Sunday, July 13, 2008
So...I did the meds/skittles/pizza thing, and everything worked out fine, in that I didn't have any stomach problems last night at all, which was fantastic! I watched some DS9 with Mark, which was nice, but once I take my eating pills, if I sit still I fall asleep, so that episode (Emissary) is to be continued later. ;-0)
I slept. I slept from around 11pm to 2:35am. Mollie called at 2:35am, which didn't bother me at all. I'd known she was going to call, and left my ringer on just so I could answer that call. She had a bad day, and didn't get to watch Doctor Who; I told her that was fine, and tried to (tiredly) comfort her about her day. She could obviously tell I was still asleep. lol And she let me go. I'll try again tonight, when she calls me with news of Who. :-0)
So I went back to sleep. I woke up at around 7am. I had texted Jordan last night at 9:26pm, but so far he hasn't texted me back. I fear we're drifting apart. But there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. Sometimes when he wants to hang out my pills have so tired me that I can't really do anything - or they haven't worked and I'm sick. I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to see me under those circumstances, which is one of the reasons my condition depresses me, as it puts a serious strain on any new friendships that I form. I'll just have to play this one out though and see how it works out.
Bobby Mushroe apparently texted me at 3:23am letting me know he was in town, but I was sound asleep at that point. Perhaps he's in town for the day? I don't know. I'll see how I feel, and then if everything's cool I'll give him a text back to see if we can hang out.
I dreamed about Tam Lin. This used to happen to me quite often. I'd read a book when I was in middle school which referenced Tam Lin quite a bit, which inspired me to track down other books and references to the character. I started writing my own version in High School, but this Tam Lin was bisexual. I felt like I was always being inspired by sad characters. Other characters that haunted me included Zor Prime from the "Robotech" TV series and novels (which I own and have read countless times), Ceeto from "War of the Worlds: The Series", and Brian from "V" & "V: The Final Battle", who wasn't really tormented, though based on his hotness, my teenaged mind imagined him thusly. lol I mean, he could have been a tragic figure, but for me it was all subtext. With lizards, there has to be subtext. lol For someone inspired by such sad characters, I was a funny little boy.
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This is another entry about nothing more than a list of things that I enjoy. So anyone wondering what I'm up to can skip to the previous entry, which I wrote earlier today; not that long ago at all. This entry is about "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"; my favorite of all the Treks so far.
Yes, I'm a huge Star Trek fan. I don't know how other fans would view me. For those that don't know there have been 6 Star Trek shows (not including the films). Here's how they rank in my mind.
06 Voyager
05 The Animated Series
04 Next Generation
03 Classic Trek (Remastered)
02 Enterprise
01 Deep Space NineI love all the Treks. I really do. Voyager has some truly outstanding episodes, but the series contradicts itself (and the other shows) so often that it sometimes hurts my head, which is why it's my least favorite of the bunch. The acting is great, and the visual effects are often still stunning; the production design is flawless, but the writing is sometimes...less so. Thankfully there are books, like the String Theory Trilogy, which help make sense of these contradictions.
But I'm not here to talk about all the Trek shows, though if I were I'd go on and on about how cool the remastered versions of the Classic Treks are, and how I'm aching for them on Blu-Ray!!! No. I'm here to talk about Deep Space Nine / DS9.
DS9 is different from all the other Star Treks in that it's not based on a starship, but on a Cardassian Space Station. Where the other shows feature the various crews solving problems on planets and then flying away, DS9 being stationary forced the show and it's characters to deal with almost all the consquences of their actions, leading to far more character developement than the other shows. The main cast of DS9 is supported by 30 or 40 recurring guest stars, many of which are more developed than the main casts of the other Treks. And all of this is development is played out in a crucible of politics, war, theology, faith, exploration...and all of it haunted by the recent history of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor (think of the Cardassians as the Nazis - and the Bajorans as the Jews and you'll get an idea of what I'm talking about). Rich, complex stuff. That's what DS9 was. For 7 seasons. And the series could have easily played out those stories for several more, but you have to end at some point, and when the show did end...it didn't wrap up everything, but managed to end things well - in a 10 episode story arc, the grandest finale of any Trek so far. But...like I said...the final arc of the tv series, didn't wrap up everything. How could it? Why should it? Life doesn't wrap itself up. But what was left was a huge opportunity to continue the series in book form.
