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rocketdive · 10 months

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vv/neon noir tour wordvomit

ya local idiot goes to see middle aged man

i was running late but whatever tho, when i got there, there was still a decent line to get into the venue

Like i didn’t even get to the venue area before i joined the line… lol really just joined a random line and assumed it was for the concert but yeah venue was in sight

Openers were already playing when i got inside

Kaelan mikla is really cool

I was in the merch line for most of their set but i did get a shirt because the design was cool

Their merch manager gave me two stickers too

their merch manager/designer is soooooo pretty brb going to stalk on ig

Also big sadge because tshirts being 45 seems to be the standard, thanks putin for inflation

Got tote bag and was like, skip coat check, stuff it into the bag

Was really debating not bringing a coat but i kinda got pressured into taking one and ig it worked out with the tote

Hair was absolute shit that day but that worked out with beret plans and LOOK /someone/ has been wearing that old man hat for MONTHS plus my beret is cute tyvm still trying to see if there are any pics of me looking cute in the crowd loooooool

should have taken a fit pic but venue bathroom lighting was dim and they literally had a staff member manning the bathroom queue inside the bathroom (imo smart move but also rip to that staff member)

I did catch the end of kaelan mikla’s set and they are very cute

The lighting for their set was not that great tho, but i guess their budget might be more limited?

Also their vocalist did some straight up screams

Like kinda how diru kyo gets a separate category of screams

It was more like… witchy shrieking but very cool

Intermission music had Zetra and i’m wondering if it was hand picked or venue

Whoever was front row and dead center trying to get an autograph with some printout of the razorblade romance cover, i’m deceased

Actual setlist was different from earlier tour dates

Bless

Because funeral of hearts should rightfully be towards the end

Lol i didn’t recognize the beginning of wings of a butterfly for a good moment but tbh i don’t really like that song

the number of people recording for that song was …a lot lol i guess it’s popular

Also

I MANAGED TO GET A SPOT WITHOUT TALL PEOPLE BLOCKING MY VIEW BLESS

Maybe just blocked for a little bit but was soooooo clear compared to pretty much anything i’ve ever attended

Exception that one time i got 2nd row for oor and the obvs balcony ones

also probably because mr. vv is also kinda tall

THIS MAN IS SUCH AN UNCLE (™) WITH HIS THERMOS OR WHATEVER THAT PROBABLY HAD WARM/HOT WATER

UNCLE/AUNTIE ENERGY WITH THAT THERMOS

And i think he ran out of whatever was in his thermos and switched to drinking...i think proud source? the canned water

just really happy to experience the whole thing tbh

also just to scream “BURIED ALIVE BY LOVE” with everyone else in the crowd

mans was speedrunning the setlist or something because we straight up did not get any MC or whatever until the encore

And the first time he stopped to talk was so he could break up a fight (i’m also going to fight those idiots outside for getting salute the sanguine stepped in the middle of the song and getting the rest of the song cut)

Kaelan mikla was in the balcony, v cute, vv pointed them out at the end

One of them had her phone out (idk if she was recording for a bit?)

touring bassist rolled?folded? up his sleeves on a short sleeve shirt, i’m sure that signals something

Drummer was blowing kisses at the crowd at the end

Lol so many people were smoking weed or vaping

Dude next to me legit lit up a blunt during the first or second song

Also who brought their kid with the weeb demon slayer jacket

Twas also the uninterested boyfriend concert

And shoutout to the other poc dude next to me who knew all the lyrics

There was a surprising amount of uhhhh poc? people

Coz this genre is pretty white lmao

unfortunately did not meet the love of my life

Also did not bump into anyone for 2 days in a row, taking that W

also venue was passing out posters but i also chose a method of transport that was not favorable for transporting unprotected posters, but whatever, it’s got ~character~ now

#him

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gagmebucky · 3 years

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Hey! My partner and I are hot boxing this little tiny car atm and we’ve got a fire goin on outside as well, have you ever done something like that? It’s so fun I’m like honestly having a genuinely good time ^_^

once me n kat got high on our way back to our hotel from another hotel and i was like I WILL LEAD THE WAY (because i took my dose later than her and i was like i take benzodiazepines what is a leaf gummy gonna do to ME? i am STABLE - i was NOT!!!!) and fucking got lost in some elevators and their hallways and kat was high and confused and i knew WHY she was confused but i could not explain to her and she kept being kat and I kept fucking laughing.

