Jordan Antonacci's Blog, page 55

Just put a song on YouTube! Check it out

It seems I’m most creative during my times of heartache.

It’s currently 3 am and I’ve spent all day/night getting this recorded and uploaded. It was quite the process.

If you’re not a fan of hip-hop/rap, I understand. Still, I hope you enjoy the music.

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Lyrics:

Do they hear me?

Do they feel me?

So I’ll get fucked up till I forget love

Till I forget us and what was

what could’ve been is just too much

driving drown this road is just too rough

and it’s leaving me a bit cut up

a bit numb, coz when I went to touch

I found your heart to be ice cold

Now all of us and all that I know

have been turned to dust as a black wind blows

all of us and all that I know

have been turned to dust as a black wind blows

Give me back the life that I had

before I tripped and fell for some fucking mask

I put down my guard I let you in

Showed you my heart while you played pretend

You’re like the bloodied thorns of a rose

coz you stuck me when I was vulnerable

left me here with no home to go

my dreams you stole before I awoke

this here is why I am broke

So I’ll get fucked up till I forget love

Till I forget us and what was

what could’ve been is just too much

driving drown this road is just too rough

and it’s leaving me a bit cut up

a bit numb, coz when I went to touch

I found your heart to be ice cold

Thanks for stopping by!

Talk soon,

Jordan Antonacci

Twitter: @misterhushhush

Saying Goodbye and Signing Off

As a few of you know, for the past 10 days I’ve been on a trip in California. It’s definitely been one of the most adventurous trips I’ve been on—driving from Laguna to San Francisco to Eureka, then hiking all over northern Cali and staying in a camper… it has been a very loving, happy, happy trip. Happiest I’ve been in a very long time. For a few brief days I even got to live out my little dream of being a a travel blogger.

Laguna Beach to San Francisco!

Happy Fourth of July! :)

I don’t really have much to say, so here’s some pictures of my July 4th in northern Cali

Living a Dream

On June 22, 2018, my second mystery novel (yet in my head, my first), The Killed Conscience, was released into the great big world. I imagine this to be a feeling similar to what parents experience when their children move away. Sometimes they go out there and do good, sometimes they hit the ground and stay there. Right now, I’m very proud of the young book I raised. While he’s not thriving and flying through the skies like a Stephen King novel, he is keeping his head above water, and that makes me happy.

I’ve noticed the majority of my reviews are 3 stars. Would I prefer 5? Of course. That would mean it reads like a Ruth Ware novel (although I consider her writing a bit basic), but three isn’t too shabby. I’ve always considered three to be very honest. They liked it but weren’t crazy over it and I can appreciate that. I myself am not crazy over it, but I’m still learning. This was my third book and I’m undoubtedly taking big steps forward with each one.

Thank you to those of you that purchased the book, reviewed it, added it to your to-be-read list on Goodreads, and those of you that helped/are helping with the promotion of the book. You’re all awesome!

Blog tour Pt 2

The second part of the blog tour (hosted by RABT) began today! I’m pretty excited but I need to get my shit together. This vacation thing has me slacking. I didn’t write or turn in my guest post till very last second! Shh… Anyway, here’s the schedule if anyone wants to follow along

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading

San Francisco to Eureka!

After a long night of being elbowed by my little brother on our itty bitty bed, we all got up, got coffee, donuts, then hit the road. For anyone who has an opportunity to stay at a Parc 55 Hilton—take it! It’s a great, contemporary, very enjoyable place to stay.

And for anyone who has an opportunity to visit San Francisco—TAKE IT! If you like the raw downtown feel, bustling sidewalks and old buildings drenched with character, you’ll love it. The place was so alive, thriving, and I didn’t want to leave.

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We crossed the Golden Gate Bride (a tremendous sight), then passed through wine country (endless acres of fields, horses, and grape farms), then entered the tight bending roads of the mountains. Oh boy, driving through those hills definitely left my gills green, but I somehow made it the whole 5 hours without losing my donut.

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So, Eureka is interesting. Quite the opposite of San Francisco. Has a very small-town type of vibe. Has lots of small, quaint, cozy homes and the streets are very quiet. What stands out here the most though is definitely the nature; specifically, the Redwood Forest. We took a walk through there, picked some berries and ate some leaves. As it turns out, the Redwood forest was where they filmed one of the Star Wars movies!!! I could attempt a description but I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Now, I’ve saved the best for last. That being, where I slept. I received the honor of sleeping in the camper out back. Mainly because nobody else wanted it—but I was also dying for it. I knew it’d be the perfect place to write. And as I sit here, a cup of coffee before me as I write, I was not wrong.

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This trip has been beyond amazing. I don’t want it to end. One night I’m sleeping on the 30th floor of a Hilton hotel, and the next, I’m sleeping in a camper with a pile of blankets on top of me as temperatures descend to the low 50’s. Coming from 100 degree heat in Texas, 50 is freezing to me.

My grandparents and uncles out here are very outdoorsy people, so we’ll be taking lots more hikes over the four more days we’re here. I’ll do a few more posts to further introduce you to this magical town that is Eureka.

Thanks for reading