Me:ringing up an older couple Woman: You’re a pretty girl, but you’d be prettier if you smiled Me: would you like a bag for 10 cents? Woman: I tell my granddaughter the same thing, you girls need to smile more. Me: and would you like your receipt printed or emailed. Man:printed Woman: I’m just saying you should smile more. Me: have a great day! 🙂
Like where do customers find the audacity to comment on our appearances? I’m extremely nice to customers, always tell them to have a good day, but apparently they want me to be ‘pretty’ too. Like this is a CVS not a strip club, you come here for my customer service, not my looks. Also I’m a woman, not a girl, and there’s no way they’d say anything similar to my male co-workers, who smile just as much as I do.
This comment is only slightly less bad as the semi-professional baseball player who told me last Friday that I was “broke, but it’s okay, because I’m pretty and looks are more important than wealth” Edit to add: I don’t act angry or unenthused at work, I go above and beyond to counteract the fact I have a natural rbf since a comment was made about it by managers and I found out about it. But I don’t constantly smile, and the fact that a customer didn’t complain about my customer service but instead about my appearance is what I’m annoyed by.

Hello popheads, or at least the 80 of you who actively do rates, and welcome to the Alt Club Girls Rate. Now you may be wondering "King, what is alt club?" and my answer to you is: I don't know. Alt Club is kind of just a genre I made up!! But club and dance music obviously has an extensive history and it covers a whole range of sounds, and these albums all solidly fit under that umbrella. One thing (for me) that unites these albums, other than being three of my favourites from 2022, is their maximalism: Sudan, Kilo and Shygirl are all mixed media artists who have a clear creative vision for their work and these albums and eras are what they created when they were free of any societal or genre confinement.
Another thing the three of them having common is being black artists in alternative spaces, and how that reflects itself in their music. I think highlighting that they are black does a lot for representation and allowing people to see themselves in these genres, but on the flipside seeing someone only as a 'black artist' can be limiting, and these projects expertly break free of those labels and restrictions. These albums dance from genre to genre like they're going through themed rooms in a nightclub, and I'm so excited for everyone who loves them to get a chance to talk about them, and everyone who is unfamiliar to fall in love with them!
In case you don't know what the fuck is going on, we conveniently have a very helpful introduction to and explanation of what rates are and how they work, and we have a very active and lovely community in the rates discord channel in the popheads discord server who are willing to help any newcomers!! And ofc if you're already a regular here and know exactly what you're doing:
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Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen

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If I cut my hair, hope I grow it long Back long, back time like way before If I wear it straight will they like me more? Like those girls on front covers

- Selfish Soul
One of the primary themes of Natural Brown Prom Queen is homecoming; Sudan (who now lives in LA) is originally from Cincinatti, Ohio (area code #513), and spends a lot of the album tackling the idea of feeling at home or belonging and the restlessness of feeling in between two places. On the albums lead single Home Maker she sings about how she makes her apartment and home studio feel more homely, and compares it to feeling at home with someone you love. In fact, this album was entirely crafted in that home studio over lockdown, with Sudan self producing almost the whole thing. The project is much more electronic than her previous album (the earthy Athena) but is still rooted very firmly in the same sentiments and style, and of course the same brilliant violin work that Sudan is known for woven throughout.
Another thread across the album is Sudan saying things that people are afraid to say, or doing things she might not be supposed to. Milk Me gets outrageously horny, with Sudan singing "your finger up my pussy like a honey stick" over such ethereal production that the subject matter might slip right by you. Sudan tackles her identity as a black women throughout, writing about the colorism she faces being darkskin, or about how her hair ties into her self-worth and other's perception of her on Selfish Soul. Ultimately this album is a lot about her reinventing her image and putting her blackness at the forefront.
"The highest version of myself is a ghetto fabulous girl. I can’t run away from that. It’s time to show these motherfuckers who I am. I’m from Cincinnati, baby.”

1. Home Maker
2. NBPQ (Topless)
3. Ciara
4. Selfish Soul
5. Loyal (EDD)
6. OMG BRITT
7. ChevyS10
8. Copycat (Broken Notions)
9. FLUE
10. TDLY (Homegrown Land)
11. Freakalizer
12. Homesick (Gorgeous & Arrogant)
13. Milk Me
14. Yellow Brick Road
15. #513

Kilo Kish - AMERICAN GURL

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It's so hard to come to grips like this If I wanted truth this life is it If I wanted you there goes my end

- ATTENTION POLITICIAN
If I were to sum Kilo up as an artist in one word it would be chameleon. Each body of work Kilo's put out, whether it be music, fashion or art, has been an evolution, but not along one linear path. AMERICAN GURL isn't her finale, it's just a representation of where she is at now. The album is the embodiement of a candy store or an arcade, where the album's narrative takes place, sickeningly sweet synthy chaos with deceptively dark lyrical themes of consumerism and tackling what it means to be American looming underneath. On the albums' title track she sings "In a locked box, in a locked draw, will I find me an American Girl", immediately jumping into the idea that as a black artist she doesn't identify with the idea of an 'american girl' that is presented to us, instead that her own american girl is locked up inside of her. On my personal favourite bonus track Star Power, Kilo tackles fame and trying to make it in LA, and how endless that feels. Kilo ponders the idea that in such a capatlist world we consume so many different things, when you strip that all away, what of that actually is you?
The album couldn't be more of a 180 from her debut album six years prior, Reflections in Real Time, an alternative r&b and indie album that is equal parts manifesto and intimate diary. Where in her previous work she opted for minimalism, now is the time for all out maximalism. The use of bright, campy consumerism and Americanism allows Kilo to reflect on fears that are both unanimous and extremely personal: Am I pretty enough? Am I good enough? Why can't I do what somebody else is doing?
"That's the theme of American Gurl — exploring that I am a product of my environment and these are the things that have been put on me in this time so far."

1. AMERICAN GURL
2. DEATH FANTASY
3. DISTRACTIONS III: SPOILED ROTTEN
4. NO APOLOGY!
5. BLOODY FUTURE
6. CHOICE COWBOY
7. ATTENTION POLITICIAN
8. NEW TRICKS: ART, AESTHETICS AND MONEY
9. TV BABY V.2 (LATCH KEY MARCH)
10. ON THE OUTSIDE (JUSTIN'S SONG)
11. SUPER KO LOVE
12. INTELLIGENT DESIGN
13. GOOD MONEY?
14. NOT YOUR ACCESSORY
15. STAR POWER: LA NIGHTMARES
16. INCREDIBLE WORLD

Shygirl - Nymph

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Yeah it's you that I'm thinking of when I'm feelin' hot Your voice dripping like honey straight from the honey pot Don't stop running on my mind, I can't get enough Is it so bad to just like to be touched?

- Shlut
Nymph is actually a very different debut from Shygirl than what we could've got - she more or less made a record over lockdown, in a similar vein to her fan favourite ep ALIAS, but felt like it was too easy. "If I don't give myself that space to myself, no one is! No one's gonna expect me to do anything else." and thank god she did give herself that challenge, because Nymph is the perfect evolution of Shygirl's character and sound. Taking strong influence from 00's garage and r&b, tracks like the lead Firefly bring the sound into the 2020's with added hyperpop flourishes. Much like Sudan and Kilo, Shygirl is very much a sole visionary, but she has a star studded team of producers behind her to help bring her vision to life consisting of Bloodpop, Danny L Harle, Mura Masa and longtime collaborator and friend Sega Bodega. Album opener Woe is a haunting telling of fame and expectations, with Shygirl singing "When will you see it from my side?". I actually saw Shygirl at the tail end of last year at Printworks in London, which if you're unfamiliar, was a sweaty, gay warehouse used for all kinds of raves and gigs, and I truly can't imagine a setting where Shygirl's music is better suited.
Shygirl also is on a mission to reclaim her own body from everyday misogyny, with Coochie (a bedtime story) being a playful, nursery rhyme esque track about women's bodies and battling the idea that they are weird or undesirable. But of course the overarching theme and imagery of the album is that of a woodland nymph, inspired by romanticism work like Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Nymph as a record is not an attempt to rebrand Shygirl's image, but add depth to it - she can be a provocative, industrial rapper just as well as she can be an ethereal, sensitive artist, and there's no need to limit herself to one or the other.
“When I think of a nymph, I feel an affinity to the ethos of that character – I have felt beguiling, fascinating, mysterious, supernatural and also part of nature. You don’t see people like me in these stories, and I have as much right as anyone else.”

1. Woe
2. Come For Me
3. Shlut / Shlut (feat. Sevdaliza)
4. Little Bit
5. Firefly
6. Coochie (a bedtime story)
7. Heaven / Heaven (feat. Tinashe)
8. Nike / Nike (feat. Deto Black)
9. Poison
10. Honey
11. Missin u
12. Wildfire
13. Crush (feat. Erika de Casier)
14. Playboy / Positions
15. Cleo

Shygirl dropped Nymph_O this year, a side/deluxe album with additional tracks, features & remixes. For the tracks with added features that didn't necessarily remix the song (Shlut, Heaven and Nike) I have added the more popular version on the ballot/playlist (originals for both Shlut and Nike, Tinashe remix for Heaven) but feel free to score whichever version you'd rather

Kelela - Raven

wait til January 2024

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FLUE: 10 me when i sneeze ✅

Any other formats will simply be rejected, such as:

Ciara: 4, does anyone think capitalism is a good thing? i love ciara i think she's a really interesting artist ❌
ATTENTION POLITICIAN: (9.5) what is joe biden's plan to fix this ❌
Nike: 0 - he told me Nike just tank it (please don't tank Nike) ❌

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Album: Nymph: for a shy girl she doesn't seem to be very shy

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There's been much talk about BL's potential as a driver of tourism. And it's evident, as some of you have shared your stories here in this sub, while others have asked for help planning upcoming trips. But there still appears to be a lack of easily accessible information for people visiting Thailand for the BL. Here's an attempt to remedy that, with this guide to visiting Thailand for BL fans. I've taken the liberty to incorporate suggestions from several previous threads here, as well as various other sources, so thank you to everyone who's contributed to the discussion.

First things first

This will only touch on things specifically of interest to BL fans. For the other aspects of your trip, including most basic planning stuff, please consult the usual travel resources.
That said, firstly you'll want to consider the purpose of your trip, and how much of it you want to dedicate to BL stuff. Do you just want a regular vacation, with a side stop for some merch, or are you here to relive the all the scenes from your favourite BLs? It's very possible to come up with a weeks-long itinerary of nothing but BL locations, and you could spend as much time mall-hopping to catch artist appearances, but Thailand also has a lot of other things to experience, whether you want to stick to the major attractions or go off the beaten track. It's all up to you.
Also, this probably goes without saying, but if you want to attend a specific event, be sure to plan around it and make travel arrangements accordingly. Concerts and fan meetings usually have tickets go on sale a couple of months in advance at most, so you'll want to have flexible options if you book your travel and accommodation before then.

Destinations

Most of the BL-related things you can do will be concentrated in Bangkok, so it's where this guide will be mainly focused, but there are also several provincial locations that have featured in BL, especially Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in the north and Phuket in the south, all of which are major tourist destinations in their own right. Series have also spent time at plenty of beaches and resorts (particularly around Hua Hin and several towns in Chonburi province) as well as other popular excursions, most of which are short trips from Bangkok. Further out are the island resorts of Koh Samet, Koh Tao and Koh Lanta. The north-east Isan locations are rather off the tourist trail, but could well be worth the experience if that's your style of travel.

Getting immersed

Arriving in Bangkok, one of the first things you'll notice as a fan of Thai BL (or Thai dramas in general) is that you're surrounded by familiar faces everywhere, on banners and billboards and the back of tuk-tuks. Although BL actors aren't that well known among the general public (a surprise to some), the better known ones have a ton of brand endorsements and appear in ads for all sorts of products. Even if you're not planning your trip around BL, spotting actors you know in ads and fan projects can be an entertaining pastime.
Head into a 7-Eleven and you're pretty much guaranteed to see faces you recognize, perhaps on products you're already familiar with from all those series sponsorships and product placements. If the advertising worked and you're dying to know what that bottled green tea or that seaweed snack tastes like, this is your chance to give them a try.
Speaking of tasting, you'll probably be sampling plenty of Thai food while here, so why not include some of the food and drink items from the series you remember, be it som tam from What Zabb Man, the traditional desserts from UWMA, or the famous pink milk, known here as nom yen?
Meanwhile, if taking public transport, spend some time watching the people and see how BL imitates real life. Do you recognize the colours of the school uniforms? Or the university students in their white shirts and black slacks? You might even come across some engineering students in their workshop overshirts.
If you miss hearing the Raikantopeni disclaimer at the beginning of shows, be sure to turn on the TV to catch it as they air live. Be aware though that following shows in Thailand will be more difficult than at home, as they won't have subtitles on TV or on most local streaming services, so you'll likely need a VPN.

Merch stores & fan hangouts

This might be a bit of a letdown, but apart from GMMTV's, there aren't really any physical stores for official merchandise. But since you'll be in the country, you could check with your accommodation to see if they can arrange to accept local package deliveries for you, so you can place some online orders and avoid the international shipping fees. Be sure to check the processing and delivery times - this might be tricky (and won't work with pre-orders, only in-stock items).
GMMTV's shop is not a traditional giftshop as one might assume, but more like a kiosk at their office on the 30th floor of the GMM Grammy Place building - there's just a small product display and a cashier window. Apart from buying products, there's a good chance of running into some actors when visiting, though you're not allowed to linger and there's nowhere to hang out apart from some cafés on the ground floor. You will likely spot some fan-project displays (as mentioned above) outside and in the building, and the cafés will often have cup-sleeve giveaways by fans. Here's a very helpful guide by u/snuffles005: How to visit the GMMTV building and shop
Elsewhere, there's Wab Cafe' and Friends, by the Studio Wabi Sabi people. It's a café, so you'll be buying drinks there rather than merch, but it's very much a space created for fans, and there will often be something going on like fan projects and giveaways, or maybe mini-events with actors making an appearance. It's in RCA, Bangkok's main clubbing neighbourhood (and home to studios where many productions hold their workshops), which takes a bit of an effort to get to, but it's also probably the most dedicated hangout space for BL fans there is.
From Star Hunter, there's Hunter Village, a studio space (mostly used for dance classes) in MBK Center, one of Bangkok's most popular malls. It's a mostly open space, so you'll be able to see if there's someone coming in or something going on, but I'm not sure if it's really somewhere you can hang out at.
Other than that, quite a few actors have their own cafés or some other business, which you might want to visit to support them directly. Clothing and fashion items (perhaps from brands with your faves as presenters) may also be something you'd want to go shopping for.
For manga and anime (including BL/yaoi) there's an Animate store (the specialty chain from Japan), also at MBK Center. In addition to imported works, they also have an extensive Thai section, with both translated and original works.
If you want to observe the Thai novel scene, just walk into any major Thai book store, where you'll likely find rows, maybe entire shelves, of BL novels, prominently displayed - BL has very much gone mainstream in the Thai publishing industry. You'll also find glossy magazines featuring actor photoshoots here. You'll have less luck finding English translations, though, as most translated works are e-book only. For English-language (and Japanese) books in general, your best bet is Books Kinokuniya. They do have Japanese and Chinese translations of some Thai BL novels, as well as the English manga versions of SOTUS and Manner of Death, at international prices.

Catching events

Seeing actors up close (or at a distance) in real life will probably be the BL highlight of your trip for many of you. And unless you're ultra specific as to whom you want to see, there are ample opportunities to catch these actor appearances.
The biggest experiences will of course be the major events - concerts, fan meetings, and the like - that you'll have to buy tickets for. As mentioned above, you'll have to plan around them if you want to attend (which also limits how long you can plan in advance), and make sure to actually get those tickets. They're usually announced very publicly, so it's hard to miss them if you follow the usual news update channels. If you're around when one takes place but can't attend, it can still be worth dropping by if you want to get hold of the merch or just check out the crowds.
For more casual fans, you'll still have plenty of chance to see actors at smaller events, as there's pretty much always something happening somewhere, though there might not be much choice on who you get to see. These events vary a lot in scale, and can be anything from product launches to movie premieres. Most artist's agencies will announce them on their social media channels, usually on a weekly basis, and fan accounts may help share and/or translate them. You'll have to follow them to keep updated.
Most of these events will be held in Bangkok's plethora of malls. The biggest ones are mostly lined along the BTS Skytrain's Sukhumvit Line, so if you plan to do a lot of mall-hopping, whether for events or just shopping, consider getting accommodation with easy access to the BTS for convenience. Here's a great post by u/BumblingWombat that describes the experience in detail: What it's like to go to BL events in Thailand (Oh yeah, there are also top-spender events, which I won't go into, as I don't know anything about them. Those who're aiming for them probably won't need this guide anyway.)
Aside from these specific events, there are also annual book fairs that are partially or directly BL-related, where actors from various agencies may make appearances. The mainstream National Book Fair and Book Expo are usually held at the beginning of April and some time in October. Since last year, BL novels and publishers have had a large presence there, and GMMTV actors made daily appearances with fan gatherings in the car park. There are also smaller book fairs directly focusing on BL: Y Book Fair in July, and International Novel Festival at the end of November. They also feature actor appearances, but can also be worth seeing just for the atmosphere if you're interested in experiencing the literary BL scene here.
On the other hand, to experience more of the community side of the fandom, you might want to check out some fan-held events, such as the birthday projects that fan clubs often do, which may be in the form of café galleries or mini-gatherings. Info will mostly be on Twitter, though it may not be readily translated.

Visiting filming locations

If BL inspired you to make the trip to Thailand, no doubt you'd be interested in visiting some of the filming locations yourself. But while some of them are traditional tourist attractions in their own right, most aren't normally on the radar for general visitors, so it'll take a bit of investment (in time and travel) to include them in your trip.
If there's a single most iconic location to recommend, it must be the Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River, which shows up in more BLs than anywhere else. So far, it's been seen in SOTUS, SOTUS S, Gen Y, Tonhon Chonlatee, I Promised You the Moon, My Ride, Enchanté, Cutie Pie, KinnPorsche, Even Sun, 2 Moons: The Ambassador, and Boyband. It's not really a tourist attraction, but it's a major landmark of modern Bangkok that everyone knows, and isn't too hard to get to. It's a bit of a walk (some 15 minutes, or just take a tuk-tuk) from either the Phra Athit or Thewet Pier if you're coming from the main riverside attractions and use the Chao Phraya Express (or Tourist) Boat. If you're into financial history, the Bank of Thailand Learning Center and museum is right next to the bridge. Otherwise, Suan Luang Rama VIII Park by its base is also nice, and also a filming location. The bridge itself is most photogenic at night, but make sure you have transport back if you stay late. Consider one of those dinner cruises if you want to experience it from the same angles as KinnPorsche and Cutie Pie.
For other locations, you'll need to do some research. If there's a specific series you want to follow, try searching to see if someone has already compiled a list of locations, which is likely the case for the more popular series. Most info will be on Tumblr or Twitter.
Filming locations may be public places, shops and businesses, private establishments, or purpose-built or converted studios, so remember to think of their ability to welcome visitors. Dress appropriately for the venue, take care to respect their regular functions, and be considerate to other people. Some of the most familiar locations are university campuses, and the grounds will generally be open to the public, but they're not usually equipped to deal with large numbers of visitors. So if you do visit, have fun reliving those memorable scenes but make sure not to disturb the real students who are there for class. Meanwhile, cafés, bars and restaurants would surely welcome your patronage, but please do not snoop around private offices or people's homes. It all boils down to following common sense, really.
A lot of the locations will be quite spread out and some distance away from downtown, so you'll have to plan carefully if you want to hit more than a few. You might want to hire transport for the day, but also take the traffic into consideration.
If you've always wanted to sleep in the same room that your favourite characters lived in (or at least an identical one), you might be in luck. Some of the apartment locations may have rooms available for daily renting, so check with them. As above, though, their location can be rather inconvenient transport-wise. On the other hand, you might want to opt for the hotels and resorts that featured as locations, which will be better equipped with tourist facilities.
For houses specifically, I have a post on The houses of Thai BL. Most of them are private property rented out as studios, but some will be happy to accept visitors (for a fee) on their off days. Contact their management to see if a something can be arranged. Or if you're serious about it and ready to pay, just rent the place at full price for your own personal photoshoot. If you try it either way, do let us know how it turns out. On the other hand, Wawa House (To Sir, With Love) has a café for visitors, Slōlē (Golden Blood, Bite Me, Enchanté, The Tuxedo, The Eclipse) is a real-life café when not filming, and Red Brick Kitchen (Not Me, KinnPorsche, War of Y) features a chef's table dining experience (reservations only, 4 persons minimum).
If you're just looking for some usual attractions that happen to have BL appearances as a bonus, here are a few (very non-exhaustive) suggestions for Greater Bangkok:

• Temples & shrines
  • Wat Arun (KinnPorsche)
  • Wat Kanlayanamit (KinnPorsche)
  • Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nonthaburi (My Ride)
  • Wat Khemaphitaram (My Ride)
  • Rong Kueak Shrine (Our Skyy: Pete-Kao, Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go)
  • Bangkok Protestant Cemetery (KinnPorsche)
• Museums & art galleries
  • Warehouse 30 (Theory of Love)
  • Bangkok Sculpture Center (Vice Versa)
• Historic buildings & landmarks
  • Hua Lamphong Railway Station (Theory of Love)
  • Neilson Hays Library (Enchanté)
  • The House on Sathorn (functions as a restaurant) (KinnPorsche)
  • Ratchadamnoen Avenue & Democracy Monument (Enchanté)
  • So Heng Tai Mansion (Our Skyy: Pete-Kao)
  • Lhong 1919 (Gen Y)
  • Giant Swing (Boyband)
• Zoos, theme parks & activities
  • Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World (UWMA, IPYTM)
  • Siam Amazing Park (My Ride)
  • Flick Skate Park (Cutie Pie)
• Themed markets & shops
  • Asiatique The Riverfront (Why R U?)
  • Kwan-Riam Floating Market (My Engineer)
  • ChangChui Creative Park & Plane Night Market (Vice Versa)
  • Chatuchak Weekend Market (My Ride)
  • Dragon Town (My Ride, Big Dragon)
  • Chomchei (Our Skyy 2: The Eclipse)
  • Khaosan Road (Boyband)
• Bridges & Parks
  • Rama VIII Bridge & Park (see above)
  • Memorial Bridge (& Chao Phraya Sky Park) ('Cause You're My Boy)
  • Bhumibol Bridge (& Lat Pho Park) (Not Me, KinnPorsche, LITA)
  • Chong Nonsi Skywalk & Canal Park (Chains of Heart, Bed Friend, The Promise)
  • Queen Sirikit & Wachirabenchathat (Rotfai) Park (Cutie Pie, My School President)
  • Santichaiprakarn Park (IPYTM)
  • Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park (Enchanté, Vice Versa)
  • Benjakitti Forest Park (Vice Versa)
  • Suan Luang Rama IX Park (Vice Versa)
  • Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park Nonthaburi & access road (Miracle of Teddy Bear, LITA)

While Bangkok's malls are very much major attractions by themselves, I didn't include them as their appearances are quite too numerous to list.
Outside of Bangkok, each series will mostly feature locations relatively near each other (except Cupid's Last Wish, which went all over the country), so I'll just list the series by destination without going into each location's detail.

• Chiang Mai: Manner of Death, Triage, Dew, Grey Rainbow, Sky in Your Heart, On Cloud Nine, 180 Degree Longitude, A Tale of Thousand Stars, everything by Wayufilm
• Chiang Rai: A Tale of Thousand Stars, The Love of Winter
• Lampang: Bed Friend
• Khon Kaen: Love Mechanics 2022
• Khao Yai National Park (Nakhon Ratchasima): My Ride
• Chachoengsao: Remember Me
• Chonburi: Tonhon Chonlatee, KinnPorsche, Star in My Mind, Never Let Me Go, Moonlight Chicken; Cutie Pie & LITA (Bira Circuit), My School President (Institute of Marine Science)
• Koh Samet (Rayong): Hard Love Mission
• Chanthaburi: SOTUS S
• Ayutthaya: Boyband
• Amphawa (Samut Songkhram): Together With Me
• Kanchanaburi: UWMA
• Cha-am (Phetchaburi), Hua Hin (Prachuap Khiri Khan), & nearby: SOTUS S, Bad Buddy, My School President
• Koh Tao (Surat Thani): Even Sun
• Phuket: ITSAY
• Koh Lanta & Krabi: Why R U, Why You... Y Me?, Boyband

Further resources & suggestions

The Let's Talk BL podcast hosts talked about their experience in Thailand last year, covering a lot of the above points over several episodes at the beginning of season 3. Be sure to check them out if you want all the details, especially S3 EP3: Tips & Tricks for the perfect BL experience in Bangkok. Some of their main tips that I didn't mention above are not to overstretch yourself trying to go to everything, and to use a map to plan your days.
Colourme-feral on Tumblr has an incredible Google Map that plots locations from several series, and more in their blog, which a lot of the above is sourced from. For Bad Buddy specifically, Telomeke-bbs on Tumblr has a series of posts that analyse the locations at an insane level of detail.
I'm sure I haven't covered nearly everything in this post, so please feel free to add your suggestions in the comments. (I'll try to expand the locations list as I get around to digging for more series.) If you have questions or need help identifying a specific location, feel free to ask! (Though no guarantees there.)
For full disclosure, I'm receiving no compensation whatsoever for writing this. Any biases or omissions are purely unintentional.