And i had to stop us and we sat on these casino steps and i was like (VERY earnestly) “kat. please. im begging u you hve to stop making me laugh or i will pee on myself i know you are confused but it is making me laugh and i do not want to pee on myself PLEASE” and she looked at me like wha? THEN CONTINUED TO (UNINTENTIONALLY) MAKE ME LAUGH AS I DESPERATELY PULLED HER IN SEARCH OF A BATHROOM then i got there and peed in a toilet like a lady and kat was like ??? How did we get here which made me fucking LAUGH but i had already peed so it was okay 😏

if that happened now, i do believe she would say something like AND NOBODYS GONNA HELP HER? or AND NOBODY IS GONNA HELP THEM? then i would’ve definitely peed on myself 😔 BUT I DIDNT 😏 then she watched me sit in a bathtub with my shirt ON (i did not realize it was on until after) and the mandalorian bay stole said t-shirt. period dot com. 🥰

i am 🥰 to know u and your partner are having a good time w each other tis well deserved and i hope u have a million more moments like that!!! ❤️❤️

#q answers #it was my first time on weed so twas an EXPERIENCE

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eggmeralda · 2 years

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the longest ramble known to man ⬇️

#can't stop thinking about the other night when we all got high #so basically most people in the room were. familiar with weed #except for me and my crush #twas with a bong so idk if it's stronger like that or whatever lol #anyway he tried it first and was like coughing loads and it didn't look like a pleasant experience #so i made sure as soon as i heard bubbles i would stop inhaling. then i thought i was gonna throw up but i didn't and then #my eyelids went numb and everything felt magnified and it was a vibe #but yeah he did not have a good time at all #i went up to my room to listen to music to see if it would sound good #(it didn't bc every song lasted about 7 hours that i just kept getting bored and skipping all my favourite songs)#anyway i went back downstairs and turned out he was all paranoid and threw up in the sink lol but i didn't wanna see that so #i hid in my room for the rest of the evening. which caused the worst boredom I've ever experienced in my life #i couldn't wait to get sober so i could function and actually do something #so i ended up watching 2 south park episodes and then russian ark which was really good and i'm also still thinking about it #like idk why it just gave me this feeling i haven't had from a film in a while #but yeah then. there was a knock at my door #and it. was him. and he was still having a terrible experience but was kind of sobered up slightly #but basically he usually comes in my room if the door's open and he's walking past #but this time the door was fully closed and he still knocked meaning. it wasn't just he happened to be passing my room on the way to #the bathroom or something like it usually is #but like he came upstairs specifically to knock on my door #and we were both sort of going back to normal(ish) states and were just talking about how it felt #and it was such a moment like i can't stop thinking about it #''i got paranoid i was gonna strip in front of everyone'' 🤝 ''i kept checking to make sure i hadn't pissed myself'' solidarity #it was beautiful #then our other flatmate who had been in her room the whole time came in and closed the door and sat down with us #which is fair enough bc us three usually sit in my room and do nothing but??#the vibes were completely thrown off #drug mention tw #ramble

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shallwedancetogether · 4 years

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HEARTBEAT

Chapter Nine

They began passing the joint in between them. “I’m not much different, though I do tend to get a lot needier than I already am. Or so I’ve been told.” He stated as he took a puff as well and then blowing the smoke out of his mouth. “I’ve smoked some weed once that gave me energy for a little bit. That was quite the ride, let me tell ya. ‘Twas called Cotton Candy. I could not stop bouncing my legs up and down while I was sitting.” They both chuckled to themselves, as Hannah could picture Harry doing so in her head. “It was a weird feeling because the weed was also making me very sleepy. I didn’t know what to do with myself!”

