shut up and work peasant

What have I got on my mind? Smoking in the garage (HVC hotcake Golden Line) 

I just got back recently from a road trip. I think I mentioned in my last post that I've been doing more for me lately and I've taken a couple of road trips and that's been really good for me. I went to New Orleans twice. I also went to Harrisburg which isn't far but it was still a nice trip. That time I visited BL luxuries which is a cigar shop with a really cool lounge and they have a really excellent selection. 

The first time I went to New Orleans I drove down unannounced and just kind of felt it out. Called up a few people, had lunch and and short hangouts with people, generally just dipping my toes. When I returned i took on a bunch of overtime on my next week off of work, to kind of bounce back financially from whatever I spent on the trip. Then I did the next week of work and then immediately following that I went back to New Orleans. This time everything was planned out. I spoke with Liz who let me stay with her. Spoke with Sophie who knew I would be coming as well as Jay and Marion and I ended up having a really good time and I got to see everybody except Marion. It's actually hard to remember everything so I'll just rattle off some notes to kind of give myself something later on to work off of:

Commander's Palace for auger's birthday tippantino's or Audrey's f****** birthday seeing Sophie on Oak Street. Her driving me back to Liz's and us deciding to see each other another night. Staying with Sophie the next night. Dinner at hoshun. The drive back stopping in Maryland and finding I think trilogy wellness is what it's called 

All in all, just a really good time. It's good that I'm getting back out and enjoying myself. Work is a different story though, considering now I'm on a path to purchasing a home it's got me changing a lot of my habits. It's got me looking at things really differently and it's got me wanting to take life on in a more aggressive way. I have to work on taming My habits for sure, and just getting my finances and budget tightened up in general. But besides that I I'm taking work and play more seriously both in kind trying to get back into music more as well as keeping my nose of the grindstone while I am on the job. Everything weighs pretty heavy on my mind though as I navigate all of this. The feeling of moving forward is almost frightening in a way, but exhilarating as well. I'll sign off for now and get back to doing some laundry and get my ass to sleep so that I can get back up and work more.