Hi guys. This is a stupidly long post. If not allowed please delete. I did read the rules, and I definitely do not think I have broken any, but as a sa victim and someone who's been cyberbullied please take this down if it could trigger someone. I never make posts like this anywhere, and I know I'll immediately feel anxious, but Ive been suggested I might find answers in this community.
So, I'm here because.... I don't understand myself. And I don't understand if I'm ace, or if I'm just really very strange, like so many think I am.
Technically I identify as female. I do feel repulsed however, by the constant societal pressures, and think they're stupid. I'm a cis woman, if it matters, and I do go by she/her, despite disliking gender roles and expectations of gender beauty/qualificarions for societal feminity and masculinity.
I technically am not repulsed by sexual things...... In the bounds of my relationship. But outside the strict bounds of anything being between my partner and I.... I won't date or marry someone who watches porn, who wants to watch a lot of sexual content, or who wants to play a lot of games with skimpy clothing, because I'm against these things, and these things strongly turn me off to any potential partner and cause me to distance. I just strongly dislike all of that. I recently refused to go back to a game, because I logged in and the majority of people standing around had bra style tops on or just general very revealing attire on, and several years ago that wasn't the case for that game. Idc if my partner has female friends, he has one that has grown distant but that used to be super close. (She had another baby and we just don't hear from her much since,) I love other women, I just do not want to see their bodies as the human body is precious and super private to me, and again, dating or marriage to someone who doesn't respect or share these things is not possible because I feel repulsed by them. Not jealous, not clingy, just the ick. It can cause me to feel betrayed, as I always discuss these things with potential partners, and we deeply discuss compatibility and boundaries, as well as values before actually dating. I start enjoying their company less the more they participate in those things, so it just doesnt work if they don't share similar values and boundaries, and isn't fair to either of us not to discuss deeply beforehand.. I have a partner who largely feels the same as I do, but he previously put up with that kind of content being common and now he doesn't outside of some things he's slightly more comfortable with than I am. But we found a happy spot.
However, despite all of that, between my partner and myself, I am a sexual person. Within my home I'll gladly wear those things for my partner and for myself... It can be fun even. Again I hate seeing that stuff out and about and I hate the idea of wearing it out and about, outside my relationship it's repulsive to me. I respect everyone's right to wear what they will, I'm not out here trying to change everyone else or their minds, and I'm a grown individual capable of leaving situations, places, or looking away, etc. I'm not trying to control anyone but me myself and I, but I still feel how I feel about it, and the feeling is strong. Within the confines of my relationship I am very happy to explore things with him. But that's it. I don't know why I can't stop feeling this way, or only accepting things between my partner and I, but I can't. I don't even look at other guys and think sexual thoughts, the most that comes to mind is a compliment of their hair or their eyes or thinking they look nice. But nothing sexual. I feel just as repulsed at the naked male body as I do naked or scantily clad female body. Education purposed stuff doesn't bother me, art is dependent, I'm for better education, and I'm also not against public breast feeding.
My question is, does anyone.... Else feel like this? I don't even like playing games where there's a lot of outfits that show off most of the body. But I do enjoy video games. It's very hard to find games that are safe. I've always felt like this, but through traumatic events now there is trauma behind seeing a lot of this stuff too, so whereas I used to begrudgingly tolerate it to a degree, I just don't want to expose myself to it and the people who say they need that stuff in everything, which is something I've heard and had said to me a lot.
I guess I'm trying to find out where I fit into the world. A lot of the people who I've met who say they understand or feel the same visually make it obvious they do not. And it gets very lonely. Franky, this is super dramatic, but I feel like I'm pretty much alone in the world, and I'm not sure if I fit in. I know that's just an emotional response, but sometimes it feels real. I've had people tell me I'm.... Well some words, for not wanting to enter strip clubs, not wanting to enter other clubs, not wanting to play games with lots of bra style tops, etc.... And the comments I see others get have honestly stuck with me as well. If my bf started doing those things, wed talk, get therapy to see what we could do, but if we couldn't compromise and both be happy we'd break up so we could both find better matches... We both agree on this, it's his view as well as mine. I've been told even this idea is abusive by some.
Does anyone else feel like this? Am I normal... Somewhere? Is it possible to find friends to do things with that are like minded? Am I actually as extreme as some people say? Is my unwillingness to date someone I know I won't be happy with really truly that horrible?

This post is an overview of some of the blackmail tactics used to control most of the influential people and governments around the world. Obviously I cannot cover everything in a single post, so as with my previous posts I highly encourage you to research further yourself. All sources and links are at the bottom of the post. An understanding of what trauma-based mind control programming (MKULTRA/MONARCH) is, and how it works, is again necessary to understanding much of this. My other posts here:

• Deep Underground Military Bases
  
• Alice in Wonderland Programming
  
• Overview of the Mind Control Running our World
  

The world is run on blackmail, mind control, and shame.
There exist many collections of videotapes of 'high-up' people engaging in some of the worst, sickest things imaginable. Drugs, torture, pedophilia, and murder are common themes to these videos. These tapes are in the hands of many different people, groups, and especially intelligence agencies. 'Honey-trap' operations are constantly being run to gather compromising and incriminating evidence on people of importance. Child slaves will be used to compromise people on video. Global leaders are often covertly videotaped doing perverted things with sex slaves sent to them by intelligence agencies, the Illuminati, or other groups, and this is then leveraged. Rape and murder of a child (forced or not), one of the most repulsive things possible, is many times filmed to ensure future compliance.
"Back in 1966, Rothstein became the first police detective assigned to investigate the prostitution industry. Almost immediately he discovered an underground sexual blackmail operation that compromised politicians with child prostitutes. ‘Human Compromise’ is what he labelled the honey-trap process. Rothstein and his colleagues found that approximately 70 percent of top US Government leaders were compromised in this way. Rothstein said, the CIA conducted the human compromise operation, while the FBI was tasked with covering up any leaks."

• Fiona Barnett [6]

"One of the things I found out over the last ten years of studying governments and listening to intelligence and counter-intelligence is that those in government are sexually compromised, and their sexual secrets are collected and then they are promoted into governments and into judiciaries and into all the positions of importance. Paedophilia is the preferred dirt as it is easily photographed, easily presented in a range of media, immensely shameful, and the public demands your resignation."

• Greg Hallett [12]

"Paul Bonacci, one of the victim-witnesses in the Franklin affair, also clearly stated Larry King used him in blackmail operations in New York and Washington. The latter was in connection with the activities of a close associate of Larry King, Craig Spence, who was involved in a prostitution ring consisting of underaged boys that were supplied to Washington's upper class, which went right up to the White House."

• The Reality of Protected Child Abuse Networks [11]

"The thing about pedophilia is it holds the most shame, therefore it has the most control over judges and lawyers, and Queen's councils and politicians and ministers. Sexually bent politicians in denial of their sexuality to the public are a threat to their own country and policies. They are easily setup, photographed, politically bribed, toppled, and supported in the destruction of their country. This method of altering a country’s policies is epidemic and now endemic to politics."

• Greg Hallett [12]

"Bob (Hope) was politically connected and knew how to lure people in and insure they would work for him. He invited them to his parties and dangled various kinds of illegal or immoral perversions in their faces. Once their perversions were uncovered, he could blackmail or control them. That is how Bob worked. Bob was very good at this. I watched him do it to people over and over. He lured them in, detected their weaknesses, then used that knowledge in his favor, for his connections, and ultimately for his personal gain."

• Brice Taylor [5]

These blackmail 'practices' are often used in conjunction with trauma-based mind control. This mind control is an integral component of, and is deeply intertwined with child trafficking, sex slavery, Satanic ritual abuse, and many other horrific crimes. Many of the children used for blackmail are programmed, and many of the people being blackmailed (including (sometimes future) politicians, leaders, presidents, etc.) are also programmed themselves.
"My personal belief, based on my experiences, is that over the years, more leaders were under mind control."

• Brice Taylor [5]

"Fritz Springmeier notes that 'It is a standard tactic of the Illuminati, their New World Order and its various branches to use fear and blackmail to bring people into line.' Cheryl Beck had a 'sexy Sadie' program that was used to blackmail government and military people as a child prostitute seductress. Cathy O’Brien’s daughter Kelly was 'being prostituted to the CIA for blackmail purposes.' Svali notes that using child prostitutes to blackmail political leadership outside of the Illuminati was very common."

• Veronica Swift [10]

"Beryl-Green said Epstein knew about MKULTRA. He was into mind-controlling victims and satanic ritual abuse (SRA). Epstein was into DNA mixing, human cloning and he knew about New World Order plans."

• Hope Beryl-Green [17]

"This dirty game has been honed to a fine art, which is a standard feature of the Illuminati/intelligence groups. The CIA term for blackmail is an 'OK FIX.' When they use a person’s past sins to force someone to do something they refer to this as 'biographic leverage.' Any weak point in a person can and will be exploited. Sexual entrapment for blackmail is referred to as a 'HONEY TRAP'. Black widow alters are being trained and sent out for this purpose. In order to blackmail, or threaten, you have to have something to threaten the person with. Men are frequently entrapped by sexual behavior which is criminal. Sometimes they are also entrapped by murder. The Monarch slave will be allowed to have children so that they can be blackmailed into complying to save the children or grandchildren. The Monarch slave in turn may be used to blackmail others. Certain alters are trained in this. A Monarch Beta model is highly trained in seduction. Many politicians and ministers are operating under blackmail today. The extent that blackmail is being used by the NWO would boggle people’s minds. Porn films are taken of the Monarch victims, so that they can be used to blackmail the victim. Monarch victims are forced to commit ritual murders which are photographed and then used to blackmail the mind-controlled victim."

• Fritz Springmeier [15]

Intelligence agencies all over the world utilize blackmail, routinely employing and exploiting it as much as possible. It is an extremely important 'tool' of theirs. Operations are done to gather the incriminating evidence.
"Other 'neutralisations' verge on the bizarre. An individual who must remain nameless for a variety of reasons - but whose name is known to this writer - underwent an experience that is both horrific and chilling. I shall call this individual 'Mr. X' or, simply, 'X'. Mr. X was a leader of one of the largest CIA-backed Contra groups. He recently testified before the US Senate Intelligence Committee. Formerly, X was a senior executive in a South American subsidiary of a leading US soft drinks corporation. During his Senate testimony, he denied any knowledge of CIA involvement in the narcotics trade, adding that condoning such activity would have been foreign to his way of life. Not so, says Tatum. Mr. X had been recruited into the CIA by then-Director William Casey, with the assistance of Oliver North. In 1990, when Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega announced there would be 'free elections', X was ecstatic. He began jostling for position and asked President Bush to ensure he be given a prominent position in the new government - in return for his years of toil at the behest of the CIA and the Enterprise. The pressure came in a form that Bush could not ignore. Failure to help his friend would result in X's intimate knowledge of Bush's involvement in the dope trade being made public. His threat left Bush with a sour taste. A Pegasus team was assigned to 'neutralise' him in early 1990. Mr. X, Tatum states, 'fancied himself a lover of women. Tall, large-breasted blondes were his favourite. It was determined that, if effectively neutralised, [X] could be an asset. Therefore, it was decided that intimidation would be used to control [X].' They chose to use the drug Scopolamine, which also went by the nickname 'Burundanga' or 'the Voodoo drug'. The drug is extracted from the pods of a flowering shrub that grows in remote regions of South America. In its processed, powdered form, Scopolamine is 'void of smell, void of taste'. When properly administered 'it causes absolute obedience' without this being 'observable by others'. Importantly, the target will not recall any of the events that occurred during the period they were under the spell of the drug. Tatum states that X was invited to spend a relaxing weekend at a luxury hotel as a guest of his friend George Bush. His host for the weekend was a trusted 18-year veteran field-intelligence officer. The evening started with cocktails and was followed by a fine meal. ''Nothing but the best' were the orders.' Following the meal, he was ushered into the suite of a 'blonde bombshell' supplied by the CIA. Mr. X had already ingested a dose of Burundanga during pre-dinner cocktails. X was gallant with the blonde as they both moved into the bedroom where video cameras were already set up in one corner. In short order, the blonde had X standing naked in front of her and began to indulge his desires. All the while, the video cameras whirred. Slowly stripping off, the 'blonde' revealed his manhood in all its glory. Mr. X was instructed to reciprocate the favour and perform fellatio. He obliged, his intimate activities recorded at 24 frames a second on videotape. Tatum says the male prostitute was hired from a bar in New York and killed that same evening. Two weeks later, X - wholly unaware of the events of that evening - was visited in Nicaragua. He was presented with a copy of the video footage, along with instructions. Tatum says that X can never allow that video to be seen: 'Not only does it reveal his homosexuality, but it also reveals his bestiality and satanic worship rituals.' As frame after frame flicked by, X reportedly wept, forced to watch himself kill his homosexual 'lover' and then engage in the most grisly cannabalistic ritual imaginable. Neutralised, Mr. X became a leading member of the Nicaraguan government a few short weeks later."

• The Pegasus File [13]

"Check out the FBI records on Scarlett: What was his original HOOK that got him so deeply embedded into UK Illuminati culture? He murdered the nanny of Lord Lucan in the 1970's. Lucan wasn't actually involved. Scarlett got it wrong. He was under mind control at the time. How we all laughed on his training sessions when we heard that one. Not funny, really. We were all in the same boat. Each had something terrible attached to us, in our past. That is all part and parcel of the Illuminati contract. Young people forced under mind control to commit murder when young and then later on, picked up by British Intelligence to be used and abused as they wished - as loyal servants of the British Crown. One can only hope that by exposing these HOOKS, that some sort of amnesty can prevail. If these people are freed from the demonic Illuminati contract by exposing their HOOKS - one can only hope that they will come forward as a sizeable and influential body of political and public figures, in order to put an end to it. Here's hoping. Check out Rimington's hook to see what sort of mind ran MI5 for so long. It's a game called 'mafia' and it is ALL about blackmail."

• Ex MI6 [2]

"...He had previously signed off on Epstein’s 'sweetheart deal' because Epstein 'had belonged to intelligence.' Acosta, then serving as US attorney for Southern Florida, had also been told by unspecified figures at the time that he needed to give Epstein a lenient sentence because of his links to 'intelligence.'"

• Whitney Webb [4]

"Detective Rothstein found that the CIA were behind a blackmail operation in which child prostitutes were used to honey-trap and compromise politicians, military brass, top businessmen, and key government officials. Rothstein, who arrested the key Watergate perpetrator, said Watergate solely concerned this human compromise racket, and specifically was an attempt to obtain a list of compromised pedophile VIPs and their proclivities that was held at the Democratic National Headquarters."

• Fiona Barnett [8]

"Michael Aquino was in the military. He had top Pentagon clearances. He was a pedophile. He was a Satanist. He founded the Temple of Set. And he was a close friend of Anton LaVey. The two of them were very active in ritualistic sexual abuse. And they deferred funding from this government program to use in this experimentation on children. Where they deliberately split off the personalities of these children into multiples, so that when they're questioned or put under oath or questioned under lie detector, that unless the operator knows how to question a multiple-personality disorder, they turn up with no evidence. They used these kids to sexually compromise politicians or anyone else they wish to have control of...they were taken to be used by professional pedophiles. People that have the money to buy what they want, take the kids wherever they want...and by splitting the children’s personalities they could then train each one of the personalities to do a different function. And the rest of the personalities within that host personality would not be aware of it or remember it."

• Noreen Gosch, Johnny Gosch's mother (of the 'Franklin Boys') [1]

"Vinson also told Nick Bryant that Spence and Larry King were 'partners' and 'hooked up with the CIA', stating specifically that 'King and Spence were in business together, and their business was pedophilic blackmail.' They were transporting children all over the country. They would arrange for children to be flown into Washington, DC and also arrange for influential people in DC to be flown out to the Midwest and meet these kids. Per Vinson, Larry King had confided in him that he had clients who liked to torture and even kill children: 'King said they had clients who actually liked having sex with kids as they tortured or killed the kid. I found that totally unbelievable.' After Vinson said this to Nick Bryant, he asked Bryant later on in the interview if King’s disclosure had indeed been true. He was unaware at the time that other evidence, including witness testimony, had suggested that it was."

• Whitney Webb [4]

"According to fugitive ex-CIA officer Frank Terpil, CIA-directed sexual blackmailing operations were intensive in Washington at about the time of the Watergate scandal. One of those operations, Terpil claims, was run by his former partner, Ed Wilson. Wilson's base of operations for arranging trysts for the politically powerful was, Terpil says, Korean agent Ton Sun Park’s George Town Club. In a letter to the author, Terpil explained that ‘Historically, one of Wilson’s Agency jobs was to subvert members of both houses [of Congress] by any means necessary. Certain people could be easily coerced by living out their sexual fantasies in the flesh...A remembrance of these occasions was permanently recorded via selected cameras...The technicians in charge of filming were TSD [Technical Services Division of the CIA]...The unwitting porno stars advanced in their political careers, some of whom may still be in office.'"

• The Reality of Protected Child Abuse Networks [11]

"Intelligence and counter intelligence ‘work’, and they ‘work together’ to create scenarios that are so unbelievable that they cannot be published in the mainstream media, and if they are, they will appear like a joke. The information to blackmail a country, to blackmail its politicians, to blackmail its Prime Ministers and Presidents, to blackmail its judges and lawyers is a very serious matter."

• Greg Hallett [12]

The Illuminati and other cults also engage in the same blackmail operations. There is a huge overlap between secret societies/cults and intelligence, with top intelligence usually being run by them. All of them do this.
"I was able to have first hand access to the Jeffrey Epstein case investigation documents. According to the documents, Epstein was the head of a global fraternity related to the Shriners called The Royal Order of Jesters. This order is covered with scandals and lawsuits related to human trafficking, but they are very protected because many members of the order are high-profile political figures and businessmen. It is crazy how these people manage to operate under the radar for so many years, decades...Now you may ask how they do this? Easy...By using blackmail tactics, they manage to have Judges and Law Enforcement licking their feet. That's how Jeffery Epstein got assassinated. After he was out of the game, the whole business is run by other people. Major names are involved and many high-profile people who are all bound to the order by means of blackmail. This is particularly disturbing when you find out that the cases of Catholic priests involved in sex scandals are events organized by The Order of Jesters. They run blackmail operations with the purpose of seducing people in power...With those videos in their power, the careers and the public image of many people are in the Jester's hands. They are free to do anything, they can turn even the President of the United States into a slave."
-- "Jeffrey Epstein Post" [7]
"Illuminati 'FROG ON A LILYPAD' programming: The FROG as a paedophile - with no 'tadpole tail/tale', as in no memory of what he/she has done until they get past 40 years old. It becomes clear that so many people were forced to be paedophiles and to abuse their children - only to wake up to all of this later on - post 40 years old. Then to have Stella Rimington on their doorstep with a videotape - telling them that she will send it to the police if they do not do precisely what she says. The ultimate blackmail weapons combined: A tape of you committing paedophilia - and even worse - incest with your own children. Guaranteed to 'silence' most people for life. The scope of this Illuminati blackmail project has been immense, in British society and it has to be exposed. There is safety in numbers."

• Ex MI6 [2]

"(Sue) Arrigo adds that the kids with the most smarts and/or looks, about 5% are skimmed off the top by the Luciferians in charge like the Bushes and used as either spies or corporate sex slaves or both. They’re typically pimped out on high priced loans to influential politicians as house boy and girls to ensure the puppets in Congress are happy and blackmail-able for control."

• Joachim Hagopian [14]

"The Masonic leadership of Freemasonry in a given area will have thousands of 'blackmail' files on essentially everyone of importance in their area. Upper echelon people such as judges, lawyers, and politicians are generally controlled via IRS infringements, and many of the lower echelon people are controlled through weird sexual items. This is where the Delta and Beta Monarch slaves are so helpful to the Illuminati. (This information comes from several witnesses who are informed about the blackmail files & their methods for blackmailing.)"

• Fritz Springmeier [16]

These people are already in power, and have set their system up so that nobody rises to a prominent, powerful, or influential position without being selected, extensively compromised, controllable, and usually under mind control. They are all 'in it together', and because of this they protect eachother. Most have 'insurance' on one another.
"The most common phrase associated with that one was ‘talk about the pot calling the kettle black’, meaning that each Illuminati slave had been caught on camera and from an early age – doing something terrible – as Rimington was fond of saying ‘we are all as bad as each other and all in it together.’"

• Ex MI6 [2]

"Oftentimes when I and others were prostituted to various government (New World Order) leaders, Dante had hidden cameras filming perverse sexual acts apparently for future blackmail leverage. These videos were scandalous in proportion and were usually ordered by Reagan. Dante turned the videos over to Reagan, and covertly kept copies to protect himself. Dante converted a small room of his Beverly Hills mansion into a security vault, where he kept his personal copies of the international blackmail porn tapes there. Blackmail was openly initiated to ensure that each criminal participant understood that if one fell, they all fell. Maintaining 'dirt' on each other through this Mafia-style method was seemingly the only way these criminals implementing the New World Order kept each other 'honest.'"

• Cathy O'Brien [3]

"The Watergate break-in was strictly based on one thing - the pedophile records that were being kept at the Democratic National Headquarters."

• Detective James Rothstein (NYPD, Retired) [6]

"In 1972, Rothstein arrested one of the five Watergate burglars, CIA operative Frank Sturgis. During a subsequent two-hour interrogation, Rothstein discovered the truth about Watergate (plus Sturgis’ and the CIA’s involvement in the Bay of Pigs incident, and the related assassination of JFK). Sturgis told Rothstein, the Watergate burglars sought something they nicknamed ‘The Book’ which listed the Democratic and Republican politicians who accessed child prostitutes, their sexual proclivities, the amounts they paid to rape kids, etc."

• Fiona Barnett [6]

There are certain places known for this, two famous examples being Little St. James island or Bohemian Grove (there are many, many others).
"For those of you who are interested in Bohemian Grove and the current list upon the Internet of those poor unsuspecting 'invitees' who will be pressganged into going (and subsequently blackmailed out of their minds afterwards, by the Illuminati)...the entrapment going on at Bohemian Grove is of an avaricious and esoteric nature - in relation to all of those unlucky 'invitees' who want to join this 'prestigious club' but then get videoed doing things that they wouldn't want anyone to know about - 'guests' who are then subsequently blackmailed out of their brains...and for the rest of their lives. But then that was what the Illuminati cult and their Sat B'hai contract has always been about...promising that you would get everything for nothing (if you agreed to be unquestioningly obedient to the Crown) and that you would now be part of an 'esoteric' prestigious Satanic club."

• Ex MI6 [2]

"Numerous videos are covertly produced at the supposedly secure political sex playground in northern California, Bohemian Grove. High tech undetectable cameras use fiber optics, and fish-eye lenses were in each of the elite club's numerous sexual perversion theme rooms. I was programmed and equipped to function in all rooms at Bohemian Grove in order to compromise specific government targets according to their personal perversions. 'Anything, anytime, anywhere with anyone' was my mode of operation at the Grove. My perception is that Bohemian Grove serves those ushering in the New World Order through mind control, and consists primarily of the highest Mafia and U.S. Government officials. Project Monarch mind controlled slaves were routinely abused there to fulfill the primary purpose of the club: purveying perversion. Bohemian Grove is reportedly intended to be used recreationally, providing a supposedly secure environment for politically affluent individuals to 'party' without restraint. The only business conducted there pertained to implementing the New World Order, through the proliferation of mind-control atrocities, giving the place an air of 'Masonic Secrecy'. The only room where business discussions were permitted was the small, dark lounge affectionately and appropriately referred to as the Underground. The wooden sign was carved to read: 'U.N.DERGROUND'. My purpose at the Grove was sexual in nature, and therefore my perceptions were limited to a sex slave's viewpoint. As an effective means of control to ensure undetected proliferation of their perverse indulgences, slaves such as myself were subjected to ritualistic trauma. Slaves of advancing age or with failing programming were sacrificially murdered 'at random' in the wooded grounds of Bohemian Grave, and I felt it was 'simply a matter of time until it would be me'. Rituals were held at a giant, concrete owl monument on the banks of the Russian River. These occultish sex rituals stemmed from the scientific belief that mind-controlled slaves required severe trauma to ensure compartmentalization of the memory. I witnessed the sacrificial death of a young, dark-haired victim at which time I was instructed to perform sexually 'as though my life depended upon it'. I was told, 'The next sacrifice victim could be you.' The club offered a 'Necrophilia' themed room to its members. I was so heavily drugged and programmed when used in the 'necrophilia' room, that the threat of actually 'slipping through death's door' and being sacrificed 'before I knew it' did not affect me. Other perversion theme rooms at the Bohemian Club included what I heard Ford refer to as the 'Dark Room'. When he not so cleverly said, 'Let's go to the Dark Room and see what develops,' I understood from experience that he was interested in indulging in his perverse obsession for pornography. In the Dark Room, members had sex with the same mind-controlled slave they were viewing in porn on a big screen television. There was a triangular glass display centered in a main through way where I was locked in with various trained animals, including snakes. Members walking by watched illicit sex acts of bestiality, women with women, mothers with daughters, kids with kids, or any other unlimited perverse visual display. I was once brutally assaulted by Dick Cheney in the Leather Room, which was designed like a dark, black leather-lined train berth. There was a room of shackles and tortures, black lights and strobes, an opium den, ritualistic sex altars, a chapel, group orgy rooms including poster beds, water beds, and 'kitten' houses. I was used as a 'rag doll' in the 'toy store,' and as a urinal in the 'golden arches' room. From the owl's roost to the necrophilia room, no memory of sexual abuse is as horrifying as the conversations overheard in the Underground pertaining to implementing the New World Order. I learned that perpetrators believed that controlling the masses through propaganda mind manipulation did not guarantee there would be a world left to dominate due to environmental and overpopulation problems. The solution being debated was not pollution/population control, but mass genocide of 'selected undesirables'."

