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  • Donatella is in Danger – Did Some Gigs, Reviewed Some Beers – Sexy / Nerdy Photoshoot

    My car didn’t pass smog on the first attempt. I went to a place called “Smog Centro” in National City after a gig taking pictures of a chef who was delivering craft meals to senior citizens. It was late afternoon and a quick google search told me most smog places were closing, so I went…

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    May 25, 2020

  • Post 556: Paparazzo Daze Book – Looking For Roommate (Again) – I’m Getting Older and Drunker

    Post 556. That’s a lot of posts. Been blogging for almost 10 years now. I wish I thought about book writing through Amazon years ago… My really old blog posts still get a ton of visitors, like the Britney Spears one. I just wrote that chapter for my second book. Turns out, I didn’t need…

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    May 17, 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…

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    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…

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    April 28, 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…

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    April 7, 2020

  • Moving to Alaska to be a Fisherman – I Bought a Corona Virus Piñata – La Catedral

    I just hung up the phone with my fisherman buddy from Alaska. Who the fuck uses the phone? Him. And my brother. And Szavio the wise man. There are just a few people that do. I love texting, but that phone call was nice. The call was about job prospects. And he also wanted to…

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    March 21, 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…

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    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…

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    March 13, 2020

  • Drinking my Earnings – Done Spamming the Book (Working on the Next One) – LOTR Paparazzo Times (That One Time I Talked to Frodo Baggins)

    I woke up at 3:00 a.m. today. I couldn’t go back to bed, so I started watching LOTR The Two Towers for the millionth time. It’s an odd concept to think of this movie as old. And Christopher Lee is gone. I saw a lot of the people in LOTR back in the paparazzo days.…

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    March 9, 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…

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    March 2, 2020

  • 80+ Sold, Book Signing Event March 6th – Moving out of TJ – Cover with Lil Pike (I Suck at Smash)

    I’m obsessed with checking my “KDP” page. That’s the Amazon page to check how many books you’ve sold. As of now, 62 digital copies have been sold, 1 was returned, 1 was me, 1 was Chad, 30+ others have been friends, and the other 30+ are fans? 24 paperbacks have been sold in total. Most…

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    February 28, 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…

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    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…

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    February 17, 2020

  • January 2020: Tijuana Adventure BOOK! – More Photoshoots – Buy My Book for $6.64 ! ! !

    That year is over. No need to keep counting. I lost count in week 22 or so. I still wake up daily and think of her. And lately, I’ve been having dreams about my mom. It’s weird in the sense that I think my dream is a reality and my reality is a dream. My…

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    January 28, 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.…

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    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…

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    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.…

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    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…

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    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.…

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    November 11, 2019

  • 39 Weeks, 3 Days: Skipped Last Week Cuz Busy, Welcoming Travelers Again – 1st Year Without Mom Almost Done, Keep Moving On – NFL Fantasy en Español (Semana 6 y 7)

    39 Weeks, 3 Days. I skipped last week. The blog and the NFL fantasy summary (like anyone cares except my fantasy group). Pablo, a friend from childhood, wrote the review and did a pretty good job about it. I lost my match. I lost my bet. This week. Some of the same… but not as…

    Matingas
    October 22, 2019

  • 37 Weeks, 3 Days: Writers Gamble, Right? – Uneasy Days and Most Important Day Tomorrow – More NFL in Spanish, Get Used to It

    37 Weeks, 3 Days. I’ve been having really weird days since last week… Nothing exciting. Nothing really that odd. I just don’t feel like myself and then suddenly the day disappears. My schedule got all fucky for working late at night and waking up late in the morning. I rarely realize what day it is…

    Matingas
    October 8, 2019

  • 36 Weeks, 3 Days: October is here: Christmas Decisions to Make it Less Shitty – Comedy Stand-Up Cover – NFL In Spanish Week 4 and A Lot of Word Vomit

    36 Weeks, 3 Days. Like I mentioned before, I actually lost count. I just know by looking back at the blog that it’s been in fact 36 weeks, 3 days. It’s a weird feeling because it feels long ago but at the same time very recent. Long ago, because I am already sort of used…

    Matingas
    October 1, 2019

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