There. I did it. I finished my paparazzi book in Español. Now all I have to do is package it nicely for Amazon and it will be available for sale.

For now, you can read it for free. 27 chapters of my book in Español.

Oh yeah. I still need to write a proper intro…

So not totally finished. The English version was published on September 2020. Four years later, the Spanish version.

It hasn’t gotten much reception. After 13 years I might finally stop mentioning that I used to be a paparazzi. It still comes up in conversation every once in a while, I can’t help that.

I just changed my Insta profile to The_Tijuana_Papparazzi. So I might not be done talking about just yet. It is meant for portraits taken in Tijuana paparazzi style. Because that’s the best way I take pictures and I should concentrate in what I do best.

I have too many Instagram profiles. And the Tijuana Adventure one is almost up to my favorite number. It is currently at 21.7k followers. My favorite number is 22.5. It will happen soon. I keep getting followers and likes and haters.

So many dumb fucking haters.

What I’m not getting is many tours. I did a couple of great tours already in August and one bachelor party canceled 24 hours before the tour. At least I got to keep the deposit. But I feel bad because they would’ve had a great time. A great Tijuana Adventure. Another one for the books.

And perhaps Tijuana Adventure part 2.

My favorite bachelor tour was the New Yorkers. But all of them have been great and they all have fun stories they will remember forever. The Canadians, the Ohio boys, the Baltimore Latinos, and much more.

I might write some. With name changes.

Tijuana is fucking crazy and I’m still here.

I still dream of a Seattle life.

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Today I cross the border!

I’m going to see the Padres play the Twins. I haven’t been to an MLB game since I was a kid and I saw the Astros in the mid-90s. It was a boring game and I hated it. I like Tijuana baseball, but I’m unsure about San Diego baseball.

I’m excited.

I get to hang out with one of my favorite people in the area. I’m nervous about getting too fucked up. Party time on a Monday.

There are some worries though.

It’s no a worry free Monday though. My mother-in-law crashed a quad-bike and I’m waiting to hear back on what’s going on.

I’m worried for her. I’m worried for my girlfriend.

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Today is my moon-versary with my girlfriend. That’s my moon anniversary. Twelve full-moons together. But we can’t be together today. So I plan to surprise her tomorrow. I’m still unsure what or how. The situation with my mother-in-law changes things.

But the point is.

HOLY FUCK!

One year with the same girlfriend. At first was a challenge to think to make it last. But now I don’t really think about it. It’s going to be the anniversary. There is some pressure to that. But I no longer think like “whoa, how am I going to make it to a year.”

Now it’s more like “whoa, I’m a lucky bastard, she’s still with me.” I still like her more and more each day. To the point I think this is how love is. I might be falling.

She wants her privacy. So I won’t say much. But everything is still great and better than ever. Still the best I’ve ever been. And now the most I’ve ever been.

Couldn’t be happier in the department.

On the rest.

Fuck. I make money with tours, but that’s about it. I make money to appear in some places as an influencer. I’m doing good. But not great. I need to do better. I need to make way more money.

I wasted enough time translating the book and I have more time to waste packaging for Amazon to a lukewarm reception. But hey. It’s done. I need more work.

At least tours are paying better.

At least my following keeps growing steadily.

But fuck I want more money.

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I wrote all of the above on Monday.

It’s Wednesday now. And I’ll be publishing all this non-sense today and carry on with my life.

I had a weird Tuesday. And there was no surprise given to my girlfriend.

Monday was fucking great. Padres won vs the Twins. I got to hang out with two friends and drink beer. Petco Park is a beautiful stadium. The game was fun. The beers were expensive as fuck. The beers are around $20 each. You can drink 8 beers in the Tijuana stadium with that money…

The stadium is amazing. The infrastructure, the sheer size, the location, everything is fucking great. The players are obviously another level.

But…

But…!!!

I prefer Tijuana baseball still. Even though the team was super shitty this year, it’s just so much more fun. It’s not only that it’s cheaper (that helps a lot). It’s just so fucking rowdy. So much shit happens besides baseball. Padres had a little bit of that. A bit of distraction between innings. But not like all the stupid shit that happens in Tijuana.

I wish Tijuana just served better beer. I would go more often if they did. For a while they had Lagunitas at a very cheap price, sometimes for free to entice new beer drinkers. But it didn’t work. I saw people spitting it out. And Lagunitas is fucking delicious.

After the Padres game, I trolleyed back home.

Thanks, Josh. It was a great Monday.

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Remember how shitty 2020 was? That was my Tuesday. Some sort of 2020. Shit news. But it all somehow worked out.

Just like 2020. I rather just forget it already happened. There was no surprise. There was no proper moon-versary like I planned it in my head. And her mom might need surgery.

August is coming to an end. I only have one more tour to go.

I have a lot of shit to do still. I can’t slow down.

More Tijuana Adventure shit to do!!!

That profile is popular. I’m getting fucking popular. It’s wild!

And it is translating into money! But I still need more money.

I have merch! New MERCH!!!!

I need to take pictures of me wearing that shirt. But I did a video explaining what it means and it has more than 50k views.

English version:

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Spanish version.

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I sold all the Large size ones right away. XXL followed. Xl I made a bunch and I only have on left. I made four small and three medium. I still have them.

People said they will buy it. But they haven’t. I could pressure them to do it.

AND!

I made more. New colors. Re-stocked and made more large and XL sized shirts because they are the most popular.

And!!!!

More designs are coming soon. Tijuana Adventure got a new design made by my brother (Serijuana). The TJ Adventure brand is going on point! The Instagram keeps growing. I keep getting more tours. And it slowly shifts to something else. So I can make more money.

MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY!

Need more money. Speaking of which. You can donate here:

Fun fact. No one has ever donated ( it’s not a fun fact :( ). You can also send me some money on Venmo or Zelle. And if you want a shirt!!!

$25 a shirt +$10 shipping anywhere in America!!!

Buy my merch! Buy my books! Book me for a tour!

Book me for a photoshoot. Oh yeah. I’m a photographer as well.

I haven’t taken a picture in months… It’s all video now. And I hate it. I have to work on a new video today. And tomorrow. And forever until I get rich.

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Buy my books on Amazon. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them.

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Follow me on Instagram and book me for a photoshoot!

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