Monday 12/31, Ian confirmed that they weren’t coming up so Susan planned to come over then Kay-See expressed an interest in coming over and ditching R so that made me happy. I picked up a few things at the store on my way home because I didn’t know how many people were going to be at my house for the evening. I rushed home to find my bed had been delivered so I got started immediately on cleaning stuff out from under my bed, disassembling the bed and moving mattresses and frame into the other room. Then I vacuumed and unpacked the new bed and noticed missing pieces. I was pissed because it seems anything new I buy is fucked somehow, so I call and the woman tells me the missing washers will be delivered in a week. Yeah, I’m not waiting that long. I talked to Susan and we made plans then I headed out to Lowe’s to buy the washers, but they had just closed so I rushed to Home Depot and of course they were closed too. I went back home even more pissed. It was only 6! Oh well. I tried to put the frame together but the directions were so bad that I couldn’t understand and kept ranting to myself about how the illustrations and descriptions were terrible, bahhhh, awful. Luckily Susan showed up and helped solve one of the roadblocks. We went downstairs and started the food, a fire and decided on Lord of the Rings for our NYE movie. I called Kay-See to see if she was coming over but no answer, and Sos never called me back so it was Susan and me ringing in the New Year with Jacques. We downed a bunch of chips and salsa then the pizza as we watched LOTR. Susan was disgusted that I said I’d make out with Elijah Wood and we both made all sorts of homo-hobbit jokes. We had each other in stitches. Susan said she would help if I wanted to keep assembling my bed so we went up and continued to decipher the terrible directions. We got it to the right height then attached the frame to the head and foot boards. I had to move some furniture around because it’s bigger than my other bed then she helped me move the box spring and mattress in from the second bedroom and positioned. We sat on the bed huffing and puffing but enjoyed how nice and soft it is. Back downstairs we turned the movie on, I threw another log on the fire and we broke out the desserts Susan brought. We both ate too much, felt sick, laid on the couch and fell asleep during the mine part. Mom called at 11:57 and wanted to be the first to wish me a happy new year and beat Ian but I told her that I doubted he would call at all. Susan received all kinds of texts and I didn’t get one for a long time, but eventually received one from Ian in response to mine. We finished the movie then she took off and I made my bed and got ready for bed then texted Ian again and he sent me back a somewhat confusing message. I watched an episode of SatC, checked myspace and went to bed.
Sunday 12/30, I woke up early and started cleaning in preparation for the possibility of Ian, Nick and Lauren coming up. I went and got gas then called a salon to see if they carried AG products and they did so I ran up to Crossroads and picked it up, then BB&B for some pillows and a garbage can, then home. I did a shit load of laundry and cleaned all morning and early afternoon. I eventually took a break to watch some SatC and ended up falling asleep. I woke up and got ready to go to dinner with the family, then went and picked up Auntie Lauryn and Grandma and drove into Seattle. We ate at Swingside Café and it was so good. I got the hazelnut pesto and it was delightful. Akemi sold her company and it was her birthday so it was a celebratory dinner. We had some dessert too in the form of mascarpone cheesecake with berries. I talked to AL about going to HI and what’s going on with Kalei and their new house that was apparently in Architectural Digest. Cuh-razy! It sounds really cool. After dinner I dropped AL and Grandma off and drove home. I watched Sound of Music and called Ian because I was cracking up at the ballroom part and when he called me back I asked him if we went to a ball if he would wear white gloves. He said no, only one, and a sleeveless tuxedo, which totally cracked me up. I also asked him about NYE and he didn’t know but said he would let me know as soon as possible. I didn’t stay up too late I think.