Hannah continued to laugh with Harry, “That would definitely be quite the sight to see, that’s for sure.” There was a moment of silence between them. “Thanks for inviting me, Harry. It’s been amazing so far, and it’s only my first day here.”

“I’m always happy to be have you around.” He paused momentarily. “I’m glad we get to experience our first music festival together.” Harry’s cheeks turned a light pink as he realized the words that just came out of his mouth. He scolded himself, Don’t forget she has a boyfriend, Harry. You’re treading in hot water with those words.

Harry passed Hannah the joint, and she took a puff. She blew it in Harry’s face as she said, “Me too.” She too was slightly surprised by what she just said.

Hannah giggled as Harry coughed a little, which made Hannah cough too from all the laughing she was doing. “You’re the worst for that.”

The smoky substance was beginning to make Hannah’s body feel tingly and light, and her emotions seemed to be somewhat heightened. She passed the joint as she yet again ran her fingers through Harry’s hair, which had more knots in it than before. “No, I’m not,” she smiled at him.

He took his last puff of the night, offering more to Hannah, whom shook her head no. He put out the joint in the ash tray next to them on the bedside table. “No, you’re not the worst.” He hesitated on his next sentence, and before he realized it, the words were already coming out of his mouth. “You’re probably the best person I know, Han.”

She smiled at him as she continued to play with his hair again after he sat back down next to her. “Oh, you’re just saying that.” Hannah’s hand slid down to Harry’s cheek, and he leaned his face into her hand.

“No, I’m not. You’re one of the sweetest, most loving people I know. I’m glad I know you.” As he said this, his hand moved from his lap to the middle of Hannah’s thigh.

Hannah looked down as he began to move his thumb in circles on her leg as her hand was now also resting in her lap. “Harry, this feels like it could be leading somewhere. I don’t know if this is a good idea….”

He sighed. “I’m sorry, I can’t help it. You looked so good today. I just wanted to be able to put my arm around your waist so I could have you closer to me. But I will do my best to refrain.” He paused. “I don’t even know why I’m saying all of this out loud. I need to stop doing this.”

Hannah knew that kissing Harry again while she was still with Ryan was very, very, very wrong. But in that moment, it felt so, so right. She also knew she was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, and so was he. Though he had just said he’d refrain from intimate actions, Harry had already moved in closer to her as if he had read her thoughts—inches away actually. “Harry, we aren’t thinking straight. We’re both high. We can’t do this. Plus, you just said you’d hold back.”

“Fuck, I know, but I have also felt these things when I’m sober.”

Hannah sighed, not wanting to reveal how she was really feeling to him. But she hates holding in her emotions. “Fuck…Me too…”

Harry was staring at her lips, until she said that. He looked into her eyes, and there was something about her in that moment that he couldn’t resist. He couldn’t put a finger on anything specific. Maybe it was just… the… everything about her. He looked back down at her lips, and she did the same to him, watching his actions very carefully. “I can’t help myself around you…. It just feels so natural…” He trailed off as he inched closer. Her body mist was overwhelming his senses. He let it consume him. His hand felt like it was on fire as it laid upon Hannah’s thigh. Her body too was radiating heat all over. She looked so perfect, and her eyes were so inviting.

Their lips brushed against each other, and Hannah gripped tighter onto the silky cuff of Harry’s short sleeve shirt. Suddenly, Hannah felt a surge through her body as Harry kissed her, almost in a rushed kind of way. Electricity felt like it was going through Hannah’s body as their lips touched. Her heart rate picked up, feeling it beating in her chest. One might even be able to hear it if they were close enough, and Harry definitely was.

