$618 plus tax to fix my window. I am friggin' hot over that shit.
After my appointment I decided to go across the street to Outback for dinner. I haven't had a desire to cook in a long time. The last time I really cooked was Sunday's brunch for the gang who stayed over. And those dishes are STILL in the sink. Since I haven't cooked, there's no need to go into the kitchen...haha!
So I'm sitting at the bar trying earnestly to give off the "I don't want to make banal banter" body language. Two guys sit down to my 2 o'clock around at the other side of the bar. These guys look like they just broke through the puberty barrier. Their IDs need to be scrutinized for damned sure. Anyway a third dude joins them sporting freshly grown peach fuzz on his upper lip. Another suspect drinker. Then they launch into the dumbest conversation ever. So dumb I almost gave myself an anurism trying to make sense of it. These guys who are allegedly 21+ are going on and on about the *hot girls* over at one of the local high school. Good gawd. As if that wasn't enough, they're hating on one of their friends who is screwing a new chick every week or something. Um, HELLO! You all are sitting there with each OTHER, while your boy is OUT getting some?! Hopefully these chicks he's hooking up with aren't underage.
They order their cheesey fries, whiskey & coke (the dude seriously asks for the cheapest stuff the bartender has) and a couple of beers. Then they launch into who's the best running back, how good it is that the Bears are in the Super Bowl, blah blah. And I have to ask myself...is that what I'm like around my boys? I sure as hell hope not!
I celebrate my birthday, but I by no means consider it a highlight of the year. It gives me an excuse to party a little bit with my friends, but that is pretty much it. Today I turn 32. As far as this birthday goes I am better positioned now than I have ever been. There are a lot of loose ends and things yet to do, but my footing now seems firmer than it has in a long time.
This morning I woke up only after 4 hours of sleep to fix brunch for the girls. True to form Suz had that strong coffee already going. On the menu was an asparagus and bacon fritata (sp??), english muffins and fruit.
After dinner the girls started their San Diego exodus. First to go was Suz. I hate to see that chica leave. Chelsea was next. Then I had to take Kelly to meet her friend in PB. Turns out her friend has been at the same spot in PB for most of the afternoon. I didn't know this and Kelly made no mention of it...not mention there was no effort made to leave. On the one hand I feel bad that we didn't do much after Chelsea left...I wasn't about to kick Chelsea out. On the other hand if I had known stuff was in the works, I would have made an effort...as I had been the last 2 days. When I travel (and Suz can back me up on this) when I want to go somewhere or do something, I have no shame in expressing it.
At the stroke of 12, I will be 32. With the exception of the big ass tire I walk around with around my waist and a few outstanding debts I am a happy camper as to where I am on this birthday. People revel in their 20s about how awesome they were. My 20s had its fun moments, but most of those years were a struggle to survive, maintain, keep my head above water and just to hang in there much less swing - and any othe analogy you can think of pertaining to not slipping into the abyss.
Tonight me, Suz, Chelsea and Kelly went to the Lei Lounge as part of my other friend's birthday celebration. Seriously, go there! Lei Lounge is awesome! And if you can, eat at one of the fire pits outside! Here: www.leilounge.com
Afterwards we went to Decos and pretty much danced the entire time we were there! We were in the VIP area so chicks would come up to me as I am leaving to see if they can come back with me. Whatever. Unless you're ponying up for the tab, you're not that hot. haha! True to form Kelly met some boy toy and disappeared for about half of the night. I went looking for her to make sure she was ok, and discovered she was otherwise occupied. So I said fuck it and left her to do her thing.
The best line of the night though was from Suz. We were all pretty much toasted from 4 hours of non-stop drinking. Except for Suz because she was DD. Kelly was passed out in the back, Chelsea was sobering up next to her. Suz was doing her best to look comfortable driving us around in her big ass American rental...LOL So we go to Jack-n-the-Box to get drunk food. We're sitting in the line for an eternity and we finally get to the window. Kelly asks if they are serving breakfast before we order and Chelsea says they always do. So when we get to the order box, Suz calls out each of our orders. Kelly asks for chicken tenders and we ask her if she wants a combo meal and she's all no. Here's the gist of the rest of the conversation that ensues after we get to the teller window:
Kelly: Can you order me a breakfast Jack?
Susan: You can order it from the back seat.
[Chelsea & Tony stifling laughter, then busting up!]
That was too damned funny!! For Suz to have said that, she must've been DONE. haha!
I loooove 3 day weekends! Since we don't get normal holidays we have to create our own 3 day weekends. Today Kelly flies in 1PM or so and I am nervous as hell because here is my friend flying 4 hours to come and spend my birthday weekend with me. Work effs up my check so I have to PHYSICALLY go pick it up and deposit. I thank goodness that I decided open a new checking account with the same bank, my job uses.
Suz meets up with us for lunch and the weekend if off and running. I got to see Suz dance salsa, something I hadn't seen ever. The girl has rythmn and can shake her hips! There are people who dance salsa and it's all hurky-jerky. Then there are those who do it and it looks really fluid and smooth. Suz has that shit on lock.
Then later that night I get stuck driving Kelly around for 45 minutes trying to find a place that sells pantyhose because Kelly was developing runs in her hose. At first I was trying to be accomodating. Then she said she was getting frustrated and there would be *problems* if she couldn't new hose. Mind you she bought 3 sets not 2 hours before, but the other 2 are sitting back at my place. I said fuck it, pull over at a Holida Inn Express to ask where a supermarket or drug store was. In the 10 minutes I had left the car and I came back, Kelly is outside my car, with the passenger door open and the glass in the window completely off the track! We tried in vain to get it back on track. I said fuck it and got it up as far as I could and drive on.
At the club we met up with a couple of her friends, but I was pretty much done. Between the search for pantyhose and my window...yea I was done.
Happy New Year!! Bring on 2007!!
1/1/07...Jan 01, 2007...however it is written it feels like time is accelerating. Homo Sapien is careening through time and space at break neck pace. Yes, I am prone to the melodramatic. Yet, here I sit listening to MC Hammer's 2 Legit 2 Quit feeling like it was only a few years ago when this song first came out. When it was closer to about 15 years that it debuted! Is this false sense of *freshness* due to MC Hammer's skills as a lyricist, some contextual temporal failing on my part or dammit is time just flying!! I can't recall how many times I've said this...but it does feel like it!!