Thursday 3/29, I got off work a little early and headed to Mom’s to get ready to go to dinner to celebrate Kassie and Grandpa’s birthdays. I tried calling Eliso on the way over then talked to Trevor and made tentative plans for Saturday. Traffic was awful and we were late for our reservation at Tavolata but once we got there the tension level went down. It’s this open kind of space with the kitchen open to the restaurant and there were several good looking chefs / cooks but there was one in particular that caught my eye, and by the look of his little jacket I was guessing he was head chef or sous chef or something. We made eye contact a few times and I was very attracted but that was all. We ordered dinner and I loved my gnocchi even though it wasn’t like any gnocchi I’ve ever had. Toward the end of dinner one of the waiters came over that Kassie knew and she told him I thought the chef guy was cute and was getting his stats, so we got his name, approx age and that he’s single. So I’m thoroughly mortified and he’s like, “Oh I’ll send him over” and I was like “Ack! No!” then I see him go over out of the corner of my eye and talking to him so then I’m even more mortified and Renee comes back over and says that he wants my number so Kassie writes it down and Renee delivered. Again, I was mortified, I couldn’t even look over there after that and we left not too long afterward. At least I was having a good hair day. We drove back to the house and had cake and opened cards which was fun and I ended up staying until about 9:00 then headed home and called Susan on the way to make plans to meet up. I hopped in the shower and got ready then headed out a little before 11, met Susan at the usual spot and we headed in where I whistled at Kyle on the way in. It was kind of dead so we headed upstairs right away and found Richie up there, took some pictures then went down to dance. We both weren’t feeling good and I’m sure I was really attractive blowing my nose on the dance floor all night, and since the music kind of sucked we both decided we would probably end up leaving early. We saw Darren and bf and said hi but he kind of stayed away all night. It was a fairly uneventful night and when the Jackson 5 came on at 12:20 I was like “I can’t deal, I’m ready to go” so we got our coats and left. I almost fell asleep on the way home and was feeling a little worse.

Wednesday 3/28, I talked to Kay-See after work about brunch and the cooking class we’re taking at the UW and the “date” with Trevor. I uploaded pictures to flickr forever then made some dinner and watched WoF, Jeopardy and ANTM then some polar bear special on Animal Planet. I ate like a million animal crackers. Yum!

Tuesday 3/27, I called Trevor when I got home and made plans for the evening then jumped into the shower and got ready. I borrowed one of Kassie’s jackets then talked to Susan before taking off into Seattle. By this point I my throat was pretty sore even though I’d been popping Vitamin Cs all day and gargling with salt water, so when Trevor went in for a kiss I kept my lips tightly pursed but then quickly explained why because I didn’t want him to think I didn’t want to kiss him, I just didn’t want to get him sick, being a singer and all. We hung out in his apartment for a while talking then he suggested going down to his little beach and for a walk in the dark so that was fun and it felt like we walked forever just looking at houses and talking about architecture and nightmare exes. I think I talked too much, but what can you do? Next time I’ll work on asking more questions and stop talking about myself so much. We talked more when we got back and looked at his photo album from Europe the year after I was there traveling around. It was time for us to go to our movie (Black Snake Moan) so we took off and as we were walking up the stairs he’s like, “Do you ever get the feeling when you’re walking up stairs that the person behind you is looking at your butt?” and I was like “YES!” because I had just been thinking that and how I should have worn the jeans the fit my ass better, then asked him if was asking for any particular reason and he said “Oh yeah, I was totally checking yours out and it’s not like you’d know, so I might as well” and we joked about that more and I got a good laugh out of it because his rationale was so funny. We didn’t know which theater it was at so we just parked and started walking. I called Susan for some backup and we eventually found it and took our place in the last row of the theater. Trevor was so funny with the talking and shushing people when they talked then asked if I was easily embarrassed and after I nodded with my hands on my face he goes “Oh, this is going to be fun” but when the movie started he was quiet. He did try to cover my eyes during the sex scene but I slapped his hand away because Justin in a sex scene? That’s hot. It reminded me of Eric. Movin on! It was an ok movie, not as good as I thought it was going to be, but I’m still glad I got to see it in the theater. After it was over we walked back to the car and I got a really funny text from Kay-See about karaoke Matt. As we crossed Broadway I could have sworn I saw Neil crossing the street so Trevor yelled his name but apparently it wasn’t him, though I know it really was. I know it! When we got back to Trevor’s I told him I had to go and we had another very tight lipped kiss and a nice hug then he slapped me on the butt, but mostly got thigh, so I told him to do it again and kind of stuck my butt out to give him a good shot at it. I took off for home then realized I forgot to give him the cookies. Oh well. So I ate some on the way home. Crawled into bed and listening to Jacques rustle around in the garment bag on the living room floor.

Monday 3/26, I talked to Trevor on my way to the store after work and made plans to hang out the next evening and see a movie or something, that made me all excited though my throat was hurting a little. At home I did a bunch of cleaning and talked to both Susan and Kay-See and told Kay-See to come over and bring cookies so I could tell stories from the wedding. I walked Jacques for a long time and I think he got more comfortable but he still isn’t clawing at the trees and climbing and stuff, but hopefully it will come. Just as I was finishing cleaning and starting dinner I heard Kay-See knock on the door so we hung in the kitchen while I made my salad then had some ham and we watched the videos I uploaded onto myspace of hot George then we started on the cookies, which basically meant that we ate a lot of cookie dough. I think I baked about 9 and put the rest of the dough in the freezer. These are the best cookies ever and I’m going to get the recipe because they put the Nestle ones to shame. Seriously. While Kay-See watched 24 I updated my blog and plotted our murder mystery party. It should be really fun. She left around 10:30 and I continued with my blog and went to bed kind of late.

Sunday 3/25, I woke up in a panic a little before 8 realizing I hadn’t set an alarm and hoping it wasn’t 10 and missing my flight because we weren’t ready to go. I got up and started gathering things a little then Eliso got up and we had a nice breakfast of toast and just talked about the night before and friends then we headed upstairs to pack up and check our flight status. We were ready to go a little before 10 and called Courtney to make plans to meet up because Eliso forgot to bring the present and forgot her shoes in the hotel room and I’d forgotten my straightener but she didn’t answer. We left anyway and called JP on the way and chewed him out for not saying goodbye and to get Hakim’s #. We planned to find them when we got to the hotel then I talked to Dad on the phone who wanted a check up on how the night went and if we’d had any problems with the Corvette. We got to the hotel a few minutes later after passing Mossy Motors and cracking up. We saw Warren walking out with the same chest hair highlighting white button up shirt and I heard Eliso say under her breath “Oh God” and he goes right in for an Eliso hug which was funny, then I’m standing there and I say “What the fuck am I, chopped liver?” and he’s like, “I don’t know, you’re standing back with that raised eyebrow like you’re pissed” then really gave me a big hug, like really long, and I was like, damn, we’re not that good of friends, let go. So then I repeated the chopped liver thing to Eliso as we were walking away and she’s like “What am I, his friend?” and I laughed until we got to the entrance. We said thanks to Pat’s parents on the way in and eventually met the crowd on their way to breakfast and I was singing JT and Hakim just laughed. We went up to Court’s room to get our stuff then found them at the restaurant and said our goodbyes and that hopefully I’ll be seeing most of these people again really soon. We headed out and saw George on his way in so he stopped the car and I gave him a kiss on the cheek and told him to visit Seattle soon with a wink. Eliso just laughed and rolled her eyes, but by the time we got back to the car she was singing the praises of George’s hot bod and calling dibs on him so I resumed my position on getting with JT. We headed down to the airport, parked the car, hid the keys under the seat, locked the doors and off we went into the terminal. It was sweet that Eliso came with me because Josh offered to give her a ride along with Hakim and Carmen but she insisted on going with me and keeping me company. We checked in then grabbed some food and headed through security. We sat on the floor by the windows and talked and enjoyed each other’s company for the final few minutes we would be together and I knew it was time to go when they announced the final boarding call and paged me by name because I was the last to board…whoops. We hugged and blew kisses and off I went. I was pleasantly surprised when I boarded the plane to find a very cute guy sitting next to me. You know the drill: young-ish looking, blonde hair, tall, shaggy hair, a little bit skater…mmm. We started talking and it turns out he’s a freshman at the UW but is from Carlsbad, small world. I mainly caught up on my blog from over the long weekend and he fell asleep with his mouth open. We arrived a little early and I called Mom to pick me up, got my bag quickly and was whisked back to my car. I then drove to Susan’s to pick up J who had taken to frequently hiding under the bed and in her closet. This behavior proved to be difficult when it was time to go and putting him in his crate became practically impossible. I eventually got him in with the assistance of Susan, super cat nanny. We chatted a bit about the wedding and J’s temperament while I was gone but I was so tired all I wanted to do was get home. I had told Mom I would stop by to pick up some ham on the way home so I did that and then finally arrived home. Ahhhh. I unpacked a tiny bit but basically ate some food and settled onto my bed and talked to Dad a few times, called Trevor and left a message then almost fell asleep during ExHM. DH was a rerun so I cleaned my bathroom a titch then showered and crawled into bed.

