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2018: What The Hell Did I Do?

By Mac 6 Comments

Congratulations! It's the third week of 2019 (goes fast, huh?) and we're all still here. I wonder if we'll be able to say the same thing after our next solar revolution. But does that mean that the sun is doing the revolution or that we're doing the revolution? I hope the latter; maybe it's just ambiguous. You know what I mean.

Yes, last year was exciting. We had not one, but two, total lunar eclipses, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros died, Swaziland changed its name to the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality, Canada legalized the sale and use of recreational cannabis, and the world's longest sea-crossing bridge opened connecting Hong Kong and Macau (now go crush that trivia night).

I began the year in Southern Hemisphere for the second year in a row – this time on the South Island of New Zealand – and ended it in Japan (a place that's slowly becoming a second home – immigration has begun to look wearily at my passport and all it's Japan stickers. Yes, they use stickers not stamps when you enter on a tourist visa; no, the stickers do not have cute anime-style mascots on them – yet).

Generally there's a single big hike or event that defines the year for me, but for 2018 there are two: the nearly 100 days I spent in Nepal and my traverse of the Japanese Alps.

But I'll start where I normally do, with a look at my (and your) favorite posts of the year.

  • A total of 52 posts were published on Halfway Anywhere this year (I'm ashamed of this number and hope to double it in 2019).
  • I divulged the secret origins of Halfway Anywhere and how I've managed to maintain my life of homelessness until now (it's not as glamorous as you think it is).
  • The sixth annual Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey was published (and this year I plan on doing some comparison posts).
  • The third annual PCT Survey Gear Guide was published (this took far too long to write).
  • I continued my (now incredibly delayed) trip report on the Continental Divide Trail – read it here (Appa, I promise, I'm working on the rest).
  • I sat down for an interview with Jotaro Yoshida, the founder of Japan's LOCUS GEAR (which makes gear that is equal parts sexy and expensive).
  • You all had the rare opportunity to hear what I sound like after I sat down to record a podcast with a stranger in Kathmandu (one day I'll get around to making videos and speaking directly to you all).
  • I completed my Continental Divide Trail video (which I believe to be objectively better than my PCT video).
  • We talked more about proper procedure for pooping in the woods (seriously, practice proper pooping procedure, people).
Mac In A Tuxedo
I also dressed up exactly one time this year.

So where did I go this year?

I spent a lot of the year revisiting places I've been but doing the things I've been wanting to do since first visiting said places. I began in New Zealand (where I still have a lot to do), before making a brief stop in Australia to say hello to some friends and be disappointed by Mountain Laurel Designs before heading back to Nepal.

After spending nearly 100 days in Nepal (and yes, there's still more I want (need?) to go back and do, namely, the Great Himalaya Trail), I flew to Malaysia (my first time there) for a quick visit before returning to Japan where I spent two months visiting as many hot springs as I could before hiking across the Japanese Alps from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean with two incredible Kiwis whom I met in Nepal (and somehow convinced abandon their plans to come hike with me in Japan).

Then, it was back to the States for a wedding followed by some fall wandering around the Sierra Nevada Mountains (my favorite time to be there). Next up was Europe, where I got my first taste of England's Lake District and then spent some time bouncing around visiting old (and new) friends living scattered across the somewhat unionized continent.

I closed out the year with a quick trip up the Camino Portuguรชs (Portuguese Camino) from Porto to Santiago de Compostela before touching down back in Sunrise Land (that means Japan) just in time for New Year's.

