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  • Finally! Burger Porn is Here – Reviewed: Yo Mommaz!, Tras / Horizonte, La Justina, Cine Tonalá, and Butchers & Buns – Procrastination is Weighing Me Down

    Finally! All the burger porn that you can imagine (unless you are a burger pervert). After a burger festival. And eating burgers non-stop. The burger article came out. Here’s my contribution of Tijuana burgers. Or click in any of the burgers. Yo Mommaz! In N Out in Tijuana. Tras / Horizonte with this monster. Cine…

    Matingas
    September 13, 2017

  • Existential Crisis for Post #400 – Bad Luck Mustache Gives me Shit Day – Movie Review: Hector and The Search for Happiness (Pegg’s Worst)

    Yesterday was shit. I shaved my face and left only a mustache. A bad luck mustache. I left the house craving tacos varios from Tupidos. I got there and it was pretty packed, but the line seemed to be diminishing. So I said fuck it, how bad can it be? I waited for 10 minutes…

    Matingas
    September 12, 2017

  • Swoop! Back to Reality – Paparazzo Me vs Now Me (Strange) – Gwen Stefani + Gavin Rossdale (and Kids)

    Swoop! Back to reality! Girlfriend is at work. She went to bed before 7 pm. She woke up at 5 am to go to work. I went to bed at around 9:45 pm and woke up at 2:30 am and didn’t get great sleep. Finally got out of bed at 9 am. And swoop! Back…

    Matingas
    September 11, 2017

  • Band Manager at Burgers and Beer Festival – Party Hardy with Monterrey Girls – Hungover from Infinity Beers

    What a weekend…!! Sigh. I’m tired. My girlfriend passed out like 20 minutes ago. I skipped the blog yesterday and I thought about skipping again today… but after poking around online for a bit, I decided to fuck it. Let’s do this. Definitely no coffee. Definitely not working out. I didn’t word vomit yesterday, basically…

    Matingas
    September 10, 2017

  • Monterrey Girls Tour Tijuana – Oaxaca Shakes and the World Worlds – Character Stories and Work (Getting Published)

    It’s weird to word vomit with guests in the house. More because they aren’t my guests, but my girlfriend’s. I don’t have the trust/confidence I usually do. And I can’t coffee coffee coffee workout. And it’s really early. Well… 9 am now. I woke up to an email canceling the one gig I had to…

    Matingas
    September 8, 2017

  • OB Cover Shot (and Inside Pictures) – Looking for Apartments or Houses (Moving this November) – Tijuana Chad is No More

    This is post 395. I’m close to posting 400 entries. Crazy stuff. It has been confirmed. Chad is no longer Tijuana Chad. His stint in this city has come to an end. I’m sure he would still visit. But it will never be the same. The Rumble Fest kids are all married. Well, not technically.…

    Matingas
    September 6, 2017

  • From Tacotopia in Del Mar to Las Pulgas Till 3 AM – A Lot of Tacos, Betting Horse Races, and Hanging Out with Friends – Long Chapter (and No Celebrity)

    ALRIGHTY HERE! It’s fucking 3:23 pm on a Monday. I didn’t do the Sunday word vomit and this one is really late. And no celebrity. No time. First… I did write a Sunday vomit. I wrote it in the trolley before Tacotopia. The plan was to finish it after Tacotopia…. It went something like this.…

    Matingas
    September 4, 2017

  • Bryan Got Fuego(d), So We Pounded 20+ Beers – Show Tonight: Wand and Dream Burglar! – Tacotopia by the Track Mañana!

    Well….!!! That was a lot of day drinking with el Pinche Brallan. He got here with a 12 pack of Indio beer. I got a shrimp cocktail and mixed two beers in. That was breakfast. We watched Rick & Morty, but didn’t pay attention, and just started catching up. He’s been gone three months. It’s…

    Matingas
    September 2, 2017

  • Word Vomit and Drama on the Trolley – Feeding Brozo a Burger and Receiving Bryan – Got Invited to a Reddit Secret Party

    No time to word vomit this morning. It’s 9:35 am and I’m sitting on the trolley. Going to be late for a photo shoot with a CEO of some bail bonds for a story that runs next week. I’m just going to be a couple minutes late. I’ve been eavesdropping a guy trying to hit…

    Matingas
    August 31, 2017

  • The End of An Era (Moving Out) – Madueño Review (And Awesome Beer to Go) – Burger Research Complete…?

