#michi after hrs

[blacklodgemusictx]

2.5 hrs? I thought "down here" south from home, Abilene, all cities were right next to each other and required no time or effort to get between.

I have the magical, if annoying ability to sleep the second I'm in a moving vehicle so the trip from Houston to Austin takes no time to me.

I've picked all our hotels for this trip with proximity to venue in mind, but Austin is two shows so apparently I picked it for distance to the second show... we're accidentally 20 miles away from the first show.

We hang out at the hotel. Doug sleeps. I write, mess with my pictures from Houston, get Doordash (Michi Ramen, y'all, accept no substitute! Though I apologize to anyone who met me after as I am now a walking garlic glove.)

I don't know if needs will change in the next few days, but right now I'm so delighted NOT being at work, I'm happy as a clam in bed surfing for the ubiquitous episode of Forensic Files. Updating Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, TikTok, my own website that I don't even know how to access right now because of hosting issues and my own virtua-ignorance - I'm emailing entries to an extremely tolerant gentleman I met on Fiverr: just update everything now and I"ll learn to internet later, please? Ok.

I've taught myself basic graphic design, marketing and literally created an internet presence purely to try and amplify the presence of these musicians I've come to love so much.

In the back of my mind, a tiny voice keeps whispering: these are skills. Skills people might want. You could parlay this in to a job that doesn't kill your soul, makes you look forward to waking up every day... but I've also never been the type of person who just believes; takes for granted that good things will happen. I'm trying to change and I would love to believe that if I gaze in to the future, I'll see myself happy, doing something I love that fulfills me spiritually instead of just paying the bills... but some lessons hammered in to my head as a child (life, work is to be endured not enjoyed) stick like cement and feel impossible to break.

But I will keep trying. Things change. One of my Zox affirmational bracelets I've taken to adorning my wrist with recently says: 'Just Breathe.' As long as there is breath, there is hope. If you are still here, if you are ALIVE, you can change.

The first Austin show is cold.

The audacity of having an outdoor show in January! But this is Texas. My Rocky Horror troupe at home performed in the cold, I was Janet is the pouring rain once (actual splashing during the swimming pool scene, can you imagine?)

There are heaters, but occasionally the musicians still stop to flex and wiggle life back in to cold digits.

Olivia has borrowed a black throw from the lady of the house and knotted it about her shoulders. A simple knot, a careless/careful draping and suddenly that throw is any stylish piece off a Paris or Milan runway.

Joe and Salim are in layers. I'm layered too, but Salim still lends me his coat while he performs. I wear it like a lap blanket. Wool. Cozy.

I pull up my hoodie. Run inside. Steal some cheese from a charcuterie. "Leave the moon alone" one gentleman, also enjoying the cheese, comments. That's what my hood says. It's an inside joke from the Jimmy Newquist Zoom COVID shows. "Remember Caroline's Spine?" Head shake. "Sullivan? The song about the brothers in the navy who died together? It's the story 'Saving Private Ryan' was based on" He doesn't remember. Normally, I pull out my phone and play the song when I have a captive audience like this, but I shrug and head back outside.

Marty banters. Marty poses like Robert Plant.

Some day, bless them, my musicians will learn that I'm here to document... and that includes the silly stuff too. I have pictures of all of this. I love it though. I love Marty being silly with us. I love that I can talk to him and he will smile and joke. I've met so many who can't be bothered - one of Marty's previous group of contemporaries comes immediately to mind. So many whose self importance takes up too much room. Leaving no room for a fan to squeak by and pass a word of admiration or two.

It was a cold, beautiful night.

I'm already so aware though that the trip is speeding by. Tonight is the Cactus Cafe. Tomorrow is San Antonio and hopefully a friend or two or three to see. Then leg one is over.

Salim brought up a term at the show last night that I am now trying to keep in my head, "Hyper presence." Just be here. Be here now.

Eyes open. See everything. Experience. Be here. Eat the food. Hear the music. Love the companions.

Be alive for this.

Live.

#be here now #salim nourallah #joe reyes #marty willson piper #olivia willson-piper #on tour #on the road #texas #austin #houston #hyper presence #house concert #casa dbs #zoom #post covid #post quarantine #cold #outdoor #concert #live music #artists #musicians #skills #cactus cafe #document #wallflower #sullivan #watcher #Zox #just breathe

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• michi after hrs begins •

sharing my h-word moments now cuz i can’t blush in my sleep.