In case you're not keen on all the above text, here's a more succinct breakdown of where I got to in 2018:

COUNTRIES

  • Austria
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United States
  • Wales

US STATES

  • California
  • New York

JAPANESE PREFECTURES

  • Aichi
  • Akita
  • Aomori
  • Chiba
  • Fukui
  • Fukushima
  • Gifu
  • Hiroshima
  • Hokkaido
  • Ishikawa
  • Kyoto
  • Mie
  • Miyagi
  • Nagano
  • Nagasaki
  • Niigata
  • Oita
  • Osaka
  • Shiga
  • Shizuoka
  • Toyama
  • Wakayama
  • Yamanashi

NOTABLE EVENTS & ADVENTURES

  • Reached my highest elevation ever at the top of Nepal's Imja Tse (Island Peak) at 20,305 ft / 6,189 m.
  • Hiked in the route to the Everest Region from the traditional starting point of Jiri (instead of flying into Lukla).
  • Thanks to my dear friend Mr. Michael Chang, I got the chance to take my first a ride in a helicopter – and in the Himalaya of all places.
  • I celebrated Holi (you may know it as “that Hindu festival with all the colors) in Kathmandu, Nepal (highly recommended, but oh so dirty).
  • I got to see (and spend some time in) England's Lake District (or, as I learned, simply “The Lakes”) – will definitely be going back.
  • I built myself a new backpack with Tom Gale of Atom Packs.
  • Not knowing what to do with my 17 days in Portugal, I decided to walk the Camino Portuguรชs (Portuguese Camino) from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostella in Spain.
  • Went paragliding for the second time, but this time in Pokhara, Nepal. Honestly, I got a bit motion sick and don't know if I'll be doing it again (I do, however, still need to jump out of a plane).
Kathmandu Holi
Do you love being touched by strangers? Yes? Then Holi in Kathmandu is for you!

But who cares about where I was. What about the places I walked around and/or up? From what I can remember, I could have been found at/along the following at some point during the year.

TRAILS, HIKES, AND STINTS IN THE MOUNTAINS

  • New Zealand
    • Ball Pass Route, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
    • Cascade Saddle Route, Mount Aspiring National Park
    • Dart Track, Mount Aspiring National Park
    • Earnslaw Burn, Otago
    • Mueller Hut Route, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
    • Mount Taranaki Summit Track, Egmont National Park
    • Tararua Southern Crossing, Tararua Forest Park
    • Tararua Section of Te Araroa, Tararua Forest Park
  • Nepal
    • Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Conservation Area
    • Island Peak Trek, Sagarmatha National Park
    • Manaslu Circuit, Manaslu Conservation Area
    • Mardi Himal Trek, Annapurna Conservation Area
  • California (New Passes)
    • New Army Pass
    • Crabtree Pass
  • Portugal/Spain
    • Camino de Santiago (Portuguese Way) / Camino Portuguรชs

JAPANESE PEAKS SUMMITED

This is a list of all the peak crossed (from north to south – more or less) during my traverse of the Japanese Alps this summer. For more on this hike, check out these posts.