Saturday 3/24, I woke up before Eliso, well actually, she’d thrown up so technically she was up before I was, so yeah, I got up and went and talked to Mom in her bathroom about nail polish and fake tanner and the like then we went downstairs to talk with Dad. Eliso came down and Dad started on pancakes for all us girls, which included, Mom, me, Eliso, Aubs, Nichole and Shelby. Breakfast was delicious as always and really made Eliso better then they packed up the car and headed out after Dad gave me $60 for lunch and saying our goodbyes since I wasn’t going to see them again before leaving the next day. Eliso and I got ready then went for a walk because it was beautiful outside and also because we knew we’d be eating a lot throughout the day. When we got back we got into our suits, got some nail polish and laid in the sun listening to Flaming Lips, Dire Straights and Fleetwood Mac. I was tired and decided to rest my eyes and ended up getting quite a bit of sun on my back, some might classify it as a burn, but it wasn’t too bad, just a little color. We eventually both got into the hot tub which helped my legs from those damn lunges Eliso made me do. I talked to Court and made plans to head down there around 1:00 and Eliso talked to Meghan and told her to come by the honeymoon suite later on. We both hopped in the shower and got half ready, packed our bags and set off for the Catamaran in the Corvette. We hit the drug store first and arrived much much later than we expected to but still ended up being the first girls up there to see Court. Weird. Anyway, I did my hair with Nina and Janna in the bathroom then did my make up with Eliso and Lala in the mirror in front of the door, then Kelly came over and she helped me pick a necklace and earrings. Drunk Cara was kind of rude to me in the kitchen but I was like, whatever, then got my dress on and was trying to help give Nina some moral support. We all headed down to the lobby to wait for the limo, which ended up being a huge SUV limo, like seriously enormous. The boys went first and we knew we were going to be late because traffic sucked and Court wasn’t even in her dress yet. We were hurried into the side room when we arrived, and after I hit my head getting out which hopefully the videographer didn’t catch on film, and prepared to get ready. I was really nervous and already sweating on my dress which totally showed. It gave me a good reason to get out of the dress at the reception though. Anyway, I was totally nervous walking down the aisle by myself, but when I saw a million familiar faces in the crowd I felt better. The ceremony was very quick and except for one awkward moment from Pat went pretty seamlessly and without incident. We all exited and Andy walked me down and we totally worked it and Spencer gave me a thumbs up as I walked by, then we went into the back room to wait for the crowd to clear out to take pictures. Pictures were taken of family for a while then the wedding party took the limo to the beach where we finished taking pictures and there were a bunch of cute guys there milling about. We were finally on our way back to the hotel for the reception and mingled with everyone during the cocktail hour. There was delicious brie cheese with roasted red, yellow and green peppers which I ate a few of, then I was hanging out by the bar after chatting with JP, Carmen and Hakim and ran into Meghan M. and chatted about Big Josh, her job and life in general and she looks really fabulous. I think everyone just gets better looking and fitter after college, at least that’s how it seemed at this soiree. I talked with Ryan S. as well then Spencer and Noj. It was fun but soon it was time to for the wedding party to make an entrance into the ballroom and somehow I was miraculously paired up with George and I joked that I slipped someone a fiver to get the hookup. We walked in to lots of cheers and that made me smile and finally we got to sit down at our tables and prep for dinner. Eliso let me wear her sweater because I was freezing, though I still hadn’t stopped sweating. Anyway, our table was fun, and when the subject turned to JT I announced that I was all about him at the moment and I loved that whole “ghetto white boy thing he’s got going on” and Hakim threw his head back and laughed, like couldn’t even talk and when I said again later as a joke I asked “Do I sound really white?” and he just nodded as he laughed. The dinner was good and when the chocolates came around I ate about 4 of them then snaked one off the other UPS table then found Noj, Spencer and Ryan. When they asked where I’d gotten it, I told them from their table and they didn’t believe me so I told them to ask Josh, like daring them, but mostly I was just flirting. JP kept saying he was a dick so finally I started calling him a dick which I think he found amusing. They cut the cake then Court said I could change my dress so Eliso and I ran up and I changed and looked at the room setup that Vita had worked on but laughed a little at the “Wash Yourself” “Massage her, massage him” etc notes that were left next to the bed. When we went back down everyone had a shit fit that I changed. But I didn’t really care, especially when all the guys kept telling me I looked good and Ryan said “Who’s going to get mad when you look that good?”, precisely Ryan, precisely. Anyway, I got scolded by Lauren’s Mom, Kelly, Janna, Meghan, Cara, Pat’s Mom (though once I told her why she was fine and divulged some stuff about Pat from childhood), Nina and probably other people, but whatever. I started telling people Eliso spilled wine on it and that’s why I changed. We danced our asses off even though the dj wasn’t very good and kept playing weird 90’s songs, and even though Hakim was on crutches he really worked it, and I worked that crutch like a stripper. Classy, I know. Spencer and Janna hooked up and Eliso came over and told me I missed my chance but I was ok with it and reassured Nina that he’s a good guy and that I didn’t mind. At midnight we had scheduled to do the UPS picture for Arches and I yelled at some guy and then some girl for trying to get in the picture when they clearly didn’t go to UPS and didn’t belong so one of the pictures was hilarious with me yelling. After, I was talking to Warren and trying to act bitchy drunk then asked him excitedly “Did you think I was really pissed?!” and he’s like “You know what? You’re probably the nicest person in the world, like seriously, you seem like a really nice person...but I think you just need to explore” um, okie dokie Warren, I bet you want to help me out with that too huh? Then later I was asking Sweeny to hook me up with someone but I specified “Not Warren” and he’s like, “I actually like you, I would fix you up with him if I didn’t like you”, ha, burn. I talked more with Tracy right before the night ended and heard some really horrible news that I suspected was true, but anyway, it wasn’t good though not surprising at all. We danced to a few more songs before all the lights came on and Andy and I joked about how bad we all looked in the light then Eliso and I made the rounds saying goodbye and helping Court go to the bathroom one last time which was kind of fun and we vowed to be each others shee-shee girls, and Eliso was designated wiper. Ha, just kidding, though it is true a little bit for other reasons. Eliso and I hoofed it out to the Vette and drove home where we both totally crashed out.

