a lot has happened in the past few weeks.

mainly, i've been really busy working. i'm trying to save up to make sure that i can afford andy's visit in october because rentals are soooo expensive </3

i also went to a pre-release breach listening party two weeks ago at my fav record store! it was so fun, and they said it was their biggest turnout ever. it makes me a little sad i wasn't able to go to deftones's listening party a few weeks earlier, especially since it seems like private music is gonna be their last album. but oh well, at least i went to the breach one.

i got a poster and a bracelet for free which was super cool. i didn't get breach when i was there though, i really dislike vinyl records and i need to listen to the album more to see if it's something i want in my collection. but i did get the smashing pumpkins's mellon collie and the infinite sadness secondhand for $3! it was such a good find, i'm so happy i got it.

my dad has had a lot of appointments too. he's been getting so many tests done and meeting with his doctors to prepare for histotripsy and his future transplant. his veins are scarred from all the ivs and blood draws he's gotten over the past 6 months, so they used this red light on him to find a good one. imo it looks sick as fuck.

i had dinner with my family tonight, and then we went to the park. it was nice to see my sister and her kids! i don't get to see them that much now that i live a little far.

my sister brought me a surprise loaf of zucchini bread!! i love her zucchini bread sooo much. she makes it every summer, but i didn't expect to get any this year because most of her zucchini crops got destroyed :( i'm so happy she made me some.

my niece got so scared by a carnival ride that the ride operator had to stop the ride TT. i was worried about her but it was also kinda embarrasing LOL. we had a good time after that, though.

my dad got approved for histotripsy today!!!

he has to keep doing chemo and immuno until sometime next year, but soon he'll have a way less painful treatment plan.

i was at the hospital for 7 hours today. my dad had surgery to get a kidney stone removed, but there were complications, so now he's being observed overnight.

i took home three decade-old nat geo magazines, though. they're pretty cool, i'll post pics of them later.