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AND IM BACK. Just for a visit to clarify. Flew into Sacramento Sunday evening, a day full of running errands, worrying I would miss my flight, and nearly freaking the fuck out when my driver drove past laguardia airport and I yelled at him then he just claims thats the faster way to go (wtf?). But I was crazy worried I wouldn’t be able to board without my real ID, but luckily my expired passport worked perfectly and the flight was amazing. Open seat next to me AND a friends marathon ending with the finale. I weirdly got emotional watching it partly because I was leaving New York and partly because Ross went to the wrong airport and so had I… anyways….

I got to Sacto and had to wait for 45 minutes for my mom. Appropriate lol. My mom and I drank some port and had some snacks and caught up. This whole coming back experience has given me a lot of anxiety, everything is the same but different. Its like no time has passed at all and I can see myself falling right back into the lifestyle I had. I’m not used to people missing me, or worse, being proud of me. It’s insane.

I went to the DMV and ordered my new ID no problem. Thank you California for having a thumbprint scanner and being chill. I went to the eye doctor and ordered new contacts and glasses. Got all my adult shit done and now I can hang out with and get drunk with all my friends. My mom and grandma took me out to dinner last night and I finally got to be the guy who slips the waitress my credit card before other people notice. It was so cool! I’ve never been able to do that. felt all grown up and gentlemanly. Then I went to Kilt Pub where Matt and Ty Ty host trivia night. Long hugs with long lost friends were the theme of the evening. My trivia team of Pam, Clay, Carla, Mary, Marc, and I came in second place (damn you pam!) and it was a super fun night. We talked about our new romantic endeavors, the plays I missed, the people who passed on, the drama and the gossip and the usual. It did my heart good to see everyone. Johnny Farns, James, Hope, and Nord were all there too. And John and I capped off the night drinking vodka crans at my house talking until late. This is all I wanted to do here. Tonight I will see a different slew of friends and go downtown to the bars. and amazing news, I convinced ruthie to take a train in tonight to hang out!

Right now I am nursing a hangover at home with grandma and watching a Sex and the City marathon in my old room like old times. (oh now its the SATC finale, of course, why am I seeing so many leaving New York finales???…)

I already know this trip will be criminally short, but I think it has to be.

and were having thanksgiving on thursday!