Thursday 5/10, I took my short walk after work then started doing some things around the house including moving everything off the counters because Dale the tile guy was coming Friday to apply the last seal and touch up any grout flaws. I made a pretty healthy dinner because I'm getting fat and not exercising as much as I should so...yeah. I want my August '06 body back! Talked to Susan for a while and firmed up plans for the evening, did some more cleaning and eventually showered and got ready to go out. I went over to Susan's a little after 10 and we talked and I ate sugary treats then I grabbed the large stack of magazine (like 15) and we headed out. Our secret parking place was packed so we had to park on Broadway and walked over. TRAVERS was standing outside giving me a hard time because he says I don't write about him anymore only "I like Eric, la la la" I told him to go check again because he's always in here and Susan even backed me up. Christine carded us...weird. That's the first time in like a year...or more. I saw Richie as soon as we walked in so we talked about the party and a few unfortunate incidents from the week and I told him if there was anything I could do to let me know and that I was so excited about the party and it would be a little bright spot in his week. He's with this girl Erin who introduced herself to me...twice...then was all handsy with my sweatshirt and THOM necklace. So then Ostrich comes over to say hi to Richie but is totally looking me up and down and is like "Good work Richie" and was just staring at me. So I kind of half-smiled at him then looked nervously at Richie and he just laughed. Ostrich told me to watch out for Richie then introduced himself...I think his name was Brian. I'll have to get his bottom line from Richie on Saturday. He's cute enough but those dance moves still freak me out. Richie wasn't feeling 80's Night so he went home...I didn't blame him. I went to find Susan and went upstairs but didn't see her and decided to check the floor and saw Tye who was in black and white and gave me a big hug and asked me where the "other half" was and I said I was looking for her, but what was up with that new stage and the go-go boys dancing in the cage? Finally found her and soon we were on the floor and there were two cute boys with brown hair and black shirts, not together, and we ended up dancing next to them all night in various places on the floor. The one kind of looks like Kassie's Skylar but with big hair. I made eye contact with him for most of the night and would kind of smile at him but then look away and he kept moving from one side of us to the other by passing right between Susan and me so that was pretty funny. He kept looking over then would whisper to the Syphilis Carrier so I didn't know if he was strategizing or what. THEN Studded Belt showed up hot as ever right next to the cute-big hair-guy, and was spastically flailing his cares away. I just sit there and stare at him and laugh at his dance moves and Susan's like "Can you imagine that in bed?" so for the rest of the night I was and totally cracking up. Ostrich had been lurking around and touched me on the back as he walked by at one point, but then was also like almost making out with some guy and following Erin around. I think they were both very drunk. I saw Jeff and he was looking cute and I'd like to see just what's under that hoodie he always wears, but we chatted a little bit and if he were just an inch or two taller I'd probably be all over that action. He took off to dance with Darren...I can't blame him. Darren was looking pretty good, but even hotter were his dance moves. There's a new bartender and he's kind of cute until you get up close and see his tiny and perfectly coiffed mustache. I took a break with my water and as I was walking back toward the floor I looked up and was watching my favorite go-go boy (with the suspenders!) and he looked down at me and was pointing and singing to me and grinding against the bars so I stood there transfixed for a few seconds as the new hot bartender looked on, then I got all shy and gave him an "Oh you!" and waved dismissively at him and returned to the dance floor giddy and reported to Susan. The songs were pretty good for the most part but when the Price impersonator came out we decided to head out and saw Studded Belt outside where Susan determined he's not Graham. Walked to the cars where I found a very sweet text from Richie. I <3 him.

Wednesday 5/9, I had done some research online for organ music but couldn't really find anything consistent so I wrote Trevor for suggestions. After work I drove down to U-Village and hit B&N and luckily they let you scan cds to listen to them so I eventually determined that I liked Bach's pieces as far as sinister-sounding organ music goes. I finally found a good one with the most spooky sounding pieces then met up with Kay-See at J. Crew. We walked back to our cars and drove over to the cooking class. We had a great class and made the most fantastic foccacia I've ever had (outside that one time in Italy...) so I really want to try making that one sometime. I ate SO much of it...seriously like a 1/4 of the whole piece. Then we had donuts that I didn't love, but that didn't stop me from eating mine and most of Kay-See's, then we had cinnamon rolls which were DELICIOUS and by that point I then felt like I was going to throw up because I was so full. Then he brings the bagels out and just the smell was putting me over the edge. I'm sure they were delicious but I was so full that it was making me sick. Serves me right I suppose for eating so much of the rosemary foccacia. So class ends and it's our last one with Kevin which was a bit sad and as we were cleaning up and milling around Stacy was asking him all these questions: "Favorite food to cook right now?" "Favorite tv chef?" etc., so I came up with my own question and waited until the perfect moment, "So Kevin, who's your favorite single chef friend you'd like to set up with one of us hot girls?" and you should have seen Kay-See's and Stacy's faces. Jaws on the floor. Kevin thought it was pretty funny though and when I was like, "No, I'm just teasing, I thought it would be funny to follow Stacy's questions up with mine" and he was like "No, let me think a minute...hmm" so Kay-See got one of her business cards out and wrote my number on the back and her cell on the front and he said he would call us if he had any ideas and wouldn't give it out without our permission and I was like "Whatever, it's been awhile Kevin, let me tell you! I don't mind. Really!" and he's like "Well honesty's a good thing" it was so hilarious. We packed up, thanked him again for the fun classes and took off. When I got home I had 4 messages on myspace and one was from Trevor who had suggested Bach and specifically two pieces that I had really liked and been looking for on the compilations I was listening to. How funny. Then one from Schuyler asking how I knew Andrew. Another from Kay-See who had gotten a message from karaoke Matt but she was feeling optimistic and mentioned our new potential chef bfs. I felt so popular.

Tuesday 5/8, I went to the store for some things and had talked to Auntie Lauryn and planned for her and Grandma to come over after a Toto appointment. This gave me plenty of time to straighten up. Costco is letting me keep the extra ottoman so I moved it up to Kassie's room so she can take it next time she comes, then vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen and did a little dusting. I hung out watching WoF and reading a People Kassie left behind when they showed up. I gave the grand tour, though they've both been there before it had changed very drastically, then we started to whip up dinner. I got the pasta going and Auntie got the potatoes under the broiler and the salad ready. We had a nice dinner and we sat at the dining room table…for me it was the first time in probably 9 months (I think the last time is when Eric cooked for me). They dashed out after dinner in order to make it home before dark and I decided to go up to the Warehouse, which has been changed to FYE Music or something, same inside, just a different name. I wanted to get some super dramatic organ music for the murder mystery party but after checking both the used and new sections I came up empty handed...and pissed off. Onto Plan B: wait until the last minute (ie Friday night) and hope Best Buy has some organ music. Otherwise I'm kind of sol. I updated the blog and read a little of my Q before going to bed.