  • ๅ…ฅ้“ๅฑฑ – Nyudoyama (1,470 ft / 448 m)
  • ๅฐป้ซ˜ๅฑฑ – Shiritakayama (2,221 ft / 677 m)
  • ๅ‚็”ฐๅณ  – Sakatatoge (1,903 ft / 580 m)
  • ็™ฝ้ณฅๅฑฑ – Shiratoriyama (4,222 ft / 1,286.8 m)
  • ไธ‹้ง’ใƒถๅฒณ – Shimokomagatake (4,072 ft / 1,241 m)
  • ่Š็Ÿณๅฑฑ – Kikuishiyama (3,969 ft / 1,209.7 m)
  • ้ป„่“ฎๅฑฑ – Orenyama (4,462 ft / 1,360 m)
  • ็Šฌใƒถๅฒณ – Inugatake (5,225 ft / 1,592.5 m)
  • ใ‚ตใƒฏใ‚ฌใƒ‹ๅฑฑ – Sawaganiyama (5,290 ft / 1,612.3 m)
  • ้ป’ๅฒฉๅฑฑ – Kuroiwayama (5,327 ft / 1,623.6 m)
  • ้•ทๆ ‚ๅฑฑ – Nagatsugayama (7,438 ft / 2,267 m)
  • ๆœๆ—ฅๅฒณ – Asahidake (7,047 ft / 2,147.9 m)
  • ้›ชๅ€‰ๅฒณ – Yukikuradake (8,566 ft / 2,610.9 m)
  • ไธ‰ๅ›ฝๅขƒ – Mikunisakai (9,026 ft / 2,751 m)
  • ็™ฝ้ฆฌๅฒณ – Shiroumadake (9,620 ft / 2,932.3 m)
  • ไธธๅฑฑ – Maruyama (9,081 ft / 2,768 m)
  • ๆ“ๅญๅฒณ – Shakushidake (9,226 ft / 2,812 m)
  • ้‘“ใƒถๅฒณ – Yarigatake (9,525 ft / 2,903.2 m)
  • ๅคฉ็‹—ใฎ้ ญ – Tengu Peak (9,226 ft / 2,812 m)
  • ๅ”ๆพๅฒณ – Karamatsudake (8,845 ft / 2,695.9 m)
  • ๅคง้ป’ๅฒณ – Daikokudake (7,851 ft / 2,393 m)
  • ็™ฝๅฒณ – Shiradake (8,337 ft / 2,541 m)
  • ไบ”้พๅฒณ – Goryudake (9,232 ft / 2,814 m)
  • ้นฟๅณถๆงใƒถๅฒณๅŒ—ๅณฐ – Kashimayarigatake (North Peak) (9,324 ft / 2,842 m)
  • ้นฟๅณถๆงใƒถๅฒณ – Kashimayarigatake (9,479 ft / 2,889.2 m)
  • ๅธƒๅผ•ๅฑฑ – Nunobikiyama (8,802 ft / 2,683 m)
  • ็ˆบใƒถๅฒณๅŒ—ๅณฐ – Jiigatake (North Peak) (8,632 ft / 2,631 m)
  • ็ˆบใƒถๅฒณ – Jiigatake (8,760 ft / 2,669.9 m)
  • ็ˆบใƒถๅฒณๅ—ๅณฐ – Jiigatake (South Peak) (8,727 ft / 2,660 m)
  • ๅฒฉๅฐๅฑ‹ๆฒขๅฒณ – Iwagoyazawadake (8,630 ft / 2,630.5 m)
  • ๆ–ฐ่ถŠไน—่ถŠ – Shinkoshinokkoshi (8,077 ft / 2,462 m)
  • ้ณดๆฒขๅฒณ – Narusawadake (8,665 ft / 2,641 m)
  • ่ตคๆฒขๅฒณ – Akazawadake (8,786 ft / 2,678 m)
  • ใ‚นใƒใƒชๅฒณ – Subaridake (9,029 ft / 2,752 m)
  • ้‡ใƒŽๆœจๅฒณ – Harinokidake (9,254 ft / 2,820.7 m)
  • ้‡ใƒŽๆœจๅณ  – Harinokitoge (8,320 ft / 2,536 m)
  • ็ซ‹ๅฑฑ(้›„ๅฑฑ) – Tateyama (Oyama) – 9,852 ft / 3,003 m)
  • ้พ็Ž‹ๅฒณ – Ryuodake (9,423 ft / 2,872 m)
  • ้ฌผๅฒณ Onidake (9,022 ft / 2,750 m)
  • ็…ๅญๅฒณ – Shishidake (8,904 ft / 2,714 m)
  • ใ‚ถใƒฉๅณ  – Zaratoge (7,703 ft / 2,348 m)
  • ้ณถๅฑฑ – Tonbiyama (8,583 ft / 2,616 m)
  • ่ถŠไธญๆฒขๅฒณ – Echuzawadake (8,503 ft / 2,591.6 m)
  • ใ‚นใ‚ดใฎ้ ญ – Sugonoatama(?) – 7,976 ft / 2,431 m)
  • ้–“ๅฑฑ – Mayama (8,482 ft / 2,585.4 m)
