Oct-Dec in NY then saying Goodbye

Okay so idk where we left off. You've missed a lot which is entirely my fault. This is gonna be a barf of where I'm at in life and then tomorrow I'll posting artsy fun stuff. Lets start in October and just roll from there.

October 2024:

Mid 2024 I finished my first official month in NYC and I think I new I loved it by then. I have never stayed in one place long which means I never really connect to a city but somehow I felt it instantly here. I think the perks of being an influencer in the city definitely make it a lot more enjoyable but I also just love a good skyline view walk (as pictured). My friend who also goes by Ari came to visit me for a few days which was cool and I got to take her to get free food and drinks which is my favorite thing in the world. I think October was pretty boring but it was refreshing and productive so no complaints!

November:

We started off strong, I got to go to a crazy hotel which hosted a Halloween party throughout all of it!!! I also met another influencer there who was pretty legit which I thought was cool. THEN... I went to TEXAS for my first ever work trip. If you haven't ever heard of The Lizardman google him now. I went to Texas and interviewed him which was such a cool experience and that will be up soon. Learning how to interview is definitely a process but I think I'll definitely get better with time. I also stayed with a friend of mine that I've known for years but never really known(?) and I enjoyed learning more about them. They also have the cutest dog on the entire planet and I am obsessed with him. He is a behemoth of a corgi. It had to be 50lbs and never stopped moving the entire 2 days I was there. After that trip I got back to NYC and realized I had to come home for a bit. I RAN THE MILK MILE. To those of you who don't know what it is but have a strong stomach, check out my youtube bc its on there. And then I went back to NY. I'd told everyone I was leaving NY forever at that point but I couldn't actually get myself to go so I extended by an extra month. Now here is how I hold up to my name. I snuck into a Spotify event!!! I had an influencer friend send me the details and I showed up and just acted like I was supposed to be there. It ended up being a fantastic event and there were a few free seats so I didn't feel that bad for crashing and nobody ever knew so it was fineeeee. Genuinely met so many cool people there as well despite it being a tech related event too. Last big thing of November, I had T-Shirts made for my parents company and the samples finished. It was unreal watching all the pieces come together and it made me feel like I am doing something right.

December:

November was interesting but December was draw dropping. Chill start, mostly going out with my new temporary roommates who are super cool. The 6th happens which is the 30th anniversary of my parents company and I threw a party where SO MANY people showed up. I was so proud and astonished that it was a successful party!!! After that things get wild. I get a text from someone I had met about 8 months ago and had never really spoken to asking me to dinner. I said yes because it just kind of felt like I should. The date rolls around and I get a text saying "hey sorry my flight got cancelled". I was bummed but I didn't know them so I wasn't crushed that we weren't going. You'd think it would end there. Nope. I get invited to Miami for a week by this person. I think red flags and alarm bells should have gone off in my head but they didn't. Next thing I know I am sitting in a first class seat heading south. Also I had 0 summer clothes with me bc it was freezing in NY which was rough. I arrive and the person introduces me to everyone else on the trip and everyone was my age or younger. I think I played it cool but I was in shock the whole time because we were staying in basically a mansion in Fort Lauderdale, driving Ferraris and McLaren's, eating $3,000 dinners, and partying on a 3 story yacht. ALL THE WHILE I HAD $75 IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. I really just can't believe there are people with that kind of money out there in the world and I have so much respect for the work they've put in to get there. I heard their stories and they all started working so young to get where they are now. What is probably the craziest part about all of this is that the person and I ended up going on this trip as friends. There wasn't really any sort of romantic vibe which is the absolute last thing you'd expect from a trip like this and definitely not what I expected tbh but it ended up so nice. I also became really good friends with the other girls there which is such a huge plus. Anyways I think the whole thing was like a fever dream and I only half believe it happened despite me being the one who went. After that I headed back to NY and packed up my stuff and went to Canada for Christmas. I cant say much about that trip because we all just basically couch potatoed for 2 weeks.

Goodbyes to NY:

Ugh. I just got back a few days ago. I went to NY for the second week of January and had all of the good food and saw all of my friends. I love this place and I say I wont go back until Spring but I don't know if I'll be able to stay away for that long.

Anywaysssss

So much more happened but this was a general summary of the crazy stuff I had to include for now. Stay safe and I will see you guys tomorrow (bc my goal is to post every day even if its just a short little poem for 1 whole month). I am also really excited to start sharing more music. I feel like it will be less scary to start small and then work my confidence up to doing it publicly

- Ari