The Social Flower

I came to San Francisco five years ago with the dream to be independent, discover myself, and one day tell my grandchildren, "Your abuelita once lived in San Francisco." I made the big move when I was twenty-three years old and somehow those five years where a roller coaster of every fucking thing you can imagine living in a big city is worth. Now I am approaching the end of my twenties and  I can surely say I have earned my stripes living in this city. My first week in the city I was scammed for my apartment and  lost 3k.  I ended up living in my car for a few nights under the bay bridge intersection because I  refused to go back home.  I attended an over priced art school and after a year decided,  this isn't for me. Yes, I am an art school drop out but ironically I have a career compared to a few of my fellow art school buddies who graduated with honors. I lived in many places in the city in the five years I survived. From sharing rooms, renting a ...

Everybody has their favorite snack. Whether its a couple of Hot Cheetos, sliced apples, or perhaps a even worse snack, men. We all love a good snack! Just enjoying my favorite snacks. I recently came into the realization that I might just love snacking and not want to commit to a serious relationship for a while. Fuck it, life is a buffet. It was a typical Sunday afternoon where I was doing a few publicity projects at work and perhaps worked 10+ hours.  I was sitting at a book reading I had created for one of the places I work while it hit me; maybe I am not meant to be in a relationship anymore. Author Micah Perks read a couple of short stories from her newest book, True Love and other Dreams of Miraculous Escape , during the event when a couple of women joined in for a very interesting but eye opening conversation. https://www.micahperks.com/ Micah was the married woman, another one was newly divorced, and one the last one was married to anothe...