Bounced Back Despite Mic Hogs
Disclaimer: Everything below is a mix of what I observed and heard during the event. The goal isn’t to pinpoint "who exactly said what," but to share (usually) an outsider's view and overall perspective on these industries. I’m not here to act as a definitive firsthand source—readers should do their own research. I hope this inspires you to attend events, explore new industries, and hear what leaders are presenting. These notes combine my observations with thoughts on how things could run smoother and how ideas connect (IMO). I’m not an expert, you know? Just hanging out in the room with them. Enjoy.
Alrighthtthththth lemme hear ya say “yeah!” - YEAH! Yeah? Yeah!! I’ve been away from my website quite a lot lately. I got a bit focused on hosting and planning so many events of my own and then just attended a few events as a non-reporter… that here we are. About 2 weeks or more since I wrote a friggin’ thorough blog. And, well, this isn’t one of them ahhaha. This is a quick recap to talk about two events: Climate Change Karaoke (ahh!) and then my staycation cut short.
Why Attend: I took a staycation to prevent burnout. I planned it a while back and, well, three days ended up way too long for a staycation. Two was plenty - I cut it short hahaha. And then I randomly attended a karaoke event that was par for the course with my karaoke experiences lately. I’d rate it a 3/10 and thats being generous. Let’s begin
PHOTO COLLAGE + COMMENTARY:
NOTES FROM THE EVENTS
STAYCATION:
The staycation was so nice.
First things first, if you read my last blog, you heard I blocked two guys. Well, I unblocked one of them cause I realized my blocking was a bit emotional - my friend on X. And that was a good call cause we’ve been chatting more than ever lately, talking about all of these things like how Warren Buffett is super corrupt, manipulation in naratives, so many things. So, now we may not be having DM chats, but we’re still chatting a lot and that makes me really happy. Talking about all of my favorite topics. Like, trying to get down to the bottom of the issues of the world and then how to fix them.
And then I just went to lots of dancing events. Even saw the OTHER guy who I blocked. And he even seemed to want to ask me to dance (hahah okay this is me bragging a bit) but then I just literally avoided him and made other plans. Though, I did have my eye on him a lot cause he was dancing with one girl for like 5 songs in a row. And I’m like what the heck? How do you “want space to breathe” but then try ot hook in a new girl, but then stare at me after she leaves you and try to ask me to dance and spend an entire dance just staring at me?
This guy is confused. But… I’m not Make-A-Wish nor… (idk i need another line here)
But i’m trying to have queen energy.
CLIMATE KARAOKE:
Okay… idk how to even explain this event, but let’s just try…
I showed up late, cause the train was broken on the way here.
BRO and a huge crazy like exastential crisis broke out for one young guy, white guy, probably 21. He was wearing Hello Kitty pants and cheeta print gloves with no fingers. And a phone charger + headphones as a hecklace/scarf.
He got on the train with me, was being crazy from the start, lke leaning over the platform edge, falling over.
Then he was on the phone professing his love to a girl, saying “you’re fucking sexy, and i’m a guy, of course i’m attracted to you but i used to be in a relationship”. LOL he was so loud and crazy talking to this girl on the phone.
Then another girl gets on the train, she has face piercings all over the place and suddenly these girls further down the train yell at her and recognize her and then they all have a reunion - all of this is while the train is stopped cause one car broke way further down, downtown, so the rail peopl were troubleshotting and we sit on the train and wait.
Then so this face piercings girl, her friends yell at her and then the drunk crazy guy 21 year old yells her name too, while on the phone with the girl he’s professing his attraction to. Then the girl turns around and gives him the stink eyeand is like “what the fuck?” literally. Then she goes and sits with her friends.
Then the guy on the phone hangs up or something cause then he starts taling to the guy in front of him, tapping his shoulder being like, “bro, are you Amir?” and the guy is like no I’m not. And he’s like< “Yeah, you fucking are. where are my friends? where are my friends???” and he starts lookign aroudn asking me and everyone on the train if they’re his friends dressed up as strangers.