• Cathy O'Brien [3]

News 'headlines' with hidden symbolic communication are also used by intelligence and other groups, many times referring to blackmail (among the many other varieties of covert operations).
"'Nuclear' is a comm used all over the world to symbolize extraordinarily explosive information, like blackmail. Which is why if we reconcile blackmail with news about nuclear, a secret truth will become clear. The two most powerful blackmailers ever? That would probably be Jeffrey Epstein and Hugh Hefner. And this is why the deaths of blackmailers like Hugh Hefner and Jeffrey Epstein both coincided with 'Nuclear Accidents':"
08/09/2019 Is Putin covering up a Nuclear disaster?

• 08/09/2019 = Russia Hides a Nuclear Accident!
• 08/10/2019 = CIA Blackmailer Epstein Dead
• 09/26/2017 = Russia Hides a Nuclear Accident!
• 09/27/2017 = CIA Blackmailer Hefner Dead

09/26/2017 Nuclear explosion kept secret by Russia
"Why are CIA blackmailers dying the day after Russia declares nuclear accidents? The reason for the -1 day in Epstein’s case is they likely died before the official day, and these comms were to give agents a heads up on the upcoming BOOM before it hits papers. In Hefners case they had to signal people to move the blackmail. The point as stated is a lot of 'nuclear' is all about blackmail. Not all of it, but a lot of it."

• "Symbolic Communication" [9]

Blackmail is a worldwide 'practice', with all countries and their governments engaging in aquiring and utilizing it to the fullest.
"Just as the 1986 Mirano scandal, the X-Dossiers contain evidence that sexual blackmail operations, whoever is running them, are not limited to the United States. In 1996, X1 reported how the same activities had been going on in Brussels."
"As the bewildered Belgians tried to make sense of what was going on, incredible rumours began circulating that Dutroux might have been protected in some way, that he had friends in high places. Pornographic videos taken from his home were said to feature prominent individuals, one a senior member of the Roman Catholic church. It almost defied belief. Who would protect a psychopath, other than people with something truly terrible to hide?...'It is quite obvious,' said Katarin de Clercq, Belgian coordinator of the pressure group End Child Prostitution Abduction and Trafficking, 'that some people were protecting Dutroux. The government tried to convince us that he was a lone serial killer and psychopath, but now we hear stories about unnamed famous personalities being involved in sex orgies and blackmail and pornographic video tapes. People feel that something is completely wrong here and we have to show we will not tolerate it.'"

• The Reality of Protected Child Abuse Networks [11]

"I was unfortunate enough to attend the IHS Templar Castle rite in 2001. Amongst the people in attendence were: J. K. Rowling. Gordon Brown. David Miliband. Stephen Daldry. Stella Rimington (she was the Dr. Mengele of the organisation, organising the torture and murder of kidnapped children). Dr. Joanne Collie. Andrew Marr (he spent most of the time naked and screaming - off his head on some form of narcotic). John Scarlett (he was so drunk/drugged up that he had very little idea of what was going on around him). The Templars had captured a large amount of people whom they called the 'snakes' i.e. slaves in a large dungeon underneath the castle. One brave person managed to set them free and the result in the neighbouring village of Mons and other places nearby, ensured that the British Army had to move in. Thus began the most incredible cover-up in recent European history. It was like WACO, Guyana. I was one of the 'slaves' taken at that castle but subsequently freed by the British Army (who also know what happened - a MASSIVE cover-up). The British Army ordered those in the Castle to come out. They then sent a tank in to bulldoze the walls. Prince Philip and Prince William were in that Castle. Both of them had murdered countless tiny children in their rites. The British Army assembled watched as both walked out with large, dark, woven potato sacks over their heads. They were then bundled into a van and driven away. The name SPUDNIKS was coined because Prince Philip and Prince William had to exit the castle with potato sacks pulled down over their heads and bodies. The British Army present at the time - may or may not have had any idea who they were but the SIS general there, certainly did. They might have managed to cover it up regarding the ordinary soldiers there but the videotapes are now on sale worldwide. The whole event had been closely monitored for blackmail purposes."

• Ex MI6 [2]

The CIA also blackmails incestual/pedophilic parents for their children to use in trauma-based mind control slave projects like MONARCH.
"My Uncle Bob, also implicated in manufacturing the porn, out of apparent desperation informed my father of a U.S. Government Defense Intelligence Agency TOP SECRET Project to which he was privy. This was Project Monarch. Project Monarch was a mind-control operation which was 'recruiting' multigenerational incest abused children with Multiple Personality Disorder for its genetic mind-control studies. I was a prime 'candidate,' a 'chosen one'. My father seized the opportunity as it would provide him immunity from prosecution."

• Cathy O'Brien [3]

"The expendables are the children of parents who were blackmailed into turning their children over to the CIA. This is all hidden by the power of the National Security Act. These are children, who have been sold by pedophile fathers, or pornographic parents. The programmers/masters program them with the expectation that they will be "thrown from the freedom train" when they get to age 30. (Freedom Train is the code word for the Monarch trauma-based mind-control. To be thrown from the Freedom Train means to be killed.) The CIA and the Illuminati are skilled at blackmailing parents to give up their children. They would watch the mail for porn. Pedophile and murderers who abuse their children are warned that they will go to prison for long lengths of time if they do not cooperate by selling their children into mind-controlled slavery. In return for the parent’s cooperation, they provide rich financial rewards to the parent(s). It’s clearly a case of 'if you don’t cooperate you lose in life big time, if you do cooperate you win big time.'"

• Fritz Springmeier [15]

Blackmail is the glue holding all of the sick people in charge together, one of the top methods of control. This is the truth. Blackmail, pedophilia, and mind control are how this world is really run.
"Former CIA director William Colby giving advice to John DeCamp, urging him to quit his investigations into the Franklin child abuse affair:"
"'What you have to understand, John, is that sometimes there are forces and events too big, too powerful, with so much at stake for other people or institutions, that you cannot do anything about them, no matter how evil or wrong they are and no matter how dedicated or sincere you are or how much evidence you have. This is simply one of the hard facts of life you have to face.'"

• The Reality of Protected Child Abuse Networks [11]

"Again, it’s built in, entrenched foxes guarding the predatory henhouse that permeate all levels of government, military, courts, law enforcement, entertainment and news media, corporate global finance and education. With pedophile puppet masters controlling the pedophile puppet strings of blackmailed, compromised and controlled Western politicians, courts and law enforcement, their diabolical infrastructure has afforded them living above the law continuing to rape and kill our innocents for centuries."

• Joachim Hagopian [14]

Links and Sources
[1] - Noreen Gosch Speaks About - Jeff Gannon, Johnny Gosch And The Attempted Theft Of Her Book 'Why Johnny Can't Come Home'

• Noreen Gosch

[2] - Master List of Quotes and Comments

• Ex MI5/MI6 Agents and Royal Arch Illuminati slaves

[3] - Trance-Formation of America

• Cathy O'Brien

[4] - One Nation Under Blackmail

• Whitney Webb

[5] - Thanks for the Memories

• Brice Taylor

[6] - Eyes Wide Open

• Fiona Barnett

[7] - "I had access to classified documents about the Jeffrey Epstein case"
[8] - Child Trafficking, Ritual Sex Abuse & MK-ULTRA Are A Single Worldwide Operation, Run by the U.S., U.K. and AUS Secret Services

• Fiona Barnett

[9]- Symbolism Communication
[10] - An Illuminati Primer

• Veronica Swift, Jessie Czebotar

[11] - The Reality of Protected Child Abuse Networks
[12] - The Hallett Report No. 1

• Greg Hallett

[13] - The Pegasus File

• David G. Guyatt

[14] - Anatomy of the Luciferian Elite’s Global Child Sex Trafficking Pedophile Operations

• Joachim Hagopian on CathyFoxBlog

[15] - The Illuminati Formula Used To Create An Undetectable Mind Control Slave

• Fritz Springmeier and Cisco Wheeler

[16] - Deeper Insights Into the Illuminati Formula

• Fritz Springmeier and Cisco Wheeler

[17] - Hope Beryl-Green Article

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Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

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OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Frenchtown Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Saturdays, 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables!
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Ponce de Leon Park, Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Join us for a stroll in the park among local makers, bakers, artists and farmers as live music is played by local musicians!
  

THURSDAY, 6/1

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour Pickfoolery. 5pm
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Blu Halo: Upside Avenue. 6pm
  
• Lake Hall: Thursday Night Paddle Series. Weekly paddles at Lake Hall every Thursday starting at 6PM. The park closes on a sliding scale each night dictated by sun set. The park entrance fee is $6.00 (the ranger station closes at 5:30 and they typically do not charge for entry after this time). While there is no fee for this event ALL paddlers must have filled out the ACKC insurance waiver. Link here: https://form.jotform.com/JLAagency/apalachee-canoe--kayak----club-waiv Welcome to our weekly Thursday night paddling event at Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Our event is designed to be both casual and instructional, offering paddlers of all skill levels the opportunity to improve their kayaking abilities while enjoying the beautiful surroundings. Starting at 6pm and ending at sunset, our weekly paddling event will provide participants with the chance to learn and practice different strokes, capsize recovery, and kayak rolling techniques. Sometimes there will be knowledgeable instructors on hand to provide guidance and instruction helping you to develop your skills and build your confidence on the water. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics of paddling or an experienced paddler looking to improve your technique, our event is perfect for you. We welcome all skill levels and provide a supportive and encouraging environment to help you achieve your goals. Join us each Thursday evening at Maclay Gardens State Park and experience the thrill of kayaking while learning new skills and making new friends. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to improve your paddling abilities and explore the beauty of Tallahassee's natural surroundings. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Solforge Fusion Sealed-Deck Tournament. Anyone interested in SolForge: Fusion, please come out! Thursday nights at 6:00pm to 9:00pm ish will be dedicated to SolForge Fusion gameplay and weekly tournaments. If you play or have played MTG but would like to spend less, this is a great alternative CCG with inexpensive entry and minimal purchases to enjoy playing competitively. In-store and online tournaments may be played with the same decks purchased at any store. SolForge was created by the same designer for MTG, Netrunner, and Key Forge, Richard Garfield, and the designer for Ascension, Justine Gary. 6pm/$35 Entry Fee for 4 Sealed Half-decks, Special Art Playmat Prize for 1st Place
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! 🎙️ 🎶 This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• World of Beer: Trivia Night. 7pm
  
• Lake Tribe III: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• House of Music: Prime Rib Thursday & Karaoke. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Red Zone Cuba: MST3K May the Fourth Double Feature. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOWas the Gang riffs filmmaker Coleman Francis' 1966 neo-noir art film magnum opus, RED ZONE CUBA! immediately proceeded by the short, SPEECH: PLATFORM, POSTURE AND APPEARANCE! 8pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Fire Bettys: Electronic Thursdays. There will be rotating music genres from local artists! 8pm/free/21+
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8/21+
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• La Casa: Comedy Night! 9pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Electronic Show. Join us for Experiment 002 and take a mind-bending trip into the sound of the future! Our electrifying music party will transport you to another dimension with cutting-edge beats and non-stop excitement. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Blue Tavern: Bluegrass Jam with Dennis Hardin. 5pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wasted Potential Brass Band. 8pm
  
• House of Music: Steeln’ Peaches: The Music of the Allman Brothers Band. 8pm
  

FRIDAY, 6/2

• Lake Tribe: Flannel Friday. Flannel Fridays will be featuring a wide range of fall themed 'Pop-up' activities such as food trucks, live music, campfires, s'mores roasting, new seasonal brews, and more! Come dawn your flannel and cozy up to the simpler things in life. Our beers taste like the outdoors feel, let our tasting room be your Friday cabin retreat. 4pm
  
• Gamescape: MTG Friday Night Magic. FORMAT: Standard Constructed. Swiss rounds as determined by the number of players with a maximum of 5 rounds. 7pm/$5
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Club Downunder: CDU X Hip Hop Club Presents Freestyle Friday. Show off your freestyle rap or poetry skills at Freestyle Friday! Doors are at 7:30 with the show starting at 8:00 in Club Downunder! Send an email to [email protected] to sign up! 8pm
  
• The Bar at La Casa: Karaoke with DJ FUSION. 9pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Pixels and Pigments: First Friday PRIDE. 2pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Everett Young. 5pm
  
• Pedro’s: Billy Rigsby. 5:30pm
  
• Square Mug: Jordie Hendrix. 6pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Artist Workshop Series June Crochet Workshop. * Join us as we crochet the night away! Friday June 2, 2023 from 6-8pm for our Monthly Crochet Workshop taught by Peter's Crochet Array! Beginner and intermediate crocheters welcome. No crochet knowledge is needed before attending this class. Space is limited. All ages welcome. All participants will need a crochet hook (between size 4-6mm) and a skein of yarn. Participants can bring their own supplies, or we will be happy to provide them at cost. Space is limited. Make sure to sign up on our website to save your spot!* 6pm/$20 per person, (Optional) Supply fee: $8.00
  
• The Plant: Maker’s Market featuring local artists selling handmade items and live music by Bad Weather, High Speed Suicide, Speed Runner, ArsonGender, and Computer Man. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Jonathan Reid Project. 6:30pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Kanise featuring Facey. 7pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: First Friday Queer As Faust Kickoff. Bring your Pride to First Friday at Railroad Square's Art Walk. We'll be kicking off our month-long festival of Queer events, culminating in our 16th annual Queer As Faust Cabaret live show. While you enjoy the many shops and events Railroad Square Art Park has to offer, be sure to stop by our theater for some fun and festive activities including community art canvas, kids bubble zone, and music by our house band, Rodentia Preharmonium! 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Brett Wellman and the Stone Cold Blues Band! 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Lee C Payton performs a tribute to Kathryn Belle Long. 7pm
  
• The Wine House on Market Street: Midnight Caravan. 7pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Groove Merchants. 8pm/21+
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Jared Walker. 8pm
  
• Barrel Proof: Kade Williamson. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Saturnalia, Gangs of Paris, Headfoam, and Wojtek. 8pm
  

SATURDAY, 6/3

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• The Rose Room: The Rose Revue. Performances by your favorite entertainers and special guests! Shows at 8pm, 10pm, & Midnight! A unique cast EACH show! 7pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. This week: Five Year Anniversary Laughterday Night Fever! Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show! 8:30pm
  
• La Casa Bar: Karaoke With Nathan. 9pm-1am
  
• The Bark: Sickening Saturday Drag Show. 10:30/$10/18+
  

• Civic Center: Leon County Press the Chest. The annual Press the Chest community CPR training event is back on Saturday, June 3! Hosted by Leon County EMS, people of all ages are invited to learn the lifesaving skills of adult hands-only CPR, child CPR with breaths, adult and child choking relief, and AED awareness. Each participant will receive an American Heart Association CPR Anytime Kit containing a CPR manikin, DVD, and educational materials. Participants can take these personal CPR kits home to train family and friends. Register and learn to save lives at LeonCountyFL.gov/PressTheChest. 10am
  
• Midtown Reader: Donut Day Kidtown. Celebrate National Donut Day with us! We will be reading a fun donut-themed story and decorating donut holes! 11am
  
• Big D BBQ: Tally Bounce Fest. 11am/ages 12 and under to bounce
  
• Ology Powermill: Smoke Fest 2023. It’s going be a good time with BBQ, Cigars, Live Music, and Outdoor Festivities. We can’t wait to see everyone! Noon to close
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Basics of Burlesque Workshop. Join Sally B. Dash for a 75-minute workshop where you will learn a classic strip-tease routine with various options to make it your own! No previous dance or burlesque experience is necessary to have a great time! What to Bring: 1. A Button up shirt, robe, or another garment that opens from the front. 2. Wear clothing that you can move in but that also makes you feel good. 3. Wear shoes that will securely stay on your feet, heels if you want! Sally B. Dash is Florida’s Countess of Caricature, bringing her brand of funny to the fine art of striptease! A bawdy, boobalicious burlesquer, she has been tickling Gainesville’s fancy (and funny bone!) since 2013. 2pm/18+
  
• Rising Om Yoga: Emo Yoga Flow. 3:15pm/$20
  
• Midtown Reader: MEET AND GREET: Anne P. DePrince w/ Every 90 Seconds. 3:30pm
  
• Blue Tavern: First Saturday Swim with Bluegill Bill. 5pm
  
• Tally Print Studio (225 E Pershing St): Grand Opening featuring local printmakers, food vendors, live screen printing, clothing swap, and live music from DJ Enigumatic, Danitza, Rachel Hillman, and Sleep John B. 5pm-10pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Perfectly Queer- Interview and Q&A with Author Jillian Abby. 6:30pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Mechanical Lincoln. 7pm
  
• The Bark: Boy Named Sue, Teens In Trouble, and Copyright Claim. 7:30pm
  
• Square Mug: Suddenly, Bench Warmer, and Sarah Morrison. 8pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Queerlesque. Weirdos unite for an unforgettable evening of burlesque entertainment featuring an all-star cast from around the state! 8pm/18+
  
• Blue Tavern: Prine Time: Local Songwriters cover the music of John Prine. 8pm
  
• House of Music: The Funky ‘Taters featuring Lili Forbes and friends. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Pop Punk & Emo Night. 10pm/$10
  

SUNDAY, 6/4

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Colby Scheib. 3pm
  
• House of Music: Songwriter Sunday. Songwriters of Tallahassee hosted by Rachel Hillman. Bring your original songs on Sunday - sign up is at 4:30. No Cover Songs please - this is an event celebrating original music. Accompanists and Bands Welcome - you must be able to set up within two minutes, so no crazy pedals or amp shenanigans. No Backing Tracks - Please find someone to play your song with you. 5pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 5pm-9pm
  
• House of Music: Perkins Street Pickers. 5pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to [email protected] 7:30pm
  
• The Rose Room: Synful Sunday. 8pm
  

• Common Ground Books: Clothing Swap. Clothing Swap! This event will take place the first Sunday of every month (unless otherwise noted). Bring your clothes you no longer want, fit, or no longer feel like "you", and switch them out or just donate them to others. Clothing for all ages welcome. Please bring clothes in a bin or box so they can be easily browsed. Any clothing left will be considered a donation and held for the next swap or be made available for those in need. 2pm
  
• Red Shed: First Sunday Blues Jam. 3pm
  

MONDAY, 6/5

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  
• The Rose Room: Karaoke Night. 8pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: The Bachelor Watch Party! 8pm
  

TUESDAY, 6/6

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Paddy League. 5pm
  
• World of Beer: Poker Night. 6pm
  
• The Rose Room: Drag Bingo and Open Stage Night ft. Britney T. Foxx! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Tuesday is Blues Day. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Comedy Show. 9pm/21+
  

• Retrofit Records: Janelle Monáe “The Age Of Pleasure” Album Listening Party. 8pm

WEDNESDAY, 6/7

• Rose Room: Women's Wednesday. Featuring Our Rose Roulettes and drink specials all night long. A night for all of our female-identifying friends to enjoy a safe space and an awesome happy hour! 5pm-2am
  
• Blue Tavern: The Wednesday Night Lab Session. 5pm
  
• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Tara Angel’s Magic: D&D Experience - Adult (18+) Group. Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - Candlekeep Mysteries. A one-shot is a D&D event that starts and finishes in the same session, typically lasting 3 - 4 hours. We have pre-generated characters for players to choose from. WHAT TO BRING: Pencils, Dice (can be purchased in store), Mask (encouraged for unvaccinated participants), Enthusiasm! Please sign up in advance to reserve a spot in this campaign. Tickets can be purchased in-store, over the phone, or on the website. For more information, please email [email protected], or call: (850) 878-4555 6pm-9pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Open Mic at House of Music. Join us Wednesday nights for open mic in the bar with host Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose. Come early for Happy Hour and dinner! 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Warehouse Wednesdays Open Mic Night. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 8pm/free to attend
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

• The Bark: Dikembe, Glazed, and Professional Businessman. 7:15pm

“Day by Day, Month by Month, Year by Year,” Part 1
by c.w. cobblestone
A wimp chronicles the femdom/cuck relationship between him, his beloved Molly and her lover DeShawn. Here are the first six months.

YEAR 1

January 1

Well, the calendar may have changed but nothing else has. Molly is still in love with DeShawn. They’re still openly flaunting their affair in front of friends and family. I’m still kissing up to both of them and praying they’ll continue to let me hang around. So far, so good; the wedding’s still on for June, and everyone seems to be finding their roles in this three-way relationship. Unfortunately, my role is being their bitch. But Molly’s still here — that’s the important thing. I thought for sure when DeShawn came into the picture and stole her heart that she’d run off with him. But to my great relief, she says she wants to go through with the wedding while also maintaining her relationship with DeShawn. She says we’re now a “poly triad.” I know she’s playing me for a fool and is only marrying me because I earn six figures. But I don’t care. I love her and would do anything to keep her. Anything. Full stop. The ceremony is scheduled for June 8th, and my New Year’s resolution is to not fuck it up.

January 3

Molly didn’t say when she’d be home from the New Year’s Eve party at DeShawn’s friend’s house, but I didn’t expect her to be gone this long. I’m starting to get worried. Molly’s a big girl and can take care of herself, but DeShawn runs with a rough crowd.

January 4

Crisis averted. Molly’s been holed up in DeShawn’s apartment partying, thank goodness. After she texted me and told me to bring cognac and Burger King, I’d hoped to spend at least a few seconds with my beloved fiancé for the first time this year. Alas, I never even laid eyes on her. DeShawn answered my knock, snatched the bags from my hand and slammed the door in my face after throwing out a flippant “thanks, bitch.”

January 5

Molly finally came home but she was only here long enough to change clothes and bitch at me about her car being down to a quarter tank of gas. I thought about telling her she hasn’t been home for me to gas her car up but I wisely kept my mouth shut and volunteered to fill her tank right then. She said she was in a hurry, though, and rushed back out. I’m guessing she was either headed to the club or back to DeShawn’s place, although she didn’t tell me where she was going, and I sure as hell didn’t ask. As far as she’s concerned it’s none of my business what she does — my job is to sit at home and wait for her like a good little toady, ready to kiss her little ass and put up with her shit when she gets back.

January 7

I kept dinner warm until finally putting it away at 9. Even if Molly does make it home tonight, she’ll most likely be with DeShawn, and they won’t be in the mood to eat. I can always heat up something later if they want a post-coital snack.

January 9

When I got home from work nobody was there, although two bags of DeShawn’s dirty laundry were waiting for me in the living room. Molly had me do his clothes a few weeks ago and now the arrogant bastard apparently thinks it’s my permanent job. I thought about just letting it sit there — then common sense took over. The last thing I want to do is piss him off and give him an excuse to kick my ass again. So, swallowing what little pride I had left, I washed and carefully ironed the clothes of the man who’s fucking my fiancé. How pathetic is that?

January 10

My buddy Tim called to tell me he saw Molly making out with DeShawn at the Alexis Club last night. I turned red but gave my speech about how our arrangement allows her to see other men. Tim must be the 10th person to call since Molly and DeShawn started openly dating. I wish my supposed girlfriend and her “black king” would keep their tryst on the down-low but they said they wanted to take their relationship to the next level and I don’t get a vote. With everything that goes on in the world these days, I’d hoped their affair wouldn’t be a big deal, but I’m finding that people aren’t as open-minded as they claim to be. I’m losing friends and alienating family over this “poly” situation. Tim sure sounded disgusted. I guess I can’t blame him — if I was my friend, I’d probably be just as outraged at how Molly and DeShawn treat me, and how I put up with it like a sap loser. I imagine it must be painful for my friends and family to watch, but I wish they’d try to see it from my point of view. I love Molly with all my heart. She hurts me, sure. But I’m happier than I’ve ever been since she came into my life. Why can’t people understand that? If I can accept her and the things she does to me, why can’t everyone else?

