The following is in order from Jan.
– New Orleans vacation in Winter with mom. Visiting with Pam, Nerina and Meriel. Saw a Mardi Gras Parade. Got wasted on Bourbon Street by myself.
– NY NOW Winter 2024 (in which I got many products and fun stuff to keep me smiling)
– Neil Patrick Harris’ BOX ONE by Theory11 (This came out a few years prior but finally checked it for myself and loved the journey)
– Late Night With The Devil special event with Martin Monster. Saw my longtime friend Fritz. David D appeared in character.
– MOCCAFest 2024 (I only went the one day but it was great to experience again)
– Recording the episodes of the Opening Contest Podcast with Carter (and one with David) [this continued after my mom’s health decline but stopped temporarily]
– First and so far only visit to Industry City for their comicsfest with mom in tow
– New furniture in the living room (Life changing actually, both before and after mom’s surgery)
– The Nick Karpe x Orange Crush VISITORS weekend
(The break in the year becoming rough was after these highlights as my mom had emergency LIFE SAVING surgery.
Then she was in rehab till June and till today is still on Ostomy but much stronger as of September, although always touch and go.
It has made the second half of 2024 difficult, life changing and stressful. I am grateful to have her still and to be there for her.
Every moment listed after this has been life giving and stress relieving.)
– Breana’s visit and all the sites we got to share. In a perfect world, I’d have Breana to hang out with on the regular, but I would also have Nick & Terri here, so… yeah, alas.
– Five Points Fest 2024 (art, wrestling, long time friends, hang outs and feeling like my old self)
– Great American Trash wrestling and music show on July 4th (friends and fun)
– NY NOW Summer 2024 (another excellent showvase)
– September day in the city with mother (5th Avenue, Rockefeller, just seeing her more herself since surgery)
– Opening of The Flowery dispensary 3 blocks from my home (a life changer)
– The Revelry Show (discovery and knowledge into a whole new world)
– New York Comic Con 2024 for two days + Fandom Party (new friends, old friends, solid stuff still making me happy)
– Election Day Nightmare event (seeing so many old school friends and acquainatainces felt great)
– Limited Run Games pop-up shop day and walk after to Freeman Alley (another one of those felt like my old self)
– Weekend at American Dream Mall and wrassles with Sam (what an experience this was, biggest weekend out since New Orleans and only other time I left NYC all year)
ADDITIONAL:
Every Twitch interaction (Bizz, Jord, Perception Studio & all connected, BMD, Minimal, and every new or long term person I’ve met and interacted with.
When not watching a film, TV show, going outside to the real world, online experiences with people were the life line I needed)
Playing MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2, DAVE THE DIVER, ASTROBOT, ALAN WAKE 2, HIGH ON LIFE, THE HOLY GOSH DARN and more. Video games were also true serenity.