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  • Donatella Died, Valle de Guadalupe Trip – Sex Change – “Paparazzi Daze” Book 63.7% Done

    The longer I go without writing, the harder it gets to get back to it. It has happened to me before. It is happening to me again. You forget just how you do it. How do I just sit here and word vomit so much? How did I write a book about Tijuana in a…

    Matingas
    August 18, 2020

  • Sneks and Cover Shots – Job Offer and Interview – Halfway Done with the Paparazzi Book

    I woke up at 7:17 a.m. I was waiting for an email for the one gig I have. Two emails really. A gig I wanted to take care of last week but the people in the story are not making it easy to meet them. It’s set for tomorrow. One gig. Three photo things. It…

    Matingas
    July 21, 2020

  • It’s Mom’s Birthday and 2020 Still Sucks – More Covers, More Word Vomit – Unboxing a Case of Mystery Beer

    It’s my mom’s birthday. She would’ve been 63. And she would have been hating this year. This year fucking sucks. She would have enjoyed yesterday though. Yesterday was a good day. And if she was around, she would be with us. I went with my brother, his wife, and his kids to pick strawberries in…

    Matingas
    July 9, 2020

  • TJ Adventure is FREE FREE FREE (Digital Edition) – Life Seems Stretchy – Paparazzi Book is Coming Along Nicely!

    It’s 3:33 p.m. I woke up late. I just had breakfast. Not even halfway through my morning routine and the day is almost over… I slept all day yesterday. I wrote half a chapter of my next book. Then it was too damn hot to do anything. I laid down for a second. Next thing…

    Matingas
    June 10, 2020

  • New Studio Lights (Thanks, Andy) – Beer Reviews on the YouTube – Motivation Manifest Yourself Please

    I should blog and do some work… but let me smoke and play some Starcraft. And then… I don’t do anything. I wake up late because most of us wake up late in these weird times. It’s May. Mother’s Day was yesterday and I cried a bunch. By myself. Because we are all alone. Speaking…

    Matingas
    May 11, 2020

  • YouTube Beer Reviews and Sexy Photo Shoots – Controversial Cover – Starcraft with Friends

    It feels like I haven’t written anything in a long time. I guess two weeks is a long time. I remember I got busy. I’m not sure how or when or what I did. But I got busy. I did one photoshoot for the magazine, I haven’t done that in what feels like years. It…

    Matingas
    April 28, 2020

  • Deleted Instagram – Depressed From Doing Nothing, Doing Nothing Because Depressed – Purgatory on Earth

    I woke up more depressed than I usually am. More than I have been in a year. My heart feels heavy and everything annoys me. Like my own life. I deleted Instagram because I check it every 10 seconds. After all, there is nothing to do. It is probably not healthy to be on that…

    Matingas
    April 13, 2020

  • April 2020: GG I Suck at Starcraft II – Writing is my Only Gig Left (Beer Delivery!) – 90% Sure Roommate Found

    GG. I suck at Starcraft II. Type “GG,” hit F10, surrender. 2020- Season 1: 1v1 Ranked Gold 1, Division Drone Delta. 15th place with 56 wins and 49 losses, 515 points with a risk of demotion. Platinums swoop my ass easily with a rush, if not, I’ve been lucky and beaten a few. Gold 1…

    Matingas
    April 7, 2020

  • Chapter 24: Tecate Virus – Uncertainty for All – Tits Out at Dandy’s

    Chapter 24. Fucking Tijuana. I woke up feeling sick. My head hurts. It feels hollow. I have a bit of a cough. Not much mucus though I am spitting more often than normal. I got that Tecate Virus. Except, I didn’t drink Tecate yesterday. It might be the Corona, but I really doubt it. I…

    Matingas
    March 18, 2020

  • Do Nothing and Write – IG Book Giveaway – New Cover Picture (and some Text), Will Work in my own Covers

    I am doing nothing. I didn’t sell any books through Amazon yesterday. None have been sold today. Two were sold two days ago (one Kindle, one Paperback). Three were sold the day before that (all Kindle). That’s about it for March… 15 books sold and it’s almost half the month. I’m giving up. I am…

    Matingas
    March 13, 2020

  • March 2020: Year is Going Fast – Keep Spamming my Book (Sorry) – Tijuana is Still Consuming Me

    My neighbor just grabbed my butt a minute ago. I went out to grab coffee beans because I have none. Shitty Oxxo coffee and some yogurt. And on my way back, she was opening the gate. I told her I would open it for her. And she grabbed my butt. SEXUAL HARASSMENT YO!!! She said…

    Matingas
    March 2, 2020

  • My Book is Getting Great Reviews – 50 Copies in Pasaje Rodríguez – I Lost a Gig, Goodbye Delivery Boy

    I woke up today to a 5-star review in my book. The review is quick and simple, but it is 5-stars and that’s good. “adriana preciado 5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for beer and food places Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020 Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase Very entertaining make me wanna to…

    Matingas
    February 24, 2020

  • Post 543: Book Report Print and Digital – I Don’t Want to Work Ever Again Though My Work is Awesome – Selling Books is Not Easy

    This is post 543. That’s a lot of fucking posts. Selling a book is hard yo. I should have done something else that I can sell. Like cookies. People like cookies. Selling cookies is probably easier. Or burgers. Or brewed my own beer. You know… things people buy. People don’t buy books. I just get…