January 13

DeShawn spent the night last night. He and Molly were already hammered when they got back from the club but they wanted another round. They also wanted privacy, so after I served drinks, DeShawn handed me his key and told me to go clean his apartment. I said “yes sir” and hauled ass out of there. When DeShawn tells me to do something, I don’t fuck around. The guy dislikes me to start with, so I try not to give him any reason to fuck me up. The first time Molly brought him home, I attempted to man up and confront him. I won’t ever make that mistake again. I like having teeth too much.

January 14

For the second night in a row, DeShawn stayed over. Molly got mad because I hadn’t bought the bottle of wine she’d wanted so she slapped me across the face several times, cutting my nose with her engagement ring. I got blood all over my favorite shirt, and she yelled at me about that, too, much to her boyfriend’s amusement. Molly is getting meaner by the day and DeShawn keeps egging her on. He loves the situation he’s carved out for himself — he knows he could steal her from me any time he wants but he enjoys having me around. In addition to bankrolling the affair, I represent the spoils of his victory; I’m the defeated, shamed white boy whose nose is constantly rubbed in the dirt while he enjoys his prize, my beautiful fiancé. That’s why he’s so brazen about taking Molly to all the places frequented by my friends and family. He wants everyone to know that Molly is in love with him, and that I’m pathetically hanging around paying the bills and serving as the beta in this budding “poly triad” of ours. Around town, it’s making me either a laughingstock or an object of pity. I’m not sure which is worse.

January 17

I got into a big argument with my brother Joel today after he called to tell me he saw Molly and DeShawn at the Towne Theatre “acting like a pair of animals in heat.” He and the rest of the family have been pressuring me to leave her ever since DeShawn mopped up the floor with Joel last month. The stupid fuck tried to tell the former Carver State linebacker to stop embarrassing the family by openly carrying on with Molly. DeShawn doesn’t like being told what to do. Joel found that out the hard way. His broken nose just healed.

January 20

Nobody was at the condo when I got home from the firm, although I could tell DeShawn had been over, given the wet spots all over the crumpled bedding in the master bedroom. These days, the only reasons I go into Molly’s room are to clean, change cum-stained sheets, and wipe her boyfriend’s piss stains off the toilet rim in the master bathroom. Molly says her bedroom suite is reserved for “real men” and that I have no business being in there unless it’s to clean.

January 24

Molly dropped some devastating news today. She says DeShawn will be going on the honeymoon in June and I’ll be staying home. Also, we had planned to take a Mediterranean cruise, but since DeShawn’s great-grandmother was from St. Thomas and he’s always wanted to go down there, she told me to switch the arrangements. I was bawling like a baby but I clicked onto the travel site and made the required changes. Since the wedding isn’t for six months, there was no problem adjusting the plans, although it killed me inside to do it.

January 26

Molly told me to pack her bags because she was headed to Atlanta for a week to hang out with DeShawn’s cousins. So, now, just like that, I’m not going to see my beloved fiancé until next Sunday. I don’t think she has any idea how much she’s breaking my heart with this affair of hers, but if I told her she probably wouldn’t care — she’d probably think it was funny. That’s how cruel she’s become. DeShawn brings out the worst in her. After he told her that it turns him on when she’s mean to me, she’s been looking for reasons to dog me. He usually rewards her cruelty by fucking the taste out of her mouth — and that makes her want to treat me even worse. Molly is finding out how much naughty fun it can be to make my life miserable, knowing that I’m so hopelessly in love with her I’ll put up with anything she dishes out. Deep down, she probably knows what she’s doing to me is wrong — but I bet that just makes the whole thing even more delightfully wicked. My former angel is lost in a decadent, BBC-fueled alternative dimension where being bad is good and my pain is hilarious.

February 6

Molly told me to go by her mom’s house after work tomorrow to clean. She says I should plan on that being one of my regular weekly duties from now on. I’m getting sick of being everybody’s fucking maid. I’m stuck cleaning DeShawn’s apartment once a week now. Last week, Molly had me wash her best friend’s car after her boyfriend got drunk and puked in it. My fiancé has pimped me out to her friends recently for myriad other chores — cleaning up dogshit, dropping off library books, picking up drycleaning. Since DeShawn came into the picture, Molly has gleefully let her friends and family know that I’m nothing but her little bitch — and her boyfriend’s little bitch, too. She loves recounting the night she brought DeShawn back to the condo for the first time, and I tried to make a stand by telling him to leave. He busted me in the eye, knocking me to the floor, and then kicked me in the ribs until I begged him to stop. The whole time, Molly watched with a glazed look in her eye and fingers in her crotch. After DeShawn bitch-slapped me one last time, he dragged my fiancé into the bedroom and they screamed up a storm while I lay on the living room floor sobbing. That was the first and only time I ever tried standing up to DeShawn, as Molly delights in telling her friends. “DeShawn runs shit around here,” she says to anyone who’ll listen.

February 8

Darlene is such a cunt. It’s easy to see where Molly gets her snootiness from. After I left the firm yesterday, I headed straight for my future mother-in-law’s house and started cleaning. I busted my ass all night and didn’t finish until after 11pm. Did I get a thank-you? Hell no. The whole time I was there, all Darlene did was belittle me and taunt me about DeShawn. Before I left, she pulled down her sweats and showed me her pussy, asking if I remembered what one looked like. It was so embarrassing, I just wanted to run out of there. But I knew not answering her might pose a problem, so I just faked a smile and said, “it has been a while.”

February 11

There’s nothing more embarrassing than standing outside the dressing room at Victoria’s Secret clutching your fiancé’s purse while she tries on sexy outfits to wear for her lover on Valentine’s Day — especially when she made it known to the salesladies that the lingerie is for someone other than the schmuck holding the bag. I wanted to die when I paid for the purchases, with the women all smirking and making snide remarks. There was no reason for Molly to tell the staff that the lingerie was for another man, other than pure cruelty. On the ride home, I hung my head and bit my lip, doing my best to keep from crying. Molly yelled at me and told me to stop moping, so I sat up straight in the passenger seat and pretended to watch the scenery as it zoomed by.

February 15

Valentine’s Day sucks when you’re a beta. I cleaned the condo spotless and fixed a special dinner for two. Once the candles were lit and both plates were full, DeShawn gave me his mother’s address and told me to report to her house for maid duty. As usual, I said, “yes, sir” and obeyed without hesitation. Jeez, I thought my mother-in-law was bad — Cassandra is ten times worse. From the second I stepped into her house she made it clear that while she absolutely loves Molly and supports her relationship with her son, she despises white males. Therefore, she said, she despises me by default. It took seven hours to clean Cassandra’s house, which was enough time for her to slap me six times and spit in my face twice after finding fault with my cleaning. When I was finished, she made me stand in the hallway with my legs spread and my hands on my head before kicking me in the nuts as hard as she could. After I collapsed in pain, she told me to kiss her shoe and thank her. I complied, and she kicked me in the head and said “now, get the fuck out, white boy.” I’m praying Molly doesn’t add cleaning Cassandra’s house to my regular duties. That woman has a lot of anger bottled up inside her, and after only one night I can already tell she loves taking out those frustrations on a lily-white ass.

February 16

Well, fuck me. Exactly what I didn’t want — DeShawn says from now on I have to go by his mom’s house once a week to clean. WTF, man. So, with my recurring appointment at Darlene’s house and DeShawn’s apartment, that’s three nights a week I’ll now be cleaning other people’s houses, in addition to my chores at home and all the other errands I’m sent on. For Molly and DeShawn, this polyandrous threesome is proving to be a sexy, relaxing lifestyle — but for me, it’s demoralizing and exhausting.

February 23

Per Molly’s orders, I asked the head of the firm if I can pick up extra cases, or stay late to help the other attorneys with research. Molly wants me to make as much money as I can between now and the wedding because she says she and DeShawn want to “honeymoon in style.” She says things like that because she thinks it’s funny to hurt my feelings. Sometimes I wish I was strong enough to get out of this abusive relationship. I guess I’m like those battered wives who keep going back to their husbands. Molly treats me like shit but I take it. With a smile. A fake smile, but a smile nonetheless.

March 19

Mr. Berkowitz accommodated my request and I’ve been working 14-hour days for the past few weeks. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, since I get to stay away from home longer, thus avoiding abuse from my fiancé and her lover. Plus, my last few checks have been huge. The bad news is, every dime of that extra money will go toward ensuring that Molly and DeShawn “honeymoon in style.” And despite all the extra hours, my domestic load hasn’t lightened one iota. I’m still expected to clean Darlene’s house every Monday, Cassandra’s every Wednesday, and DeShawn’s apartment every Thursday. If I get behind on my chores at home, I know Molly will cut me no slack, and if DeShawn’s around there’s a good chance she’ll slap the shit out of me if something doesn’t get done. She loves showing off for her man by being bitchy to me, and it drives him crazy when she does it. So, I’ve been killing myself to keep up with everything. It’s been rough, but I’ve managed. Who needs sleep?

March 26

I’m completely wrung out physically and emotionally. Last night was hands-down the worst night of my life. I served as the “bitch boy” at a party thrown by one of DeShawn’s friends and it was pure fucking hell. Molly made me wear a pair of her panties to the party, and when we got there I was told to strip, other than the pink, lacy underwear. There were about a dozen people there, and I spent the night serving drinks and having them pinch my ass and make fun of me. But the worst part was when DeShawn got drunk and forced me to kneel in the kitchen and suck his dick in front of everyone. I’ve been in complete anguish ever since. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth or the thought out of my head that I am now officially a cocksucker. Molly and several other people at the party filmed my debasement with their cellphones, so I’m sure the terrible moment will haunt me forever. I suspect there’ll be a lot more such horrible moments, too, because after DeShawn squirted all over my face and hair, he seemed pleased, bragging to his friends that I was a natural. He didn’t allow me to clean up, either, saying it would be “disrespectful,” so I spent the rest of the evening fetching drinks with dried cum on my face and tears in my eyes. It was a mortifying experience, something I wouldn’t have wished on my most hated enemy. I suppose it could have been worse — a couple of DeShawn’s friends also wanted blowjobs, but he told them I was “his bitch” and therefore off-limits. Molly told me I should feel proud to be DeShawn’s bitch. I lied to her and said I was grateful. In truth, I wanted to die when he said that. He’s starting to see me as his property.

April 2

During lunch yesterday, Molly told me that she and DeShawn had decided to let me come along on the honeymoon. After I fell over myself thanking her, she smirked and said, “April Fool’s.” DeShawn got a kick out of my crestfallen expression. He told me he had just the thing to cheer me up, and then made me suck his dick. He’s been having me do that a lot since the party last week.

April 7

DeShawn’s lease on his apartment is up April 19, and last night I was informed that he’d be moving in with us after that. This isn’t exactly a surprise, and I’d been bracing for it — although when Molly made it official, it was still quite the gut-punch. She said I’ll be responsible for moving everything, and that I should start packing stuff the next time I clean DeShawn’s apartment, so I don’t have to do it all at once.

April 10

As if things couldn’t get worse, DeShawn told me yesterday that he’d be converting the guest room into his mancave. When I asked him where I was going to sleep, he said “in the bathtub for all I care.” I don’t know if he was joking or not, though, because he laughed when he said it. Whether he was serious or not, if he takes over the guest bedroom I won’t have anywhere to sleep, since that’s the only other bedroom in the condo besides the master suite, and I doubt I’ll be allowed to bunk down in there with them. Why should I be allowed a place to sleep? I’m just the guy who pays all the bills.

April 12

Well, the mystery over where I’ll be sleeping is solved. Molly says I can put a dog bed in the hall closet. She told me to go buy one now and to break down the bed in the guest room, so everything will be ready for when DeShawn moves in. So, I guess my days of sleeping in a bed like a normal human being are over. A dog bed in the closet??? WTF.

April 14

I keep hitting new lows. When I was at her house last night, Cassandra made me drink her piss. I was in the bathroom scrubbing the floor when she came in brandishing a plastic cup. She sat on the toilet and held the cup under her pussy, filling it with urine. Then, she handed it to me and told me to say “cheers!” before downing the cup in one gulp. I managed to obey although I almost threw up. She told me to thank her for the honor, which I did with all the respect I could muster. Later, when I’d resumed my cleaning, I overheard Cassandra on the phone bragging to her friend about what she’d done. I got a chill when she said, “sure, come on over when he cleans next Wednesday and I’ll make him drink yours, too.”

April 16

I keep thinking about what Cassandra told her friend on the phone, and debating whether I should say anything to DeShawn about it. At the party last month, he’d told everyone that I wasn’t sexually available because I was his “bitch,” but I’m not sure if that rule extends to his mother making me drink her piss — or, worse, making me drink some stranger’s piss. I haven’t worked up the nerve to say anything, though, and I probably won’t. DeShawn might get pissed if he thinks I’m dissing his mom.

April 17

Ugh, I can’t get this Cassandra situation out of my head. One thing that’s bothering me: Is her friend a man or a woman? It was impossible to tell from hearing just her half of the conversation. I suppose it doesn’t matter — DeShawn has me sucking his dick constantly now, anyway, and Cassandra’s probably going to regularly have me drinking her piss since the genie’s out of the bottle, so what difference does it make whether the person whose pee I have to drink is male or female? Piss is piss, right?

April 19

Yet another demoralizing milestone. DeShawn had me lick his ass last night for the first time. He had bits of toilet paper stuck to his bunghole and I gagged when it touched my tongue — which earned me a severe bitch-slap for being “disrespectful.” But I managed to get through it in one piece. As I do when giving blowjobs, I just closed my eyes and drifted to my happy place, blocking out the terrible world and concentrating on the dialogue from a favorite movie. Last night it was “A League of Their Own.” There’s no crying in baseball or when you’re tossing your fiancé’s boyfriend’s salad.

April 20

Well, DeShawn’s all moved in. Of course, I did all the work while he sat on his ass and directed. I had to throw out 90% of my stuff since there’s no longer room. All that’s left are my suits for work and my laptop; everything else got shitcanned, including my high school yearbooks, family mementos and almost all my casual clothes. Oh, well. I didn’t really need that stuff anyway.

April 21

When I went to Cassandra’s after work to clean last night, she introduced me to her friend, a huge woman named Violet. The lady seemed eager to make me drink her piss, although she was shy and went into the bathroom alone to pee in the cup. Cassandra made me kneel down and drink every drop before thanking her friend for the honor. Then, Cassandra decided to show off, so she made me stand still with my hands on my head while she and her friend took turns kicking me in the balls. When they finally got tired of abusing me, I was released to clean the house while they chatted in the living room.

May 2

We’ve got a new household routine. Almost every night now, DeShawn will holler “hey, bitch, come give me my propers,” which means I have to find a spot behind him and lick his ass. As you might imagine, it’s quite demoralizing to give DeShawn his “propers” when my fiancé is right there watching. Between the constant blowjobs and rim-jobs, I can’t say I don’t have a sex life anymore. It’s not exactly the kind of sex I would’ve chosen, but I do get a lot of action these days. My mouth does, anyway.

May 5

I overheard Molly talking to her mom on the phone about having kids with DeShawn. He apparently wants a big family, and she told her mom she’s glad she’ll have me around to change diapers. As strange as it seems, I felt a twinge of satisfaction hearing that. At least it means Molly wants to keep me around long-term.

May 9

Well, I feared this day was coming. DeShawn has decided to take over the wedding. He announced last night that he’s going to be my best man and he said he may get his buddies to replace my brothers in the wedding party. He says it’s going to be a “poly wedding.” I called Joel and told him he was out as best man and that DeShawn would be handling those duties. My brother cussed me out and hung up on me.

May 11

I got into a huge argument with Mom and Dad on the phone today. They said they never want to speak to me again. This has been brewing for some time in my family. I wish things were different, but they made me choose. I chose Molly. They say they can’t stand seeing how she treats me. Well, I’ve learned to live with it — fuck them if they can’t.

May 12

Now Joel and Ron aren’t coming to the wedding, so I’ve pretty much alienated my entire family. They say Molly’s making a fool out of me by having DeShawn replace Joel as my best man. I told Joel to talk to DeShawn if he has a problem with it, and he shut up right quick. The dumbass learned his lesson a few months ago when he tried to tell DeShawn to stop embarrassing the family by being so open about his affair with Molly. I learned the same lesson after Molly brought her boyfriend home for the first time and I was stupid enough to protest. The lesson? You don’t question DeShawn.

May 24

DeShawn has changed the wedding vows. It’s already written that I will promise to obey Molly, but DeShawn added the phrase “and I will obey DeShawn as well.” Then, since this will be a “poly wedding,” DeShawn is going to say a few words, pledging to love and honor Molly until death do they part. The magistrate Molly chose is quite progressive and when she ran the new vows past him, he said they’re great. The ceremony is going to be embarrassing as hell, but the whole wedding’s going to be a fucking nightmare anyway. I’ve made up my mind: I’m going to just square my shoulders and get through it, because when it’s all over Molly will be my bride. I can’t wait. She’s in love with another man but I don’t care. She’ll be my wife, and that means everything to me.
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People tell me all the time that I act proper when I should be acting the opposite just because I’m black. I picked up an Uber eats In Baltimore city on a street full of strip clubs. Tons of people standing outside and staring as I pass by. When I parked the car and started walking (because cops were blocking the street that the clubs were on and monitoring) I immediately felt my anxiety go up. I was there for longer than I wanted to be because the restaurant was mislabeled on Uber eats than what it actually was, plus I had to wait in line. As I was waiting my mind started to compare them to myself. leggings and a hoodie versus lots of makeup, little clothes, and fake hair. In the moment I was insecure but now that I’m thinking about it I’m not going to change myself to please people. Male or female. I’m going to wear and do what I feel comfortable doing. And I’m sure people there were looking at me like I don’t belong here and probably talked smack. But hey they’re the ones at a club on a random Wednesday at midnight while I’m making money. I was very close to canceling the order when I had seen where the restaurant was but I’m glad I didn’t because I pushed myself to go out of my comfort zone with my social anxiety. I think I’m learning.

I spent 2 weeks traveling through Japan - Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and I'm writing this for those who are thinking about visiting. To preface, I did travel with a friend but spent a lot of time on my own. I'll cover as much as possible.
Pre-Trip
I booked a flight with American Airlines / Delta Airlines for $590 round-trip three months before departing.
I flew out of Los Angeles to Tokyo (Haneda). The trip started on February 9 and ended on February 20. I booked my accommodation before arriving in Japan. I used Hostelworld and Agoda. More about the hostels and hotels I booked are below.
COVID Screening and Visa information for US Citizens only
During the time I visited, Japan still required visitors to be fully vaccinated and have a pre-screening for arrival. First I had to do a pre-screening for American Airlines on VeriFly (please do this a day before checking in at the airport if so). Then, save yourself time and use Visit Japan Web (http://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/) and do the pre-screening requirements a couple of days before departure.
When you land in Tokyo, immediately after deplaning, swaths of airport personnel ask if you have the screener filled out and ready to go. If you don’t, they put you to the side and ask you to fill it out using the airport’s wifi. It takes time and you still have to go through customs after.
Visas for US citizens is a free, 3-month visa if I recall correctly. Bring your COVID vaccination card just in case they ask for it.
Tech/Phone
I took my iPhone 14 Pro (unlocked) and connected buying Ubigi 10gb data plan. Do this before flying to Japan. When you land, you can activate your data plan directly on your phone. I didn’t get pocket wifi as the Ubigi worked perfectly.
Download the Ubigi app. They give instructions but please follow them.
Apps that I used:
Google Maps: you can download offline maps.
Google Translate: Use this everywhere you go. You can use the camera feature and it can translate Japanese to English really great. It saved me a lot of hassle when ordering at restaurants.
Currency Converter
You might want to download a VPN if you want to use Netflix and such. Express VPN is one I’d recommend.
Money/Currency
I took my Charles Schwab debit card and a backup Chase credit card/Chase debit card. Surprisingly, a lot of stores in Japan are cash-heavy; especially small shops and restaurants. My budget for the trip was $2000 with flights included.
Hostels and hotels were around $20-35 USD. Food prices were about $7-$20 a meal. It can get really expensive if you eat at fine dining restaurants. That being said, I stuck to eating mostly at hole-in-the-wall establishments where no English was spoken. Believe me when I say that the best ramen I ever had was only $7 USD. More on what restaurants I recommend are down below. If you really want to save money, don’t buy alcohol.
A solid budget for me was $60-$80 per day without lodging expenses. Some days, I only spent $40 which was all food (I spare no expense for food), then some days I went over because I bought cool souvenirs for myself and some excursions were pricey. You can visit Japan for less but I didn’t want to money pinch myself because I was only there for 2 weeks.
Transportation
I love Japan for this reason. So here’s my take: If you are visiting Japan for exactly 14 days; get the JR Pass on Klook. You buy this a month before departing your home country. For me, Klook delivered it about a week after I bought it over Mail. You could buy either a 7, 14, or 21-day JR pass so I would recommend planning a trip that matches these exact number of days to get the most out of your money.
Now imagine you’re in Japan. It is your first day officially visiting…go to a JR Pass office at any major train station and ask them to redeem your pass. They will ask for the paper ticket that arrived in the mail to your home and they will ask for your passport. After they verify that it is you, they will give you a small ticket which will be your JR pass. DO NOT LOSE THIS! I believe they will not replace it. On how to use it, check out this video.
Now to navigate, I used a combination of Google Maps and Apple Maps to get around. Use whichever one is more comfortable for you. These 2 apps are really exceptional at mapping out the best routes and the times trains depart. Note: the JR Pass only works for JR rail lines! Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka all have their own subways and train lines with their own payment system. More on this…
So the best way to get around the city is using a Suica card. These are sold virtually at any train station. If you can't find it, ask a train station attendant and say “Suica?”. They point you in the right direction.
A Suica card can be refilled unlimited times and can be used for any rail lines (JR included, but not for Bullet Trains). It is used by tapping at the turnstiles to enter the rails and at any vending machine in Japan! Also at arcades! It is a total mindblower haha Also in Tokyo, some hostels or hotels have a 3-day subway pass for cheap.
Bullet Trains - You can use the Shinkansen bullet trains if you have the JR Pass. Make an important note: You can only ride the Hikari or Sakura trains with your JR Pass. The Nozomi and Mizuho are reserved seating and cost extra because they have fewer stops. If they catch you using these rail lines, they will ask you to get off the next stop or worse, fine you and report you. To see Mount Fuji from Tokyo to Kyoto/Osaka, sit on the right side of the train (right side of the direction it is going). Use Google Maps and Apple Maps to pinpoint when to look out the window.
Food
I usually ate sandwiches and pastries from 7-Eleven in the morning or whenever I needed to pack a lunch. It was a great way to save cash and the food was delicious. High-quality foods and snacks.
As I said earlier, I really spare no expense for good, big meals. I save money at 7-Eleven so I can go all out for lunch and dinner. My go-to meal was usually ramen because it was so damn good. I tried a lot of foods. I’ll try and remember which ones I ate: - Ramen - Okonomiyaki - Unagi - Katsu Curry - Taiyaki - Tempura - Japanese cheesecake - Macha ice cream - Macha waffles - Onigiri - And a lot of different ice creams, confectionary snacks - McDonald’s - please try lol they have interesting combinations
Pack List
I used a 40-liter Osprey backpack.
1 scarf
1 beanie
2 cotton t-shirts
2 thermal polyester long-sleeve shirts (Odor resistant)
2 pairs of joggers
1 pair of Nike thermal leggings
8 pairs of Nike Dri-Fit boxers (lost 1)
4 pairs of ankle socks
3 pairs of Darn Tough Merino wool blend socks (Highly recommend, Odor resistant)
1 parka
1 pair of Adidas Ultraboost shoes
1 Hershel toiletries bag
2 Forge cable combination locks
External battery pack (13000 mAh)
Bose QC-25 noise-canceling headphones
Over the course of the trip, I bought a much-needed 30L Patagonia day backpack
I don’t sweat heavily so I re-wore my shirts, the Merino wool blend socks, and joggers. I did my laundry maybe once or twice at the hostels. It was freezing at the time I went, so I usually layered up when temperatures were lower than usual.
Safety
I am a 6'1" (1.85 m) male with a light brown complexion. I felt safe most of my time there. I think it was the safest country I have ever been to. Some Japanese people are known to be racist but I didn’t experience it. So I wouldn’t worry about it.
Itinerary/Activities
Feb 9 Day 1 Tokyo Feb 10 Day 2 Tokyo Feb 11 Day 3 Tokyo (Day Trip to Odiaba/Yokohama) Feb 12 Day 4 Osaka Feb 13 Day 5 Osaka (Day Trip to Hime-ji Castle/Kobe) Feb 14 Day 6 Osaka (Day Trip to Nara) Feb 15 Day 7 Kyoto Feb 16 Day 8 Kyoto Feb 17 Day 9 Kyoto Feb 18 Day 10 Tokyo Feb 19 Day 11 Tokyo Feb 20 Day 12 Tokyo (Fly Out)
I will put a star (*) next to anything that I highly recommend! 2 stars are for more emphasis! I will list the accommodation first, then activities, and then bars/restaurants.
Tokyo - 3 Nights (Asakusa + Akihabara + Odaiba + Yokohama)
Lodging: Sakura Hostel Asakusa
Activities: *Tokyo National Museum, *Senso-ji Temple, Kaminarimon Gate, Nakamise-dori Street, *Sengaku-ji Temple, Hirose Entertainment Yard arcade, Animate Akihabara, **Mandarake Complex Akihabara, Tsukiji Outer Fish Market, TeamLabs Odaiba, Gundam Yokohama, NISMO Museum Yokohama, Nissan Headquarters Yokohama
Restaurants/Bars: Fuji Ramen Asakusa, Asakusa Unana, *Naruto Taiyaki, *Koyangi Asakusa, *Ouzakura Ramen Yokohama
Took a Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka
Osaka - 3 Nights (Kobe + Nara)
Lodging: Backstage Osaka Hostel
Activities: *Hime-ji Castle, *Kaiyukan Aquarium, Dontonbori, Shinsekai, Round 1 Stadium (arcade), *Nunobiki Waterfall Kobe, *Todai-ji Temple, *Nara Park, Kasuga Taisha Temple, Gilco Sign
Restaurants/Bars: *Wakakusa Curry Nara, *Nakatanidou Nara, *cafe CROCO Nara, Fanny Mae Bar Osaka, Rikuro’s Namba Main Branch, PC and Retro Bar Space Station, Bible Club Bar Osaka, Untitled karaoke bar next to Rock Bar Cherry Bomb lol, Takoyaki Wanaka Sennichimae Osaka, Sushi Dokoro Kuromonsuehiro Osaka, *Dotombori Ichiaki Osaka, *Hamamoto Coffee Himeji, Tairku Ramen Kobe
Took a Shinkansen bullet train from Osaka to Kyoto
Kyoto - 3 Nights (Day Trip to Uji)
Lodging: **Gojo Guesthouse
Activities: Otagi Nembutsu-ji Temple, Adashino Mayumura (closed when I arrived early), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, *Tenryu-ji Temple, Togetsukyo Bridge, *Nishiki Market, *pocoapoco Record Store, Super Milk Record Store, *Fushimi Inari Taisha Temple Complex, *Byodo-In Temple Restaurants/Bars: *comorebi Ramen House, 茶室 tea room Uji, *Gion Duck Noodles, 自家製麺 うどん 讃式
Took a Shinkansen bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo - Saw a glimpse of Mount Fuji :’)
Tokyo - 2 Nights (Shinjuku + Shibuya + Akihabara)
Lodging: **Capsule Hotel Anshin Oyado Shinjuku Station (Males Only)
Activities: Tower Records Shinjuku, Disk Union Shinjuku, Mandarake Complex Shibuya, Nakano Broadway, Tokyo Dome for Red Hot Chili Peppers concert, *Shibuya Sky at Night, Tokyu Hands Shop
Restaurants/Bars: Ramen Kaijin, Shakey’s, McDonald’s, Ichiran Nakano
Tips, Advice, and Bonus Stuff!

