Friday 9/28, Talked to Ian at work and gave him not so good news about health insurance. I rushed home from work and kept packing and doing stuff around the house. Mom wanted to know if I wanted to go to Outback for an early dinner with Grandma. Kassie called on her way down to San Fran and we were gabbing away about Ian and health problems when Mom called to say they were at the restaurant and to head up, so I hung up with her, hopped in the shower, dressed and took off. They were already seated by the time I got there and our waiter was about to take orders and he was so cute and a little awkward. We mostly talked about Ian and his thing and options and Dad said he would call Uncle Josh for some advice and Rick A. Dinner was good and I headed home after, calling Susan on the way and kept packing. I had almost everything ready but clearly was distracted being on the phone. Mom showed up, I ran next door to ask Sue to check on Jacques a few times and we were off. Traffic sucked on 405 so we turned around and I realized I’d forgotten all my cds on the counter so I asked Mom to turn around and we were finally back on track. We talked the whole way, she dropped me, I got my boarding pass, through security with no problems and to my gate. I called Dad and he told me what UJ said so I called Ian and we talked for a while and I still feel awful for him but he’s got some options, so I can’t freak out, especially when he tells me to just assume when I’m on my trip that he’s fine and everything’s fine. I told him I missed him and he told me he missed me. I called Dad back to tell him Ian would not be calling UJ that night and ended up talking to Mom for a while. I called Dad and left a message then tried Court but left a message then Susan one last time to ask her another of many favors she was doing me. I called Alix too to ask the same of her. I finally boarded, sat next to a really nice and funny guy and in front of a loud drunk guy who, even though it was a night flight, talked loudly for about ¾ of the 4.5 hour trip. Thanks drunk white trash guy! Especially since the batteries in my cd player died. Damn. At least I got a little sleep.

Thursday 9/27, Peggy let me leave at 2:30 so I went to get my pictures developed then Mom told me that woman didn’t want to take J so then I started freaking out because it’s Thursday and I leave Friday. I went to the bank to get some cash then over to Target for a few more tank tops and some more mismatched swimsuit pieces. At home I worked on organizing some messages then talked to Susan and continued packing / cleaning. I got a fair amount done, ate some dinner, talked to Ian who is in awful pain, then Sos about J then watched Who’s the Boss and talked to Susan again about meeting up. I finished getting ready to go out and really didn’t want to because I was so tired, it was raining and I had a potentially stressful day ahead of me. I rolled out a little before 11 in the pouring f-ing rain. Met Susan up at the spot, got all the way to Neighbs and realized I'd forgotten my id. We were soaking already and the old coat check guy knows us so why he didn't speak up I don't know, but the guy was like "Sorry ladies, you need your ids" lispily annunciating every s. I'm like, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Susan was a good friend and walked all the way back with me, and sure as shit by the time we got back there that fruit fly was gone and our door guy was like "Sorry! Go ahead, say it: "fuck you"!" but I was like “Whatever” and we went in. It’s been a while so I don’t actually remember much of the night. I think we said hi to Tye and avoided the cherry smoke and saw Polio Girl. Teal and Darren showed up so I didn’t feel so bad leaving Susan because I was tired and wanted to go home. I think I left around 12:30.

Wednesday 9/26, I went on my short walk and kept my eye out for Sos but didn't see her car at the park. After returning home I was trying to get things straightened out and my bag packed when she called. I ate dinner, showered and headed out the door to go over to her and Jake's place. We jabbered mostly about Ian and about health insurance since I had been helping him earlier in the day all while we watched ANTM. I left promptly at 9, when Bionic Woman started, and headed to Mom's to help Alix pick out a shirt for her school picture and Mom and Dad agreed with me then I was off again. I talked to Susan on the phone and confirmed plans for Thursday then did some cleaning and packing when I got home. I gathered up all J's things for his vacation / possible permanent vacation residence then updated my blog, finally, and went to sleep at 11:30 after exchanging adorable myspace messages with Ian.

Tuesday 9/25, Hit the store on the way home for just a few items, dropped them at home and headed down to Factoria to meet up with Susan. First was Target where I picked up some tanks and bikini bottoms for my trip then over to the Rack where I finally got a new wallet and I love it because it's yellow and pink...and holds almost all my shit. Susan heavily encouraged me to edit the contents of my wallet and throw some shit out. We cruised through Old Navy quickly but were thoroughly disappointed and went to OE She for dinner. I had the yakisoba and was so not disappointed; boy they know how to do it. We gabbed forever and apparently I made a hilarious face while eating Susan's oranges because I don't think I've ever seen her laugh so hard. Not even the homeless hand job time. One of Nic's old bosses recognized me and it shocked me. We headed back to my house with our leftovers and stopped at QFC for sugary treats in the form of pie and cheesecake. Back at the pad we discovered Jacques has now learned how to open the cupboard where I keep his food and had chewed a giant hole in the bag in an attempt to eat dinner before it was to be served. I ranted and raved for a while and Susan was glad she wasn't taking him while I'm gone then I settled down and turned on Beauty and the Geek and surfed the net and we ate our desserts. As well as the cookies she brought me. Yum! We watched some other show afterward which Susan was totally not impressed with but I'll probably become hooked on. When it was over she packed up and left and I tried to clean up a little more and ended up in my room, showered and went to bed.