Saturday 12/29, I woke up still feeling a bit shitty but knew I had stuff to do so I got going to Discount Tire to get my tires balanced and rotated. I was there by 8:30 and the guy told me it would be an hour and a half so I sat down with three of my mags and waited it out. Finally the guy called me up to the front instead of the door, which I knew meant bad news, and told me I had a problem with one of my tires and they all needed to be replaced. Fuuuuuck. Luckily tire prices have gone down and I ended up with tires that were better than the current ones for over $100 less than I paid two years ago. So it could have been worse I guess. Sos called me and asked me if I wanted to go on a hike with her, Jake and the dogs because she thought I sounded down (I was) so we made plans for an hour and a half later. I went home and climbed back into bed and waited for her to call. I ate an apple and hit the road. We went up 90 a few exits, pulled off and found a great area full of different trails. The dogs crapped right away and Sos got some on her hand as she was picking it up and both Jake and I laughed our asses off. There was an old bus that looked as though it had been there for 50 years rusting away and grown over with moss. We found this great cleared out area with natural gas pipes running underneath so we let the dogs off the leash and walked down a bit. We talked about Ian and how weird he’s being and how I don’t know what to do then thought I should call Kay-See to see if she wanted to dancing for a little ego boost. She was sick but invited me over for Planet Earth and take out. I bitched and complained to Jake and Sos for a long time as we explored and found our way back via a PSE service road. We piled back into the car and headed back to their house and Sos and I went to the little café across the street which was so cute and had a really great deal for lunch: cup of soup (baked potato) and half a grilled mozzarella and tomato cheese sandwich for $4. Score! We talked more about Ian and she asked me if I thought he was seeing anyone else, like Andrea, I said no but I’ve had my suspicions about his friend S. I went home after lunch to do some cleaning and started a fire, listened to some cds, read mags and enjoyed the warmth on the floor by the roaring fire. I talked to Jess and she invited me up to Mill Creek to see a show that Megan was putting on. I called K and told her I was going to go up there and ended up in my room watching Cops and stuff then Jess called at 9 (told me not to wear my cocktail dress) so I hurriedly got ready and hit the road. I called Ian on the way and we chatted for a while and he said that Nick and Lauren were definitely thinking about coming up to Seattle for NYE and that if they did he would too. I asked him where he was going to stay and he told me at Sos’. Har har. That made me happy even though I expected that they wouldn’t. I then called Alishia and found the place easily and Jess called me to tell me where they were in the bar. I found them in the back and greeted Bora, Meg and Jess and we all chatted and looked at pictures and met some people and listened to music and took pictures. Grant showed up and we were shocked at how much weight he’s gained and how I didn’t even recognize him. At all. I chatted with him for a few minutes about his NYE plans while Bora talked to Tara. Everyone left the table except me and Jess so we gossiped for a few minutes about boys and discussed how bizarre the woman at the end of the table was. What was she drawing anyway? The night was winding down and I was tired so a little after midnight I took off and on my way out I saw Amy B**h. from middle school and she looked exactly the same. I called Jess and went to the window and yelled into my phone that I’d just seen her and she was so shocked so I told her to go find her then took off. I made it home and crawled into bed. Jess called to give me all the dirt on Amy and what Grant had said to her and how Bora rolled his eyes multiple times. Her phone kept cutting out and we were laughing at Bora who was giving answers in his sleep to questions Jess was asking me. I watched a little SNL then went to sleep.
Friday 12/28, Peggy let me go early and I was feeling very hyper and texted Ian to see if he wanted me to come down and he texted me back with a probably supposed to be funny response but it irritated me and I ignored it. Since I was guessing I should interpret it as a no. Then he texted me again and confirmed that he didn’t want me to. I went from feeling happy that it was Friday to shitty because the guy I’m seeing doesn’t want to see me even when I’m the one offering to drive the three hours to see him. He said he needed to work but I knew he wouldn’t be working all weekend and that reasoning made me feel even worse. I was just sitting around trying to warm up when he skyped me and we chatted back and forth and I told him I felt like shit and he didn’t really say anything to make me feel better…but the subject was changed to Nick and Lauren so the mood was different and better but I was irritated he was going to watch a game so I felt even shittier about everything. I watched SatC and read magazines and kind of cleaned. My phone rang and it was Ian so that shocked me and he was at the bar and trying to look busy so he called me. We talked about us and how we’re both feeling but didn’t come to any conclusions. He alluded to coming up here with Nick and Lauren if they did for NYE but didn’t confirm anything. Eventually we hung up and I went to bed somewhat early still feeling blah.
Sunday 12/30, I woke up early and started cleaning in preparation for the possibility of Ian, Nick and Lauren coming up. I went and got gas then called a salon to see if they carried AG products and they did so I ran up to Crossroads and picked it up, then BB&B for some pillows and a garbage can, then home. I did a shit load of laundry and cleaned all morning and early afternoon. I eventually took a break to watch some SatC and ended up falling asleep. I woke up and got ready to go to dinner with the family, then went and picked up Auntie Lauryn and Grandma and drove into Seattle. We ate at Swingside Café and it was so good. I got the hazelnut pesto and it was delightful. Akemi sold her company and it was her birthday so it was a celebratory dinner. We had some dessert too in the form of mascarpone cheesecake with berries. I talked to AL about going to HI and what’s going on with Kalei and their new house that was apparently in Architectural Digest. Cuh-razy! It sounds really cool. After dinner I dropped AL and Grandma off and drove home. I watched Sound of Music and called Ian because I was cracking up at the ballroom part and when he called me back I asked him if we went to a ball if he would wear white gloves. He said no, only one, and a sleeveless tuxedo, which totally cracked me up. I also asked him about NYE and he didn’t know but said he would let me know as soon as possible. I didn’t stay up too late I think.