  • ๅŒ—่–ฌๅธซๅฒณ – Yakushidake (North Peak) – 9,514 ft / 2,900 m)
  • ่–ฌๅธซๅฒณ – Yakushidake (9,600 ft / 2,926 m)
  • ่–ฌๅธซๅณ  – Yakushitoge (7,526 ft / 2,294 m)
  • ๅคช้ƒŽๅฑฑ – Taroyama (7,785 ft / 2,373 m)
  • ๅŒ—ใƒŽไฟฃๅฒณ – Kitanomatadake (8,733 ft / 2,661.9 m)
  • ่ตคๆœจๅฒณ – Akagidake (8,602 ft / 2,622 m)
  • ไธญไฟฃไน—่ถŠ – Nakamatanokkoshi (8,038 ft / 2,450 m)
  • ้ป’้ƒจไบ”้ƒŽๅฒณ – Kurobegorodake (9,645 ft / 2,939.7 m)
  • ไธ‰ไฟฃ่“ฎ่ฏๅฒณ – Mitsumatarengedake (9,322 ft / 2,841.4 m)
  • ไธธๅฑฑ – Maruyama (9,364 ft / 2,854 m)
  • ๅŒๅ…ญๅฒณ – Sugorokudake (9,385 ft / 2,860.4 m)
  • ๆจ…ๆฒขๅฒณ – Momisawadake (9,039 ft / 2,755 m)
  • ็กซ้ป„ไน—่ถŠ – Ionokkoshi (8,399 ft / 2,560 m)
  • ๅƒไธˆไน—่ถŠ – Senjo Junction (8,957 ft / 2,730 m)
  • ๆงใƒถๅฒณ – Yarigatake (10,433 ft / 3,180 m)
  • ้ฃ›้จจไน—่ถŠ – Hidanokkoshi (10,105 ft / 3,080 m)
  • ๅคงๅ–ฐๅฒณ – Obamidake (10,180 ft / 3,103 m)
  • ไธญๅฒณ – Nakadake (10,118 ft / 3,084 m)
  • ๅ—ๅฒณ – Minamidake (9,950 ft / 3,032.9 m)
  • ๅคงใ‚ญใƒฌใƒƒใƒˆ – Daikeretto – 9,016 ft / 2,748 m)
  • ๅŒ—็ฉ‚้ซ˜ๅฒณ – Kita-Hotakadake (10,190 ft / 3,106 m)
  • ๆถธๆฒขๅฒณ – Karasawadake (10,203 ft / 3,110 m)
  • ็ฉ‚้ซ˜ๅฒณ – Oku-Hotakadake (10,466 ft / 3,190 m)
  • ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ€ใƒซใƒ  – Gendarme (10,377 ft / 3,163 m)
  • ๅคฉ็‹—ใƒŽ้ ญ – Tengunoatama (9,544 ft / 2,909 m)
  • ้–“ใƒŽๅฒณ – Ainodake (9,537 ft / 2,907 m)
  • ่ฅฟ็ฉ‚้ซ˜ๅฒณ – Nishihotakadake (9,543 ft / 2,908.8 m)
  • ่ฅฟ็ฉ‚้ซ˜ๅฒณ ็‹ฌๆจ™ – Nishihodoppyo – 8,862 ft / 2,701 m)
  • ่ฅฟ็ฉ‚ ๅฑฑ่˜ – Nishiomaruyama (8,045 ft / 2,452 m)
  • ๅ‰ฒ่ฐทๅฑฑ – Waritaniyama (7,297 ft / 2,224.2 m)
  • ๆ–ฐไธญๅฐพๅณ  – Shinnakaotoge (7,021 ft / 2,140 m)
  • ไธญๅฐพๅณ  – Nakatoge (7,021 ft / 2,140 m)
  • ็„ผๅฒณ – Yakedake (8,056 ft / 2,455.5 m)
  • ็กซ้ป„ๅฒณ – Iodake (8,379 ft / 2,554 m)
  • ๅคง้ป’ๅฒณ – Daikokudake (9,094 ft / 2,772 m)
  • ๅฏŒๅฃซ่ฆ‹ๅฒณ – Fujimidake (9,242 ft / 2,817 m)
  • ่š•็މๅฒณ – Kodamadake (9,760 ft / 2,975 m)
  • ๅ‰ฃใƒถๅณฐ – Kengamine (9,927 ft / 3,025.7 m)
  • ็ถ™ๅญๅฒณ – Mamakodake (9,380 ft / 2,859 m)
  • ๅพกๅถฝๅ››ใฎๆฑ  – Hidachojo – 9,226 ft / 2,812 m)
  • ๆ‘ฉๅˆฉๆ”ฏๅคฉๅฑฑ – Marishitenyama (9,710 ft / 2,959.5 m)
  • ่ตคๆž—ๅฑฑ – Akabayashiyama (7,145 ft / 2,177.9 m)
  • ้ง’ใ‚ฑๅฒณ – Kisokomagatake (9,698 ft / 2,956 m)
  • ไธญๅฒณ – Nakadake (9,596 ft / 2,925 m)
  • ๅฎๅ‰ฃๅฒณ – Hokendake (9,616 ft / 2,931 m)