    Matingas
    February 17, 2020

  • 51 Weeks, 0 Days: Busy and Broke – Chef Trolling – TJ Adventure Tour Revivals and Book

    51 Weeks, 0 Days. I feel like I’ve been the busiest to earn the least amount of money. I expected three small paychecks that would equal my rent but received only one. I was prepared to spend the next two weeks broke. I could barely afford to pay rent. But then… I got paid for…

    Matingas
    January 11, 2020

  • 49 Weeks, 5 (6) Days: First Blog of the Year, First Cover of the Year, and First Story Sent – Starting 2020 Alright – Almost a Full Year of Being Motherless

    49 Weeks, 5 Days. I did nothing for NYEs and that’s exactly what I wanted. I would actually not mind going partying or anything though I don’t care about celebrating NYEs. I was just tired. And I don’t feel like I deserve a party. I party almost every day… 2019 deserves a big fuck you.…

    Matingas
    January 2, 2020

  • 49 Weeks, 2 Days: Texas Xmas and MJ of TJ- Fuck You 2019! – NFL Fantasy Champion at Least

    49 Weeks, 2 Days. It’s dumb to count because I really lost count forever ago. But I miss my mom so much… I can’t believe it’s going to be a full year without her. It still feels like I’m going to see her on a holiday thing. But no. 2020 is around the corner. I…

    Matingas
    December 30, 2019

  • 45 Weeks, 5 Days: Shit Year Almost Over – Busy with Not Work (Starcraft II and Self-Publishing Book) – Tijuana Adventures with Tourist Friends (and some NFL)

    45 Weeks, 5 Days. This shit year is almost over. And I feel better in general. It still happens from time to time… and well… somedays it’s a lot. It hits me that I’m never going to see my mom again. For some weeks it just felt like I haven’t seen her in a while…

    Matingas
    December 5, 2019

  • 44 Weeks, 3 Days: Past and Future Book to Read and Write – Life of a Paletero – NFL de Fantasía Semana 12

    44 Weeks, 2 Days. I’m typing this on Monday though I plan to publish on Tuesday. Life has slowed down… or so it feels. It’s Thanksgiving week which means a lot of people are not working. And my office seems to be one of them. I have no work. I have no work until mid-December.…

    Matingas
    November 26, 2019

  • 43 Weeks, 3 Days: Acid Microdosing for Depression – Judging Salsa Fest (edible salsa) with I Wanna Beer with You – NFL Fantasía Near it’s End

    43 Weeks, 3 Days. I was depressed yesterday. For the usual reasons. And because I suffer from writer’s block in stuff that actually pays me (not this shit). I have half a dozen articles that I started and go nowhere. I want to keep it simple. Start with a simple article, send it, get it…

    Matingas
    November 19, 2019

  • 42 Weeks, 3 Days: Halloween Cover and Others – Complaining, is What I Do Best – NFL in Español Almost Playoffs

    42 Weeks, 3 Days. I just paid a little over $300 on student loans… Fuck me. That’s so much money… for me. And I have to pay rent soon. And the phone. And the internet. And my parking lot. And the car insurance. My car barely has gas in it. And it still has that…

    Matingas
    November 12, 2019

  • 42 Weeks, 2 Days: Eternal Sunshine the Toxicity – Frank West Halloween and Day of the Dead – Guest Room and Studio and Work

    42 Weeks, 2 Days. I’ve been busy. Or so I tell myself. And that’s why I didn’t blog last week or did my NFL summary in Spanish, but I’m not sure what I’ve been doing. Just feels like I’ve been busy. So much happens in two weeks. Halloween. My aunt’s visit. A lot of work.…

    Matingas
    November 11, 2019

  • 40 Weeks, 3 Days: Beer Cover! – Great Stories to Tell, Yet Can’t Tell Them – NFL in Español #8 (yeahhh more of that)

    40 Weeks, 3 Days. It’s going to be a year soon. It is still the weirdest thing ever… I told my therapist about it. How it is still difficult to say it out loud. My mom died. It’s still difficult to type without choking up, but I’m getting better. And it’s very difficult to tell…

    Matingas
    October 29, 2019

  • 35 Weeks, 3 Days: THANKS to My First Two Patreon Contributors – More Cover Pictures – NFL Fantasy Week #3

    35 Weeks, 3 Days. Another cover last week, another cover tomorrow, another cover the week after. Then probably an illustration. And after that, probably another cover. Thus my life continues taking pictures of covers for an alt-weekly in the year 2019. Here’s the latest: It was a great shoot…!! And a great night! Got free…

    Matingas
    September 24, 2019

  • 33 Weeks, 3 Days: Slow Down September – NFL Fantasía BEGINS – Conclusions of Spending Some Sober Time

    33 Weeks, 3 Days. I’ve been getting some anxiety when I go out to my favorite places in town… I’m afraid I’m going to bump into her and all the depression and feelings will come out. After all, my favorite bar is one of her favorite bars. But at least is slow down September. Not…

    Matingas
    September 10, 2019

  • 32 Weeks, 5 Days: It Got Worse, But I am Better – Dwelling on the Past and Moving On – Slow Down September, Plus NFL and more Work!

    32 Weeks, 5 Days. Welp. That was short-lived. And painful. It still sucks to wake up. It’s the worst part of the day. I just yell at my cats and they don’t come. So I just stay there feeling like shit. Today… I woke up to a message from my ex. My tiny ex from…

    Matingas
    September 5, 2019

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