There was a sense of urgency between the two of them. Harry had grabbed onto Hannah’s hips to pull her closer and set her legs to hang over his lap. She had one hand on his shoulder, gripping it, while the other was playing with the hair that rested on the back of his neck. They continued like this for a while. Harry slipped his tongue into her mouth, and it felt like it was all over from there, like there was no stopping them. He felt invincible as he held her in his arms again.

They continued like this for a while until they began to hear more voices outside as people were making their way back to their campsites. Hannah pulled her lips from Harry’s, leaning their foreheads against one another. They were both slightly panting, which turned into small giggles.

Hannah sighed, still feeling the high of the weed and the high of kissing Harry. “Fuck… This is so wrong… but I don’t feel bad.” Hannah sighed. “And I should feel bad.”

Harry pulled back to look Hannah in the eyes. “I should say, ‘I’m sorry, this is all my fault’ since I’ve initiated the kiss both times. But I’m not sorry. I’m not sorry one bit.”

A sheepish smile and a deep red blush came across Hannah’s face. “It’s not like I didn’t kiss you back. We’re both guilty here. Probably me more than you though.”

Harry moved his head side to side as he slightly shrugged his shoulders. “Eh, I haven’t been completely honest you.” Hannah gave Harry a look of confusion. “I’m also kind of still seeing Camille…”

Hannah shook her head with a smile, “So we are both equally as guilty. What’s going on with you two then?”

“Well, honestly I don’t really know. I asked her to come with me on tour with me for a bit, but the longer I was around her the more I didn’t want her to be there, kinda started to get annoyed.” He sighed as he tried to collect his thoughts. “She’s a great girl, and we get along really well. We’re definitely great friends, but I feel nothing. There’s no spark, and nothing I do seems to ignite it, not for me at least. We don’t have very many common interests, just mutual friends it seems. We sometimes run out of things to talk about, and I feel really awkward.”

“Have you told her any of this?”

“Well… Not exactly… We haven’t really spoken in a couple of weeks.”

“So, what does she think is going on between you two then?”

Harry shrugged his shoulders, “I honestly have no clue. We never really discussed it; there’s no label, as far as I’m concerned. We were kind of just hanging out, getting to know each other, especially since we were away from each other all the time. She’s met my family and such. But we never fully discussed our relationship. The tabloids just assumed she was my official girlfriend.” There was somewhat of an uncomfortableness hanging in the air between the two. Neither of them wanted to think about anything outside of their tent, outside of them. But they had to. They were both currently hurting people as they spoke, as they kissed. They were both thinking the same thing, but Harry said it out loud first. “What are we even doing here? What is… this?” He gestured his hands back and forth between them.

Hannah chuckled, “Uh… I have no idea. I don’t know what we are doing. I don’t even know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. All I know is that I’ve cheated on my boyfriend. Twice.”

Harry sucked in a sharp breath and deeply exhaled, “Yeah… I guess I’ve cheated on Camille twice now too.”

If it wasn’t uncomfortable before, it definitely was now. Their minds were racing at what to do, but neither of them knew. Neither of them wanted their time together to end, but they both knew that they might end up the same way as before. The weekend would soon come to an end, and there’s a chance they’d never see each other again, if they were being honest with themselves. That’s where Hannah’s mind went anyway. “Maybe we shouldn’t carry on with… whatever this is for any longer…” The words came out of her mouth almost as a whisper.

“Maybe….” Harry hesitated to continue, but this could be his only chance to talk about this. It was probably at most a minute of silence, but it felt longer to both of them. Harry decided to say what was on his mind. “But I also really feel something between us. I don’t think I’m going to be able to let it go. It feels so easy and natural with you, even in Detroit after having not spoken in so long. There always needs to be a spark between to people for anything to last. It feels like a fire with you, and a great one at that. I don’t want to let that fire burn out again.” They still sat on the edge of the bed, shoulders touching. Harry was playing with Hannah’s hands, as if this might be the last intimate moment they ever share again.