Friday 3/23, Eliso and I both woke up around 8 and decided to get up and get our day started so we ate some breakfast then put on our walking clothes and busted ass to the park. We did two laps and soaked up the sun in the process and talked about relationships and weddings and all sorts of other things. The conversation is always so great and we talk to each other in this voice that we both concluded we only use with each other. When we got back we both did some lunges which would haunt me for the next three days then got ready because Jamie was going to pick her up and she was going to spend a few hours with her while Dad helped me with my taxes. We cleaned up a whole bunch upstairs because Dad was having the house appraised later in the afternoon and to help Mom out we took the initiative to tidy up. Jamie, her husband and baby showed up and we sat talking in the living room for a long time then we went up to look at the dress, which ended up being the same exact one Eliso had been looking at for her bridesmaids then the four of them took off to get lunch and go to the beach. Dad came home and we got my taxes taken care of and I can’t believe the refund I’m getting which is all thanks to Dad who knew how to correctly complete the itemized deduction form, so I am eternally thankful to him. Then Mom came home and had to wait for the appraiser so Dad I and I took off for Karl Strauss or something for lunch and had a really great meal together. We talked about how great Mom is and working on not caring what people think of you and how Peggy’s been a great mentor for me work-wise. The appraiser lady ended up being late and Mom could have joined us but hadn’t because she was waiting around so Dad took off again for work and soon Eliso came back and had somehow stepped in tar at the beach so Mom broke out the 409 and started spraying away and surprisingly combined with the coconut doormat it came right off her heel. We talked with Mom for quite a while about relationships and weddings and getting involved in friends’ relationships and how it affects friendships. That Mom, she has good perspective. I called Court who told us to come down and get ready at the hotel for the rehearsal dinner so we packed up our things then headed down in the Denali and worried about the parking situation at the hotel but decided to figure it out later. We found the hotel fine and headed up to the room where it was just the three of us girls for a few minutes getting ready for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner then a few other people showed up and we all went down together. In the lobby we found Patrick Solano who I got a really wonderfully long hug from, then George (Courtney’s hot 22-year old brother who said to me at college graduation at the age of 17 “nice eyes” and made me blush and hot at the same time), some of Courtney’s other family and a bunch of Courtney’s Hawaii girls. I got a big hug from Nina and met the other Cara (“drunk Cara”) and chatted briefly with Janna. We were waiting for the drivers to come get us to take us to the church and eventually all piled in and we were off. Eliso was such a great support and reassuring me the whole time from the pews as we practiced and I managed to wrangle Noj into sitting with me in the front pew. I found out that I would be walked down the aisle during the recessional with Andy L. who Kay-See and I used to have crushes on freshman year, so that was kind of fun. When the pastor announced George would be walking down with Kelly about 3 of us girls sighed audibly because it wasn’t going to be us. Damn! We did a dry run and Andy and I decided we were going to rock the aisle and a few people concluded that we looked like a Gap ad because we were both in black t-shirts, jeans and black shoes (though his weren’t pumps). We all did a good job though I was keeping an eye on Pat during the practice and making mental notes. After it was over we walked over to the restaurant, which, had I known we were walking, I would not have worn my 3 inch heels, oh well, at least I looked good. We walked as an enormous group and laughed and talked the whole way. When we got there Eliso snagged a spot at the table with George, Court’s and his Dad, Kelly, Andy, Megan and some other guy in the wedding party whose birthday it was. We had a really good time and the boys decided to buy a bottle of Chianti to personalize for Court and Pat and hang it from the ceiling so that was a fun process. I was flirting with George shamelessly all dinner and Eliso would just throw her head back and laugh when I would do it, she was like “You have no shame!” that’s right Eliso! I don’t! It was fun, and then his Dad was totally condoning it and like, “You have my approval son! Just get Court’s blessing” and he taught me this new secret handshake that I got on video and I’m pretty sure I’ll post on my myspace. Kelly thought I was hitting on her and was totally into it which made me laugh. I eventually ended up over by Patrick chatting with him about how great his fiancée is and other general stuff then he introduced me to her, Tracy, and she’s great, I’m like in love with her. We talked FOREVER, seriously, forever. I then had reason to tell Patrick how lucky he is and he’s so humble and knows he hit the jackpot with her but I also made sure to emphasize how wonderful he is and he totally deserves her. It was great. I kept joking with Patrick and Noj about where Spencer was and that I was going to make out with him later in the night and they were all excited or something. It was funny. Patrick was asking how I couldn’t have like 12 bfs and I told him I didn’t know but that I’d basically been broken up with twice in a year and that apparently I’m doing something wrong. Oh well. He was so funny plotting who he was going to set me up with. Send em my way Patrick! We started to head out and stood around in front of the restaurant for a long time and I was flirting with George again and told him that if I was making him uncomfortable to just tell me and I’d lay off, and he's like, “You don’t make me uncomfortable, in fact I think I could make you pretty uncomfortable, especially at the bar later” which made me blush and then “I’m not as innocent as you think”. Oh George, stop! No, keep going. I noticed I had a missed call from JP so I called him back and left a message on where we were going and I was totally stoked that he called me to find out what was going on and to meet up. Yay! I was walking with Noj for a while talking then with Andy and talking about anal warts and all sorts of other disgusting diseases you can get at the Pita Pit on CH as a side to your pita. We were laughing all the way down Mission. My feet are totally killing me so I ask Court if I can get the room key to go change my shoes and to bring their huge presents up from the car, and she’s like “What are they?!” and we’re like, Courtney, 2 huge boxes, seriously, you can’t guess? They’re from my Dad, and she goes “A barbeque?!” and we both crack up, no, guess again, “TV trays?!” we laugh harder. WHERE DOES MY DAD WORK COURTNEY?! So finally she guesses and is so excited that she’s squealing with delight because they hadn’t registered for any and regretted it, so I told her it was good they hadn’t because whatever they would have registered for wouldn’t have been as good as the shit I was hooking her up with. Eliso and I take off and do the presents, pack up our stuff and put it in the car then head back to the bar giving JP directions on the phone. We got to Nick’s and everyone was partying down and had snagged a prime table outside. I spotted Spencer right away and got a big hug and he was being all sassy and flirty and I flirted back but didn’t feel like I wanted to make out with him. He’s all “So what are you up to these days? Besides being really hot.” Oh Spencer. Then I found out he’s a republican and that totally killed it for me and I challenged him on a few things, he’s all “Oh are you a liberal?” Hell yeah I’m a fuckin liberal. Don’t forget it, though it didn’t really get heated or anything, I just made him feel silly for some of the statements he was making about equal marriage rights, education and funding for social programs. I talked to Warren a little bit and he made fun of my thumbs then made me follow him inside to do a shot then tried to get me to take one and I was like, get that shit out of my face, I don’t care how hot you are. I ended up back outside with Kelly and George and she said she wanted to make out with both of us and then asked me to video tape the three of us because we were “a good team” so I did then she wanted a kiss so I did, then she kissed George, then I kissed George. Nothing scandalous just a little peck on the lips on video. It pretty much made my night though. Finally JP and Adrian showed up and we talked and made plans for when he comes up to Seattle in a few weeks (“my only requirement is that they serve Mac and Jacks”, um, ok). I chatted more with Tracy and Pat and Pat’s like “HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE A BF?! You’re so hot!” which probably made my night even more than kissing George, then I told him I liked Tracy so much and I wanted to take a bite out of her, and he laughed because apparently she’d said the same thing about me not long before I said it. I chatted a little with Noj and scolded him for not giving me a real hug and eventually hung with Neener and got a picture of our faces after finding out that Courtney wasn’t coming back from the hotel. Andy and I talked quite a bit too about why I don’t drink and different drugs and things and found out he’s in med school which is pretty impressive, and I think I might send him a friend request when I get home, because he walked me down the aisle after all. I was talking to Warren and I told him I thought it was funny he’s sent me a friend request because I didn’t even know him in college and he was like “Yes you did” and I just looked at him and he’s like “Yeah, ok, we didn’t”. Eventually Hakim and Carmen showed up and they’d had a horrible flying ordeal but it was great to see them there. I talked a little more with JP about Dad’s cars and trying to decide whether to take the Corvette, Cadillac or Mustang to the wedding and he voted for the Cadillac so he could drive it and try out the tectonic shifting. Then I told him about the pool, hot tub, pinball machine, fooseball table and bar and he’s like “Why the fuck am I spending $250 a night at the Catamaran and not staying with you?” and then he told me he thought it was time I leave. So we did. We walked back to the car and headed home and crashed out when we got there.

Thursday 3/22, I woke up kind of early and everyone was gone except Hailey and Ali so I ate a little breakfast then went on a walk around the park a few times listening to JT. I showered and when I got out the girls were up so we chatted for a few minutes then they took off for the beach and I got ready for the day. Chrystol called me and told me she had the “high school hookup” and when I asked her what that meant and why it pertained to me, she said because she knows I like them young and Schuyler’s playing a show at a place where apparently there is a healthy supply. I told her I wouldn’t be able to make it but that I would call her when I returned. Mom came home and got ready and we decided to spend the afternoon together so we drove down the PCH and parked by the beach in Old Carlsbad with two ripped surfer types checking us out in Mom’s hot Cadillac then walked down to the News Café for lunch where I got a delicious patty melt and didn’t gorge myself. Next up we ran some errands for Mom then went to Barneys where I victoriously restrained myself against even trying anything on, and believe me, it wasn’t easy. Just couldn’t justify it and didn’t want to even tempt myself with looking fabulous in something and want to take it home. So we went to the gap instead where I bought 5 new camis and shirts. I got a good deal though so it’s ok. I talked to Court who said they were doing things there so I wasn’t really missed that much and we planned to meet up later in the evening with Eliso to hang out. We went home where we found Aubrie and Nichole who informed us that Hailey had gone to Palm Springs instead of the beach and probably wouldn’t be back for our 5:30 dinner which aggravated Mom and Dad a bit but everyone got over it. We ended up being able to push our reservation back and Mom, Aubrie, Nichole and I ended up looking at stuff on myspace and laughing hysterically when Mom was like “Sike!”, Aubrie was like, “Ug, Mom! You don’t even know what you’re saying!” it was hilarious. Finally Aubrie, Nichole and I took off for Benihana and listened to some random songs in the car while waiting for the rest of the crew to show up. Alishia was in a good mood and had just received a promotion at work so that was good. We were seated but H and A weren’t there yet and the staff were getting restless but Dad put them in their place so it was all good. Dinner was really fun and we all laughed and talked and ate delicious food. Hailey and I were cracking up when the table next to us started filling up and one of the guys looked like Harry Potter and one of the others looked like Snape. Then she noticed that they all kept looking at us and it was odd, then she heard one of them say “7 women and 1 guy, that’s illegal!” and we figured they probably thought Dad was a polygamist or something because the mixture of girls bore no resemblance to one another. We went home and hung out eating ice cream and trying to ignore Aubrie with her damn tv remoting. I was on a mission to find some of the murder mystery games and came up with two while we made fun of Dad (“She’s skanky!”) and Mom’s vocab (what does panty waste mean anyway?). Finally it was time for me to leave to go pick up Eliso at the airport so I took off in the Denali and had quite an ordeal with the parking but managed to make it happen and ran into the terminal and spotted Eliso from behind clearly on the lookout for me. It was so good to see her and from the time I saw her until the time we parted at my gate to go home we were gabbing and totally enjoying each other’s company. Anyway, we got her bag and hit the road up to Carlsbad and heard from Court who was going to take it easy and go to bed early so hanging out was not on the table. We talked the whole way up about my hanging out with Trevor and her and Jake and Court getting married and it was totally great. When we got home Hailey and Ali were up packing and cleaning and being pretty quiet because everyone was sleeping so that was good. I showed Eliso myspace and we went to some friends’ profiles then crawled into bed and talked for a long time before going to sleep.

Wednesday 3/21, I worked until 2:00 then headed straight to Grandma and Grandpa’s to leave my car there and Mom met me to take me to the airport. We talked about Trevor and some other things then she dropped me off. I made it through ticketing with no problem, and though security sucked I made it to the gate with tons of time to spare so I got a bagel sandwich thing and went to my gate. I talked to Susan about Jacques and Trevor and she was like “I’ll tell you about mortifying!” referring to the cheek incident. It soon became apparent that our flight was going to be delayed and there were announcements and the gist of the story is that my flight ended up being 3 hours late. It SUCKED. I talked to Dad about 5 times giving him updates then talked to Kassie and Susan again while I paced around waiting for them to let me on the plane with the rest of the passengers. When I arrived Dad picked me up outside baggage claim and we chatted the whole way home and how the house would be a sorority house by the next night, what with 7 women in the house and him being the only boy. When we got there we went in and said hi to Hailey and her friend Ali who were watching MTV Spring Break or something with 3-6 Mafia. I was hungry from lack of dinner so I ate the remains of their pizza then had a small bowl of ice cream and headed to bed.