1. Goes without saying but please respect the local customs.
   
2. Please learn how to say “Thank You” in Japanese! Just learning and using “Arigato” anywhere you go will make you seem like you care and respect everyone. Nothing was more embarrassing than watching an American say “thank you” to a Japanese person.
   
3. Plan to do the major tourist attractions early in the morning. You will get nice pictures without any tourists and you’ll sometimes get the whole temple complex to yourself. The staff will also be more friendly and willing to chat with you. I usually aim to be at temples around 7:00 when they open.
   
4. Use Google Translate for everything! You can have full conversations with friendly Japanese people when using the conversation feature on the app! Use the camera feature to translate Kanji at restaurants that do not offer an English menu.
   
5. Get a Ubigi data plan, I bought 10GB and it had good service anywhere I went. Get more GB if you plan on staying longer.
   
6. I ate at 7-Eleven most of the time when I was too lazy or tired to go out. The 7-Elevens here in Japan are nothing like the ones in the US. Expect to find high-quality sandwiches, Onigiri, and more Japanese snacks.
   
7. Shop at supermarkets near the end of the day (1 hour before closing) and they usually mark down prepped meals half-off or at a discounted price! If you really on a budget, this can help you to save a ton of money and still get a taste of the local cuisine.
   
8. If you need to buy random stuff like clothes, bags, or toiletries; go shop at any Don Quijote or Tokyu Hands department store. They have other shops too that are great to find cool stuff.
   
9. Use Google Translate to translate English to Kanji (Japanese) and use Kanji to find restaurants that are hidden because they don’t use English words. For example, if you want to find the best ramen place, search “拉麺” and you’ll find hidden gems with 5-star reviews!
   
10. The best souvenir I brought back myself was a Goshuincho. These are “honorable stamp/seal book” used by people visiting shrines or temples. If you want more info, google this! I highly recommend doing this!
    

If you have any questions, comment below or send a DM. Peace!

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ARMANI Acqua Di GIO 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - 9.50, 10 ML - $17.50
ARMANI Acqua Di GIO Eau de Parfum 2022 - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - 10.50, 10 ML - $18.50
ARMANI Acqua Di GIO ABSOLU 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profondo 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profondo Lights 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profumo 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger with You 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger Intensely 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger Absolutely 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI City Glam 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Si Fiori 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
ARMANI Si Passione 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
ARMANI Code Feme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
AZZARO Wanted By Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $13.50
AZZARO The Most Wanted EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
AZZARO The Most Wanted PARFUM 2022 - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
Atelier Cologne Ambre Nue 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Atelier Cologne Oud Saphir 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Atelier Cologne Clementine California 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Atelier Cologne Bois Blonds 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Amouage Interlude Black Iris 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Amouage Interlude Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Amouage Meander 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Enclave 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Lyric Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Boundless 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Memoir Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Dia Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Jubilation XXV 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Beach Hut Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Epic Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Reflection Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Beloved Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Aedes De Venustas Grenadille d’Afrique 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Atelier des Ors Rose Omeyyade 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Intenza 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Chinotto Di Liguria 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ACQUA Di PARMA OUD EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Leather 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia MIRRA 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
ACQUA Di PARMA FICO di AMALFI 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Club 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Quercia 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Acqua Di Parma Mandorlo Di Sicilia 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Mirto Di Panarea 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Essenza 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ARIANA GRANDE Cloud 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $20
Anna Sui Flight of Fancy 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $16
Al Haramain L’Aventure 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Al Harmain L’Aventure Blanche 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF CDNIM 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF CDNIM Parfum Version 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
ARMAF CDNIM Milestone 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
ARMAF Tres Nuit 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF Derby Club House 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
BURBERRY Mr. Burberry 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
BURBERRY Mr. Burberry EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
Bond 9 New York Nights 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50, 10 ML - $25.50
Bond 9 Chinatown 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML- $15.50, 10 ML - $25.50
BVLGARI Goldea The Roman Night 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $17.50
BENTLEY INTENSE Eau de Parfum 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
BERDOUES Collection Perfumes GRAND CRU Eau de parfum made in FRANCE:
MILLÉSIME OUD WA VANILLIA - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
MAASAÏ MARA - 2 ML - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
SOMEI YOSHINO - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
PÉNG LÁI - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
AZUR RIVERA - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Banana Republic ICON COLLECTION Eau de Parfum:
Tobacco & Tonka Bean - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Gardenia & Cardamom - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
83 Leather Reserve - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Dark Cherry & Amber - 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9, 10 ML- $17.50
Neroli Woods - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
17 Oud Mosaic - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
78 Vintage Green - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Peony & Peppercorn - - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Linen Vetiver - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
90 Pure White - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
06 Black Platinum - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Cypress Cedar - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
CARNER BARCELONA Botafumeiro - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $9, 10ML - $17.50
CARNER BARCELONA Ambar Del Sur - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $9, 10ML - $17.50
CHANEL Gabrielle Essence 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
CHANEL Allure 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Cologne 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Egoiste Platinum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Pour Monsieur EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Creed Aventus 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $20.50
Creed Aventus 10th Anniversary 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Aventus Cologne 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Aventus For Her 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Viking 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Viking Cologne 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed EROLFA 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Neroli Sauvage 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Millesime Imperial 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Original Vetiver 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Original Santal 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Green Irish Tweed 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Oud 2 ML - $14.50, 5 ML - $33.50
Creed Himalaya 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Tabarome 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Bois du Portugal 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Virgin Island Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Silver Mountain Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Maifair 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Princess Oud 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed Pure White Cologne 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed Jardin d’Amalfi 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed White Amber 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Carolina Herrera Saffron Lazuli 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50, 10 ML - $45.50
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
CARTIER Pasha Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
CHOPARD Amber Malaki 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML - $10.50
COACH New York Eau De Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
COSTUME NATIONAL Soul 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Calvin Klein ETERNITY 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Calvin Klein Truth 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Calvin Klein Truth for Her 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
COTY ASPEN 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
DIOR Fahrenheit EDT 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
DIOR Fahrenheit Le Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
DIOR Homme 2020 EDT 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
DIOR Homme Le Parfum 2020 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50 (RARE)
DIOR Homme ORIGINAL 2021 EDT - 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50 (NEW & RARE)
DIOR Homme Cologne 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
DIOR SAUVAGE EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR SAUVAGE Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
DIOR EAU SAUVAGE PARFUM 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR EAU SAUVAGE EXTREME 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR Jadore EDT 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
DIOR Addict Shine 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G The One INTENSE EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $18.50
D & G Velvet Amber Sun EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Dolce & Gabbana K (KING) 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Dolce & Gabbana K (KING) EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana INTENSO EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue For Her 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G Light Blue Eau Intense 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G Light Blue Intense For Her 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
DIESEL Spirit of The Brave 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Demeter Pineapple 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14
Elizabeth & James White Nirvana 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Etat Libre d’Orange You or Someone Else 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9.50, 10 ML - $17.50
English Laundry Windsor 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
English Laundry Notting Hill 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.25, 10 ML - $48
Francis Kurkdjian L’Homme A la Rose 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $22.50
Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 - 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood EDP 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Silk Mood Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Petit Matin EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Universalis 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Vitae 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Guerlain Oud Essentiel 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50, 10 ML - $20.50
Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50, 10 ML - $19.50
Guerlain Mon Guerlain EDP 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50, 10 ML - $19.50
GUCCI Guilty EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
GUCCI Guilty Pour Homme EDP 2020 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Guilty OUD 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $14.50
GUCCI Guilty Love Edition 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Made To Measure 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Bloom Profumo 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $4.50, 10 ML - $8.50
Giorgio Beverly Hills Wings 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5, 10 ML - $9
HERMES Terre EDT 2 ML - $5, 5 ML - $10.50
HERMES Terre Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
HERMES H24 2 ML - $5, 5 ML - $10.50
HERMES TWILLY Eau De Parfum - 2 ML - $5
HERMES Rhubarbe Ecarlate - 2 ML - $5
HERMES D'Orange Verte - 2 ML - $5
HERMES Un Jardin Sur Le Toit 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Intense 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Infinite 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Hugo Reversed 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS FEME 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $15.50
INITIO Oud For Greatness 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Side Effect 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Atomic Rose 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Musk Therapy 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Rehab 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
ISSEY MIYAKE Pulse Of The Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
ISSEY MIYAKE L'Eau d'Issey Noir Ambre 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
ISSEY MIYAKE L'Eau d'Issey For Man 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML -$10.50
ISSEY MIYAKE FUSION D'ISSEY 2020 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male SnowGlobe 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
JOHN VARVATOS OUD EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
KILIAN Let's Settle in the Bedroom like Adults 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $10.50
KILIAN Angel's Share 2 ML - $12.50
LACOSTE L.12.12 EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
LACOSTE L.12.12 EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
LACOSTE Inspiration 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
LACOSTE Touch of Pink 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
Lattafa Oud For Glory Bade Al Oud (Initio Oud for Greatness Clone) 2 ML -$3, 5 ML -$7,10 ML $14
Lattafa Velvet Oud EDP (Tom Ford Ombre Leather Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
Lattafa Woody Oud (Tom Ford Oud Wood Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
Lattafa Alhambra Rose Petals EDP (Tom Ford Rose Prick Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML -$14
Lattafa Khamrah (Killian's Angels Share Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
L'Aventure Blanche Al Haramain EDP 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Lalique Encre Noire 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Lalique Encre Noire A L'extreme 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
LANCOME Hypnose 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
LANCOME La Vie Est Belle 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Mancera Aoud Lemon Mint 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Cedrat Boise 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Black Intensitive Aoud 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Instant Crush 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Martin Margiela By the fireplace 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Martin Margiela Sailing Day 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Martin Margiela By the Lemon Trees 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
MONTBLANC Explorer 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
MONTBLANC Legend EDP 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MONTBLANC Legend Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MONTBLANC Individuel 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MOSCHINO Toy Boy EDP 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MUGLER A*Men Pure Havane 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $11
MUGLER Cologne 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 10ML - $17.50
Mercedes Benz Club Black 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Mercedes Benz SELECT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Marc Jacobs DECADENCE 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Miu Miu Miu Miu 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
NAUTICA Voyage 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $13.50
Narcisco Rodrigues For Her EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $11.25
Nasomatto Black Afgano 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Baraonda 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Pardon 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Duro 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Ormonde Jayne Tolu 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $15.50
PACO RABANNE XS 2018 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Penhaligon - The Favourite Eau De Parfum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Greenley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Kuhuyan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Akaster 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Percival 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Kalan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Darley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Nisean 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Habdan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Pegasus 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Pegasus Exclusif 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
Parfums de Marly Layton 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Layton Exclusif 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
Parfums de Marly Oajan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Sedley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Shagya 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Godolphin 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Galloway 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Carlisle 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Herod 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada Marienbad 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada Day for Night 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada L’Homme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada L’Homme INTENSE 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada Luna Rossa Carbon 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada Luna Rossa OCEAN 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
PINO Selvestre Original 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
ROCHAS Moustache EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Reyane Tradition Insurrection II Pure Extreme 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML - $11.50
Ralph Lauren POLO BLUE EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML-$15.50
Ralph Lauren POLO RED 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Ralph Lauren Blue 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Ralph Lauren Pure Turquoise 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Revlon Charlie Red 5 ML - $2.50, 10 ML - $5.50
Revlon Charlie Gold 5 ML - $2.50, 10 ML - $5.50
Serge Lutens Chergui 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Serge Lutens Clair de Musc 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Serge Lutens La Couche du Diable 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
SHISEIDO Relaxing Fragrance 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $22.50 (Discntd/hard to find)
Swiss Arabian Royal Mystery EDP 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
SEAN JOHN Unforgivable 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $16.50
Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Teo Cabanel Barkhane 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Tiziana Terenzi Ursa 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Tiziana Terenzi Chimaera Extrait De Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
TOM FORD Ombre Leather EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Grey Vetiver EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Beau De Jour EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Black Orchid Parfum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD NOIR EDP 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $19.50 NEW
TOM FORD NOIR EXTREME EDP 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $19.50 NEW
TOM FORD NOIR EXTREME PARFUM 2022 EDP 2 ML - $11.50, 5 ML - $23.50 NEW
TOM FORD OUD WOOD EDP Private Blend 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
TOM FORD Tuscan Leather EDP Private Blend 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
TOM FORD Venetian Bergamot Private Blend Discntd. 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA EDT 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA 2021 EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA EDP Private Blend Discntd. 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $21.50
STERLING JUST JACK COLLECTION by ARMAF Eau De Parfum (Clones of Tom Ford fragrances):
TOBACCO LEAF (TOBACCO VANILLE Clone) 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
NEROLI (NEROLI PORTOFINO Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
HOMME NOIR (NOIR Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
NOIR ENDURANCE (NOIR EXTREME Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
BLACK IS BLACK (NOIR DE NOIR Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
OMBRE SUEDE (OMBRE LEATHER Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
FANTA FAB (THE Fuckxxing FABULOUS Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
ITALIAN LEATHER (TUSCAN LEATHER Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
Tommy Bahama Set Sail St. Barts 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Torry Burch Torry Burch 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Usher UR 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb Extreme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb Infrared 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf FlowerBomb 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
VERSACE Man Eau Fraiche 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9, 10 ML - $15.50
VERSACE DYLAN Blue 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Pour Homme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE EROS EDT 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9
VERSACE EROS EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE EROS FLAME 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Pour Homme OUD NOIR EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Bright Crystal 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Ambre Impérial Van Cleef & Arpels 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Erba Pura 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Naxos 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Lira 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Y EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL L’Homme EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $9.50
YSL La Nuit de L’Homme EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $9.50
YSL L’Homme Le Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL La Nuit de L’Homme Le Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL LIBRE EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL Tuxedo 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Caban 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Trench 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL 37 rue de Bellechasse 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
ZARA Denim Couture 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $4, 10 ML - $8
4711 Original Eau de Cologne 4711 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5, 10 ML - $9

For sale fragrance decants/samples, prices are listed below in US dollars. All atomizers come in black plastic spray bottles with a lid & individually marked with labels. Shipping Canada $10 USD, USA $13 USD: first class airmail with tracking. I accept PayPal G&S (please pay any associated fees to PayPal) or Interac (Canada Only no fees), Local Pickup in Vancouver, BC, Canada is also possible, please pm/chat me if you are interested.
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The Price list is in USD and updated on 05.30.2023
ARMANI Acqua Di GIO 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - 9.50, 10 ML - $17.50
ARMANI Acqua Di GIO Eau de Parfum 2022 - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - 10.50, 10 ML - $18.50
ARMANI Acqua Di GIO ABSOLU 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profondo 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profondo Lights 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Profumo 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger with You 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger Intensely 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Stronger Absolutely 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI City Glam 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
ARMANI Si Fiori 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
ARMANI Si Passione 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
ARMANI Code Feme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
AZZARO Wanted By Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $13.50
AZZARO The Most Wanted EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
AZZARO The Most Wanted PARFUM 2022 - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
Atelier Cologne Ambre Nue 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Atelier Cologne Oud Saphir 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Atelier Cologne Clementine California 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Atelier Cologne Bois Blonds 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Amouage Interlude Black Iris 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Amouage Interlude Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Amouage Meander 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Enclave 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Lyric Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Boundless 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Memoir Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Dia Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Jubilation XXV 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Beach Hut Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Epic Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Reflection Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Amouage Beloved Man 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Aedes De Venustas Grenadille d’Afrique 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Atelier des Ors Rose Omeyyade 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Intenza 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Chinotto Di Liguria 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ACQUA Di PARMA OUD EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Leather 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $16
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia MIRRA 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
ACQUA Di PARMA FICO di AMALFI 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Club 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Quercia 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Acqua Di Parma Mandorlo Di Sicilia 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
Acqua Di Parma Mirto Di Panarea 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
ACQUA Di PARMA Colonia Essenza 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50
ARIANA GRANDE Cloud 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $20
Anna Sui Flight of Fancy 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $16
Al Haramain L’Aventure 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Al Harmain L’Aventure Blanche 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF CDNIM 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF CDNIM Parfum Version 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
ARMAF CDNIM Milestone 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
ARMAF Tres Nuit 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
ARMAF Derby Club House 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
BURBERRY Mr. Burberry 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
BURBERRY Mr. Burberry EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $15.50
Bond 9 New York Nights 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50, 10 ML - $25.50
Bond 9 Chinatown 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML- $15.50, 10 ML - $25.50
BVLGARI Goldea The Roman Night 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $17.50
BENTLEY INTENSE Eau de Parfum 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $18
BERDOUES Collection Perfumes GRAND CRU Eau de parfum made in FRANCE:
MILLÉSIME OUD WA VANILLIA - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
MAASAÏ MARA - 2 ML - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
SOMEI YOSHINO - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
PÉNG LÁI - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
AZUR RIVERA - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Banana Republic ICON COLLECTION Eau de Parfum:
Tobacco & Tonka Bean - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Gardenia & Cardamom - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
83 Leather Reserve - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Dark Cherry & Amber - 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9, 10 ML- $17.50
Neroli Woods - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
17 Oud Mosaic - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
78 Vintage Green - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Peony & Peppercorn - - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Linen Vetiver - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
90 Pure White - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
06 Black Platinum - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
Cypress Cedar - 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML- $13.50
CARNER BARCELONA Botafumeiro - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $9, 10ML - $17.50
CARNER BARCELONA Ambar Del Sur - 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $9, 10ML - $17.50
CHANEL Gabrielle Essence 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Bleu Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
CHANEL Allure 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Cologne 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Egoiste Platinum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
CHANEL Pour Monsieur EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $16.50
Creed Aventus 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $20.50
Creed Aventus 10th Anniversary 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Aventus Cologne 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Aventus For Her 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Creed Viking 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Viking Cologne 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed EROLFA 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Neroli Sauvage 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Millesime Imperial 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Original Vetiver 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Original Santal 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Green Irish Tweed 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Oud 2 ML - $14.50, 5 ML - $33.50
Creed Himalaya 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Tabarome 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Bois du Portugal 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Virgin Island Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Silver Mountain Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Maifair 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Water 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Creed Royal Princess Oud 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed Pure White Cologne 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed Jardin d’Amalfi 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Creed White Amber 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Carolina Herrera Saffron Lazuli 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50, 10 ML - $45.50
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
CARTIER Pasha Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
CHOPARD Amber Malaki 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML - $10.50
COACH New York Eau De Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
COSTUME NATIONAL Soul 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Calvin Klein ETERNITY 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Calvin Klein Truth 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Calvin Klein Truth for Her 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
COTY ASPEN 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
DIOR Fahrenheit EDT 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
DIOR Fahrenheit Le Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
DIOR Homme 2020 EDT 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
DIOR Homme Le Parfum 2020 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50 (RARE)
DIOR Homme ORIGINAL 2021 EDT - 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50 (NEW & RARE)
DIOR Homme Cologne 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
DIOR SAUVAGE EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR SAUVAGE Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
DIOR EAU SAUVAGE PARFUM 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR EAU SAUVAGE EXTREME 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
DIOR Jadore EDT 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
DIOR Addict Shine 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G The One INTENSE EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50, 10 ML - $18.50
D & G Velvet Amber Sun EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Dolce & Gabbana K (KING) 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Dolce & Gabbana K (KING) EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana INTENSO EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue For Her 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G Light Blue Eau Intense 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
D & G Light Blue Intense For Her 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
DIESEL Spirit of The Brave 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Demeter Pineapple 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14
Elizabeth & James White Nirvana 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
Etat Libre d’Orange You or Someone Else 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9.50, 10 ML - $17.50
English Laundry Windsor 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
English Laundry Notting Hill 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.25, 10 ML - $48
Francis Kurkdjian L’Homme A la Rose 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $22.50
Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 - 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood EDP 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
Francis Kurkdjian Oud Silk Mood Extrait 2 ML - $12.50, 5 ML - $30.50
Francis Kurkdjian Petit Matin EDP 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Universalis 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Vitae 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $18.50
Guerlain Oud Essentiel 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50, 10 ML - $20.50
Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50, 10 ML - $19.50
Guerlain Mon Guerlain EDP 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $11.50, 10 ML - $19.50
GUCCI Guilty EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
GUCCI Guilty Pour Homme EDP 2020 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Guilty OUD 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $14.50
GUCCI Guilty Love Edition 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Made To Measure 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
GUCCI Bloom Profumo 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $4.50, 10 ML - $8.50
Giorgio Beverly Hills Wings 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5, 10 ML - $9
HERMES Terre EDT 2 ML - $5, 5 ML - $10.50
HERMES Terre Parfum 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
HERMES H24 2 ML - $5, 5 ML - $10.50
HERMES TWILLY Eau De Parfum - 2 ML - $5
HERMES Rhubarbe Ecarlate - 2 ML - $5
HERMES D'Orange Verte - 2 ML - $5
HERMES Un Jardin Sur Le Toit 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Intense 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $17.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Infinite 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Bottled Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS Hugo Reversed 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
HUGO BOSS FEME 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $15.50
INITIO Oud For Greatness 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Side Effect 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Atomic Rose 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Musk Therapy 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
INITIO Rehab 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
ISSEY MIYAKE Pulse Of The Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
ISSEY MIYAKE L'Eau d'Issey Noir Ambre 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
ISSEY MIYAKE L'Eau d'Issey For Man 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML -$10.50
ISSEY MIYAKE FUSION D'ISSEY 2020 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male SnowGlobe 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
JOHN VARVATOS OUD EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
KILIAN Let's Settle in the Bedroom like Adults 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $10.50
KILIAN Angel's Share 2 ML - $12.50
LACOSTE L.12.12 EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
LACOSTE L.12.12 EDP 2020 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
LACOSTE Inspiration 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
LACOSTE Touch of Pink 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
Lattafa Oud For Glory Bade Al Oud (Initio Oud for Greatness Clone) 2 ML -$3, 5 ML -$7,10 ML $14
Lattafa Velvet Oud EDP (Tom Ford Ombre Leather Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
Lattafa Woody Oud (Tom Ford Oud Wood Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
Lattafa Alhambra Rose Petals EDP (Tom Ford Rose Prick Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML -$14
Lattafa Khamrah (Killian's Angels Share Clone) 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $14
L'Aventure Blanche Al Haramain EDP 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
Lalique Encre Noire 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Lalique Encre Noire A L'extreme 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
LANCOME Hypnose 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
LANCOME La Vie Est Belle 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Mancera Aoud Lemon Mint 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Cedrat Boise 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Black Intensitive Aoud 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Mancera Instant Crush 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 5ML - $17.50
Martin Margiela By the fireplace 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Martin Margiela Sailing Day 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Martin Margiela By the Lemon Trees 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
MONTBLANC Explorer 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
MONTBLANC Legend EDP 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MONTBLANC Legend Night 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MONTBLANC Individuel 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MOSCHINO Toy Boy EDP 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50
MUGLER A*Men Pure Havane 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $11
MUGLER Cologne 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10.50, 10ML - $17.50
Mercedes Benz Club Black 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Mercedes Benz SELECT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
Marc Jacobs DECADENCE 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Miu Miu Miu Miu 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
NAUTICA Voyage 2 ML - $3, 5 ML - $7, 10 ML - $13.50
Narcisco Rodrigues For Her EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $11.25
Nasomatto Black Afgano 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Baraonda 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Pardon 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Nasomatto Duro 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $23
Ormonde Jayne Tolu 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML - $15.50
PACO RABANNE XS 2018 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $12.50
Penhaligon - The Favourite Eau De Parfum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Greenley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Kuhuyan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Akaster 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Percival 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Kalan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Darley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Nisean 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Habdan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Pegasus 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Pegasus Exclusif 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
Parfums de Marly Layton 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Layton Exclusif 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
Parfums de Marly Oajan 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Sedley 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Shagya 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Godolphin 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Galloway 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Carlisle 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Parfums de Marly Herod 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada Marienbad 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada Day for Night 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Prada L’Homme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada L’Homme INTENSE 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada Luna Rossa Carbon 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Prada Luna Rossa OCEAN 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
PINO Selvestre Original 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $13.50
ROCHAS Moustache EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Reyane Tradition Insurrection II Pure Extreme 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML - $11.50
Ralph Lauren POLO BLUE EDP 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10, 10 ML-$15.50
Ralph Lauren POLO RED 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $7.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Ralph Lauren Blue 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Ralph Lauren Pure Turquoise 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Revlon Charlie Red 5 ML - $2.50, 10 ML - $5.50
Revlon Charlie Gold 5 ML - $2.50, 10 ML - $5.50
Serge Lutens Chergui 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $13.50
Serge Lutens Clair de Musc 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Serge Lutens La Couche du Diable 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
SHISEIDO Relaxing Fragrance 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $22.50 (Discntd/hard to find)
Swiss Arabian Royal Mystery EDP 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5.50, 10 ML - $10.50
SEAN JOHN Unforgivable 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $16.50
Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $10
Teo Cabanel Barkhane 2 ML - $5.50, 5 ML - $12.50
Tiziana Terenzi Ursa 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Tiziana Terenzi Chimaera Extrait De Parfum 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
TOM FORD Ombre Leather EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Grey Vetiver EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Beau De Jour EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD Black Orchid Parfum 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD NOIR EDP 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $19.50 NEW
TOM FORD NOIR EXTREME EDP 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $19.50 NEW
TOM FORD NOIR EXTREME PARFUM 2022 EDP 2 ML - $11.50, 5 ML - $23.50 NEW
TOM FORD OUD WOOD EDP Private Blend 2 ML - $10.50, 5 ML - $25.50
TOM FORD Tuscan Leather EDP Private Blend 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $20.50
TOM FORD Venetian Bergamot Private Blend Discntd. 2 ML - $8.50, 5 ML - $18.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA EDT 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA 2021 EDP 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA EDP Private Blend Discntd. 2 ML - $9.50, 5 ML - $21.50
STERLING JUST JACK COLLECTION by ARMAF Eau De Parfum (Clones of Tom Ford fragrances):
TOBACCO LEAF (TOBACCO VANILLE Clone) 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
NEROLI (NEROLI PORTOFINO Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
HOMME NOIR (NOIR Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
NOIR ENDURANCE (NOIR EXTREME Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
BLACK IS BLACK (NOIR DE NOIR Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
OMBRE SUEDE (OMBRE LEATHER Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
FANTA FAB (THE Fuckxxing FABULOUS Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
ITALIAN LEATHER (TUSCAN LEATHER Clone) - 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $6.50, 10 ML- $12.50
Tommy Bahama Set Sail St. Barts 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Torry Burch Torry Burch 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50
Usher UR 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $8.50, 10 ML - $14.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb Extreme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf SpiceBomb Infrared 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Viktor & Rolf FlowerBomb 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
VERSACE Man Eau Fraiche 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9, 10 ML - $15.50
VERSACE DYLAN Blue 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Pour Homme 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE EROS EDT 2 ML - $4, 5 ML - $9
VERSACE EROS EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE EROS FLAME 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Pour Homme OUD NOIR EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
VERSACE Bright Crystal 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
Ambre Impérial Van Cleef & Arpels 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Erba Pura 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Naxos 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
Xerjoff Lira 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Y EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL L’Homme EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $9.50
YSL La Nuit de L’Homme EDT 2 ML - $3.50, 5 ML - $9.50
YSL L’Homme Le Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL La Nuit de L’Homme Le Parfum 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL LIBRE EDP 2 ML - $4.50, 5 ML - $10.50
YSL Tuxedo 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Caban 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL Trench 2 ML - $6.50, 5 ML - $15.50
YSL 37 rue de Bellechasse 2 ML - $7.50, 5 ML - $17.50
ZARA Denim Couture 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $4, 10 ML - $8
4711 Original Eau de Cologne 4711 2 ML - $2.50, 5 ML - $5, 10 ML - $9