Hannah stood up from Harry, pulling away. “This is a lot to think about all at once. I think we should take a pause. Go to sleep, collect our thoughts, and come back to this.”

“Sure,” Harry replied slightly disappointed, but he understood. “Is your offer still valid? To sleep in the bed?” He asked shyly.

Hannah smiled, “Of course it is, you are paying for this tent.” They both chuckled, and with that, the two got ready for bed and drifted off to sleep. It was awkward sleeping in the same bed, but neither left to sleep on the floor, wanting to be as close as they could without violating anymore rules. Both ached to be held in the other’s arms but knew it was wrong.

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libidomechanica · 3 years

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#poetry #automatically generated text #Patrick Mooney #Markov chains #Markov chain length: 6 #142 texts

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ancientbrit · 3 years

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Natter # 19 09/04/2016

Subject: MI MG Natter #19 Date: September 4, 2016 at 10:16:01 PM PDT Cuttings continue to delight me. Out of the pot of eight "Seven Sons" I took on the 9th of July, I notice that there are at least two cuttings sending out new growth. Given the date and not knowing their growth rate I will probably need to protect them over the Winter. That's probably true for all the other cuttings that I am seeing now sending out new growth, amongst which are Fuchsias - at least eight different varieties and about 30 total in number. Then there is the very precious Daphne and the two Viburnum carlesii, two different Jasmine, and others. It has been a rather successful Summer I think. I have really enjoyed the eight or so propagation talks I have given so far and I am just starting to hear back from some of the attendees about their successes or otherwise. I have one more talk to give, in September I think it is, but I cannot remember when or where, so I hope whoever asked me to do it, remembers in time to remind me! Today I lifted the last of my Ailsa Craig onions and I will check their weights in a few days to see if I can challenge my record. The shallots are doing very well too and I will probably lift them next week after the expected rain has moved through - might make them put on a little weight. Right now they are about the size of a soft ball so they are not doing badly at all. I will be lifting my spuds in the next few days too I think, although I don't expect too much from them. I was a bit lax in looking after them this year, forgetting to earth them up, so I am not sure what I can expect, but I will soon find out I guess! Further to that, I had a few seed spuds left over from the planting. I had cut them to make the most of the seed, but I ran out of space and they have been sequestered in the garage since I bought them at the F&G show in February! I was totally amazed that they are still viable, although the original seed tubers have shrunk somewhat. As an experiment I took them over to the ex-Onion patch and planted them today, just in time to catch the first rain drops. My hope is that they will grow and produce a few small spuds in time for Christmas Dinner. They will take a little while to show above ground being a bit whizzened, but with the promised rain to come in the next few days I think they will make it. If they don't there is always TJ's to rely on. My next year's veggie crop will be somewhat different I feel. For a start I won't grow Sun Gold tomatoes again. Great taste though it has, the skins are rather tough and the plant itself grows like a weed. I find it difficult to get into my greenhouse right now as it has grown up to the roof and has come down again in several places and I am fed up with ducking every time I go in. It has also compromised a nearby cucumber which has since stopped producing, when normally it has produced something like 3 every two days. I will probably return to my old favorite English Heirlooms - Ailsa Craig and Alicante - lovely fruit about the size of a golf ball and masses of them. Perfect fruit, red, no blemishes and great flavor. Plus of course my banker - Early Girl. My Melons haven't done so well this year either. Although they were kept watered every day, the leaves have shrivelled and although they set fruit which has grown, the whole lot fell down the other day, so down they stay and I hope they do something - grow a bit bigger and ripen, but who knows now that Autumn seems to be here. I will have erected my fence too before Winter comes, to keep out those dad blasted deer. They have totally destroyed my runner bean crop, by eating every leaf and flower from ground level up to about seven feet. What set above that had been hidden until yesterday and now I find that they are too far gone - just tough and