Tuesday 3/20, After work I continued packing and getting ready for the evening which included rounding up all Jacques' stuff and cleaning out his litter box since I wouldn't have a chance later in the evening or before leaving in the morning. I tried to put J in his carrier and he ended up getting loose and scratching me on the stomach then running up to my room and hiding under the bed. I left him up there for a few minutes then started making noise in the kitchen, like opening and closing cupboards and sure enough, he came a runnin. I gained his trust by not grabbing him right away but instead ignoring him and going into the living room where he conveniently laid on the floor. I was then able to scoop him up again and this time he resigned to his fate and went into his crate and we were off to Auntie Susan's house. When I got there I stripped my shirt off cause that's how I roll and we watched J check out his holiday residence and continually shook our heads in disbelief as he scaled her kitchen cabinets. I was so nervous because I was supposed to meet up with Trevor after his show and I totally had butterflies in my stomach and Susan was suggesting I sleep with him, but I reassured her that the most that would happen would be a little over the shirt action. Ha, if that. Soon I took off and got a hold of Trevor who suggested, among other things, just meeting at his house so I called Susan to verify where I was going and headed down Madison toward L. Washington. He goes "I'll leave the gate open and you'll see my Mercedes out front" and when I told Susan that we joked that his next statement should have been "Just follow the path of diamonds to the front door" because the whole thing sounded so upscale. I found what I thought was his place, but it turns out I didn't go far enough and was standing in the middle of the street on the wrong block. I drove down a bit farther and knew I'd found it when I saw Trevor standing next to his car. He was on the phone with his brother but still gave me a nice hug. We start walking up to this crazy house and I'm like, ok Billy was right, I guess he's got some cash, then he led me down some stairs and it turns out he lives in the apartment downstairs which is very cute and surprisingly spacious. We sat on the couch and talked for an hour maybe about family, creative outlets, games, and our hippie parents. He said he was hungry and hadn't had dinner yet and if I would mind accompanying him to a bar for food, I didn't, so off we went. We went down to Bluwater Bistro and sat at the bar where I met his friend Sean who works at Gene Juarez and has crazy curly blonde hair and was a little handsy. Not that I minded...so he ordered a burger with aioli on the side but when it came there was no aioli and it looked like he wasn't going to get it so he forged ahead without. After he was done the guy brought the aioli out and Trevor suggested I try it, so I did and it was delicious! Anyway, we talked about traveling, flying on private jets and timeshares among other topics and it was just great to have that connection with someone where there’s no lull in the conversation and you feel like this person genuinely cares about what you have to say and getting to know you better as a person. At one point this older gentleman on my right piped in about his timeshare and had quite a bit of knowledge about all of it. Trevor went to the bathroom and touched my shoulder or something on his way there and it made my stomach flip. Oooh. On our way out we talked about the behavior gay guys can get away with and about my gay bfs and he was asking questions about all of them, and I think he especially enjoyed the story about how Neighbours Kyle likes to bite and grab my crotch. Then I told him about my myspace secret and he was afraid he'd been implicated but I told him he wasn't, though I don't know if he believed me. We parked in front of his place and started to walk to the door but he asked me what I thought and since it was 12:15 I thought it was probably a good time to head home so we hugged then just looked at each other and he goes "I think we need to smooch" so I let out an enthusiastic "Okay!" so we did and it was good. You never know if you'll get a good kisser or not and Trevor passed the test. So, then he's like "That was surprisingly easy...except I probably shouldn't have said 'smooch'" or something like that which made me laugh. He apologized for tasting like burger and I said I couldn't taste anything and he commented that I tasted fruity and I said "I taste like aioli!" so it was all good. Dog. We stood out there for a while kissing and talking, then he called me petite and I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to laugh but also don't want him thinking I think I'm petite, so I told him I know I'm a big girl but thanks. He eventually put his arm through mine to walk me to my car then slid his hand down my arm and held my hand. I almost died because it was so cute, and clearly he's ok with that kind of thing. I mean, Eric and I dated for, what, three months, and I think we held hands once and it was totally awkward. Hmm. We ended up kissing a bit more by my car then talking about going to the casino when Jess gets home and about exes and sex then I got in my car and drove home. Checked myspace when I got there and he'd left me a funny comment. It took me forever to fall asleep and then I had a dream Trevor had a party and Sinbad was there. The comedian not the pirate.

Monday 3/19, Jacques was being fine after work but I’m being super cautious around him and not petting him too much in order to avoid over-stimulation. I didn’t do much at home and ended up mostly packing and watching I love NY and getting mad when she kicked Real off. Boo! You deserve Tango, New York! I coordinated with Susan to bring Jacques over the next day and also did some planning with Eliso for San Diego and how that is going to work. I’m really excited to see her and since we’ve been in daily contact I think it’s going to be really good when we get together. I went to bed fairly early I think.

Sunday 3/18, I woke up pretty early and ate some breakfast then went for a walk and cleaned a bit when I got back. I showered and ate some lunch then realized I needed to get my ass in gear because it was getting late and I hadn’t even dried my hair. Surprisingly I managed to get ready in about 15 minutes and hit the road to Mom’s house. We took off for downtown to go to Trevor’s show, parked and went in. Our seats weren’t as good as the seats Billy and I had earlier this week but we were still in the main section so that was good. Mom really liked it but as soon as it was over she took off for the lobby and was headed toward the door and when I finally caught up with her I suggested sticking around for a minute to see if Trevor would come out to say hi but Mom wasn’t interested and kept going so I just laughed and followed her. I headed home where I started falling asleep until Eliso called and we talked about plans for the week and other boy stuff which was fun…I miss her so much. I went to go update my blog quickly before going over to Mom’s when my phone rings and who does it read? Trevor. Augh! So we talk for a little bit about his show and whatnot then make plans to hang out on Tuesday after his show. I went over to Mom’s and talked to Dad and Mom on the way over then talked to Susan about Mom salting my game with Trevor and ended up out on the deck laughing hysterically. Mom, Dad and me talked about the show and Trevor until Grandma and Grandpa arrived then we all sat down to have dinner. After dinner we talked then I left and watched some tv then Jacques bit me and I swung a pillow at him and locked him out of my room. I talked to Susan a while about my dilemma and we’re going to see how he does at her place and see if this is a bigger problem or if it’s just me not reading his moods / signals. I read a bit then went to bed.

Saturday 3/17, I woke up before 7 and couldn’t go back to sleep so I finally got up, showered and got ready then headed out before 9 and still managed to get to Kay-See’s a bit early. We went and picked Susan up then headed down to Ballard. I didn’t see Michael or the other regular waiters so I was a little bummed but eventually he showed up and was on the other side of the restaurant. I tried the last rumble of the three and it was very good as our waitress had suggested. After we finished eating we decided it would be a good idea to write a note to have the waitress give Michael so I wrote “You’re cute! Call me: (phone number)” and did little hearts on the exclamation point and colons, so she gave it to him and she said he asked if it was from his friend Karrah (Car-uh), but he didn’t come over. He finally caught my attention when he was picking up an order and said he had been at Neighbours and had seen the guy who left me a comment on my page (Richie) and was dancing where we usually dance…oh well. He came over to chat and said that he was celebrating his birthday and to come down but I wasn’t really paying attention and I don’t think it was a real invite anyway, but it was nice he said it, and it was also nice that he mentioned my toaster would be there (Derik), yum. We paid then took turns going to the bathroom and Michael came over while they were gone and we talked about the women who met online and how I should have gone over and sat with her assuming she was buying my breakfast. We got out of there and went to Green Lake for a walk and it was fine until about the last quarter when it started to rain so we were kind of wet by the time we got back to the car but it felt good to do it. I drove them both home then went home and booked tickets online for Trevor’s show on Sunday with Mom. I fell asleep for about an hour and had the most vivid dreams about girls from high school then about Andy and Joelle. Weird. I headed to the pet supply store in Issaquah and got a bunch of stuff for Jacques and his stay with Auntie Susan later this week, then got a blueberry smoothie and hit QFC for yogurt. I went home and watched tv until Susan called to see if I wanted to do Velvet Goldmine and Chinese so I said “COME OVER!” We talked for a while then put in our dinner order, picked it up and watched OC while we stuffed ourselves full of Chow Mein and Chicken Broccoli. We then put in VG and since Susan has fallen asleep watching it 2 or 3 times now, I was determined to get her all the way through it. I had to do a little research online during one part then it was time to put in a strategic phone call to Trevor, left a message then we finished the movie. Afterward we played with Jacques for a good 45 minutes and laughed hysterically especially when we set up a box trap with his pink mouse as bait since I took away all his other cat nip toys. He didn’t take the bait though and it’s still sitting inside the box. After Susan left I cleaned up a little then climbed into bed and watched some news and SNL until going to bed a little after midnight.

Friday 3/16, Peggy let me leave early so when I got home I busted ass and did a ton of cleaning for about an hour and 15 minutes of the kitchen, living and dining rooms. I had all the doors and windows open because it was so hot out and it felt nice to get some fresh air circulating. I eventually settled onto the floor with my laptop and to watch some tv while Jacques milled around nearby. I talked to Courtney for quite a while about wedding details and the who’s who of guests attending. I watched the end of Season 1 of OC and almost fell asleep on the couch. I climbed into bed and was asleep by, like, 11:00 I think.

