Echoes of the Garage

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“Ladies, lower your voices.”

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📓 Sunday, November 16, 2025 — 10:26 p.m.

Woke up today like I have these last few days — coughing, congested, tired of the same damn routine:

waking up at 2 a.m., sitting in front of the TV until 4 a.m., waiting for this cough to settle like a stubborn child.

My morning alarm hit at 6 a.m.

Loud.

Annoying.

Disrespectful.

Rain tapping the metal ceiling like the impatient fingers of God.

Fuck my life.

Checked my phone — nothing.

No texts, no calls.

Just a blank screen outside of my Lakers notifications and some WordPress likes.

At least the Lakers won.

Normally, when I’m healthier, I look for old clients or street vendors.

Today wasn’t one of those days.

Two pit stops.

Made what I could.

Then back to my little Camelot in the hood.

Now I’m sitting here typing, the glow of my MacBook lighting up my sick-looking face, and I’m breathing a bit better than earlier.

I’m going to finish watching Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited.

It’s hitting the spot tonight.

To the few who read this — thanks.



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