This Week in the Life of Me

Let's start at today and work our way backwards.

Tonight I went to a PRE-union. Know what that is? Anyone? Anyone? LOL. Ok, so I thought it was just like a little get-together prior to the actual 20 year high school reunion. Oh, was I wrong! No no, it was a planning party FOR the reunion. As you all know, I am not one for hanging out in bars. I'll go if I'm with a good friend(s) to see a show or something, but I'm not really comfortable there. BUT, I went. It was some little place that was packed to the GILLS at 7pm! Wow! Maybe I'm just not into it anymore, but when I used to go clubbing and actually did hang out in bars, they didn't start filling up until around 9 or 10. Have times changed? Or is there nothing better to do in (gasp) "North Topeka" than to go to the bar after work?

So, anyway... I get there and I don't see anyone I know amongst the millions of people crammed into this gi-HUGE-ic packed to the gnats ass bar. EEK! In fact, I walked in, alone, and looked around and "Holy SHIT" flew right out of my mouth!! No worries, I found them almost immediately after my initial shock.

There they were. Five people that I went to school with and never hung out with. We went to school together for close to seven years and I only knew their faces and their high school reputations (which were not bad). Still, I sat, got comfy, did the old "what have you been up to" type of conversation that everyone does when they haven't seen someone in a long time. Still, I have not much in common with these women, but sure, I'll help throw out ideas about what to do for the reunion. And so the night went on........ until 10. Then I came home.

Yesterday, I finally got a new (used) couch! Yeah! It's soooooo much better than my old one. Love it! I had to get a friend of mine to help me get it in. Oh, and who would be the mastermind to get it in the house? I win! LOL.

I did something Wednesday, but........ oh yeah.... So, Wednesday, I picked up Alex after work and took her shopping since she just got paid. She gave me a couple hundred dollars for bills and she bought me a book at Barnes and Noble, and paid for dinner. Then, we went to my friend Dewayne's to pick up the couch.

Fortunately, it fit, completely, in the back of my van. I was even able to get the back hatch door shut. Good thing too because there was no one to help me move it in Wednesday night. Alex couldn't/wouldn't do it. UGH.

After we got home from Dewayne's, Alex wanted to go see a movie. The one she picked was one that I did want to see (surprisingly), but it didn't start until 9:30pm. I couldn't do it. There was no way I was going to be able to stay up that late (11:30), come home and wind down, and make it to work the next day. No way! So, I took her to Hastings instead. She picked out a couple movies (which took For-ev-er!) and we FINALLY went home! Whew!

But wait....... Alex then puts in "Juno", which was one of the movies she just rented. ACK! Of course, I stayed up and watched it all. Yep, I was totally tired the next day. (Yawn)

Tuesday, I hung out with a guy I met recently. Don't get your hopes up. We're still getting to know each other. We watched Benny and Joon and then it was time for him to go. Two hours. I set the limits, as always. Oh, and I looked him up on http://www.dc.state.ks.us/kasper. This is a website you can go to and look up people to see if they've ever been incarcerated in Kansas. He hasn't. LOL.

I've said it before: He's a decent enough guy. LOL. He's not bad looking, good story-teller, always smells good. Where will it go? Who knows.

Let's face it. I don't remember what the heck I did on Monday. LOL. That was sooooo long ago. Um........ let me think........ nope. I don't remember.

Tomorrow night, my friend Brad is coming over for dinner. I love Brad. He's a great guy. I'm so happy that he and I have been able to work past all the bullshit that happened in the past and renew a friendship.

I plan to make dinner and then we'll probably spend the evening on the new couch listening to various musicians and talking about who-knows-what. Isn't that what friends are for? LOL.