Thursday 3/15, I was excited to not have to rush out of the house after work and took my time doing some picking up around the house and relaxing. I called Kay-See for stories and she had a good one for me then we talked about my debacle with Trevor and the cute Matt from karaoke. As we were talking Jacques started attacking the backs of my legs and had this crazed look in his eyes, it really freaked me the fuck out. I hissed at him and that didn’t do any good and probably just provoked him, but I managed to corral him in my room while Kay-See just laughed and refused to believe her God cat was capable of such behavior. It seriously freaked me out. Then I talked to Susan and both her and Kay-See were encouraging me to call Trevor to see if he wanted to go to Neighbours and since he had left a comment for me on myspace I figured that was a good sign even though I gave him the cheek the night before. How resilient of him! He didn’t answer when I called so I left a message and tried to be breezy but instead ended up probably sounding scattered. I hopped in the shower then fed Jacques and made some dinner for myself. I called Mom to see if she had any interest in seeing the play over the weekend so we’re going to go to the Sunday matinee, perhaps with Dad, perhaps just the two of us, we’ll see. I half-listened to Ugly Betty as I got ready for the night and since I was trying to get out of there to go over to Susan’s early I had to hustle. As I rushed out the door I grabbed OC and some cds for her to rip. As I got to Capitol Hill Trevor called, which made me all excited, and he said that he couldn’t go to Neighbours because of band practice but that he’d had fun the night before as well and that we should do it again “without Billy, of course” and I was like, yeah, no chaperone! Then he was like “Unless that’s a prerequisite…” and I said “Yes, Billy must be there” so we had fun with that then he said that some time he would get to Neighbours and to have fun. When I got to Susan’s we both ate ice cream and I snacked on some cookies and chocolate covered pretzels as well. I was practically begging to be bloated for dancing. We watched one episode of OC then sang and danced along to JT while she finished getting ready. Soon we were off. Travers was wearing a shirt that said “What’s love got to do with it?” and I was like, “Yeah! What DOES love have to do with it?” and though he didn’t hear me because we were too far back in line, he did see me and wave, yay! This guy in line in front of us was wearing this like African style hat and Susan looked at me and was like “Seriously?” Then the girl he was with was dallying with her ID and money so Susan and I cut her off and slapped our money onto the counter and off we went. We checked our coats and the coat check boy was sweet as always like, “You’re so beautiful” he’s so nice, I love him! We hit the dance floor right away because we spotted Teal and Darren and it was a good song so we were busting it out. I glanced to the side and saw two of Eric’s friends that acted like they liked me when we were seeing each other but I don’t think they actually did. I told Susan and she hissed in their direction. I didn’t want to make eye contact but got this terrible feeling in my stomach that Eric was there or going to be there, and that I didn’t really want to see him. Although, if I was going to see him that it would be a good night since I looked pretty good…but I didn’t want to deal…surprisingly. That reaction shocked me a little. Anyway, we danced with Teal and Darren and I know his friends saw me because they kept looking at me but I just stayed focused on dancing to Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer and singing to Teal and Susan. There was quite a stream of good songs played so I was all hot from getting down. I spotted Dick but we pretty much ignored him all night as he attempted to hook up with multiple girls. I eventually did a lap and didn’t spot Eric, not surprising since I don’t think he wants to see me ever again, then returned to the floor. Another bad song came on so I went upstairs to watch the floor and the one busser that sprayed Susan and me with the water one night came up to me and said “I like your bottom” and was like “Ha, thanks!” and he goes “I’ll show you thanks” and did this gross thing with his tongue and I was like, eww. Susan joined me for a few minutes then we went back down when a good song came on. I didn’t want to dance next to Eric’s friends so we went to our old usual spot and there was this creepy guy with white hair and Susan was all, “Oh no, here comes Andy Warhol” and I laughed for like 5 minutes. He totally looked like Andy Warhol. I spotted my goth bf and found out his name is Max and he was look especially sassy with his black elbow length gloves, skull arm band and black thigh lace up culottes. Susan ended up having to roll her eyes at me for most of the night. We did another lap before long and watched the crowd from the ledge and saw Max with a girl already. Damn, he works quick. As we’re standing up there I spot someone on the side that looks just like Richie and sure enough it was, so I snuck up behind him and pinched his butt and got a very excited greeting and wonderful hug. I’ve been needing a good hug lately so this was a very welcome embrace. We started chatting and taking pictures when Teal’s ex came over and gave me a hug and we chatted for a minute before he took off and we went out to dance. I told Richie Eric’s friends were there and that I wanted him to pretend to be my bf, he laughed, then told me Eric was mad to break it off with me, and I was like, “You mean, like, crazy?” and he said yes. We went out and danced even though Richie doesn’t really like 80’s, but loves to watch his friends dance to it. Susan left for a little bit and Richie and I really got down, especially to Aha, and since this idiot behind me was knocking me around he traded spots with me and I told him he was a gentleman and looked adorable in his red sweater. Susan returned and we danced a little longer before Richie said he needed to go so I got another long hug which felt wonderful, then after Susan and him said bye he was like, I need another hug, so we just stood there hugging, like forever and he told me that he adores me. I always fall a little more in love with Richie when I see him. Sigh. Susan and I were taking a break when Simple Minds’ “Don’t Forget About Me” came on and I was simultaneously excited and sad. I danced to most of it with my eyes closed and singing to myself. They haven’t played that song in months and how funny that I had a dream about him the night before, saw two of his best friends there that never really liked me and they played that song all on the same day. Thinking about it on the way home I wanted to cry. Anyway, Max had disappeared for a while so Susan commented that maybe he was getting a bj in the alley. All of a sudden he appears on the dance floor right by us and Susan and I talk about he’s probably got a whole bunch of freaky stuff at his place and I was like “I don’t want him to hang me from hooks on the ceiling!” He looks over and we make eye contact and he waves so I wave back then he comes over and introduces himself and we dance by each other for quite a while, and Susan leaves to go commiserate with Teal and leaves me there by myself with him. Now, when I call him my bf, I’m all talk, I don’t want him to be my bf and I certainly don’t know what to do when he smiles at me suggestively. Luckily I didn’t have to wait long to find out because Thomas appeared and came over and gave me a nice hug and introduced me to his cute friend (Cory? Chris? Curtis? Can’t remember) and kind of wedged Max out. I felt bad, but we’d danced to 1.5 songs so that was enough for me. I was pulled back over to Susan and we danced a little while longer before deciding to go home. We said bye to Teal and he says “I’ve got someone I want to set you up with” so I ask who, and he says “I’ll introduce you when the time is right, and I’ll give you plenty of notice” so I said good and that I’d want to know so I could make sure I looked good and he says “Actually, you know, you always look good” like very matter of fact, not just like “Oh, you always look great!” fake way, it was sincere. Thanks Teal. All these gay boys bring the self-esteem up a few notches. We headed out and got a hug from the bouncer then hustled to our cars and took off. I thought about Eric for most of the way home. Fucker.

I pulled into the parking lot and immediately noticed you there, getting something out of the back of your car. It was an older version of your Honda. Both of us standing outside our cars, we tried to ignore each other while waiting for our respective friends to show up. The situation was closer to the interaction B and I usually have, which was strange. I thought the first time I saw you after everything it would be anything but us avoiding each other. I feel like I'm invisible to you. I never existed.

Why am I still having dreams about you?

Wednesday 3/14, I ate a little after work, showered, fed Jacques and hit the road by 6:20 and made it into Seattle right before 7:00. Billy was all over my ass calling me so I told him I would call him when I parked. We met in front of the theatre to see Trevor in Fire on the Mountain and went in and got seated. Billy was very chatty but that’s nothing unusual and we were really excited for the show to start especially when we saw the set and all the instruments. Soon it started and we had pretty good seats, only about 5 rows back and right in the middle, so we had a great view of everything. I have to say that Trevor playing 5+ instruments was pretty fucking hot. Plus the show was EXCELLENT, really really good. I even got teary at one point, it was a really powerful play and Trevor’s dad has an amazing voice, I just want to take him home and have him sing to me all the time. Is that creepy? Yes? Ok, never mind. Onward! The singing and music were great and I would definitely see it again and am thinking about seeing if Mom wants to go because I think she would find it interesting. After it was over Billy and I both hit the bathroom and Billy was trying to call Trevor when I came out and all of a sudden Trevor was standing right next to us, he must have changed really quickly, so I got a hug (mmmm) and we decided to go over to McMenamin’s for some after show fun. Billy and I grabbed a booth while Trevor finished his cigarette (we’ll have to see about that) and we started perusing the menus. When Trevor got in I ordered a hot chocolate and he ordered artichoke dip and the Cajun tater tots for the table, yum! The three of us talked, but mostly Trevor and I flirted and talked but Billy managed to stay in there with the conversation. I wanted to call Kay-See because of her teasing voice mail but it was getting late at that point and I didn’t know how to sneak away. We talked about Neighbours and the kind of crowd there and after telling him that the last guy I dated I met there he asked, "Until he figured out he was gay?" then went on to say that you can find out how gay a guy is by how much he cringes when you say "vagina". We stayed there for a while until Trevor suggested we go do something else (and he picked up the tab, nice), like go to his house or to another bar or something and was like "We can make out or something...unless you already did with Billy" and I said that I hadn't and Billy was like "Subtle Trevor". Billy was going to roll and I decided since it was pushing 10:30 that I should probably head home so Trevor said he would walk us to our cars and mine was up first so we found it, by setting the alarm off, then I drove us over to Billy’s car. They tried out his new fiddle then Trevor got back into the car and I introduced him to Arcade Fire (This is me learning that he’s never heard Arcade Fire: “You’ve never heard Arcade Fire?! They’re amazing!”) as I drove him to his car. We were having fun talking and still flirting a little then I got him to his car and as we’re saying good bye and he’s thanking me for the Thin Mints he leans over like to hug me but kind of goes in for a kiss, but I didn’t understand because I thought we were doing more of a friend outing this time, so I kind of turned my head like for him to give me a kiss on the cheek then we kind of awkwardly hugged, cause we’re in the car, it’s always an awkward hug in the car, then he got out and said “We should keep in touch” or something like that, suggesting getting together again. So then I feel TOTALLY stupid, like, did I just give him the cheek?! Was he really going in for a kiss? The moment really wasn’t optimal so that’s why I was thrown. I contemplated calling him to ask if I just dissed him because that certainly wasn’t my intention, hells bells, I’d make out with him in a second, but I didn’t call him and I figure I’ll send him a message or see if he wants to go to Neighbours tomorrow (a good excuse to call I think) since he now knows that I go “religiously” and that straight guys are welcome they just have to be able to hang knowing the gay boys will sense fresh meat. It was fun and it was good to see him again and I am totally smitten like I was LIKE 3 MONTHS AGO. I drove home, talked to Jacques and laughed while he darted back and forth from my room to Kassie’s, then updated all this shit.