  • ๆชœๅฐพๅฒณ – Hinokiodake (8,950 ft / 2,728 m)
  • ็†Šๆฒขๅฒณ – Kumazawadake (9,114 ft / 2,778 m)
  • ๆฑๅทๅฒณ – Higashikawadake (8,763 ft / 2,671 m)
  • ๆœจๆ›ฝๆฎฟ่ถŠ – Kisodonokoshi (8,038 ft / 2,450 m)
  • ็ฉบๆœจๅฒณ – Utsugidake (9,396 ft / 2,864 m)
  • ๅŒ—ๆฒขๅณ  – Kitazawatoge (6,680 ft / 2,036 m)
  • ไป™ๆฐดๅณ  – Sensuitoge (7,428 ft / 2,264 m)
  • ้ง’ๆดฅๅณฐ – Komatsumine (9,029 ft / 2,752 m)
  • ้ง’ใƒถๅฒณ – Kaikomagatake (9,729 ft / 2,965.5 m)
  • ๅŒๅ…ๅฑฑ – Futagodake (8,691 ft / 2,649 m)
  • ไป™ไธˆใƒถๅฒณ – Senjogatake (9,950 ft / 3,032.9 m)
  • ๅคงไป™ไธˆใƒถๅฒณ – Osenjogatake (9,760 ft / 2,975 m)
  • ไผŠ้‚ฃ่’ๅ€‰ๅฒณ – Inaarakuradake (8,264 ft / 2,519 m)
  • ๆจชๅทๅฒณ – Yokokawadake (8,130 ft / 2,478 m)
  • ้‡Žๅ‘‚ๅท่ถŠ – Norokawagoe (7,579 ft / 2,310 m)
  • ไธ‰ๅณฐๅฒณ – Mibudake (9,839 ft / 2,999 m)
  • ้–“ใƒŽๅฒณ – Ainodake (10,464 ft / 3,189.5 m)
  • ไธญ็™ฝๆ นๅฑฑ – Nakashiranesan (10,023 ft / 3,055 m)
  • ๅŒ—ๅฒณ – Kitadake (10,476 ft / 3,193 m)
  • ไบ•ๅท่ถŠ – Ikawagoe (8,809 ft / 2,685 m)
  • ๅฎ‰ๅ€่’ๅ€‰ๅฒณ – Abearakuradake (8,835 ft / 2,693 m)
  • ๆ–ฐ่›‡ๆŠœๅฑฑ – Shinjanukeyama (8,750 ft / 2,667 m)
  • ๅŒ—่’ๅทๅฒณ – Kita-Arakawadake (8,852 ft / 2,698 m)
  • ๅกฉ่ฆ‹ๅฒณ – Shiomidake (9,998 ft / 3,047.4 m)
  • ๆœฌ่ฐทๅฑฑ – Hontaniyama (8,721 ft / 2,658.3 m)
  • ไธ‰ไผๅฑฑ – Sanpukuyama (8,579 ft / 2,615 m)
  • ไธ‰ไผๅณ  – Sanpukutoge (8,553 ft / 2,607 m)
  • ็ƒๅธฝๅญๅฒณ – Eboshidake (8,944 ft / 2,726 m)
  • ๅ‰ๅฐๆฒณๅ†…ๅฒณ – Maekogochidake (9,134 ft / 2,784 m)
  • ๅฐๆฒณๅ†…ๅฒณ – Kogochidake (9,193 ft / 2,802 m)
  • ๅคงๆ—ฅๅฝฑๅฑฑ – Ohikageyama (8,442 ft / 2,573 m)
  • ๆฟๅฑ‹ๅฒณ – Itayadake (8,681 ft / 2,646 m)
  • ๅ‰ๅฒณ – Maedake (10,066 ft / 3,068 m)
  • ไธญๅฒณ – Nakadake (10,117 ft / 3,083.7 m)
  • ๆฑๅฒณ – Higashidake (10,305 ft / 3,141 m)
  • ๅฐ่ตค็Ÿณๅฒณ – Koakaishidake (10,108 ft / 3,081 m)
  • ่ตค็Ÿณๅฒณ – Akaishidake (10,238 ft / 3,120.5 m)
  • ๅคงๆฒขๅฒณ – Osawadake (9,251 ft / 2,819.8 m)
  • ไธญ็››ไธธๅฑฑ – Nakamorimaruyama (9,209 ft / 2,807 m)
  • ๅฐๅ…Žๅฒณ – Kousagidake (8,983 ft / 2,738 m)
  • ๅ…Žๅฒณ – Usagidake (9,245 ft / 2,818 m)
  • ๅ‰่–ๅฒณ – Maehijiridake (9,885 ft / 3,013 m)
  • ๅฐ่–ๅฒณ – Kohijiridake (8,734 ft / 2,662 m)
  • ๅ—ๅฒณ – Minamidake (8,865 ft / 2,702 m)
  • ไธŠๆฒณๅ†…ๅฒณ – Kamikochidake (9,198 ft / 2,803.4 m)
  • ๅฏŒๅฃซๅฑฑ – Fujisan (12,395 ft / 3,778 m)