    It’s the end of an era. I got a job offer in San Diego that pays bigly. I need to be there for it. I’m moving out of Tijuana. Shit has been getting too crazy. I always wonder, when will it be me? Never been mugged or anything. And I’m always on the lookout for…

    Matingas
    August 30, 2017

  • Tj Violence and Trump’s America (Political Word Vomit) – VIP Tickets to Tacotopia for A Ride to Del Mar (All You Can Eat Tacos and Friends on TV) – Burger Research Continues (Mamut)!

    Ever wake up and go straight to reading Trump’s tweets? No? It’s not a good way to start the day. I’ve done it constantly and then I try to ignore so I don’t word vomit about politics for hours. The US is really polarized in a fucked up manner. Tijuana is fucked up too. Yesterday,…

    Matingas
    August 29, 2017

  • Beef Over Indulgence Sunday (Burger Research Continues) – This Weird Tijuana Life – Taylor Swift for Celebrity Throwback

    Muddy shitty coffee after a slow shitty morning. I couldn’t get out of bed… And I didn’t have coffee. Got an email about not getting a job that I don’t even remember applying too. Well… that’s nice. Made my walk to Calimax bought coffee and some yogurt. And then watched Wet Hot American Summer for a…

    Matingas
    August 28, 2017

  • Touring a Canadian Journalist (Reason I Skipped Yesterday) – I Didn’t Know About the Redbeard Cover – So Much Going On (And I Don’t Know What to Do)

    I’m conflicted about today. And yes. I skipped the blog yesterday for a good reason. Right now, I wait for a journalist from NYC to call me to talk about a story she is looking to work on in late September. Let’s see what that is about. I fucking hate the phone. Alright. Emailed her…

    Matingas
    August 25, 2017

  • A Great Sunday of Bowling, Beisbol, and David the Neighbor Going Away Party (sad!) – Eclipse Vomit – Throwback Celebrity Monday is Zooey Deschanel!

    The eclipse is supposed to be going on right now. I already looked at the sun twice and my eyes hurt. So fuck doing it again. Nope. I didn’t buy them special glasses. If I’m blinded. You know why it was. Because I’m dumb. Coffee coffee coffee. David, the neighbor, just showered in the apartment…

    Matingas
    August 21, 2017

  • Second Day of Pictures and Editing Till Midnight – Friendly Cat (for 5 Seconds) and Shit San Diego Public Transportation – I Should Learn to Advance Edit

    Sunday. And I’m not skipping the blog. Mostly because the weekend wasn’t really the weekend. I worked all Friday afternoon and edited pictures till past midnight. I worked all of Saturday afternoon and edited pictures till midnight. Today. Today we will probably go bowling. The girlfriend is watching documentaries in the living room at a…

    Matingas
    August 20, 2017

  • Girlfriend Gets a Second Birthday – So Many Upcoming Gigs and Work To Do – San Diego Red Is Looking Great (and my article looks pretty there)

    Coffee Coffee Coffee. Gigs Gigs Gigs. Emails Emails Emails. Workout. Coffee. Coffee. Much work. Good thing. There’s a cheesecake in the fridge. My girlfriend had a second birthday last night at Caesar’s. Coffee coffee coffee. In an hour or so, some dude that makes shirts is coming over because he wanted some product photography. I…

    Matingas
    August 18, 2017

  • Taking Tons of Burger Pictures for a Cover – Good Productive Photo Day and More to Come – Brewers Can Pay Me With Beer

    Alrighty! I’m in a good mood despite being almost broke. It’s because I’m finally being productive. On Monday I did one thing that perhaps will make me some money… and not much. Shit. On Tuesday I did another thing that could have made good money but got rejected so I didn’t make any money…. Shit.…