Then people start leaving the back part of the train where he is cause he’s just being a bit crazy. I stay cause its not like peak crazy yet.
So then he drops his vape and bends over to get it, reaches… reaches, reaches, and then he falls off his chair and face plants
(LOL omg the guy in front of me had a girl’s BUTT like with a thong on his phone that he swiched off of quickly - omg these horny train riders. anyway)
So then he face plants and just lays there on the floor of the train and then he starts to tell me and the guy behind me he can see us. And he’s telling me he can see up my dress and tells the guy behind me to talk to him and how this is the pinnacle of his life nad nothing will ever be better and how this is the best his life will ever be.
Then both the guy behind me and me stand up and move. I text the transit security. To tell them to come get this guy.
Then he yells at another guy saying, “You don’t understand humanity, you will never understand life,” and then he starts vaping, right as the transit guys get on, the security. So he exhales a huge cloud of smoke, and the security guards walk on and then they help him get up. Sit down, but then they let him stay on the train and lots of people get upset - including the face piercing girl. She starts to record him on her phone.
Then at the next station this super macho man goes to sit down and then the drunk guy tries to pick a fiht with him and when the train stops and the door opens, the macho man shoves him off of the train, then another person grabs his backpack and all his stuff and puts it out the door for him. Then the doors close, and most of the train cheers and applauds the macho man for shoving him off the train.
was NUTS.
So then after that, i rode the train till my stop (it was so far)
Then I get to climate karaoke and see 3 friends upon arrival. Various degrees of friends/”I know you”. One was blown away. I have so many interns; it’s not stressful at all (he was STUNNED) and wants to come to my talk.
Another had invited me on a hike and wants to join me at a dancing event on Tuesday - but it was so loud there, and i just enjoy talking to him/most anyone one-to-one in more quiet places, so I said hi then sat alone.
Then the karaoke was a bit nuts cause the guy who runs it was in a super tight outfit singing “girl all the bad guys want” (later he sang i’ll make a man out of you)
And he was so cocky, so was another girl he sang with. This other girl kept singing all these Disney songs and Broadway songs no one knew. She sang like 5 times.
At one point, they interrupted karaoke to let a local rap singer sing. A white guy who looked like Clark Kent, but then he kept stripping off more and more clothes, his jacket, his glasses, his shirt. And he sang so many songs, well, rapped. All while everyone is waiting for him to finish so they can sing karaoke…. but then it became 11:00 - so even though I waited over 2.5 hours to sing… they ended it. I was only 2 songs away from being able to sing. Wasn’t fair.
They gave no warning, too. They just let the owner of the building cut the line, sing a song, and then they kicked everyone out. omg.
But, I’m not always the biggest fan of the ‘climate’ crowd. Just found them to be cliquey (and its true, no one talked to me except the 3 people I knew: one said hello - that was it… the other said hi for a moment but then left early, and then the next I talked to for a bit, but then he left to go to a club dancing to reggaeton) - no one new talked to me. That’s okay. I love to be on my own and not force conversations.
But… I mean, ONE guy did talk to me for like 1 minute. Asking me “are you having fun yet?” but I told him the last time I was asked that question was at a partnered dancing event and the fun isn’t always a choice; sometimes it happens cause of your surroundings being undeniably fun.
Then later he sang “chicken fried” (a ridiculous country song that I do a lot of two-stepping to cause it plays often at the place I go) - but then his singing partner was saying “FUCK TRUMP!!!” in the middle of the song. And I’m like - omg you guys are lame and tacky.
And in this case, it was a lot of mic hogging, unfair; the leader of the event sang many times, then the other girl sang even more… and a few girls sang many times. It was just like selfish karaoke and not fair.
But… then I just was like “uugh” and went home. I listened to a bunch of mediocre singers, didn’t get to sing - and went home hahahah.
BTW, if you’re wondering what song I wanted to sing:
“Radio Song” - R.E.M.