Tuesday 3/13, I rushed home to shower and get ready to go bowling with Kay-See and some of her crew from her old work. I got out of the house about 6:40 and headed out to West Seattle where I found the alley with no problem and went in. It was Kay-See, Bill and Nicholas (who I’ve had an ongoing semi-crush on / interest in now for a while) so I knew the evening would be fun. We had a good time, I mostly enjoyed watching Bill and Nikki take turns tag teaming Kay-See after she got a strike or provoked them in the slightest manner. The guy next to us made some snide comment to Kay-See and got her all riled up then he tried to blame it on Nikki which made her even madder. They were playing some really good songs, among the best were Jamiroquai, JT and Bon Jovi’s Livin on a Prayer and the worst being a Bob Marley song and some butt rock. There were a lot of boys there who I was introduced to and the ones I remember are Brandon, Jesse and Jake who were all very nice and were determined to get Kikki and me out to karaoke which was achieved when Jesse did his infamous “sad face” which included an arm around my shoulders. Kay-See knew it would work. Anyway, bowling was lots of fun even though I didn’t throw any balls down the lane, despite encouragement from the boys (“I have performance anxiety!”) and was made even funner when Kay-See and I pretended to make out and feel each other up and distracted Nikki and made him bowl a gutter ball with the funny video with pink ball. I talked to Nikki a little bit and I never realized how tall he is, 6’6” (!) and his brother is apparently even 2 inches taller than him and we talked about how hard it is to find clothes that fit, especially in the long sleeve department. Then I confirmed that Bill lives in the same building as Julien and Co. Um, there’s lots of other fun stuff but we’d be here all day, so eventually it was time to go sing at some place a few blocks down so Kay-See and I were ready to go but waiting on boys who were taking FOREVER but we used the opportunity to gossip and get the low down on everyone. We drove over together following Jake and went into Yan Woo Inn or something and started filling out song requests for Jesse and Jake who are apparently regulars and have been known to get a little rowdy (what was that story about a broken tv?). Then someone’s roommate Raj showed up and he was quite a good singer and very funny so I enjoyed my time sitting next to him. Then two Matts showed up, one really cute one not so much. All the boys were harassing us to pick something and sing and also bringing the microphones down to us to sing along to the choruses and “whoa-oh-ohhh” parts of a Genesis song. The one Matt was a little flirty and definitely had my attention the whole time. Luckily I thought to get my camera out and videotape when Jesse and Jake were singing Mr. Big’s To Be with You and got Matt in my shot, yes! While they were singing it they were like, “Who picked this song? It sucks!” and I was like “I did! It’s fantastic” and kept singing along to it. It was a lot of fun. It’s nice to have all that testosterone around, because even though there are always lots of boys at Neighbours, they’re mostly all gay and not really exuding testosterone, so this was a fantastic change of pace. Especially when the not cute Matt sang The Humpty Dance (which Kay-See sang along to almost the entire thing!) then some Salty Balls song which had all of us practically rolling on the floor. My face hurt from laughing so much so it’s safe to say it was really fun and I was in stitches the whole time. When we were talking to cute Matt Kay-See nudged me under the table and it felt so high school it was fantastic, I pinched her on the leg back and we giggled mischievously. Around 12:10ish we decided it was time to roll out and head home so we said our goodbyes (I had to slide across Jake’s lap to get out) and headed out. We found our way back to the alley where I dropped Kay-See off then drove home. I was tired.

Monday 3/12, Kassie was gone when I got up so I called her on the way to work and talked for quite a while which was nice and I’m excited for her to come back up again and luckily I probably won’t have to wait long. I got an email while at work from Jessica that Buck was going to be in town and hoping that it was ok that she told him to call me to hang out. Then I got an email from him and we set up plans to have a late dinner after he got in from London. Then right as I was about to leave work Billy called and we finalized plans for Wednesday and after I hung up with him I left my phone in my car for a few minutes and when I got in I had a missed call and message from Josh P seeing if I wanted to hang out when he’s in town next month and grab dinner or something downtown. I called him back and told him that sounded great and also that I’d be seeing him in a little over a week at Court’s wedding. Crazy! I got dressed for a walk and did my short one and when I got back talked to Kay-See about Tuesday plans and filled her in on all my boy plans. I ate a salad to tide me over until the late dinner then watched some OC and talked to Susan before showering and semi-getting ready to go out. I didn’t want to completely get ready in case Buck was too tired from his flight to go out and when 9:20 rolled around and he called to cancel I was glad I hadn’t applied mascara or put pants on. I heated up some spaghetti and continued watching I Love NY (Is it bad that I secretly hoped he would cancel so I could finish watching my show? Yes? That’s what I figured). Talked to Susan again and we made plans for Thursday and JT. Watched the news, read and went to bed.

Sunday 3/11, I thought I had gotten up all early to go on a walk and lounge around before having to get ready for Alix’s game down south, but I had forgotten about the time change so I kind of had to get up, get ready and get Kassie going then take off for Mom’s. We met Mom and headed down to Tukwila and even though it was raining it was pretty warm and we got rock star parking at the fields and headed over. There was a tent to sit under and it wasn’t long before Kassie was yelling and making inappropriate comments to the players of the other team especially when they got rough with Alix. Unfortunately they didn’t win but Alix played a great game and we gave her a little pep talk and support after her game. Us girls all rode home together and had some lunch when we got home. Then I downed some brie and baguette and we all sat around talking then Kassie and I took off for home and when I got back I called Susan to say that I was tired and hadn’t even showered yet so I was just going to hang at home and watch OC. I ate a big salad for dinner and some yogurt and then quite a bit of lemon pound cake. Watched some tv then more OC and read then went to bed.

Saturday 3/10, I had to get up at 8:00 to shower and get ready for breakfast. I crawled into bed with Kassie after my shower and we talked for a little bit then I told her she should come to breakfast as well, I got ready and headed out to pick up Kay-See. We swung by and picked up Michelle who showed me a little shortcut to Eastlake and we were on our way to pick up Chrystol. She was dressed all cute and soon we were off to Ballard chattering away. We parked, walked down, talked to Kassie and gave her directions, went in and got a table in the family friendly section. I saw our waiter from last weekend, but no Michael and no Toaster so I was a bit disappointed. As we were sitting down this girl from the next table waved in my direction and though she looked vaguely familiar I looked behind me to check and see if there was anyone back there but there wasn’t. So I waved back confusedly. Then it dawned on me that it was probably B’s gf and asked Chrystol if it was then she said hi and they started chatting and I was like, boy, this is awkward, but she had waved at me so that was nice at least. Kassie finally showed up and Michael so that was fantastic and I chatted with him briefly then Kassie and him were bantering back and forth about how he was in Kassie’s bedroom once and that it was scandalous. We ordered and gabbed away while we ate. Kay-See took one for the team by ordering the Huervos Rancheros and I got the New Zealand French Toast but ended up eating a bunch of Michell’s Fancy French Toast as well, bad on me. When we finished Kassie paid for me and we took off to go back to Chrystol’s so she could change into walking clothes and while she was doing that we talked with Schuyler and Jason then watched the fish tank movies they had made the night before and were soon on our way to Green Lake. We walked the opposite way around and I smiled at cute boys as they walked by trying to improve my “boy confidence” and I think it’s working (like boldly smiling at that guy in the crosswalk the night before on my way to Kay-See’s). I think we made pretty good time and saw that black duck again. We took Chrystol home then the three of us went to Target so I could take my Justin Timberlake cd back because it was the edited version, and as I told Kay-See “I don’t do the fucking edited version of anything,” and also so Kay-See could look at cameras. We went down to Best Buy where I bought my JT cd then headed back up where Kay-See got the same camera as Kassie and me but it’s a sassy redish pink. We went over to the Display Costume store for St. Patty’s Day supplies then over to Red Robin where, against our better judgment, we ate again then I took the girls home and went back to Bellevue. I played with J a little and watched OC until it was time to go to Mom’s for a Saturday night dinner instead of Sunday. When I arrived Kassie was already there and I found out that Mom made her delicious spaghetti meat sauce and a berry cobbler and I was MAD at myself for eating so much all day because I wasn’t hungry but I wanted to eat a ton. Plus she made garlic bread, drat! We had a really nice dinner and talked about Kassie getting married and all the plans and everything then we went into the living room where Mom gave me a present for Jacques and she read it out loud. After Grandma and Grandpa left Dad and I looked at real estate online then Kassie and I made inappropriate comments about the soccer players on tv and made Dad rewind to certain players over and over again. We have Alix’s career all planned out for her and I think it will work out nicely for me. I left around 9ish and called Eliso on the way home then at home I watched a some OC and fell asleep.

