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Germany – Feb 2025

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Thistle

Last February, I traveled to Germany for a week to spend some time with my theyfriend, the one I call Rainstorm online. We had met in person once before, long before we started dating, but this was our first time … Continue reading →

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Travels of 2024

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Thistle

In 2024, I had a number of planned trips, and a number of spontaneous(ish) trips. While I was originally going to write about them all individually, I’ve decided to wrap them all up in one post. This’ll be long… Northeast … Continue reading →

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2025 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Thistle

You know, when I started trying to blog again in January, I didn’t realize I would be going through an insanely pivotal year of many changes that would make it nearly impossible to keep up. Hm… Well, I guess here’s … Continue reading →

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Cologne Pride 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Thistle

A year ago, my (then) good friend Rainstorm talked about going to Pride in Cologne, Germany by themself. I had never been to Germany, and I had barely gone to my first Pride event (Texas summers do not make for … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Cruise 2023 + Tattoo Tour: Snake Arm (6)

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Thistle

This is another catch-up post. I’m going to try to do some of these as I spend two months in Europe! Since my partner is working during the day, I might as well split my time into different priorities – … Continue reading →

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Kittens and KonMari

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Thistle

L and I were meant to leave on our roadtrip yesterday, but we canceled. 1) The weather was alternating between excruciating high temps and severe thunderstorms for the entire week of travel and being outdoors, and that didn’t sound like … Continue reading →

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Photoshoot: Engagement

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Thistle

Recently I had the honor and pleasure to take engagement photos for a beautiful couple. Julie happens to be one of my oldest friends, having met all the way back to when we were ten-ish. She and her fiancé, Carlos, … Continue reading →

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The Kitty Tattoo

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Thistle

Back in 2015, I decided that I wanted to get a tattoo across a particular part of my back – sort of between my shoulder blades but slightly lower, at a spot where I tend to hold a lot of … Continue reading →

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June 2023 in Review

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Thistle

Have you ever spent a long period of time just going through the motions, and looking back, it feels like you were sleeping/dreaming for most of that time? That’s what June felt like for me. Part of that was the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hopscotch!

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Thistle

A few years back, my cousin’s daughter posted photos on Instagram for this place called Hopscotch. It looked awesome, so I went out to investigate. Hopscotch is an interactive and immersive art museum with modern artists and ever-changing exhibits. I’ve … Continue reading →

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