I let her play with my Nyappy plushie and some charms on my cell with supervision. It's probably the first baby I tolerated in my life, ESPECIALLY on a plane! Overall, the whole flight was very pleasant, and it eased all the anxiety I had about it beforehand. 10/10!
When I arrived at the airport, my auntie and her husband picked me up, having delicious brisket and mac and cheese from Pinkerton's waiting for me in the back. It's my absolute FAVORITE, and I always look forward to eating it whenever I visit or a family member comes to visit California, bringing it along with them on a flight. Though looking outside of the car window, I couldn't help to notice how similar the cities looked to L.A. or San Diego--it made me miss home already.
The car drive was long, with us 3 having stopped by a comparatively big gas station as opposed to those back where I live. There's really not much to write about the drive, aside from small talk and getting tired towards the end of the trip.
And after 3 whole hours, we were finally at the house! Immediately, I unloaded all my belongings, with everyone chiming in to greet me. It was overwhelming, to be honest...
Covering most of the major details, so far I've been staying in their estate, and I haven't left to explore the town or head out to larger cities yet. My grandma mentioned hiring a driver, or asking someone to take me places, with the downside being it has to be scheduled--so that's gonna be a little rough. There's no Uber as well (from what she said), so no luck with that either.
I'm pretty spontaneous when I wanna go out places, and I want to visit the bigger and more entertaining cities! Meeting new people, seeing new places, trying out things, shopping till I drop--It's all I want to do on a trip! But, I'll be patient for now... I guess. I don't want to spend a whole 2 weeks with old people, but who knows? It might be the outcome of this trip.
Anywho, my grandma also adopted some cats! Their names are Louis Vuitton and Prada (Yes, I'm being serious), and they'll be turning a year old this coming May! She told me that her dog ran away and hasn't come back since, prompting her to adopt kittens a while back to fill the gap of not having a pet. Louis Vuitton warmed up to me pretty quickly on the first day, with her sister Prada only becoming comfortable with me just earlier--well, yesterday technically--cuddling up to me alongside her sister. Unfortunately, they're both declawed on the front paw area, with Prada missing her tail from a birth defect.
I was quite upset with my grandma's decision to do that, but I didn't say anything as I don't want to start problems with her as well. But I love them both so dearly, and I'll miss them deeply once I have to leave. (I just wish they would stop chewing on my wires though! -__-) Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of them on my camera yet, but I'll include some in my next blog update! :)
On a side note, today I watched my Instagram mutuals' livestream event! It's where a variety of Dj's, specializing in hardcore music alongside other genres come on to play their sets live! Everyone was absolutely amazing, with each having their unique sound. Definitely going to join tomorrow's event, as 2 of my favorite DJs are going to play, with it being DJ Sharpnel and Killingscum! Watching the event finally gave me that push to produce my own tracks, even if they suck--badly!
Where I live, there aren't many rave events--especially gabber or hardcore-focused, or ones that are all ages. Everyone always does drugs, smokes, or drinks--which I know are the core of rave culture, but it really just isn't my thing! It's what also makes these events adults only, and I do not want to be in trouble for sneaking into them underage (Just gotta hold on one more year...).
EDM has been a longtime interest for me, with my dad getting into it ever since it started becoming a thing. I got really into speedcore, Gabber, J-core, etc in late 2021, with my first DJ Sharpnel song being Makiba back in 2018. Seeing everyone get to experience hearing all those tracks live, especially being hours away, just makes me so jealous--so I wanna do my own local thing one day!
I'd rather have genuine fans of this music, or my friends, listen to my attempts at DJ'ing, rather than people who are only attending for social media. People need to DANCE! Get into the music! Don't get me wrong, because I love my phone and social profiles--BUT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE ROOTS, PEOPLE! Do your shitty hakken, jumpstyle, whatever! Who cares, you're having fun!
Tangent aside, here's a small clip of what I'm working on to be my first-ever track! Most likely this is gonna be another one of those hobbies I'll drop after a week or days, but at least my time doing it was fun. ^.^
It's... something alright. We all start somewhere, I guess. The second sample I used sounds so much worse than I thought, yikes. I'm probably gonna swap it out or attempt to mix it better. If I get serious about this (and better), I'll buy actual 90s equipment to produce tracks and probably some vinyls.
But--my name is gonna be DJ POKOPAFFI! My dream? TO MAKE AWESOME TUNES! Long-term goal? TO NOT BE A HOMELESS DUMMY SURVIVING OFF DADDY'S MONEY! Am I going to look back at this later when I didn't make music at all? YES!
(Anyways, I'm dropping the stupid signing off thing! Makes me look too self-centered, and I hate that!!!!!!)
Current earworm (How long am I gonna be doing this?!):
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