Friday 3/9, Kay-See texted me during the work day to see if I wanted to see Red Veil and in lieu of going out I told her I would bring my tomato / zucchini “frittata” over. I left a little before 7 because there was no traffic and when I got there Kay-See was enthusiastically whipping up a lemon pound cake. I helped by zesting 1.5 lemons and talking her ear off while flipping through The Barefoot Contessa cookbooks. We started marking things we want to make this summer and at our “Boy Breakfast” and it looks like we’re going to be very busy girls. After the pound cake went in the oven we heated up the frittata and Kay-See whipped up some delicious zucchini and we polished it all off. The pound cake came out and we discussed more cooking / grilling / baking plans while it cooled off a bit. We finally sank our teeth into the deliciousness of Kay-See’s miracle pound cake and then we were off with a detour to Target so I could shamefully purchase Justin Timberlake's cd, with Kay-See giddy at my mortification. We got on our way to the movie at the Crest and soon were discussing how good popcorn smelled and sounded so Kay-See dashed over to the concession stand and got us a bag then we went in and settled into our super 70’s rocking chairs. The movie was good but this guy up in the front kept laughing at all these inappropriate moments and ruining all these good parts, luckily not that hot sex scene though, thank goodness. Seriously, people in the theater were laughing at him laughing at the not funny parts. Ugh. We drove back to Kay-See’s and Kassie called to say that she was home and we had a parking situation, then we went up and Kay-See packed up about 2/3 of the cake. Oh boy…I know I’m going to end up eating all of it within the next day and a half or so.

Thursday 3/8, I got home a little early so I climbed into bed because I was tired then I finally got up around 6:30 to make my tomato / zucchini quiche / frittata. I ate only a quarter of it and a big salad and was proud of myself for not gorging. I got ready then headed out early to meet Susan at our usual spot so that we could go to Everyday Music together. We wandered around talking, laughing and looking at cds. Susan kept encouraging me to ask the EM staff if they had any Justin Timberlake cds used, but I didn’t want to get laughed out of the joint so I didn’t. Instead I picked up the new Arcade Fire and Air cds then we went back, parked and walked in. Richie had texted me earlier in the night to tell me he’d be seeing me later and Michael had sent me a message on myspace to say he might go out so I was very excited by the gay boy prospects for the night. We checked our coats then went upstairs to watch the crowd for a few minutes before heading down and dancing. I saw Richie and Neil come in but we didn’t want to pounce so admired from afar while they got their drinks and settled in. Meanwhile Darren popped up smiling, which shocked both of us but we were like “Oh yeah” and he started dancing in the hot way he does. We decided to take a lap and spotted the hot boys again and I was going to go in and pinch Richie’s butt but he made a dash for upstairs so we followed him but didn’t manage to surprise him. We got big hugs and I think I got a kiss on the cheek, but I can’t really remember. The three of us talked up there for quite a while and took pictures and Richie and Susan were saying how great I am and that made me happy, it’s always nice to hear that from your friends unsolicited. Yay for friends! We went back downstairs and saw Kyle and chatted with him for a second and he’s like “Any crushes?” and we both shook our heads then he looks at me and goes “You have a bf don’t you?” and I said no but Susan said I had a horrified look on my face. That’s understandable right? We went to dance and kind of moved all around the floor and ended up over by Richie right as it looked like he was going to leave but I told him he wasn’t going anywhere and we all started dancing. Mmm, Richie. We were all being really sassy then Richie said something about how he has to watch himself around me because of my sexual attractiveness or something and I asked why and he goes “Because you’re so hot!” so I gave him a big hug and we laughed then I told him “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt.” Sassy molassey, that’s me. He also said he always thinks of me when he wears his big belt, which he thinks is "fucked up" because I didn't even give it to him, some guy did. I just beamed at him and said "Good!" Finally Neil showed up and took his camera out and started snapping away and was getting all cute for the camera. I told him I saw Kay-See’s profile and what he wrote about me and he was like “I was just kidding! I didn’t mean it!” I told him I knew and thought it was funny. We all danced for a little bit then the boys left and my goth bf started dancing by us kind of so I got all smitten and was trying to catch his eye so I could smile at him like last week and I finally got my chance and he gave me a smile back then Kyle came over and seemed to know him and Susan pounced and asked about him. All I see is Kyle straighten up and shake his head very definitely. I went over to ask him why and he’s like “He’s fucking crazy! No way!” so that put a damper on my crush but I can still dance by him and flirt. We went to go dance by Teal and Darren again and Darren kept kind of swinging his arms into us and groped Susan at one point I think, and though I doubt it was intentional, it certainly didn’t go unappreciated. Even though Peggy told me I could come in late we didn’t end up leaving that much later than I usually do. The coat check boy got my coat out without me even having to get my ticket out which is totally cute, I love him! We walked to Susan’s car then she dropped me off at my car and I drove home.

Wednesday 3/7, I went for my short walk after work because Peggy let me leave almost an hour early. It felt good and I wish I would have done more but I didn’t feel like killing myself. When I got home I saddled Jacques up in his walking vest and set out for the backyard. We were out there for longer than last time but he clearly just wanted to go back inside for most of it. It’s going to take a while for him to get used to being out there but he will, I know it. I hung out watching OC until it was time for dinner and exchanging flirty messages with Trevor. He asked me if Billy had talked to me about seeing his show at the Rep and hanging out afterward so I called Billy before Top Model and he was really drunk and kept saying how he wished he weren’t and that he was in Florida and standing on his bed or something. Hm, he kept jabbering on which didn’t irritate me, but instead amused me especially since he seemed to be so glad I called him and wanted to go to Trevor’s play. He told me he had a picture of me, him and Jess on his toolbox. Funny funny Billy. I told him I had to go cause my show was on but he ended up calling me back a few minutes later to tell me which song he put as a ring tone for when I called. Again, funny funny Billy. So I wrote back to Trevor and talked to Susan on the phone after ANTM was over and told her to look at the picture comments Trevor left. I’m smitten again, but we’ll see if it lasts. I showered, got in bed and read a magazine until it was time to go to bed.

Tuesday 3/6, I woke up thinking about the condo B and I had seen which was the first open house we’d gone to together and I had LOVED and was such a steal at the time. It’s on Eastlake and was like $250k at the time, like a year ago, maybe a little longer, and for some reason I felt like the universe was telling me something so I went online and either the same unit or an identical one is on the market RIGHT NOW for $425k, shit. That’s huge. If I sold now though I could probably swing it too, that’s the part that kills me. Timing just isn’t right with work. I’m going to keep my eye on it though just because I’m crazy like that. After work Susan came over and we tried to put Jacques’ walking jacket on but he managed to maneuver out of it so we bagged it and took a walk just the two of us up the old trail even though the bridge was partially out from a tree falling on it. When we got back I put OC on and we watched a few episodes while eating veggie pizza and joking about the dialogue and such. When we were done we went to Baskin Robbins where Susan treated me to a banana royale that was so rich but so delicious as well. We talked about what we were both doing at the age of 13 and Susan was definitely living a more exciting life than I was, God I was such a dork. We went back to the house and watched one more OC and Susan was distracted by Jacques who I’m pretty sure was high on catnip and was acting a little out of character. At least he wasn’t scratching the couch though so I was counting my blessings. Susan left a little before 9 then I showered and got ready for bed and wrote. I don’t know what to do about this new boy on myspace…I’ll play it out a little more and see what happens. I’m kind of still interested in a different boy on myspace that I’ve never mentioned on here but Susan knows who he is and is kind of helping me coordinate and include K to do some dirty work. Like leaving a mix tape on his desk from Jacques. We’ll see.

Monday 3/5, I showered and ate a quick dinner after work then headed into Seattle for my hair cut with Sean. I got there early of course so I hit BB&B and bought a toaster and some storage boxes then headed over and checked in. I was reading a magazine when someone grabbed my head from behind and scared the shit out of me: Sean. He looked good as always and soon I was in the chair telling him I didn’t love my hair and wanted him to make me love it. He had this awesome mix cd on and I thought it was funny that he mixed that Gnarles Barkley song into each song, but it turned out to be someone’s ring tone. It was a good hair cutting session and it’s always good to get a hot guy’s perspective on things. I asked him about his picture in Seattle magazine and if he was wearing eyeliner, he said no, but that it looked like he was wearing lip gloss “Thanks Chap Stick!” or something. It made me laugh. When I was in the dryer thing he touched my hand and it made me giddy. Oh Sean. Half the fun is that he’s totally unavailable, no rejection. Anyway, he styled it curly because apparently that’s what he likes, so I was totally ok with that, then I asked him about shampoos and conditioners and bought about $65 worth. Ouch. Oh well. I rolled out and talked to Zach on the way home and made plans for next week. At home I wrote back to my new goat bf (don’t ask) and watched I Love NY while playing with Jacques and looking at condos online.

