Oh hello. I might have disappeared for almost two months again but uh, it’s been crazy. I’m dealing with lots of stuff and life happening as usual. I’m not proofreading this (no one is surprised). Also, it’s finally October, which means fall which means Halloween which means cold weather and FINALLYYYY the great return of my favorite fragrances. Let’s try to briefly catch up before I start spamming. Nothing’s new, I’ve been working and studying 25 hours a day but I’m not complaining I swear, it’s just routine anyways. I’m currently caught up in a self study course to pass the CAE exam at the end of this month so I’ve been super duper focused, I even missed the Mid-Autumn Festival T_T I’m soooo sad about it, sigh… hopefully next year I’ll get to properly celebrate and make my own mooncakes! This is me right now, literally. Working on a thousand different projects every minute.
I won’t spoil anything but I hope to talk about these things very soon, without getting lost in life side quests as always…sigh. Anyways… last month me and my friend Giuls went to see our first MotoGP race in Misano Adriatico and it was sooooo much fun!!! This was our pre-game sleepover the day before the trip u.u if I had fancy pictures of our tickets I’d upload them but I just put mine in my current journal and called it a day LOL. It’s all scrunched up.
Honestly, as someone who deeply despise airports I’m gonna say that I unexpectedly had fun during that part as well and it wasn’t a pain in the ass like 99% of the time. Everything went smoothly and I’m really glad that we managed to get there (and to be honest everywhere else) on perfect time despite organising the whole trip on a whim without any actual planning. We landed in Bologna and took the bus to Rimini, I saw lots of bikers (and cool bikes!) on the road and I was super happy because I don’t usually see that many where I live, it was fun. I’m a huge fan of the headphones + road trips combo so I was vibing HARD. Look at what we saw as soon as we got off the bus when we arrived!
Anyways, we took a stroll while walking to our hotel (…it wasn’t THAT close to our bus sby the way. The map lied to me.) and Rimini looked super nice. Like I said, we didn’t really plan anything so we didn’t get a proper chance to enjoy our time there, but it was still fun.
This was the view from our room. I miss that T.T.
This post is mainly going to be pictures so bear with me. We had pizza for dinner and went to a mini market to buy some stuff before the race. Our alarms were set at 5AM so of course we had to sleep early, but it was impossible to rest and contain ourselves. I think we spent 2 whole hours giggling like fools for no reason while doing face masks because we couldn’t stop talking about the race. If I could walk with a camera on my head the whole time I would just to re-watch these moments in loop. These are some digicam photos from our evening walk. Not a huge fan of smoking but the cigs we shared on that balcony should be studied in history books.
I feel like my writing has gotten worse LOL, I’ve been studying so much (academic) English lately that my brain feels like MUSH so please be patient ç_ç. Back to what I was saying. 5AM, time to get up. We get ready, (sadly) skip the hotel’s breakfast and take the bus to the train station. Sunrise will always be one of my favourite moments of the day, sigh. I call this the ‘’blue hour’’, it’s beautiful.
We had breakfast and took the train to Misano. Not kidding when I say that every single passenger (us included) was wearing MotoGP merch. I REALLY couldn’t wait to get there, I think the second I stepped on that train was the exact moment where I actually realised what was happening. The walk to the circuit was suuuper long, but I was just happy to be there so it didn’t matter. We walked for almost a whole hour! The closer we got the more excited I felt T_T The Red Bull Rookies Cup was just starting when we arrived and hearing 20 somethings bikes at max speed all at once is NOT for the weak, I knew it was gonna be loud but when you’re used to seeing them on a screen and then see them in front of you—- I still feel like crying tears of joy at the thought. Thankfully I came prepared and had my ear plugs ready u_u… and that was just the beginning LOL.
Breakfast time or whatever. Now let’s start talking about the real stuff. ARGHHHHHHHH!!! It’s mostly gonna be pictures and stuff bla bla bla bear with me or I’ll get sappy. I mean I will still get sappy but not right now.
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My fav picture so far
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Digicam selfies tho ehehe
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I would gladly upload the videos I took but Blogger said NO so apparently, no. Now I think it’s the right time to start getting real corny about this. It’s hard to find the right words to express how I feel about this whole experience but seeing it in real life is just priceless. I believe that the moment you take down the barrier of just being a spectator behind a screen and find yourself face to face with the event as a whole (pilots, bikes,marshals etc..) is the moment you start acknowledging the real effort behind it and appreciating the pilots for what they actually are, athletes. I know people love to talk on sports (and sportsmen mostly) and I mean, I get it. I can totally see why. I’m never one to put people on a pedestal no matter who they are, but motorsport is something else for me. After dipping my toes into it I can’t help but feel a genuine sense of admiration towards the people that make it all possible. It’s fun, it’s thrilling and it’s extremely physical. It was SO hot that day I remember thinking ‘’if I’m sweating like this while sitting down and doing nothing, how are they holding up in those leather suits?’’ And that’s exactly why I can’t help but stare in wonder every time. Feeling 22 MotoGP bikes coming in your direction at maximum speed while the ground shakes from under your feet and there’s thousands of people cheering and celebrating all around is a feeling that can’t be replicated in any way I can possibly think of. I didn’t think it would be like that, but you DO feel part of something much, much bigger. I always get hyper-aware of my surroundings in crowded spaces and I can confidently say that I’ve never, in my whole life, been as relaxed as I was that Sunday. I didn’t even noticed I’d forgotten how nice it feels to be around people until I got there. I’m trying to not get into every single little detail about the whole thing because I’m on a time crunch and there’s too much stuff to talk about, sigh. But I’m really, really grateful for this experience and for being able to share it with one of my best friends. It’s so special sniff sniff… I can’t help but feel overwhelmed by joy a month later, I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. And it’s just the first of many eheh..
UPDATE THO, I can finally upload videos soooooo….
The last one is from Celestino Vietti’s vitctory celebration in Moto2. wish I could upload the video we took during the podium celebration but it’s 3 minutes long ç_ç This is not even half of my camera roll from that Sunday, AND there’s still the rest of the trip to talk about!! But that’s for another post for sure. I don’t think there’s much else to say. I also FINALLY got a digital camera so hopefully all posts from now on will be provided with proper pictures u.u. Last dump and I’m done I swear.
Moral of the story, money comes and goes but you’ll never be 19 getting tipsy off of Aperols with your best friend in a random restaurant in Rimini after walking 40k steps coming back from a MotoGP race ever again. Original experience? Probably. Am I just shitposting at this point? Absolutely. Considering the fact that I’m not even conscious of whatever I’m writing at this point AND that every time I say ‘’oh next post will be about XYZ’’ I end up disappearing, I won’t go further. But you won’t get rid of me this easily, unfortunately. Our trip didn’t end there, mweheheeheh…… be ready to get spammed with shitty pictures. I’m leaving you with this silly Snoopy I drew on a tattoo and my current setup.
Ahhhh I missed writing on here. It’s been months since I opened up my blog and I forgot how great this space feels. Screw whatever’s wrong with modern social media’s layouts, I can’t believe how sterile everthing feels. As always, thanks to whoever’s reading and was patient enough to stick around, it means a lot <3 It’s great to take a break from social media and dedicate myself to this little digital archive at my own pace. How are you guys doing? I hope fall is treating you well. Until I get a chance to update again, lets’s chat!~
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