#michi after hrs

[moonsentinels]

💖 / Michiru n Usagi

A Less Spicy Shipping Meme -- accepting!

Send a 💖 and I’ll tell you what a relationship would be like with my character:  -- @featherchan 

How likely they are to enter a relationship with them:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Would they…

Make the first move? Yes | No Say “I love you” first? Yes | No Cheat on them? Yes | No Be the jealous type? Yes | No Plan the dates? Yes | No Initiate the first kiss? Yes | No Remember anniversaries? Yes | No

BOLD WHAT APPLIES:

Their Relationship Is:

friends to lovers | rivals to lovers | enemies to lovers | still just enemies | mutual pining | star crossed lovers | old married couple | perpetual honeymoon phase | stable and boring | stable but not boring | secret lovers | best friends hiding their feelings | and they were roommates | friends with benefits | coworkers avoiding HR | one-sided affection | weird sexual tension | it’s complicated | toxic relationship | a secret affair | an actual dumpster fire | other

( i could absolutely see usagi pining after michiru for a long time and not saying anything bc, like, michiru is michiru lmao )

PUBLIC Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips |  cuddling | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together | no displays of affection

PRIVATE Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips |  cuddling | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together | no displays of affection

Do they stay together?

yes, this is endgame | yes but someone is gonna die tragically | something is keeping them apart | they part ways as friends | they part ways as enemies | they’re on-again-off-again | they have a super messy breakup | it was just a fling | other

( it also wouldn’t surprise me if one or both dies at some point and is brought back to life. this is sailor moon after all )

BONUS

What terrible pet names would they give each other?

oh gosh, i don’t know! i could see michiru gently teasing usagi about being clumsy or perpetually hungry and perhaps making a nickname out of those. as for usagi’s nicknames for michi, i’m drawing a blank!

#featherchan #oh gosh imagine how cute these two would be !! #usagi secretly pining and michiru probably knowing already #and her flirting with usagi but usagi is just #the most dense bc she thinks it could never happen #god this is too much for lil ol me

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A tour guide through this beachside hotel.

NAVIGATION - LOUNGE - GALLERY - CAFE

#michi after hrs // nsfw + h hrs

#michi's daily dose of fluff // fluff content

#michi rec // my recommendations

#lost treasure // i treasure these deactivated works

#checking in w/ [user] // interactions in my inbox

#sweet peachies // my mutuals

#gifts for michi // i cherish these

#michiwrites // my works

#sticky notes // michi writes a little

#michi stfu // michi sippin stupid juice

#michi rambles // “i’m not high but i’m high” thoughts

#michi shares her tea // small chit chats over tea

#gtkm // get to know michi

#michi.board // my mood boards

#ask games

#tag games

#sweet dreams queue

Want to keep your visit on the down low? Join our secret visitors.

ANONS: abi, 海

#peachy [name/emoji] anon

#hotel del durazno #directory #tag index #don’t mind me #the other one been acting up

[peachysimp]

A tour guide through this large beachside hotel.

#michi after hrs // nsfw

#gifts for michi // i cherish these

#gifts for michi // i cherish these

#sticky notes // michi writes a little

#sticky notes // michi writes a little

#checking in w/ [user] // interactions with users in my inbox

#sweet peachies // my mutuals

#gtkm // get to know michi

#ask games // self explanatory

#tag games // self explanatory, picrews and such

#michi.board // i make mood boards

#michi stfu // twitter?, oversharing, most likely rambling as well

#michi rambles // “i’m not high but i’m high” thoughts, I happy ramble (I won’t shut up when I’m happy)

#michi shares her tea // small chit chats over tea

#rei姐姐 and #suzzie妹妹 // special tags for my sisters

Want to keep your visit on the down low? Join our secret visitors.

ANONS: abi, 海

#peachy [name/emoji] anon

#hotel del durazno #directory #tag index

[peachysimp]

let’s catch up with michi before she catches some zZ’s, shall we?

Reiner Braun

Rein Brau

Brau Rein

Bra Rein

Brarein

BRAIN

BRAIN BIG, MICHI.

M I C H I B I G B R A I N.

M I C H I G O T B I G B R A I N E R.

MICHI GOT BIG REINER IN HER BRAIN.

MICHI HAS BRAINROT.

MICHI HAS BREINER RAUN BRAINROT.

REINER BRAUN = BRAIN

BRAIN = BRAUN + REINER

MICHI CAN MATH. THAT’S A NO BRAINER.

#michi stfu #rei rei brainrot #michi after hrs #sweet dreams queue