stringy. A total waste of time, money and effort. The Cool Plants & Hot Topics event gets ever closer and just to give you a heads up, you should know that together with Joan Helbacka's talk on Spring Bulbs, you will be offered the chance to order some of those self-same bulbs from Brent & Becky's Bulbs then and there. We have arranged to have Brent & Becky's catalogues available at the event, so that bulbs that take your fancy at the talk can be ordered before you forget. I have ordered their bulbs for years and I have to say that they are of first class quality and then some. I do hope that you will all attend the event and/or volunteer in some way. Whichever, be assured that your presence is needed - we won't be able to do it without you - quite literally and as we hope that it will become an annual event we must remember that you only get one chance to make a first impression. As of this moment, there is just one volunteer for the afternoon shift and I am not sure what we are going to do about that. There was a request sent appealing for volunteers a few days back but the response has been miserable, hopefully it will be alright on the day, although I would rather KNOW it was going to be okay before going in. Last week a client referred to me as "The Hat guy without the hat". I had to explain that both hats are in the shop for their annual refurbishment. The BIG hat had become a trifle heavy on long periods giving me a headache. My birthday hat was starting to get a little the worse for wear and so my friend who made both hats is also refurbing this one too. Bracing things up, probably replacing a couple of tea bags and shuttlecocks and generally giving it the dust & clean it deserves. One or the other, or maybe even both will be back in service by September 24th - wouldn't be a MG plant sale otherwise now would it? Today (4th September) Karin, Paula and I started under several clothing layers. 'Twas a mite nippy at first, but eventually were rewarded and things warmed up - clients started to arrive too, which is always a good thing. Old friends and new arrived over the hours, including my old drinking and dancing partner from last year. Lovely lady and I don't think I will ever forget the story. Just wonderful! I have been sticking cuttings into one of Alison's "Forsythe pots" as she has great success with hers. everything seemed to be going well, although the center pot was getting through water at quite a rate which puzzled me - until that is a looked through the windows one day and saw my cat Pickle drinking from it! There were several samples brought in that had obviously been effected by the dry Summer. Cucumbers, other squashes, tomatoes and on. At least I would hope that by next year people will remember about watering regularly and sufficiently. Previously I had no idea that irregular watering and/or varying temperatures caused cucumbers to develop bitterness, in spite of what Carin had to say. I just have never had the problem, thinking that since cukes are about 90% water they obviously need a fairly copious supply to grow properly. Perhaps I have been lucky in that regard. Rhododendrons also seem to be getting affected, as we had a second sample brought in with collapsed leaves and shrivelling stems. We suspected a nasty sounding fungal attack - 'can't remember the name now and I certainly couldn't spell it without referring to the treatise, but we sent it in for confirmation. The year seems to be dwindling down quite noticeably now, although I did promise an Indian Summer to a couple of ladies, so I will keep my fingers crossed - it has always worked in the past, but maybe this year........! Until next time then, Your fearless leader, Gordon

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crashpaddiaries · 7 years

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Dear Crashpad Diary #32

Yoooooo freakin beasts!!

What´s going on back home?? New sends??? Great fun?? Sweet life?? All the options right!!! =)

We´ve been running around and trying to hug the universe more and more down here hehehe

The trip has been fantastic and the good vibes ensure to make it happen the best way ever hehehe

with some funny facts that I´m about to tell yas… I mean… write yas!! haha Like: The crazy 4000 islands in a river / People of Laos / Storms everywhere / if only the storms alerts worked / Dumb and Dumber´s Loop / Loop fail / Restos with no food?? / try not to pay the waterfalls / the gay waterfall / Vang Vieng smelly cat / are we in China??? / Fast and furious / Sleeping at the laundry

haha … =) can’t start the post without a smile and laughs upfront heheheheheheh

Twas nice spending my bday at Phnom Penh… nothing too exciting there indeed… big city and not interesting… but… the party was awesome… we destroyed some ice-cream to commemorate life hahahaha and get some serious sugar rush hehehehe