Sunday 3/4, Unfortunately I woke up before 7:00 and eventually got out of bed at 7:30 to shower and get ready to go pick Kay-See up. I swung by then we grabbed Michelle and headed down to Ballard while chatting it up. We were seated right away in Michael’s usual section but he wasn’t there and some other guy was waiting on us. I noticed Bun wearing eyeliner and smiling to himself a lot behind the bar. Before long I asked where Michael was and he said he was supposed to be there which made me feel relieved because I couldn’t imagine my breakfast without a side of Michael. He showed up and I was very excited and got a hug, then the seating guy told him to get to work or something so he asked Kay-See what his phone said and was like “Oh that’s right, it says 9:29.” We all had a hard time deciding what to order so we started with the peanut butter and chocolate coffee cake then I couldn’t choose between the biscuits and gravy and the blueberry pancakes and told our waiter to surprise me, which for some reason seemed to make him nervous. Michael suggested one of each but Kay-See told him that wasn’t allowed. I got the biscuits and gravy and they were DELICIOUS. Seriously, so good, those biscuits were super dense. I’ll have to bring Mom there because she loves biscuits and gravy. Michael comes over at some point and asks if I’d seen that “the artist formerly known as Bun is wearing makeup” and I was like, “I know, eyeliner!” it was fun. He then brought up Eric and said he’d told Eric that I wanted to hang out and I gasped in horror and made a face at Michael and he goes “Ha, just kidding!” cruel Michael, cruel. Let’s see what else? It was a really fun breakfast and it was nice having Michelle there because it added a new dynamic to our breakfast, especially the part where we ragged on having kids and Michelle insisted that she will someday birth puppies and maybe a few kittens. After breakfast we took off (Michael promised to go to Neighbours this week, but we’ll see) to Green Lake, parked and started walking around, thoroughly distracted by all the dogs. We made pretty good time and had Michelle back to her house well before the 1:30 deadline for her to get to work…like 12:30 or something. It felt good. Kay-See and I went up toward Susan’s and decided to stop for coffee and so I could show her the condo building I where the condo I want is but it sold, oh well. We went to Café Ladro and I got some chocolate espresso chip cookie on the baristas insistence even after expressing an extreme distaste for coffee. We walked down the block and saw Neil and Percival so I got a hug and it was so wonderful, of course, and we waved to Chris who was inside a shop picking up some bath salts or powder or something then we were on our way again. We got back to the car, drove to Susan’s and sat and talked for a while about the morning and such. I wrapped up the remainder of the delicious cookie dough her and Richie had made then we were on our way because Kay-See wanted to get home to clean. On our way back toward her house however we saw some open house signs so we stopped in the Spanish style one and Kay-See was horrified so we got out quickly then went down the street to a better one though it still isn’t what I’m willing to settle for. The right one will come along, it’ll just take some time, which I’ve got plenty of. We drove around a little more looking at buildings then I dropped her off and hit the grocery store in Issaquah where I chatted it up with Dustin and I think he’s a little flirtier than he used to be and I’m wondering what to attribute that to. I bought some Girl Scout Cookies on the way our, yum! At home I relaxed, which means I played on my computer and watched OC and almost fell asleep while Jacques slept near by on one of his many beds. I went to Mom’s for dinner and we had a delicious paprika chicken and peppers stew or something and it was very good then Mom created a phyllo dough and raspberry dessert that was very tasty. After dinner I left and prepared to watch tv for the night and update this thing. Went to bed fairly late.

Saturday 3/3, I woke up early, called Alan to ask if I could come over for computer modifications, got dressed, hit Costco for gas, hit the bank for $ and ended at home. I made Mom put on work out clothes so we could go walk around the neighborhood for some exercise and to look at houses. We stopped to check out some fossilized marble at one of the neighbors’ house and had fun checking out all the neighborhood construction. When we got back we found Dad working on my computers so I jumped on the elliptical and did 2 miles on that then hung around eating brie and baguette then some of Mom’s delicious meat sauce. Yum! Dad finally got everything transferred and new Office set up so I headed home and cleaned like an animal, what with the vacuuming, cleaning up after Jacques, laundry, kitchen and other random bits of cleaning up. Then I showerd and got ready to pick up my dress from the alteration place. I didn’t try it on, just picked it up and headed home. Watched some OC I believe and sat around for the evening. It was a slow Saturday. I went to bed super early, like 10:30 early.

Friday 3/2, I showered and got ready to go over to Kay-See’s leaving my house around 6:45, found parking fairly easily then Kay-See and I were off to the Elysian Brewery. I went in to put our name on the list and Kay-See drove off to find parking. About 10 minutes later she came in and we perused the menu before being seated in the lower area. She got the fish and chips which were pretty good and I got a burger with blue cheese, yum! The conversation was great as always and mostly revolved around boys and work. Nothing unusual there. When we got back to her place we decided to watch Hollywoodland in the media room, which was still freezing, and Kay-See kept tabs on hot guys coming and going from her place of residence. It was a pretty good movie and Adrien Brody was cocky in a very hot way. After it was over we were both extremely tired so I drove home and went to bed.

Thursday 3/1, I woke up realizing I'd met the man I want to marry in my dream. His name is Dan and though I didn't initially find him all that attractive as my dream progressed I found myself very attracted to him. He flips multi-million dollar houses and does the work himself. That's hot. He just seemed like a really good guy. Sigh. My search is now on for the real Dan. Anyhow, let the games begin! Kay-See called after I got home from work and informed me she felt like staying in instead of going on the art walk, boo! We made plans for Friday night instead. I showered and started to get ready then talked to Chrystol and firmed up plans for later in the evening. Ate some dinner and hit the road, arriving at Chrystol and Schuyler's a bit earlier than anticipated. I met S' dad and he's very nice, ignored B, and chatted with the other roommates until it was time to hit the road. We convinced Jason to come again, promises of booze helped in the persuasion, and as we were leaving he asked what I would do if B asked if he could come along. I said I would just look at him and ask him why he would want to do that when I'm not intellectually stimulating enough for his presence. Jason laughed, yes! Off to Pioneer Square while discussing mascara options (I prefer YSL and we vowed to find out what Kay-See uses). Parked much closer this time and walked over to find a much less crowded affair. We started up and found most studios open and even found some great ones on the other side of the building. We sent Jason in first for some of them because they were a little out there especially the one with a guy playing bongos, a dj spinning and disco ball completing a completely awkward situation. I think that was their art and figured if we go back next month we'll probably see video of ourselves looking in awkwardly from the outside then quickly leaving once we actually entered. I saw Sarah W. and Chuck though I didn't say hi to him. Jason ran into some friends again and my highlight of course is the painting I vow to buy. We found some other cool rooms this time so it felt like a very successful trip with Chrystol and Jason both commenting that it was more fun this month than last. The dead birds probably had something to do with that. Anyway, it was after 9 and Schuyler had a show at the Blue Moon that had started so we headed back to Wallingford so I could drop them off with Chrystol and I sitting in my car chatting for a while about boys and B's gf. I called Susan to see if I could go over there and hang until Neighbours, and when she mentioned cookie dough I was practically begging for an invite. When I got there I gorged myself on delicious cookie dough...dammit, I forgot to take it with me. Anyway, we looked at boys on the internet, watched Ace Ventura 2 and I took a mini nap on Susan's bed. Soon it was time to roll out, we parked in our usual spot then ran to the Egyptian to meet up with Vicki. We went in and this cute tall boy was making googly eyes at me as he reentered while I tried to pay attention to what the bouncers were saying to me. We went upstairs and quickly spotted my new bf on the dance floor, but his moves were not so good. Susan called him an ostrich, and I helpfully added that he looked not only like an ostrich but like an ostrich on roller skates. It's not that he physically looked like a bird, it was his dance moves. Then we spotted my older bf who has multiple costume changes throughout the night and this night was no exception. Even Vicki was impressed. I decided I needed another application of deodorant so I ran to my car, applied, ran back then cut in line to get back in, haha suckas! I found the girls dancing and saw my Army Hat bf (ostrich) lurking around them so I decided to go check my coat then blew my nose and redirected a guy out of the women's room and into the men's room then back out to the dance floor. Teal and Darren were there and I got to see Darren make out with his bf a little, hot! Um, we all danced and I kept an eye out for Army Hat but then this other guy started lurking around (something was in the water last night I swear!) and finally came up to me and introduced himself, and though he seemed nice and wasn't ugly, I just wasn't interested and I didn't really know how to say that without being a bitch so I told him he could find me there on Thursdays if he wants to see me again, but that I wasn't giving him my number and I didn't feel like going out for a beer or Diet Coke. Sorry Chris! Vicki left while I was trying to get Chris off my ass so Susan and I continued to dance it up and take some truly terrible pictures. It wasn't long before Susan made her first OC reference telling me she would "salt my game" if I tried to get with Army Hat, damn! The songs were pretty good even though Von Trapp and his stupid sidekick played Erasure's Stop TWICE within about 20 minutes, idiots. Susan and I were all over the floor, well over by the fan anyway, and these two guys kept looking over and I had absolutely no interest, and one of them says his friend is a really good dancer but I just told him no thanks and they left. Eventually that tall goth-y guy who I'm pretty sure is gay was dancing right next to us and I don't remember which song it was, but it was a good one, and I kept kind of looking over at him in his mesh t-shirt and black and white stripped pirate pants and we kind of smiled at each other and at one point he reached his arm around my shoulders to kind of semi-hug me / get my attention. I'm not sure what it was but it gave me a case of the shivers. I'm tracking him down next week! Teal was lots of fun and confirmed that Jeff is "very straight" and we took turns singing to each other from across the floor. PMT showed up and I shielded Susan though he seems pretty harmless. I saw Army Hat again when we took a break and out of the corner of my eye I saw him pointing me out to a friend or sidekick or something but I didn't make eye contact. I'm aloof like that. I take after Jacques. Finally it was time to go and we said our goodbyes to Teal and Darren, got our coats and booked it back to our cars. Luckily those guys driving up the alley didn't follow us and try to lure me into their car with candy and tales of a lost puppy.

Wednesday 2/28, I hung out at home, of course, showered, played with Jacques a little and watched some more OC. I then watched the new ANTM and determined that I hate half the girls. Especially the married ones, ug, give me a break.

Tuesday 2/27, I got home a little early so I decided to do some jump roping as a form of workout and it actually was pretty good and Jacques sat by the back door and watched me the whole time. I showered and cleaned up the house a little because Susan was coming over after work for Chinese and to play with the cat. She got out early so we called in our order to Cascade Garden and took off to pick it up. We watched AFV while inhaling (well I inhaled) our food. After it was over I convinced Susan to watch a couple of episodes from OC, I'm trying to get her hooked and it might be working a little bit. It was about 10:30 when we were done so Susan packed up and left then J finally came out of the closet (not metaphorical) then crawled under my bed to sleep.

Monday 2/26, I went on my short walk and ran a good portion of it then hung out with my cat all night and watched tv. Fabulous! Jacques was really going crazy with some of his toys and running all over the house, it was hilarious.