If anyone would like to share their thoughts/revisions, I would greatly appreciate it!
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CONTEXT: The portraits I'm referring to are The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I and Rosie The Riviter
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The Armada Portrait: Femininity and Power
Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, ruled England from 1558 to 1603. “She was very well-educated (fluent in five languages) and had inherited intelligence, determination, and shrewdness from both parents.” (royal.uk) She assembled a group of intelligent advisors but reserved the ability to make final decisions. “The image of Elizabeth's reign is one of triumph and success. The Queen herself was often called 'Gloriana', 'Good Queen Bess' and 'The Virgin Queen'.“(royal.uk) Elizabeth’s “Virgin Queen” title came from her rejection of men and devotion to god and all things holy, as it would solidify her spot in the hierarchy. “Elizabeth herself refused to 'make windows into men's souls ... there is only one Jesus Christ and all the rest is a dispute over trifles'; she asked for outward uniformity.” (royal.uk)
The artist portrayed Elizabeth I in an intentionally exaggerated feminine light, as an integral part of her reign was her pureness as a woman. In the portrait, she is wearing a large and intricate dress that hides the true shape of most of her body but accentuates her cinched waist and pale face. The dress is adorned with numerous pink bows, pearls, and embroidered flowers. Pearls hold an important significance to Elizabeth’s reign as they represent her preserved virginity.“Pearls symbolize Elizabeth’s chastity and connect her to Cynthia, the Greek goddess of the Moon, who was a virgin and therefore seen as 'pure'.” (rmg.co.uk) Pearls are embedded into her dress, but they are also attached to the top of the crown in the background of the portrait, tying Elizabeth I to the monarchy. “As Elizabeth’s reign wore on, her status as “Virgin Queen” became an increasingly important symbol of her devotion to her kingdom, and of the security of the realm.” (smarthistory.org)
The portrait paints Queen Elizabeth I surrounded by objects that hint at her plans for overseas power. Behind her, there are portraits of English ships thriving and Spanish ships sinking.
The portrait was painted to celebrate the defeat of the invading Spanish navy. Elizabeth rests her hand on the globe, and on either side of her head are two windows: through the left the Armada approaches; to the right the fleet is scattered and sinking under stormy skies. (smarthistory.org)
These portraits display the strength of England’s naval army, implying her nation’s desire for overseas domination. She is facing the portrait of English boats in calm waters, signifying her as a calm force. Elizabeth I’s gentle grasp on the globe in front of her supports this, as it is delicately draped over the top of it, depicting Elizabeth I quite literally with the whole world in her hands. Her soft handling demonstrates how the English thought they were in the right in their plans, as she would show a gentle and good-natured reign.
Elizabeth I exaggerated her femininity and pureness to advantage her as a monarch. She began her reign, exercising her divine right in her first speech.
…considering I am God's creature, ordained to obey His appointment, I will thereto yield, desiring from the bottom of my heart that I may have assistance of His grace to be the minister of His heavenly will in this office now committed to me. (encyclopedia.com)
In this speech, she set up the foundation she would rely on and use to be considered one of the most successful rulers England would have, as she described her divine right leveraging herself above other men yearning for her spot on the throne. “She portrays herself as a woman subservient to the highest male authority, providing her a status superior to all other men.” (stars.library.ucf.edu) Elizabeth’s image was carefully doctored to convey wealth, authority and power, both at home and abroad. In the portrait, you see Elizabeth I wearing an incredibly extravagant dress.
In Elizabeth’s era, dress was also a means of expressing social hierarchy and the Queen believed that one's dress should suit, but not exceed, one's rank. Elizabeth's appearance stressed her rank as head of state and church, and 'pecking order' was reinforced by legal restrictions. (rmg.co.uk)
These outfits were specifically designed to create contrast between her and the common folk, highlighting her greatness and pounding in her superiority as monarch.
All of Elizabeth I’s character is etched into the portrait, as it references her desire and plans for overseas, depicts her in an extravagant dress that points out her place at the top of the hierarchy, and has her dripping in pearls, which bring everything back to her devotion to god that keeps her at the top of the monarchy. All of these symbols and references make this painting the ultimate example of everything Elizabeth I’s reign stood for.
Norman Rockwell’s Rosie The Riveter was created in 1943 to inspire women to join the U.S. workforce amid World War II. It depicts a female figure rolling up her sleeve flexing with a speech bubble that reads: “We Can Do It!”. The figure is wearing a riveter’s uniform, a blue jumpsuit, and a red polka-dotted bandana tying a bow in her hair. She has a look of determination painted on her face, beckoning American women to join her ranks at work. She is rolling up her sleeve to reveal a muscular arm as if proving that she, a woman, was strong enough to do this work, and showing the same American women that they are too.
These two portraits pose an interesting juxtaposition between the two displays of female power. While Elizabeth I emphasizes and capitalizes on her’s, Rosie defeminizes herself to be able to prove her strength and inspire others to do the same. Interestingly, because Elizabeth I played up her femininity instead of masking it like Rosie, the Armada Portrait could be seen as more progressive than Rosie, as she has to make herself more like a man to be strong. On the flip side, Elizabeth’s severe exaggeration of her femininity almost strips it away from her, as it becomes a symbol rather than her own form of self-expression. These two portraits are such contrasting forms of political propaganda, with Rosie’s portrait being made to inspire the masses to find the power inside them, and Elizabeth’s portrait being made for people to recognize her power, definitely not to find their own. One consistency throughout the two portraits is the bows. From the 1800’s to the 50’s bows remained a symbol of femininity. In Elizabeth I’s portraits, she is heavily adorned with bows, as they hem the lining of her gown. In Rosie’s portrait, she has a red bandana that is dotted with white polka dots tied in a bow around her head. Bows equating to femininity have stood the test of time, as two iconic portraits that represent such contrasting messages use them for the same purpose.
WORKS CITED:
Faraday, Dr. Christina, and Dr. Christina Faraday. “Portraits of Elizabeth I: Fashioning the Virgin Queen.” Smarthistory**, 7 Aug. 2020, smarthistory.org/portraits-of-elizabeth-i/.**
“Symbolism in Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I.” Royal Museums Greenwich**, www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/symbolism-portraits-queen-elizabeth-i. Accessed 24 May 2023.**
Household, Royal. “Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603).” The Royal Family**, www.royal.uk/elizabeth-i#:~:text=Elizabeth%20succeeded%20to%20the%20throne,most%20glorious%20in%20English%20history. Accessed 29 May 2023.**
Rohrs, Mark. “Elizabeth Tudor: Reconciling Femininity and Authority.” STARS**, 2005, stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/383/.**
.“." Elizabethan World Reference Library. . Encyclopedia.Com. 25 May. 2023 .” Encyclopedia.Com**, 30 May 2023, www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/speeches-elizabeth-i.**
“Elizabeth I’s Royal Wardrobe.” Royal Museums Greenwich**, www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/elizabeth-royal-wardrobe#:~:text=Dress%20and%20social%20status,nation’s%20growing%20stature%20and%20confidence. Accessed 30 May 2023.**

It's Tuesday and King Seiko is back for good. It's just not the King Seiko everybody really wanted.

What's new

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Seiko Expands King Seiko Collection With Two Non Limited Watches Inspired By The Legendary KSK
The rivalry between King Seiko and Grand Seiko has been strong for years. And for years they battled it out, but Grand won and the King was kind of forgotten. Until fans started asking for it to come back, and Seiko decided to oblige their wishes in 2020 when they started releasing limited numbers of King Seiko recreations. Theses seemed to have been hits for the company, as Seiko now expands the KSK-inspired collection with two slimmer, high-end and non-limited models, the SJE089 and SJE091.
In the 60s, King Seiko watches were deeply respected and they entered numerous chronometry tests, with good results. The most notable of all watches produced by KS was the reference 44-9990, with its hand-wound calibre 44A. Also known as the KSK (KS meaning King Seiko and the K at the end being the acronym for Kisei-Tsuki, stop-seconds in Japanese), it will serve as an inspiration for the comeback of the name.
After a number of limited models, Seiko is now ready to introduce two non-limited models, even though you’ll need a trained eye and a close encounter to differentiate them from a more accessible version from the SPBxxx range. Visually, they are indeed closer to the SPBxxx models and don’t try too hard to recreate the original KSK models, and at the same time, they share their specifications, movement and refinement with the two limited editions previously released.
For the two new models, Seiko has reworked the case to look more like the original 1965 watch and have increased the size a bit from the limited editions - up to 38.6mm from 38.1mm, while slimming it down from 11.4mm to 10.7mm. The finishing on the case is a combination of mirror polished surfaces and hairlines on top areas. The back, screwed and in solid steel, is decorated with the King Seiko emblem, but gone is the nice golden medallion of the two limited editions. Water-resistance is still rated at 50m. You can get the watches with a seven link steel bracelet.
The watch comes with two dial options, a silver and a black. The hands and markers have strong polished bevels on the sides and the dials have been reworked with a more understated and delicate sunray finishing technique that’s closer to the original watch. A small difference can be seen between the two dials; the silver edition has entirely polished hands and markers, while the black edition features a fine hairline finish on top of the hands and markers to heighten the level of contrast with the dial’s dark surface.
Inside is the calibre 6L35, a slimline in-house movement often reserved for the brand’s Presage limited edition. This calibre 6L35 was presented in 2018 as a thinner alternative (3.7mm in height), but also a movement with finer regulation than the other calibre of the brand. Beating at 4Hz with 45 hours of power reserve, it is given for -10/+15 seconds/day.
Launched as part of the permanent collection, the King Seiko SJE089 will be available in July 2023. They will be priced at EUR 3,400.
And these last two sentences are the main issue with the King Seiko. Historically, King Seiko stood for absolute accuracy. To put a -10/+15 seconds/day movement inside, at a price that almost reaches Tudor or a very slightly used (or maybe an even brand new) Grand Seiko, is not a good look and is, honestly, quite disappointing. Especially with their effort to position it as a more high end offering. The calibre 6L35 is not bad. It could just be a bit fine tuned and they would have a great watch.
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Bremont’s New Limited Edition Watch Pays Homage To The Most Insane Race To Ever Exist
Before you continue reading this, go to YouTube and type in the Isle of Man TT. Say that you don’t feel going over to YT, just imagine this - you’re strapped to a motorcycle, practically lying down on the road, speeding through a village on the Isle of Man with your helmet inches from a cottage stone wall. That’s the Isle of Man TT, the fastest and most impressive race in the world. There practically hasn’t been a race in which someone doesn’t die - more than 250 riders have died since 1911, six just last year.
The Official Timing Partner of this insane even is Bremont, who just introduced a new watch dedicated to the race. And it’s not just a new colorway on an already existing watch, Bremont actually created a dedicated watch, which makes sense since they are one of the few large mainstream watchmakers from the UK, making it a logical partner for the Isle of Man. This bond is further enhanced with Bremont’s partnership with Peter Hickman, the fastest man ever to have completed the course at an average speed of 135mph (in 2018). The watch is the Isle of Man TT Limited Edition, a racing-oriented chronograph.
The watch uses Bremont’s layered Trip-Tick construction with its modular architecture. The top of the watch consists of a steel module that integrates the lugs. It frames a central container in stripped steel coated with black PVD. The back is closed by a solid steel element, secured to the case by five screws and decorated with the Isle of Man TT circuit. It’s a powerful and sizeable watch, measuring 43mm in diameter, over 15mm in height and 49mm in length.
Upon deeper consideration of the dial you will see it has all the features of a classic dial. But on first glance, it looks radical as it’s made to look like a speedometer on a bike. The hands rotate at 360°, but the main hour track mimics a gauge, with a sector that runs from 08 to 04, and frames two black-rimmed sub-counters, just like the subsidiary gauges on a sports bike. All elements are gloss-black printed over a matte white base, giving a fresh look to this watch. Red accents on the central hand and chronograph hands bring the desired racing vibe, and the date at 6 o’clock doesn’t even feel out of place in this speedy context.
Powering the watch is an automatic, chronometer-certified movement – calibre BE-50AV, based on the ETA 7750 architecture. It has a comfortable 56h power reserve. The watch is worn on a textured rubber strap, closed by a pin buckle.
Limited to 67 pieces and now available, the Bremont Isle of Man TT is priced at EUR 5,975.
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The Depancel Jürgen Clauss Chronograph Is A Love Leter To 1960s French Sports Cars With A New Old Stock Movement From The Same Era
Alpine, if you are perhaps unfamiliar, is a cult French carmaker most famous for its tiny sports cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. More recently, under Renault ownership, they have started making sports cars again and while they are supposedly fantastic cars, the old Alpinas, especially the A110, have a cult following. In order to document this cult following, Jürgen Clauss has formed alpineLAB and has since become one of the foremost experts on this particular French sports car brands. You know who else is into french sports cars? Depancel, who have a range of sports cars themed watches. Depancel teamed up with Clauss to create the Depancel Jürgen Clauss Chronograph. What would otherwise be a boring collaboration for a number of highly specialized collectors actually turned into a very interesting watch.
The Alpine A110 from the 60s is most famous for a very bright blue color and it’s that same blue that dominates on this limited edition watch, with a blazing blue sunburst dial, with black chronograph subdials and baby blue accents on the bezel and seconds hand. The bezel insert is quite intriguing, with the first quarter reserved for a pulsometer and the rest a traditional tachymetre. That makes sense for a racing watch for vintage cars, as when timing speed you won’t be likely to exceed 240 km/h too often.
The 43mm diameter may be a big too big for some, but this is a traditional racing chronograph so you can expect it to wear comfortably with the curved lugs. You have two strap options in either a diamond-stamped leather strap with a small French flag stitch, or the full-steel bracelet which will come with the leather as well.
All of this would be normal in any other tribute racing chronograph. Where, however, the Depancel Jürgen Clauss Chronograph differs substantially is on the inside. Depancel have sourced 150 new-old-stock Valjoux 7753 movements of a similar era to the original Alpine A110s, and refurbished them for use as bicompax chronograph calibres. These cam-actuated automatic chronographs were incredibly popular in their era, and many Swiss chronographs still use the same architecture or bases for their movements today. They have a power reserve of 48 hours and beat at 4Hz, plus you can gaze at it through the sapphire caseback with Depancel’s customised rotor.
That’s very cool. The Depancel Jürgen Clauss Chronograph is limited to 150 pieces and can be had for €1,795 on leather or €1,895 for the steel.
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Vulcain Teams Up With CronotempVs Private Club To Celebrate Grandson Of Company Founder Who Played For Real Madrid FC
Vulcain is on a roll. Hardly a week passes without them releasing a new watch, a new limited edition or a new collaboration. This seems to be all three, as Vulcain has teamed up with Spain-based private watch collecting club to create the Cricket André “DIDIXEIN” Ditisheim, a limited edition of 47 pieces of a different Cricket to honor André Didisheim, descendant of the founder of Vulcain and Real Madrid football player.
André Didisheim, grandson of Maurice Ditisheim, was as an excellent sportsman and footballer. In 1907, he went to Madrid to learn Spanish because at the time South America was one of the most important markets for Swiss watch manufacture. Didisheim displayed his talent as an attacking midfielder and signed with Madrid FC (now known as Real Madrid FC). While there, his name Didisheim was changed to “Didixein”.
Paying tribute to André Didisheim, the Vulcain x CronotempVs Collectors limited edition Cricket watch has a 39mm diameter case with engraved steel polished case-back. The crown placed at 3:00 can be used to manually wind the watch movement in one direction to set the alarm and in the opposite direction to set the time. The pusher placed at 2:00 sets the alarm with the arrow-shaped hand. Inside is the hand-wound double-barrel Vulcain V-10, an evolution of the original Cricket caliber from 1947, keeps the watch running and the alarm ringing
The vintage themed dial with the touches of gray colour, the dial features Arabic numerals coated with Superluminova. This timepiece is limited to 47 units.
The price of this latest Cricket is €4,300 excluding VAT.
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Stepan Sarpaneva Takes Huge Inspirations From The Moon For His New Beautiful Watch
Independent Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva is obsessed with the Moon. You will see this on all of the watches he has made which have the moon face on it. They are, of course, so much more than just watches with a moon face, but rather small works of watchmaking art. His latest Lunations watch interprets the darker side of the Moon with its black ruthenium-coated plates and bridges.
The Sarpaneva Lunations, recently revisited in the more colourful Harvest Moon edition, now returns with a darker personality. The distinctive shape of Sarpaneva’s case, with its scalloped 6-sided bezel, short lugs and crown at 4 o’clock, is crafted from high-grade Outokumpu supra 316L/4435 steel and has a diameter of 42mm and a thickness of 9.8mm. User-friendliness has also been factored into the equation, and the two-part crown, decorated with Sarpaneva’s moon face and 12 short protruding rays, is used to set and wind the time and adjust the moon’s phases.
An openworked matte black ruthenium-coated plate reveals parts of the inverted movement, including the exposed balance wheel, and features Sarpaneva’s signature moon face at 6 o’clock. The large moon face in relief is laser engraved, filled with a cross-section of optical fibre and finished by hand. The two moons on the reverse side of the case are illuminated with RC Tritec Lumicast to appear white in daylight and emit a blue, orange or purple glow in the dark. As they enact the lunar cycles, the luminous moons cast an eerie glow on the dial’s moon’s face to indicate the precise phase of the Moon.
In a departure from other Sarpaneva Lunations models, the applied and skeletonised chapter ring bearing the indices has been removed, allowing an even better view of the movement. The hour and minute hands can be ordered in pitch black, red gold, flame blue or rhodium coated.
A limited edition of 10 pieces, the Sarpaneva Lunations Black Ruthenium retails for EUR 39,500, excluding taxes. Delivery time is estimated between 4 – 12 months.
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On hand - a selection of reviews

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Hands-on with the seriously extreme Bohen StarDiver
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A review of the very Italian Venezianico Bucintoro Chronograph
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Watch Worthy - A look at an offbeat, less known watch you might actually like