The day after we got a bus to Laos… went up towards the border following the mekong river… that goes from Cambodia to Thailand, crossing pretty much entirely Laos… and we decided give a shot to a place called 4000 islands… in the middle of the river there are thousands of small, medium and big islands… one prettier than the other… what a place!! We spend few days at one of them called Dondet… a small one with loads of hut and bungalows… a hippie atmosphere and rich nature… It was Laos welcoming us greatly!!

Already in the first days we realised how different are the people from Laos… it seems they don’t give a shit about you… I mean… they care and treat you well… but different than Indians, Cambodians, Indonesians… they are not curious… they dont bother you asking “where you go?”, “Yes… weed??” hahahah Also… the english is barely spoken in many areas… which brings a whole new experience to the adventure! haha

Donder is quite popular among travellers and it´ll be easy communicating… fairly good internet too… the only problem is… don´t trust the weather forecast hahaha we were there in the middle of a huge… serious… fantastically intense storm… well… you have to consider that tropical rains are pretty common here… but there we were… walking fast under pissing rain… lightening going on pretty much everywhere… loads of thunders… trying to get to a safe place asap… my good old head torch helping us finding the way… so we got to our “muddy street”… “sweet… we will make it without being electrocuted!!” Just after few almost-jogging-steps, the mud took away my flip flops… I stopped and got it back.. running from guesthouse to guesthouse till getting to our place… what a sketchy adventure… =) As soon as we close the door, Luh´s phone connects to the internet and he receives the following message from Accuweather: Alert! Heavy storm in your area!!

Well… thanks!! hahahaha

From Dondet… and pretty energetic after the storm (haha I had to make the joke… sorry!)… we followed th plan of covering Laos from south to north… and the next stop was Paksé! The city is small and there is not much as well.. but what grabs one attention here is the trip you can do around the area… the called Bolaven Loop… which consists in renting a shitty bike and drive through the waterfally roads.. passing by coffee plantations (what a tasty coffee beasts!!), greeny scenery… hills… mountains… dirty roads… almost untouched communities and bridges above rivers. so glad we did it… twas great!! Hats down to Tad Lo… a small town with many waterfalls, great food, awesome people and fantastic atmosphere! =)

The whole thing was so funny!! Imagine that… 200km and we rented a bike for the both of us… an 100cc… it was defo like the Dumb and Dumber version of the Bolaven Loop! hahahaha

But even dumber was a guy that became a legend in the backpackers mythology! It´s all well set… When you rent the bike you get like a prep talk… explaining where you can go and all the tips… the start is in Pakse and the first day is pretty easy… you drive straight… for good 10k and then turn left… going north until you get to Tad Lo… easy right??

Well… not for a guy that for some reason turned right just after the city and drove all the way down to the 4000 islands…. hahahahah even more awkward was the fact that the guy drove like 4 hours until he gets to Dondet and realises that was sth wrong… haha where are the waterfalls?? Someone replaced´em with tons of islands! hahahahahah people are indeed awesome!! hahaha

Everyone has troubles when tripping like that… some go wrong… some get loads of flat tires… loads fall… have the bikes stolen… but we were fortunately good till the very last day… when the universe decided mess up with our food!! we don’t know why none of the restaurants in the last day´s piece, did not have any food… hahahaha serious?? A restaurant without food??? haha we prob went down some pounds that trip… the tiny bike appreciate the restos effort hehehehehe

