Diego Aguirre

Rusty James clocks him. You make eye contact with Rusty James and that's it. I mean, he's like, oh, you wanna say hi? You want in on this? Let's go. That man was so happy, petting Rusty James. The sounds that were coming out of him were delightful.

Rusty James clocks him. You make eye contact with Rusty James and that's it. I mean, he's like, oh, you wanna say hi? You want in on this? Let's go. That man was so happy, petting Rusty James. The sounds that were coming out of him were delightful.

And it occurred to me, man, Rusty James and I have the power to, as silly as it sounds, with all the messed up stuff in the world that we can't do anything about, we have the power to provide people with a little joy, a smile, if ever so briefly. Why not? Why rob them of that? Why rob him of that? Let him say hi. So I start to let my guard down.

And it occurred to me, man, Rusty James and I have the power to, as silly as it sounds, with all the messed up stuff in the world that we can't do anything about, we have the power to provide people with a little joy, a smile, if ever so briefly. Why not? Why rob them of that? Why rob him of that? Let him say hi. So I start to let my guard down.

And it occurred to me, man, Rusty James and I have the power to, as silly as it sounds, with all the messed up stuff in the world that we can't do anything about, we have the power to provide people with a little joy, a smile, if ever so briefly. Why not? Why rob them of that? Why rob him of that? Let him say hi. So I start to let my guard down.

I make a conscious effort to engage, to be nice, to open myself up. Can I say hi to your dog? Please, by all means. And we get to talking, and it's not so bad. It's actually quite nice. I'm not melting or anything and thinking to myself, look at you, Diego, you can do this. And don't look now, but you're sober. And I discovered it was just so much easier and less exhausting than being a dick.

I make a conscious effort to engage, to be nice, to open myself up. Can I say hi to your dog? Please, by all means. And we get to talking, and it's not so bad. It's actually quite nice. I'm not melting or anything and thinking to myself, look at you, Diego, you can do this. And don't look now, but you're sober. And I discovered it was just so much easier and less exhausting than being a dick.

I make a conscious effort to engage, to be nice, to open myself up. Can I say hi to your dog? Please, by all means. And we get to talking, and it's not so bad. It's actually quite nice. I'm not melting or anything and thinking to myself, look at you, Diego, you can do this. And don't look now, but you're sober. And I discovered it was just so much easier and less exhausting than being a dick.

Five years go by. Five life-changing, life-enriching years. And my ex-girlfriend, who, as I mentioned, we share custody, but by this point, he's as much hers as he is mine. She informs me that she got a job in Texas, where she's originally from, and that she's going to take it, and she has to be there in a month. So now comes time to decide on Russ James' fate.

Five years go by. Five life-changing, life-enriching years. And my ex-girlfriend, who, as I mentioned, we share custody, but by this point, he's as much hers as he is mine. She informs me that she got a job in Texas, where she's originally from, and that she's going to take it, and she has to be there in a month. So now comes time to decide on Russ James' fate.

Five years go by. Five life-changing, life-enriching years. And my ex-girlfriend, who, as I mentioned, we share custody, but by this point, he's as much hers as he is mine. She informs me that she got a job in Texas, where she's originally from, and that she's going to take it, and she has to be there in a month. So now comes time to decide on Russ James' fate.

And it is a painful but logical no-brainer. I mean, she'd have steady income, house, backyard, friends and family to help out, and I had nothing and nobody to deprive him of the heaven that would be for him. Having him struggle with me in New York would be criminal. So Rusty James and I squeeze every moment we can out of the next 30 days.

And it is a painful but logical no-brainer. I mean, she'd have steady income, house, backyard, friends and family to help out, and I had nothing and nobody to deprive him of the heaven that would be for him. Having him struggle with me in New York would be criminal. So Rusty James and I squeeze every moment we can out of the next 30 days.

And it is a painful but logical no-brainer. I mean, she'd have steady income, house, backyard, friends and family to help out, and I had nothing and nobody to deprive him of the heaven that would be for him. Having him struggle with me in New York would be criminal. So Rusty James and I squeeze every moment we can out of the next 30 days.

And on the last day, Rusty James and I say our goodbyes in my ex-girlfriend's empty East Village studio apartment in Manhattan. And we go downstairs and we say goodbye some more. And they hop on their rented U-Haul truck and take off. And after five years with my sweet, sweet boy, he's out of my life, just like that. And I am just destroyed. I just want to get fucked up.

And on the last day, Rusty James and I say our goodbyes in my ex-girlfriend's empty East Village studio apartment in Manhattan. And we go downstairs and we say goodbye some more. And they hop on their rented U-Haul truck and take off. And after five years with my sweet, sweet boy, he's out of my life, just like that. And I am just destroyed. I just want to get fucked up.

And on the last day, Rusty James and I say our goodbyes in my ex-girlfriend's empty East Village studio apartment in Manhattan. And we go downstairs and we say goodbye some more. And they hop on their rented U-Haul truck and take off. And after five years with my sweet, sweet boy, he's out of my life, just like that. And I am just destroyed. I just want to get fucked up.

I want to drink myself into oblivion for the rest of the day, the week, the month. There's a bar across the street, and I intend to do just that. But I'm also afraid because I know what the state I'm in. There's no telling when I'll be able to get out of this dark hole. I know myself. I'll go on a bender. I don't give a fuck about my job, people. I don't care.

I want to drink myself into oblivion for the rest of the day, the week, the month. There's a bar across the street, and I intend to do just that. But I'm also afraid because I know what the state I'm in. There's no telling when I'll be able to get out of this dark hole. I know myself. I'll go on a bender. I don't give a fuck about my job, people. I don't care.

I want to drink myself into oblivion for the rest of the day, the week, the month. There's a bar across the street, and I intend to do just that. But I'm also afraid because I know what the state I'm in. There's no telling when I'll be able to get out of this dark hole. I know myself. I'll go on a bender. I don't give a fuck about my job, people. I don't care.