    Matingas
    August 17, 2017

  • Shit Article Gets Rejected – Tijuana SMELLS Like Shit – Gloomy Days: Time to Take Pictures of Burgers

    Good morning word vomit! That’s like my good morning Vietnam… !!! Alright. I have an hour and a half before I have to leave to San Diego to take pictures of burgers. I made some calls yesterday and scheduled a couple of places for today. I realized now that some burger places are just burger…

    Matingas
    August 16, 2017

  • Procrastinated For a Year: Road Trip Story Part 1 (Minneapolis) Done – Photo Shoots And Forcing Myself to Write – Gloomy Work Days

    Coffee coffee coffee! Emails emails emails. That’s how my morning started. JOB OFFER from Indeed.com Check this shit out. “This will be an ongoing project; therefore, our budget is $6 per 500 words. All content will be expected to be original with no issues in passing CopyScape.” HAH! $6 for every 500 words. That means I…

    Matingas
    August 15, 2017

  • Dull Day Without the GF – The Inside Pictures of Feast Part 1 (Tons of Food Porn) – Prep Kitchen, Campfire, The Crab Shack, and The Hake

    Yesterday was pretty dull. I guess it felt that way in comparison to the days I’ve been having. The Zigtebra/Lightworks weekend. Splurging at fancy restaurants. Celebrating my girlfriend’s birthday. Ignoring work. Yep. Yesterday was dull. This morning, I woke up feeling very refreshed at 6:30 am. It’s 8:22 am and I’m already on my second…

    Matingas
    August 10, 2017

  • Amazing Weekend of Great Food, Drinks, Friends, Pictures, and Music – Beef Wellington from Caesar’s and New Teléfonica Review – Zigtebra and Lightworks Leave Much Love Behind (and They Are The Celebrity This Monday)

    It was a great weekend. On the top 10 of weekends of the year or so. That would be an interesting challenge to remember. Whenever friends join in to come and drink and do merry. It’s a great time. And friends visit from all over. But first. Some usual word vomit. Yep. I skipped Sunday’s…

    Matingas
    August 7, 2017

  • Lightworks Gets Robbed of Shoes and Tequila, Now They Nap in my Living Room – Zigtebra Will Be Here Soon – Published About Border and Taxis

    Lightworks is already here. Fucker called me at 1:30 am to let me know he was coming from Ensenada. I was way asleep. I told him at around 4 am I’ll be up because my girlfriend gets up at that hour and I can let him in. Fucker didn’t come until 8:30 am. I spent…

    Matingas
    August 5, 2017

  • Zigtebra and Lightworks Double Show at Mous Tache!!! – Party Time with Friends from El Paso and Chicago – Weekend Looks Promising as Fuck

    Woo! Friday pay day! And I got paid a bit more than I was excepting! Now, this should be my pay every two weeks and I’ll be happy. And it’s not enough. I wouldn’t be able to live in San Diego with this paycheck. But it is good in Tijuana and a good paycheck to…

    Matingas
    August 4, 2017

  • Mazunte in 2 Months, Girlfriend’s Birthday Soon, Weekend Now – Boring Post and Random Visitor Spike – Lethargic and Fighting It

    My blog spiked with viewers yesterday. Actually, a single viewer. Well, more like 25 visitors and 156 clicks. One of those visitors read through a lot of my crap. And this morning it’s been 14 visitors and 47 views. Who is reading this crap? I’m not inspired at all. I was tired all of yesterday…

    Matingas
    August 3, 2017

  • New Border Same $5 Taxi – New Border and Paparazzing Tijuana Friends – Hungover from Beer and Bourbon (Bulleit Review)

    I woke up early feeling horrible. Hungover. I didn’t drink that much yesterday… Okay… okay. Maybe I did. It was Tap Tuesday and it started early. After finishing the word vomit, the article, emails, working out, and other work. I went out to do some more work with my camera. Right away bumped into friends.…

    Matingas
    August 2, 2017

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