Saturday 12/29, I woke up still feeling a bit shitty but knew I had stuff to do so I got going to Discount Tire to get my tires balanced and rotated. I was there by 8:30 and the guy told me it would be an hour and a half so I sat down with three of my mags and waited it out. Finally the guy called me up to the front instead of the door, which I knew meant bad news, and told me I had a problem with one of my tires and they all needed to be replaced. Fuuuuuck. Luckily tire prices have gone down and I ended up with tires that were better than the current ones for over $100 less than I paid two years ago. So it could have been worse I guess. Sos called me and asked me if I wanted to go on a hike with her, Jake and the dogs because she thought I sounded down (I was) so we made plans for an hour and a half later. I went home and climbed back into bed and waited for her to call. I ate an apple and hit the road. We went up 90 a few exits, pulled off and found a great area full of different trails. The dogs crapped right away and Sos got some on her hand as she was picking it up and both Jake and I laughed our asses off. There was an old bus that looked as though it had been there for 50 years rusting away and grown over with moss. We found this great cleared out area with natural gas pipes running underneath so we let the dogs off the leash and walked down a bit. We talked about Ian and how weird he’s being and how I don’t know what to do then thought I should call Kay-See to see if she wanted to dancing for a little ego boost. She was sick but invited me over for Planet Earth and take out. I bitched and complained to Jake and Sos for a long time as we explored and found our way back via a PSE service road. We piled back into the car and headed back to their house and Sos and I went to the little café across the street which was so cute and had a really great deal for lunch: cup of soup (baked potato) and half a grilled mozzarella and tomato cheese sandwich for $4. Score! We talked more about Ian and she asked me if I thought he was seeing anyone else, like Andrea, I said no but I’ve had my suspicions about his friend S. I went home after lunch to do some cleaning and started a fire, listened to some cds, read mags and enjoyed the warmth on the floor by the roaring fire. I talked to Jess and she invited me up to Mill Creek to see a show that Megan was putting on. I called K and told her I was going to go up there and ended up in my room watching Cops and stuff then Jess called at 9 (told me not to wear my cocktail dress) so I hurriedly got ready and hit the road. I called Ian on the way and we chatted for a while and he said that Nick and Lauren were definitely thinking about coming up to Seattle for NYE and that if they did he would too. I asked him where he was going to stay and he told me at Sos’. Har har. That made me happy even though I expected that they wouldn’t. I then called Alishia and found the place easily and Jess called me to tell me where they were in the bar. I found them in the back and greeted Bora, Meg and Jess and we all chatted and looked at pictures and met some people and listened to music and took pictures. Grant showed up and we were shocked at how much weight he’s gained and how I didn’t even recognize him. At all. I chatted with him for a few minutes about his NYE plans while Bora talked to Tara. Everyone left the table except me and Jess so we gossiped for a few minutes about boys and discussed how bizarre the woman at the end of the table was. What was she drawing anyway? The night was winding down and I was tired so a little after midnight I took off and on my way out I saw Amy B**h. from middle school and she looked exactly the same. I called Jess and went to the window and yelled into my phone that I’d just seen her and she was so shocked so I told her to go find her then took off. I made it home and crawled into bed. Jess called to give me all the dirt on Amy and what Grant had said to her and how Bora rolled his eyes multiple times. Her phone kept cutting out and we were laughing at Bora who was giving answers in his sleep to questions Jess was asking me. I watched a little SNL then went to sleep.
Friday 12/28, Peggy let me go early and I was feeling very hyper and texted Ian to see if he wanted me to come down and he texted me back with a probably supposed to be funny response but it irritated me and I ignored it. Since I was guessing I should interpret it as a no. Then he texted me again and confirmed that he didn’t want me to. I went from feeling happy that it was Friday to shitty because the guy I’m seeing doesn’t want to see me even when I’m the one offering to drive the three hours to see him. He said he needed to work but I knew he wouldn’t be working all weekend and that reasoning made me feel even worse. I was just sitting around trying to warm up when he skyped me and we chatted back and forth and I told him I felt like shit and he didn’t really say anything to make me feel better…but the subject was changed to Nick and Lauren so the mood was different and better but I was irritated he was going to watch a game so I felt even shittier about everything. I watched SatC and read magazines and kind of cleaned. My phone rang and it was Ian so that shocked me and he was at the bar and trying to look busy so he called me. We talked about us and how we’re both feeling but didn’t come to any conclusions. He alluded to coming up here with Nick and Lauren if they did for NYE but didn’t confirm anything. Eventually we hung up and I went to bed somewhat early still feeling blah.
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