So what's on the agenda for 2019? That's what I'm trying to figure out right now from my temporary accommodation in Japan (just outside Nagoya – give me a shout if you're in the area). Next week I'll try to fill you (aka myself) in on what the hell I'm thinking about doing with myself for the next year for the final episode of the two thousand and tens (I don't know if I can get behind that terminology).

And if you're reading this (and especially if you've read everything that preceded this final bit of text), then THANK YOU. Knowing that (or, I guess I don't really know, but I guess imagining that) you're out there somewhere, sitting on your phone in the bathroom and digesting this article, is what keeps me writing. Your comments, messages, and emails motivate me to continue pursuing whatever it is I'm after in the world (despite being entirely unsure what this is). So THANK YOU!

Make good decisions, friends.

Love,
Mac

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Rara
Rara

Thank YOU for sharing! I managed to go to EBC/Kalapattar independently from ur sharing ๐Ÿ™‚

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Mac
Mac
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Awesome to hear! That’s exactly the kind of information I hope to be able to put out.

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Anna
Anna

I’m amazed by all you continue to do and try! I feel like I’m entering into a “stability-focused” phase, i.e. one job, one relationship, live in one place… but whenever I read your posts I want to ditch it all and get back on the road. So, thanks for confusing the situation? Ha, seriously, it’s great to hear what you’re up to and to remember that as humans we have so many more options than we initially assume. Keep it up in 2019!

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Mac
Mac
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Thank you, Anna! (And you should totally do it – ditch it all and hit the road!)

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Rikki Landry
Rikki Landry

I read until the end. You called it- sitting in the bathroom waiting for my hair to dry (its knee length, i takes a while!)
I love reading your posts. I literally laugh out loud frequently at times.

Your cdt video is my favorite part of the internet. I’m glad you finished it. Not only for the amazing views, but introducing me to the song paper tigers. I love it, and because of your video i associate it with mountains when i hear it.

I guess I’m just fangirling now. But what I’m trying to say is i think you are pretty great and I’m trying to follow your example and live through adventures. Keep it up!

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Mac
Mac
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Thanks, Rikki! Great to hear you’re a Paper Tigers fan. Javier Dunn (the artist) is actually a friend of mine – he’s got a ton of awesome stuff!

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