Second Hour’s Mandala Burst offers a fresh take on the everyday watch
Heralding from Australia, Second Hour has been making a little space for itself on the independent watch market by offering fresh takes on the traditional genre of watches. From divers to field watches and of course, everyday timepieces. The brand’s latest release comprises two new colours and an updated design of their core collection called the Mandala. The name comes from the Buddhist and Hindu circular shape used in the practice of meditation, among other things. On the watch, the term refers to the guilloché dial and its dégradé finish that have made this collection stand out.
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Introduction: Mexico City has been a recent interest of mine ever since the YouTube algorithm started recommending me videos on this mega city. Like most Americans, I was ignorant and incorrectly under the assumption that Mexico City was sketchy and had nothing to offer for travelers other than poverty tourism. However, after watching YouTube videos and reading more about this city, I quickly learned that Mexico City, and Mexico in general, has a very rich culture and history. It also is the biggest city in the Western Hemisphere. I was locked in this point to explore this city so close to home.Booking this trip was very random, I originally booked a vacation to go to EDC Vegas with friends (insanely fun time btw) but I wanted to extend my PTO for the rest of the week after because I was already taking a day off to rest and had the Friday off for MDW.
After exploring other options in the US like possibly other areas in the south west like Utah or Arizona I quickly realized how expensive this would be. Vegas has great prices on flights so I wanted to take advantage of that and go somewhere international, due to my recent interest with Mexico City and how it isn’t too expensive, it just made sense. I booked the flight and hotel instantly so I wouldn’t think too much about it.
I invited some other friends at first and received some maybes, ultimately I knew that this would end up being a solo trip. I have some experience with solo trips, my first one was Hiroshima while I was studying abroad in Tokyo, that trip gave me my first powerful global experience that has ultimately became my goal when i travel now. I also did Denver last summer to see a red rocks show ( stayed in a hostel which ended up being the same price as a decent hotel in CDMX 🤣). I didn’t have much of a structured plan for this trip except to see the historic district and maybe teohiucan if it wasn’t too difficult to get there.
Logistics: I stayed in a Roma Norte hotel from Tuesday Night - Sunday Morning.
Interests: architecture, food, electronic music, nature, history
Day 1: Arrival
I arrived into CDMX around 1045pm via Volaris. The Volaris experience sucks, honestly worse than Spirit lol. For about an hour we were sitting on the runway not moving without AC in the Vegas heat. Apparently this is due to them not having runway rights? Not sure about this but that’s what some googling told me.
For some reason I exchanged usd for pesos at the cash exchange counters instead of using an atm to take out pesos. Not sure why I did because I have travelled internationally and know that ATMs are usually the best options. Whatever, I just took the L there. I called an Uber to my hotel after rejecting many taxi drivers.
I arrived to my hotel hungry and looked for open places to eat that were close to the hotel. I did not want to walk too far as I heard that night time gets sketchy. I ended up finding a taco place right across the street from my hotel so I went there. The place was called Taquería LOS HUARACHINES (ROMA). Ordering was a bit tough due to the language barrier but I got 2 Al pastor tacos, a plate of carne asada with about 5 tortilla, and a Coca Cola. This was an amazing meal and exactly what I wanted. The Al pastor was incredibly juicy and probably were the best tacos I had in my life at this point. I’m currently based in Texas so I’ve had real tacos before but these were just something else. I walked back to my hotel and quickly went to bed.
Day 2: Roma Norte & La Condesa
I had no official plans for this day. I was still tired from EDC Vegas so I woke up pretty late and didn’t get out of the hotel until around 1130-12. Once I did get out, I originally just planned to walk around neighborhood and see what piqued my interest. I started with a coffee. I got an iced coffee as it was hot out, I don’t think iced coffee is a thing anywhere else besides the US so this was also a little harder to order due to language barrier. Luckily someone spoke English at the counter and helped me order.
I began to walk north, I stopped at plaza rio de janiero to smoke a cigarette (I’m not a regular smoker except on vacation and when I go to raves lol). Very cool spot. My first impression of the Roma Norte neighborhood was that it was a nicer, greener, cleaner version of nyc with a European flair.
Next, I ended up at I believe Zona Rosa? It was a pedestrian only area with a lot of shops and restaurants. I stopped in a few shops maybe looking to buy sunglasses or a shirt but ultimately did not. I continued my walk.
I saw there was some sort of park near me called Bosque de Chapultec. I decided that would be my next destination to walk to. I passed the el Angel de la indepencia which was very impressive. I finally got to the park and was wowed by how nice it was. I didn’t know it was such a big destination until I got there and saw there a bunch of museos and vendors set up. I bought a pair of sunglasses as it was bright out and walked around a bit to take it in. Finally, I decided to check out a museum. I chose Museo de Arte Moderno as I wanted to see some art. I much prefer modern art over traditional art too. I really liked this museum and connected with a lot more paintings that I thought I would. About of 1/4 of the way through I realized can use Google translate to read the descriptions for some of the paintings. I wish I took down the artists who created some of these paintings but I think I can find the artists again if I really wanted to.
I went outside to the sculpture garden and this was a little underwhelming tbh. I was also getting hangry so I went through it quick. I decided to get lunch at Los Pancheros as it was nearby and the Google reviews seemed good. I ordered Plato rachero & caldo xochitl. HUGE portions and incredibly good. I really liked the soup though, it was some sort of chicken and rice soup. It took a little bit for the check to come but it finally did and I paid and left.
I ate way too much and I had to lay down somewhere so I went back to the park and found a nice place to lay where other people were. It was some sort of fountain that I can’t find on Google maps but even though it wasn’t exactly “grand” it was very chill and everyone there just seemed relaxed lol. I laid there for about 20-30 mins until I was ready to go again. I saw on Google maps that there was a castle in the park!? I really wanted to see that. I decided to walk in that direction and also passed Lago de Chapultec. Wow that was beautiful, I wish I took my rest time there lol.
I finally got to the castle entrance but they weren’t letting people in anymore as it was too late, damn. I should’ve paid more attention to the times, I didn’t realize all the museums closed at 5. I decided to finish up my park experience and Uber to the historic center just to check it out. However Ubers were very hard to get at this time as it was rush hour and traffic was insane outside the park. I had multiple people cancel on me, I also canceled on someone after seeing how long it would take to pick me up and drop me off to the historic center. I eventually decided just to walk back. It was about an hour walk back so I had to tough it out.
Not much happened on this walk, just continued to take in the city. Stopped at glorieta de Los insugentes to take a break and smoke a cigarette. I felt a little sketched out here due to all the people constantly moving. I was a bit worried about being pick pocketed but I think it was just the tiredness making me anxious. I got out of there relatively quick and made it back to my hotel to rest before dinner.
At this point I decided I wanted to go to teohiucan the next day. I explored my options for getting there and eventually just decided on Uber because I don’t really like being in a group when going to tourist sites as I’m a bit “quirky” and like to take weird routes and repeat some areas a few times I also keep an inconsistent pace so that made the group experience out of the question. I could’ve taken the bus but did not want to deal with the stress that public transit can be in a foreign country lol. For dinner, I made a reservation at the sushi place Makoto as I wanted something other than Mexican food. Fabulous place, I ordered a glass of wine, sushi sampler, and the fatty tuna nigiri.
Day 2: Teohiucan
I woke up somewhat early for this day. I ordered an Uber and was off. It was really interesting to see Mexico City outside the nicer neighborhoods. I think this is what most Americans imagine when they hear Mexico City. It looked like the COD MW2 map Favela. I wondered what life was like in this area of Mexico City. I even saw a ski lift in use to bring people up the mountain to their house maybe?
I got dropped off at Teohiucan and entered in. I skipped breakfast because I assumed they would have something there. I was half right, they had some convenient stores. I just bought a pack of crackers and a electrolit and hoped that would get me through the whole time I was there lol.I walked around all the pyramids, I was hoping to climb them but I saw they were closed for climbing, honestly a good thing, I imagine they were getting a lot of wear and tear from that. I feel like these pyramids are underrated in terms of world wonders. They’re pretty big and the city itself was apparently one of the biggest cities in the world at the time.
My favorite part about this visit was this path that you can take that allowed you to walk on the outside of the main path. It was super peaceful and you got to see the pyramids at different angles with no people around. In terms of my favorite structure, I liked the citadel a lot due to the intricate designs on it. Some random things I liked there were the jardin and the things the vendors were selling that made the animal noises 😂 I thought it was hilarious how everyone was basically spamming it in chat. I should’ve bought one looking back
I was a little anxious about getting an Uber back but I got one relatively quick and got back to my hotel. When I got back I was very hungry and I found this place near my hotel with a deal that gave 5 al pastor tacos and a cervesa for $100 pesos. Amazing deal but then I saw the al pastor looked like it was dry and has been out for awhile. Unfortunately i felt too awkward to leave after sitting, a mistake that I learned from later if you keep reading. However the tacos were still decent. I was still pretty hungry and found a street vendor selling hamburgers, I ordered con queso and it was insanely good. I ate it in a park and then got some churros from Churrería El Moro which were also good.Again I was way too full and had to lie down. I went back to my hotel and took a nap.
When I woke up I was still full but I started experiencing the first signs of montezumas revenge. However it didn’t seem that bad and I wanted to go out for a rooftop drink. I went to Supra Roma. Great vibe. I had to stand by the bar the whole time due to not having reservations but the views were fantastic and the dj was decent too. She was playing house music. I definitely want to bring my friends here if they ever want to come to cdmx. I had 1 cocktail and 2 beers there. Was thinking about talking to people there but mostly everyone was speaking Spanish so I decided not to.
I left and was gonna call it an early night but heard some more house music being played across the street at departmento. I decided why not and paid the cover to check it out. It was ok. Dj was decent but the vibe seemed kind of “basic” other than the music. Nothing too unique about this place, just a terrace playing music with young people hanging out. I had 2 drinks and left and got a torta. I made it back to my hotel around 12am and this when things started to go south unfortunately. Montezumas revenge came back and this time even stronger than earlier. The alcohol definitely did not help. It quickly kept getting worse in terms of cramping and the ability to not go to the bathroom for more than 20 mins. I think it was the Al pastor tacos from earlier today. I did not get much sleep this night and was basically in survival mode lol luckily I had some water bottles to stay hydrated but I knew I would have to venture out to get more eventually. I basically spent the whole night on the toilet or curled up in pain.
Day 3: Recovery
I was hoping I’d feel feel better in the morning and I was somewhat correct. After 12 hours I could walk again although it was definitely difficult. I managed to make it to a farmacia where the pharmacist recommended me treda. I got that and more water + electrolit. It was around 1pm so I sat outside and drank my electrolit to see if I strong enough to do some sort of activity. After about 20 mins of sitting outside I decided I definitely could not and decided to just take the L for today so I could be full strength for tomorrow. I took my treda and was able to get some rest. When I woke up I was still feeling montezumas revenge a little bit but I knew I had to eat something. I ended up using Uber eats to get consomé de pollo from this place called Toks. It seemed like a safe option as it looked like a chain and I assumed chains usually have somewhat good hygiene standards. It ended up being way better than expected and I managed to put down most of it.
After eating, I took a walk to get more electrolit. I was still a little weak so I just went back to the hotel and went to bed. I was a bit bummed I lost a day but anytime you’re in a 3rd world country you should budget a day for stomach issues.
Day 4: Castillo De Chapultepec & Historic Center
I woke up feeling a lot better. It was actually crazy as 24 hours ago I couldn’t even walk straight. I took my treda and headed out. I was debating on if I should go back Chapultepec park to see the castle or if it would take too much time as I was planning to go to the historic center today. I decided to see the castle as I was thinking about it too much to skip it.
I took an Uber there this time and paid the admission. It was definitely worth it. The castle was so beautiful and there was so much history inside. I learned a lot about Mexican history and was able to take in some nice views of the city. My favorite part were the murals inside and the jardin. After, I walked to 7/11 to get more electrolit. I also got pringles as I was hungry but my stomach was still a little rough. From there I ubered to the historic center.
When I got to the historic center I was instantly overstimulated lol. It was a Saturday afternoon so it must’ve been the most popular day. It was a lot bigger than expected too. I didn’t really know where to start so I just started walking. My first stop was actually the adidas store as I needed to get my bearings and am a fan of adidas lol unfortunately there wasn’t much in there though that seemed exclusive. I know in Tokyo they’ll have exclusive stuff but didn’t see anything like that in Mexico City, bit disappointed but otherwise it provided a place for me to take a breath. I got out and started walking towards zocalo plaza.
Zocalo Plaza was just epic. The big Mexican flag with the cathedral behind it had so much swag for lack of a better term lmao it showed off the immense pride that Mexico has for itself. I really liked this area a lot.
I continued walking and ended up at these streets with vendors. This was even more overstimulating than the other areas. So much noise and people. I stopped in a store and got a can coke and kept on trucking along.
I decided to go to palacio de bella artes. I really liked palacio de bella artes as well. The architecture and colors were stunning. The Torre Latinoamericana building was also interesting. I decided to check out the museum inside palacio de Bella artes. At first i thought it was a bit underwhelming. I was not too big of a fan of the murals and it seemed like some areas were closed. I then came across the Dioses y Maquinas exhibit by Santiago Sierra Soler. This exhibit was an “immersive cinema installation” that told the story of the aztecs getting colonized by Spaniards. It was very powerful and really made me understand some of the politics of Mexico. Also globalism in general and how colonization impacted the world. It gave me that powerful global experience that I mentioned before. I think everyone who visits cdmx should experience this exhibit to really wrap your head around the politics of the country and how it became what it is today. When I walked out I began to see the two sides of Mexico, the native side and european side and how they interact with each other.
That exhibit made me want to learn about the Aztecs more so I ended up going to museo del templo mayor. This place was also impressive with countless exhibits about the Aztecs. It’s insane to me how there was an ancient city right under us. By the time I was done there I was getting hungry so ironically I got McDonald’s as my stomach needed something familiar. I got it to go and ate it near the palacio de bella artes. I wanted to go the sears rooftop after but couldn’t find the entrance so I just walked around the surrounding neighborhood. This part reminded me a lot of Manhattan.
I walked through the Barrio Chino and thought it was hilarious tbh. I did not see any Asian people and there wasn’t much Asian culture other than the lanterns i guess lol the restaurants also did not look too good. Cool experience nonetheless.
I ended my walk at a plaza San juan to call an Uber as it was about to start raining. I found the torre de telefons de Telmex structure also super interesting. I made it home and rested before dinner.
For dinner I went to this Argentinan steak house called Gardela. A bit risky after my stomach issues but I wanted to get a nice dinner on my last night. I got a dry aged New York strip and it did not disappoint. I ordered it medium rare but it was a bit more rare than expected. I ate it anyway and was wowed. One of the best steaks I’ve ever had. Amazing service too, can’t recommend this place enough if you want a good steak.
When I got back to my hotel I was having an internal debate if I should go out. I had an early flight and was already pretty tired and full. I decided to go out anyway as it was Saturday night and didn’t get to do anything the day before. I ended up at this techno club called yuyu. Pretty intimate spot. The techno was very good and creative. The crowd was also fun, I had a few shallow conversations with people but nothing deep. Mostly my fault though as I wasn’t making much conversation. I just drank beer, smoked cigarettes, and listened to good electronic music which is a solid night for me. I headed home around 2 and went to bed for my flight.
Closing remarks:I really enjoyed my time in Mexico City. Im not sure what my expectations were for the city but they were definitely exceeded. Definitely an underrated city as there is so much culture and history but I never here much people talk about it in the states. I will definitely be back as I feel like there’s still so much to discover and it was pretty cheap to get there and get lodging.
Not gonna lie though, I was bit nervous going solo here but once I got there most of the anxiety went away. In terms of safety, just be where you’re supposed to be (tourist areas & safe neighborhoods), keep your possessions zipped up, and don’t walk at night. I felt more sketched out in most US cities

Introduction: Mexico City has been a recent interest of mine ever since the YouTube algorithm started recommending me videos on this mega city. Like most Americans, I was ignorant and incorrectly under the assumption that Mexico City was sketchy and had nothing to offer for travelers other than poverty tourism. However, after watching YouTube videos and reading more about this city, I quickly learned that Mexico City, and Mexico in general, has a very rich culture and history. It also is the biggest city in the Western Hemisphere. I was locked in this point to explore this city so close to home.Booking this trip was very random, I originally booked a vacation to go to EDC Vegas with friends (insanely fun time btw) but I wanted to extend my PTO for the rest of the week after because I was already taking a day off to rest and had the Friday off for MDW. After exploring other options in the US like possibly other areas in the south west like Utah or Arizona I quickly realized how expensive this would be. Vegas has great prices on flights so I wanted to take advantage of that and go somewhere international, due to my recent interest with Mexico City and how it isn’t too expensive, it just made sense. I booked the flight and hotel instantly so I wouldn’t think too much about it.
I invited some other friends at first and received some maybes, ultimately I knew that this would end up being a solo trip. I have some experience with solo trips, my first one was Hiroshima while I was studying abroad in Tokyo, that trip gave me my first powerful global experience that has ultimately became my goal when i travel now. I also did Denver last summer to see a red rocks show ( stayed in a hostel which ended up being the same price as a decent hotel in CDMX 🤣). I didn’t have much of a structured plan for this trip except to see the historic district and maybe teohiucan if it wasn’t too difficult to get there.
Logistics: I stayed in a Roma Norte hotel from Tuesday Night - Sunday Morning.
Interests: architecture, food, electronic music, nature, history
Day 1: Arrival
I arrived into CDMX around 1045pm via Volaris. The Volaris experience sucks, honestly worse than Spirit lol. For about an hour we were sitting on the runway not moving without AC in the Vegas heat. Apparently this is due to them not having runway rights? Not sure about this but that’s what some googling told me.
For some reason I exchanged usd for pesos at the cash exchange counters instead of using an atm to take out pesos. Not sure why I did because I have travelled internationally and know that ATMs are usually the best options. Whatever, I just took the L there. I called an Uber to my hotel after rejecting many taxi drivers.
I arrived to my hotel hungry and looked for open places to eat that were close to the hotel. I did not want to walk too far as I heard that night time gets sketchy. I ended up finding a taco place right across the street from my hotel so I went there. The place was called Taquería LOS HUARACHINES (ROMA). Ordering was a bit tough due to the language barrier but I got 2 Al pastor tacos, a plate of carne asada with about 5 tortilla, and a Coca Cola. This was an amazing meal and exactly what I wanted. The Al pastor was incredibly juicy and probably were the best tacos I had in my life at this point. I’m currently based in Texas so I’ve had real tacos before but these were just something else. I walked back to my hotel and quickly went to bed.
Day 2: Roma Norte & La Condesa
I had no official plans for this day. I was still tired from EDC Vegas so I woke up pretty late and didn’t get out of the hotel until around 1130-12. Once I did get out, I originally just planned to walk around neighborhood and see what piqued my interest. I started with a coffee. I got an iced coffee as it was hot out, I don’t think iced coffee is a thing anywhere else besides the US so this was also a little harder to order due to language barrier. Luckily someone spoke English at the counter and helped me order.
I began to walk north, I stopped at plaza rio de janiero to smoke a cigarette (I’m not a regular smoker except on vacation and when I go to raves lol). Very cool spot. My first impression of the Roma Norte neighborhood was that it was a nicer, greener, cleaner version of nyc with a European flair.
Next, I ended up at I believe Zona Rosa? It was a pedestrian only area with a lot of shops and restaurants. I stopped in a few shops maybe looking to buy sunglasses or a shirt but ultimately did not. I continued my walk.
I saw there was some sort of park near me called Bosque de Chapultec. I decided that would be my next destination to walk to. I passed the el Angel de la indepencia which was very impressive. I finally got to the park and was wowed by how nice it was. I didn’t know it was such a big destination until I got there and saw there a bunch of museos and vendors set up. I bought a pair of sunglasses as it was bright out and walked around a bit to take it in. Finally, I decided to check out a museum. I chose Museo de Arte Moderno as I wanted to see some art. I much prefer modern art over traditional art too. I really liked this museum and connected with a lot more paintings that I thought I would. About of 1/4 of the way through I realized can use Google translate to read the descriptions for some of the paintings. I wish I took down the artists who created some of these paintings but I think I can find the artists again if I really wanted to. I went outside to the sculpture garden and this was a little underwhelming tbh. I was also getting hangry so I went through it quick.
I decided to get lunch at Los Pancheros as it was nearby and the Google reviews seemed good. I ordered Plato rachero & caldo xochitl. HUGE portions and incredibly good. I really liked the soup though, it was some sort of chicken and rice soup. It took a little bit for the check to come but it finally did and I paid and left.
I ate way too much and I had to lay down somewhere so I went back to the park and found a nice place to lay where other people were. It was some sort of fountain that I can’t find on Google maps but even though it wasn’t exactly “grand” it was very chill and everyone there just seemed relaxed lol. I laid there for about 20-30 mins until I was ready to go again. I saw on Google maps that there was a castle in the park!? I really wanted to see that. I decided to walk in that direction and also passed Lago de Chapultec. Wow that was beautiful, I wish I took my rest time there lol.
I finally got to the castle entrance but they weren’t letting people in anymore as it was too late, damn. I should’ve paid more attention to the times, I didn’t realize all the museums closed at 5. I decided to finish up my park experience and Uber to the historic center just to check it out. However Ubers were very hard to get at this time as it was rush hour and traffic was insane outside the park. I had multiple people cancel on me, I also canceled on someone after seeing how long it would take to pick me up and drop me off to the historic center. I eventually decided just to walk back. It was about an hour walk back so I had to tough it out.
Not much happened on this walk, just continued to take in the city. Stopped at glorieta de Los insugentes to take a break and smoke a cigarette. I felt a little sketched out here due to all the people constantly moving. I was a bit worried about being pick pocketed but I think it was just the tiredness making me anxious. I got out of there relatively quick and made it back to my hotel to rest before dinner.
At this point I decided I wanted to go to teohiucan the next day. I explored my options for getting there and eventually just decided on Uber because I don’t really like being in a group when going to tourist sites as I’m a bit “quirky” and like to take weird routes and repeat some areas a few times I also keep an inconsistent pace so that made the group experience out of the question. I could’ve taken the bus but did not want to deal with the stress that public transit can be in a foreign country lol. For dinner, I made a reservation at the sushi place Makoto as I wanted something other than Mexican food. Fabulous place, I ordered a glass of wine, sushi sampler, and the fatty tuna nigiri.
Day 2: Teohiucan
I woke up somewhat early for this day. I ordered an Uber and was off. It was really interesting to see Mexico City outside the nicer neighborhoods. I think this is what most Americans imagine when they hear Mexico City. It looked like the COD MW2 map Favela. I wondered what life was like in this area of Mexico City. I even saw a ski lift in use to bring people up the mountain to their house maybe?
I got dropped off at Teohiucan and entered in. I skipped breakfast because I assumed they would have something there. I was half right, they had some convenient stores. I just bought a pack of crackers and a electrolit and hoped that would get me through the whole time I was there lol.I walked around all the pyramids, I was hoping to climb them but I saw they were closed for climbing, honestly a good thing, I imagine they were getting a lot of wear and tear from that. I feel like these pyramids are underrated in terms of world wonders. They’re pretty big and the city itself was apparently one of the biggest cities in the world at the time.
My favorite part about this visit was this path that you can take that allowed you to walk on the outside of the main path. It was super peaceful and you got to see the pyramids at different angles with no people around. In terms of my favorite structure, I liked the citadel a lot due to the intricate designs on it. Some random things I liked there were the jardin and the things the vendors were selling that made the animal noises 😂 I thought it was hilarious how everyone was basically spamming it in chat. I should’ve bought one looking back
I was a little anxious about getting an Uber back but I got one relatively quick and got back to my hotel. When I got back I was very hungry and I found this place near my hotel with a deal that gave 5 al pastor tacos and a cervesa for $100 pesos. Amazing deal but then I saw the al pastor looked like it was dry and has been out for awhile. Unfortunately i felt too awkward to leave after sitting, a mistake that I learned from later if you keep reading. However the tacos were still decent. I was still pretty hungry and found a street vendor selling hamburgers, I ordered con queso and it was insanely good. I ate it in a park and then got some churros from Churrería El Moro which were also good.
Again I was way too full and had to lie down. I went back to my hotel and took a nap. When I woke up I was still full but I started experiencing the first signs of montezumas revenge. However it didn’t seem that bad and I wanted to go out for a rooftop drink.
I went to Supra Roma. Great vibe. I had to stand by the bar the whole time due to not having reservations but the views were fantastic and the dj was decent too. She was playing house music. I definitely want to bring my friends here if they ever want to come to cdmx. I had 1 cocktail and 2 beers there. Was thinking about talking to people there but mostly everyone was speaking Spanish so I decided not to.
I left and was gonna call it an early night but heard some more house music being played across the street at departmento. I decided why not and paid the cover to check it out. It was ok. Dj was decent but the vibe seemed kind of “basic” other than the music. Nothing too unique about this place, just a terrace playing music with young people hanging out. I had 2 drinks and left and got a torta.
I made it back to my hotel around 12am and this when things started to go south unfortunately. Montezumas revenge came back and this time even stronger than earlier. The alcohol definitely did not help. It quickly kept getting worse in terms of cramping and the ability to not go to the bathroom for more than 20 mins. I think it was the Al pastor tacos from earlier today. I did not get much sleep this night and was basically in survival mode lol luckily I had some water bottles to stay hydrated but I knew I would have to venture out to get more eventually. I basically spent the whole night on the toilet or curled up in pain.
Day 3: Recovery
I was hoping I’d feel feel better in the morning and I was somewhat correct. After 12 hours I could walk again although it was definitely difficult. I managed to make it to a farmacia where the pharmacist recommended me treda. I got that and more water + electrolit. It was around 1pm so I sat outside and drank my electrolit to see if I strong enough to do some sort of activity. After about 20 mins of sitting outside I decided I definitely could not and decided to just take the L for today so I could be full strength for tomorrow. I took my treda and was able to get some rest. When I woke up I was still feeling montezumas revenge a little bit but I knew I had to eat something. I ended up using Uber eats to get consomé de pollo from this place called Toks. It seemed like a safe option as it looked like a chain and I assumed chains usually have somewhat good hygiene standards. It ended up being way better than expected and I managed to put down most of it.
After eating, I took a walk to get more electrolit. I was still a little weak so I just went back to the hotel and went to bed. I was a bit bummed I lost a day but anytime you’re in a 3rd world country you should budget a day for stomach issues.
Day 4: Castillo De Chapultepec & Historic Center
I woke up feeling a lot better. It was actually crazy as 24 hours ago I couldn’t even walk straight. I took my treda and headed out. I was debating on if I should go back Chapultepec park to see the castle or if it would take too much time as I was planning to go to the historic center today. I decided to see the castle as I was thinking about it too much to skip it.
I took an Uber there this time and paid the admission. It was definitely worth it. The castle was so beautiful and there was so much history inside. I learned a lot about Mexican history and was able to take in some nice views of the city. My favorite part were the murals inside and the jardin. After, I walked to 7/11 to get more electrolit. I also got pringles as I was hungry but my stomach was still a little rough. From there I ubered to the historic center.
When I got to the historic center I was instantly overstimulated lol. It was a Saturday afternoon so it must’ve been the most popular day. It was a lot bigger than expected too. I didn’t really know where to start so I just started walking. My first stop was actually the adidas store as I needed to get my bearings and am a fan of adidas lol unfortunately there wasn’t much in there though that seemed exclusive. I know in Tokyo they’ll have exclusive stuff but didn’t see anything like that in Mexico City, bit disappointed but otherwise it provided a place for me to take a breath. I got out and started walking towards zocalo plaza.
Zocalo Plaza was just epic. The big Mexican flag with the cathedral behind it had so much swag for lack of a better term lmao it showed off the immense pride that Mexico has for itself. I really liked this area a lot.
I continued walking and ended up at these streets with vendors. This was even more overstimulating than the other areas. So much noise and people. I stopped in a store and got a can coke and kept on trucking along.
I decided to go to palacio de bella artes. I really liked palacio de bella artes as well. The architecture and colors were stunning. The Torre Latinoamericana building was also interesting. I decided to check out the museum inside palacio de Bella artes. At first i thought it was a bit underwhelming. I was not too big of a fan of the murals and it seemed like some areas were closed. I then came across the Dioses y Maquinas exhibit by Santiago Sierra Soler. This exhibit was an “immersive cinema installation” that told the story of the aztecs getting colonized by Spaniards. It was very powerful and really made me understand some of the politics of Mexico. Also globalism in general and how colonization impacted the world. It gave me that powerful global experience that I mentioned before. I think everyone who visits cdmx should experience this exhibit to really wrap your head around the politics of the country and how it became what it is today. When I walked out I began to see the two sides of Mexico, the native side and european side and how they interact with each other.
That exhibit made me want to learn about the Aztecs more so I ended up going to museo del templo mayor. This place was also impressive with countless exhibits about the Aztecs. It’s insane to me how there was an ancient city right under us. By the time I was done there I was getting hungry so ironically I got McDonald’s as my stomach needed something familiar. I got it to go and ate it near the palacio de bella artes. I wanted to go the sears rooftop after but couldn’t find the entrance so I just walked around the surrounding neighborhood. This part reminded me a lot of Manhattan.
I walked through the Barrio Chino and thought it was hilarious tbh. I did not see any Asian people and there wasn’t much Asian culture other than the lanterns i guess lol the restaurants also did not look too good. Cool experience nonetheless. I ended my walk at a plaza San juan to call an Uber as it was about to start raining. I found the torre de telefons de Telmex structure also super interesting. I made it home and rested before dinner.
For dinner I went to this Argentinan steak house called Gardela. A bit risky after my stomach issues but I wanted to get a nice dinner on my last night. I got a dry aged New York strip and it did not disappoint. I ordered it medium rare but it was a bit more rare than expected. I ate it anyway and was wowed. One of the best steaks I’ve ever had. Amazing service too, can’t recommend this place enough if you want a good steak.
When I got back to my hotel I was having an internal debate if I should go out. I had an early flight and was already pretty tired and full. I decided to go out anyway as it was Saturday night and didn’t get to do anything the day before. I ended up at this techno club called yuyu. Pretty intimate spot. The techno was very good and creative. The crowd was also fun, I had a few shallow conversations with people but nothing deep. Mostly my fault though as I wasn’t making much conversation. I just drank beer, smoked cigarettes, and listened to good electronic music which is a solid night for me. I headed home around 2 and went to bed for my flight.
Closing remarks:
I really enjoyed my time in Mexico City. Im not sure what my expectations were for the city but they were definitely exceeded. Definitely an underrated city as there is so much culture and history but I never here much people talk about it in the states. I will definitely be back as I feel like there’s still so much to discover and it was pretty cheap to get there and get lodging. Not gonna lie though, I was bit nervous going solo here but once I got there most of the anxiety went away. In terms of safety, just be where you’re supposed to be (tourist areas & safe neighborhoods), keep your possessions zipped up, and don’t walk at night. I felt more sketched out in most US cities