After those days paying for the waterfalls entrance and parking pretty often, we got kinda cranky with that and decided not to pay anymore… going for only the ones for free… which so far were the nicest ones up there near to Tad Lo… so… the last stop was in a cascade called Tad Yuang.. getting to the gate the girl came with the tickets already… we decided not to pay once again and she got angry at us because we stopped and did not get the tickets she had already taken off… hahaha that was funny!! But the best was just after she started complaining in her language… Luh accelerate towards the waterfall pretending we would get in without paying… when we took off she started screaming and only stopped, quite ashamed, when she realized he was messing with her and got in to turn the bike and go away! hahahah

Another hilarious moment provided by the waterfalls was in Tad Hang… a nice place to hang with friends.. enjoy the small cascades and a big volume of water coming from everywhere… perfect spot to grab a beer and relax… exactly what the locals do! So there we were, getting there through the stairs when I see a weird woman coming towards us as a missile, passed by me and went straight to Luh saying hi and snuggling his arms hahahahah The lady boy locked the target as soon as he/she saw Luh and came attacking in full speed hahahahah twas so funny… Awkward moment hahahaha

With the loop done we got back to Pakse, spent the hottest day ever there… 38ºC with 50ºC real feeling… is it the real feeling of drying off?? hahaha And the day after we took off to Vang Vieng… passing by Vientiane… the days in Vang Vieng were sweet… such a beautiful place full of blue lagoons, caves, beautiful mountains and the Mekong river cutting it in half!

We met the smelliest girl in Laos… she happened to stay in our room and destroyed the atmosphere in it… I know… sometimes travelling you get a bit smelly… but when that happens… you simply take a shower and wash your clothes… and sadly, for the three of us in that room, she did not learn that yet! hahahah I´m laughing but I cried when I opened the door that day… the air was even greener inside the room! hahahahahah Oh well… I used my earplugs as a nose plugs and twas a lovely night!! hahahaha

Vang Vieng is widely known because of the party scene and the famous tubing through the Mekong river´s rapids… which we did and…. man… was the most boring thing ever… there is no rapids… only 2 parts with a maybe 2 mins in total… for the rest of the time you have to paddle and burn in the sun like a doughnuts baking in an oven hahahahahaha was terrible! The only worth thing was a zipline in the very last bar… but other than that…. a big nope!

Anyways…it has been done in the past with people stopping in bars situated along side the river (they were closed because of the accidents and even worse… after some deaths)… nowadays there are only few bars…. which made me think… maybe it has always been boring… but when youre drunk everything gets funnier and people indeed enjoyed that!

Well… I would need loads of alcohol in my bloodstream to get some adrenaline off that boredom!! hahahaha

But the universe worked in our favour that night…and gave us part of the adrenaline we missed from the “doughnuting”! When traveling from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang… we took the first and only fast and furious bus… but, unfortunately, it wasn’t´t fast and all the neon and lights were inside it… and being a sleeping bus… that did not help at all with our sleep hahahahahah

In addition… we could not believe when they, around 1am, woke everyone up and asked to leave the bus… twas in the middle of nowhere… extremely misty or dusty (couldn’t quite understand)… they needed to get the bus lighter in order to get it uphill through that dirty road… ahahahaha something that only happens in Laos hahahahha

We got to Luang Prabang wrecked… at 4 am…. and the world is so cool and full of good vibes that we arrived to the hostel… asked if they had any place that we could crash and they gave us a bed in their laundry as they did not have any rooms available hahaha we got a really god “morning” of sleep among duvets… bedsheets and pillow hahahaha twas great and smelled fucking good!! hahahah in your face smelly girl from Vang Vieng!! hahahaha

And here we are right now… the probable last stop in Laos before getting to our beloved Thailand… enjoying the good food… the chill atmosphere and laid back way of Laotian life!

Hope you guys had some fun with the post and sorry for the lack of updates lately… I´m not writing often but I´m sending fantastic vibes towards each one of yas! =)

Oh… and after 4 months without climbing, I´m only one month away from my trains and the sweet seshs with the beasts back home!! can’t wait!

Great vibes and huge smiles from Laos!!

Cheers,

Evan

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