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(Pt. 1) An additional thanks to u/An_Insufferable_NEWT for letting me borrow one of his characters.
...And now for the conclusion.
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Evelra swore. They had come here to uplift humanity from barbarism, not let the powers that be enable humanity’s worst elements while the selfsame Noble cunts indulged in their own pubescent masturbatory power fantasies. Fuck this. She thought to herself with a growl and flicked her comms channel to all units.
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“All forces, this is Captain Evelra. The goddess-damned governess’s private militia have opened fire on the civies. Arrest those brother-fucking [bastards] on sight before they can fuck this mess up any further!” She barked over the comms, a bit of local English slipping into her words. She couldn’t call them stiffs; the latter had more class than this.
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“Capt, we’ve got three APCs in militia markings barreling down the road in front of the Governess’s mansion from the west. ETA 30 seconds. This is about to get messy.” Prex’s voice cut in with a false calm lent by years of experience.
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Evelra could feel the material of her suit creak as her hands briefly tightened into hardened fists. “All west side Pods converge on Pod 7, support Lieutenant Eleynor. Eastern Pods, evac the civies. And Prex? Keep the late arrivals occupied. Don’t let these fuckers get another shot off.” She growled, her Second giving a brief click of acknowledgement over the comms before switching channels to give orders of her own.
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Turning back to face Isaiah, Evelra reached a hand down to grab the elder by his medical exoskeleton and hoisted him to his feet. “Looks like the Governess ran out of patience. Get your people out of here, we’ll deal with this.” She explained brusquely, jabbing one finger towards the eastern side of the boulevard. She could apologize for womanhandling him later, right now every second counted.
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The moment she was sure he had his feet under him, the marine captain let go and tried to move on Eleynor’s position with all due haste. “Out of the way! MOVE!” Evelra shouted as she strode forward, the sea of humans doing their best to get out of her path. Already, people were starting to scramble as panic spread like wildfire. She could hear the cries of terror and confusion all around her; shouted orders from the protest organizers and her own marines were almost inaudible against the din as they tried to control the chaos.
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As she neared pod 7’s position, a horrifying scene unfolded before her. In the shadow of the buildings, at least a dozen of the protesters were currently on fire. Harsh yellow and orange flames rose from the flailing figures to form hazy gray clouds of smoke that hung heavy in the air. Even more humans were covered in burn marks and charred clothes. One woman just sat there, trembling and numb from shock as she stared her bloody arm; the melted remains of her synthetic shirt peeling away with boiled skin. Amidst the chaos, the other protesters were doing everything from trying to help the wounded and burning to running in panic and terror; the latter creating a solid wave of bodies in front of Evelra as they stumbled over one another to flee the danger.
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From out of sight, she saw one of the Governess’ militia-kitted thugs go flying; only to watch them get back up and charge in to fight whom Evelra assumed to be Pod 7. Shil’vati might be stronger, but when equally equipped, outnumbered and against human reflexes she knew that fight wasn’t going to end well for her girls if the rest of the western Pods didn’t reach them soon. Then, one of the militiamen stepped forward towards the crowd.
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As he strode boldly through the mayhem, Evelra could only watch while one of the protesters tried to confront him; the tide of humans preventing the marine captain from intervening. Inaudible words were exchanged, the protester shouting something as they gesticulated wildly. The Governess’ thug merely responded with two swift strikes of his rifle butt, first to the gut, then to the back of the head, the other man dropping like an anchor. In the distance, out of the corner of her eye, she numbly noted that the rest of the governess’ thugs had arrived and were using their APCs as cover between them and the Pods under Prexith’s command.
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Evelra felt her gut sink as the militiamen shouldered his rifle once more, stepping out of the building’s shadow to take aim at the crowd. “EVERYBODY DOWN!” The marine captain roared as she planted her feet and pulled her sidearm in one smooth, practiced motion. Drawing a bead on the Governess’ thug, the panicked crowd tried to clear out of her way; but there were just too many people. She wasn’t going to make it in time. No, no more. Not-
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The militiaman’s head disappeared.
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A split second later, the now infamously familiar thunderous crack and echoing roar of a large bore human chemical ballistic rifle rolled over them as the corpse spasmed on its feet; a shockwave visibly rippling through the suit it was wearing. “SNIPER!” Somebody bellowed. It might have been her, but in that moment she honestly couldn’t tell. As the headless body crumpled to the ground in a fountain of red, the same gun roared out again… and again. In the distance she could see two sudden sprays of red splatter up the sides of the Militia APCs, one right after the other.
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The echoes of gunfire galvanized the crowd into a further panic, a stampede of human protesters slamming into Evelra in their attempt to get away from the violence. For a moment, the marine captain thought she was going to get dragged under by the wave, but then they rolled past her, leaving her staggering into the clear. With the screaming of the crowd now behind her and her ears still ringing from gunshots it was oddly quiet once more, save for the groans of the wounded.
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Not letting herself fall into the lull, Evelra kept moving forward only to nearly gag at the smell as she approached the corner of the building. Like a Blue Grail left in the summer sun for a week, the air was heavy with a putrid smoke, reminiscent of the scent of death itself. Quickly sealing her helmet, she took a shuddering breath of fresh air before looking up just in time to see a pair of the Governess’s thugs get bodily tackled into the pavement by Eleynor. The rest of treasonous Militia were either surrendering or trying to run like the Deep-Minder itself was behind them as more Marine Pods came charging around nearby street corners.
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Watching the last treasonous bastards eat pavement, the marine captain strode up to the Militaman’s corpse and picked up his blood-stained rifle. Quickly turning the weapon over in her hands, Evelra took one look at its settings and nearly threw the gun away in disgust. Medium power, maximum dispersal. Against even the most basic of modern armor, such settings would be practically useless; but would make for a decent, if imprecise, fire starter. Which is exactly what they’d done. Of course, leave it to the humans to figure out how to turn the most basic of weapons into a tool of terror. She thought bitterly, adjusting the beam spread back to something more logical before strapping it’s sling to her harness.
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Now properly armed for anything else the Deep-Minder might decide to throw at her, Evelra flicked open her wrist-mounted omnipad, the integrated AR display in her helmet seamlessly linking to it. A couple quick taps later and the captain had an outgoing call. As the phone line rang in her ear, she tried not to tap her foot, every second feeling like ten.
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“911, what’s your emer-”
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Before the woman on the other end could even finish her sentence, Evelra interrupted her. “This is Captain Evelra of the Imperial Marines, 4032nd company. We have at least a dozen, I repeat, at least a dozen critically injured burn victims at the corner of 3rd and Main. I need emergency Medivac for the critically wounded.” She barked into the mic.
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There was a momentary pause on the other end accompanied by the sounds of a physical keyboard before shortly being followed by a muffled “Fuck.” Evelra shifted impatiently as one second dragged into the next. “Is something the matter?” The marine growled.
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“Ahh… No ma’am.” The other woman’s voice was uncertain for a moment before steadying back out. “Just bypassing some red tape. Consider it done. ETA, ten minutes.” She said with a thermocast firmness. Evelra briefly considered hounding the woman for what exactly she meant by ‘red tape’ but decided against it. She sounded confident in her statement and ultimately there was nothing else Evelra could do about it at the moment.
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“I’m going to hold you to that.” The marine captain growled before hanging up. One down. Looking up, she glanced over the growing crowd of Marines. Already, some of her girls were pulling out medkits and burn patches as they moved to help injured protesters; her AR display highlighting their ranks and names.
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“Sergeant Quixana!” Evelra barked over the din.
“Ma’am!” The medic shouted back over one shoulder, barely looking up from the burn victim she was currently treating.
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“We have civilian medivac for the burn victims inbound, ETA ten minutes. You have command over Triage. Anyone in critical condition they can’t airlift out is your responsibility. Clear?” She commanded, watching the Governess’s thugs like a shark as her girls disarmed and secured them. At this point, Evelra honestly didn’t expect them to try anything else; but as always with humans, one never quite knew what they’d do.
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“Affirmative!” Quixana replied. Taking a moment to ensure the woman she was treating wasn’t in immediate danger, the medic ushered another marine over to help and began shouting orders of her own. Two down. Satisfied that the situation was under control, Evelra keyed into her comms again.
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“Prex, Sitrep.”
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A couple moments later, the other woman’s voice came to life in her earpiece. “After the gunshots went off, the little fuckers started stumbling over each other to try and surrender. What in the Deep just happened?” Despite the horror around her, Evelra gave a short, mirthless chuckle. “Seems a certain… somebody decided to more than just ‘play’ at being security. And seeing as I still have my head, they’re not a complete bloodthirsty idiot.”
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“You certain it’s… them?” Prex asked, a hint of dubiousness in her voice.
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“Given that there’s one of the Governess’s thugs sans their head while I still have mine? Yeah. About as certain as I can be. Fits what little we know about their M.O.” Evelra shot back.
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There were several long moments of silence before her subordinate let out a low whistle. “Make that three. I’ve got two more over here. Definitely explains why the little Turoxes were so fucking panicky. What now Cap?”
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“How many of your Pods do you need to secure your prisoners?” Evelra asked.
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“Less than half. They’re more terrified of stepping back into the sights of that sniper than anything else, I think.” Prexith snorted, a dry hint of amusement in her voice.
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“Take as many as you think you can spare from guard duty and go arrest the Governess. Alive. Though preventing her from causing any more damage takes priority. Clear?” Evelra’s voice was firm, the unspoken message clear. Try not to kill the bitch if at all possible, but ice her tits if she’s going to make this a problem.
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“As a laser lens. Prex out.”
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When the line clicked dead, the marine captain took a deep breath and tried to center herself. Now came the hard part.
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Politics.
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Evelra stopped outside the governess’ office and took a deep breath to steady herself. Within two hours of getting the fiasco under control, one Agent Lohun had arrived… along with three Pods of Death’s Head Commandos. Upon giving him her report, the petite male had thanked her and politely requested that she remain in her quarters until further notice. The marine captain had known better than to try and test those particular boundaries. It was only now, three days later, that she’d been summoned once more.
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In spite of the not quite lockdown state that was currently in effect, word still traveled. Her orders to arrest the governess had been upheld and the bitch had been transferred out to some Interior facility goddess knows where. A minimal local press release had happened; condemning the governess’ actions and requesting cooperation with the authorities as they investigated the incident. Things were still tense, but the daily gathering of thousands of protesters had dwindled to a hundred or so of the most stubborn.
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With a little shake to clear her head, Evelra opened the office door and stepped through. Behind the governess’ massive polished wooden desk sat Lohun. The petite male was almost comically out of place; his simple take on the Interior uniform clashing with the room’s ostentatious opulence. Rumor had it that since he was investigating the room’s previous owner, he’d simply co-opted the office rather than bother to set up another workspace elsewhere. Looking up from his omnipad and what she assumed was a proverbial mountain of reports, the Agent gave her a tired nod of acknowledgement.
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“Good. You’re here. Please, take a seat Captain D’saari.” He said, gesturing to a much simpler chair in front of the desk. Wincing internally at his usage of her long-abandoned family name, Evelra complied and settled into the offered seat in silence as she tried not to look at the silent woman in the corner with the three-eyed skull mask. Lohun gave his omnipad one last glance before setting it down and letting his carefully focused gaze settle onto her.
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“Six deaths.” He stated simply, letting the fact hang there in the air for a moment. “Only half of which were not the aggressors in this situation. That could have gone much, much worse. A job well done Captain.”
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Evelra gave an awkward shrug. “Without the… unsolicited fire support it would have been. My girls just did the mop up.”
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Lohun hummed, double-checking something on his omni-pad. “About that. The audio logs between you and your second indicated a certain familiarity with this assumed insurgent sniper, yet I can’t find any combat reports that you two share featuring any opposition with this kind of firepower. Care to explain what I’m missing here?” He asked calmly, a polite smile on his face; the Commando in the corner shifting her weight slightly.
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Right. That.
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A bundle of nerves did somersaults in her gut as she felt her throat go dry. “Ah, yeah. About… one local year ago we had a human male turn up dead. Clear signs of abuse. Autopsy report indicated he had both Nightfel and Viagra in him at the time of death. I had my suspicions, but the ensuing investigation never turned up any evidence.” The marine captain grimaced, scratching at one tusk with her thumbnail. “A few months later, A pod on a routine patrol got ambushed. All three of their heads were blown clean off. Big gun. I think you can guess what we found when we cleared out their belongings.”
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“Nightfel and Viagra.” Lohun said cooly, his face grim.
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Evelra nodded. “Yeah. The Governess covered the whole thing up in the name of keeping the peace. Released a statement that the young man’s murderers had been found and executed while redacting my report.”
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Briefly adding a few notes on his omnipad, the Interior agent gave her a careful look. “Why didn’t you report this breach of protocol to the Interior?”
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“Because it worked.” Evelra sighed. “Approval ratings ticked up, minor incidents went down. Didn’t hurt that I also publicly doubled down on mandatory etiquette training for my girls. I’ve seen enough of the Empire’s bureaucracy over the years to know better than to stir up the seabed over something like this. Justice was served, even if it was in a less than ideal manner.”
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“And what about the young man’s family?” Lohun pressed, his gaze tightening.
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Coughing slightly to clear her throat, Evelra looked away as she felt her cheeks heat up. “Officially, they were given the same story as everyone else. However, I… I may have taken one Shel to visit their home and correct that mistake. They deserved to know.” She finished quietly, leaning forward in her chair to look down at the ground. Anywhere but at the male in front of her.
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After several agonizingly long moments of silence, the marine captain glanced up to catch sight of Lohun slowly starting to nod. “Good. That’s good. We can work with that.”
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At his words, Evelra let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. In response, a ghost of a smile pulled at the edges of Lohun’s face. “Yes, you can relax now. You’re here to help me fix this mess, not to have your tits burned off.”
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Evelra bobbed her head, eager for the change of topic. “Gladly. What can I do?”
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The ghost of a smile on Lohun’s face broadened slightly, hovering on the edge of a smirk. “Simple. You will be taking over as the Local Governess.” The marine captain felt her jaw go slack as the Interior Agent calmly continued along as if he was discussing something as simple as dinner reservations.
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“Of course, there’s a plethora of steps to take along the way. In recognition of your service to the citizens of the empire, you will be promoted two ranks to Lieutenant Colonel and discharged with full honors. We’ll then need somebody to fill your current position. One Sergeant… Prexith Van’sar, your current second, should do nicely. With her service record she's certainly earned herself a commission, I think.” He scoffed in amusement, shaking his head at some distant thought. “Deep, her accolades are almost as impressive as her penchant for avoiding promotions. It’s my hope though that continuing to work with you should be enough to dissuade her of that particular tendency.”
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Lohun finally took a proper pause, as if he was only now taking in her shock. “Is something the matter Captain D’saari?”
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As Evelra heard him refer to her by her family name again something inside her broke. The sheer absurdity of it all was just too much, and a noise of amusement escaped her mouth. It started as a snort, before growing into a full-on barks of laughter as Evelra shook her head in disbelief. “I- I’m sorry, but you want me, the legally disowned, stiff-sprung cunt to be a local governess? Goddess, you all must be getting desperate if you’re willing to dredge up the cast-off chaff of the noble houses.”
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Lohun merely quirked an eyebrow at her before briefly consulting his omnipad again. “So that explains the three separate attempts to change your last name… aannd probably why all three of them never went anywhere.” He let out a small humph as a flicker of distaste crossed his face. “An easy enough fix.”
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“Goddess. You’re serious.” Evelra muttered as she slumped back in her chair, trying to process the implications. “Ok. Why me?” She asked, throwing a hand wide.
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The Interior agent’s gaze focused in on her as he leaned forward onto the table, steepling his fingers. “Because Captain, over the past three days I have spent an exhaustive amount of time interviewing and interrogating people to get a better handle on what happened and why. Your name came up just as, if not, more frequently than the governess’s; and rarely in a negative light. From both Shil’vati and humans. Deep, even some of the ones that looked like they wanted to spit in my face refused to speak ill of you. Do you understand how goddess-damned rare that is?” Lohun finished, his voice raised and projected, not quite reaching an actual shout.
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Evelra was sorely tempted to argue. She’d spent most of her adult life trying to get as far away from the nobility and politics as she could, as nothing good in her life had ever come from them. Then her conversation with Isaiah flashed through her mind. Fuck. The marine captain let out a disgusted groan of frustration as she rubbed her face with one hand. “Alright… but how?” She asked, her brain fervently grasping at straws. “I mean no offense, but… isn’t that a little outside your authority as an Interior Agent?..”
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Once more, a slight grin pulled at the agent’s face. “Ah yes. Perhaps some reintroductions are in order. Independent Investigator Lohun Vey’elquiese of the Empress’s own and an Agent of her Interior. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Lady Evelra?..” He said smoothly, letting the end of his sentence hang as he leaned across the massive table to offer a petite fist.
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Oh.
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For one long moment, Evelra’s brain short-circuited. The petite little male sitting across from her answered to only perhaps a dozen people in the entire Empire, and had the authority to make individuals such as system governesses simply disappear. Of course, abuse of said power carried the death penalty, not that one of the Empress’s own handpicked agents were likely to make that kind of mistake. Suddenly, the three pods of Death’s Head Commandos accompanying him made much, much more sense.
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After a couple seconds of slight panic, her brain caught back up and she processed the question he’d carefully interwoven into his reintroduction. Taking a moment to think, she settled on her answer. With a slight smile of her own, she reached out her hand to tap her knuckles to his.
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“Van’sar. Evelra Van’sar. And the pleasure is all mine Investigator.”

All the back and forth here is sort of circuitous, as ultimately everything comes back to this simple fact. Men have significantly higher sex drives and therefore want and need women way more than the reverse, always have always will.
Look at the amount of strip clubs, pr0st!tut3s, and p0rn geared toward men. It’s not even close. Look at how much most men struggle. Look at how many options most women have, look at how often most men get rejected.
All this bullsh!t dancing around this simple biological fact (test0steron3) with “women have always been the selectors” or “they have much more to lose” yada yada is just further obscuring and over complicating the facts.
Women lash out and deny this for what I believe to be reasons narcissist!c in nature. That is, if the power they hold over men who worship and throw themselves at them daily is due to some b!ol0g!cal wiring and not anything special they themselves have to offer, that is a major blow to their ego.
Examples and evidence

• g4y men have WAY more sex than l3sb!ans
  
• T4an$ men report enormous spikes in libido upon starting T supplementation
  
• There are almost zero male pr0st!tut3s
  
• The ratio of male-female str!p clubs is astronomically disproportionate
  

Firstly I was lucky - nothing serious happened to me, at the end of the day I made it home with no bodily harm.
I was out for my Hens party, and towards the end of the day I was dragged (fairly begrudgingly) to a club to see a male strip show. About half way through the show I remember feeling suddenly sick and extremely intoxicated. I tried to find the bathroom, next I remember I was on the club floor screaming for help because I felt like something was wrong.
The rest of the night is these in and out flashes, mostly large blanks. I have memories of feeling like I couldn't move, but screaming for everyone around me to help me. My bridesmaids were drunk, and said I was just drunk too. They apparently eventually got my mum to come get me, which needed multiple people to lift me into and out of the car between my screaming.
I have so little recollection, its like I blinked then I'd be in a different place, then I woke up the next morning. I didn't feel like I had a normal hangover, I was just extremely nauseated and slept for about 24 hours, I'm still groggy two days later.
The thing that bothers me the most is in one of the flashes I heard my bridesmaids saying not to call an ambulance, I was just drunk and dealing with "life trauma" so there's no way I was drugged. My mother said a while after she got me inside she tried to call an ambulance because I wouldn't stop shivering and my pulse felt fluttery but they were too busy and didn't end up being able to come.
I'm hurt that no one believed me, and I'm not sure how I'm feeling about the entire situation.
Tldr: I think I was drink spiked, everyone says I was just drunk. I'm struggling with how to handle it mentally. What was your own experience and recovery?
Edit: Thank you to those who replied, feeling a bit more validated has helped massively. I did see a GP today who says it definitely sounds like I was drugged, but it's too late to do any testing now. So I'll never really have an answer.
I also spoke to one of the people I was out with, the main one who refused the ambulance etc. She said she thinks i was having a PTSD episode, and it definitely wasn't a drink spiking. Odd considering that's not something I've ever had before and there's nothing that would have been triggering... but that's one opinion I'll just have to ignore.