Now, Trek books up to this point played it pretty fast and loose with continuity, which is why I never really loved Trek books. There were fantastic Trek books! There were some that even referenced others. But they were the exception in my opinion, and certainly not the rule. And then something happened. The DS9 Relaunch. It was decided that DS9 would continue in book form as it had on the airwaves; in a series of continuity rich novels, with a grand story arc, character based, and intricate. Anything less couldn't help but disappoint fans craving the adventures of the DS9 crew to continue. It was a brave, risky attempt to give the fans what they wanted, and in the end they pulled it off admirably!
The DS9 Relaunch has given us a fantastic 8th Season of DS9. It's given us the start of an intriguing 9th Season. And it also seems to have inspired the other Trek books to start forming a massive continuity that up until that time seemed impossible. There are slips now and again, but these are honest mistakes, not out & out ignorance. DS9, for me at least, signifies the beginning of Trek's golden age. :-0)
Ok. So the relaunch currently includes 20 titles, with various offshoots that aren't considered Relaunch books, but really are, + 2 more titles are scheduled for next year. We also got 3 DS9 prequels this year, which tie into the Relaunch in subtle and surprising ways. The first 15 Relaunch titles cover Season 8. The most recent 5 are the start of Season 9. I'll list them all here, with a brief description. And those of you who are already bored, should bale out now. I won't think any less of you. lol
Below, I've listed the first 7 relaunch titles; I'll cover the other titles in 3 other posts to follow at a later time. The books are listed in chronological order, and I've included the Terok Nor books which now seem like important relaunch titles.
Terok Nor 2318-2328: Day of the Vipers
Terok Nor 2345-2357: Night of the Wolves
Terok Nor 2360-2369: Dawn of the EaglesThe above trilogy, which is really a stand alone volume, followed by a duology, documents the complex story of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor - from mutliple points of view on both sides of the conflict. It's very DS9, in that both sides have heroes and villians, and no one is just one or the other. This 3 volume set, perfectly sets up the series, while filling in gaps in the story that's rewarding to fans of the series. It also has important ties to the relaunch, which makes perfect sense, as the relaunch is just another part of the continuing DS9 story. It's really quite amazing how all the pieces fit together. The books also dovetail nicely with Garak's later Relaunch volume. Fantastic.
The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One
The Left Hand of Destiny, Book TwoThe above duology picks up right after the final DS9 episode, and follows Worf, Martok and eventually Ezri on their first, post-series adventures. Drex, Sirella, Alexander, Kahless, Kira, Admiral Ross, and other recurring characters are also included and referenced. It was an enjoyable read, though I'm not a huge Klingon fan. I may reread these someday, but I'm not in a rush to do so...though now that I think about it, I might enjoy these even more a 2nd time.
The adventures of Worf & company after this novel aren't considered relaunch titles, but Worf & Martok are DS9 characters, as are several other guests that turn up in their books, so I would consider them relaunch novels.
The Lives of Dax.The above Dax anthology is a nice mix of stories. The framework is set a few weeks after the final DS9 episode, and features Ezri Dax remembering what it was like to be joined, giving us the full story of how Ezri really got the Dax sybiont, and how she was suddenly overcome with the memories of 8 previous hosts, each as a different story in this book. It's a neat concept, broken only by the Curzon entry, which is from Sisco's point of view. What seemed like a random entry in the relaunch became something altogether different as the Audrid & Joran stories become VERY important as the series continued, making this volume integral to the whole.
A Stitch in TimeI've read the above novel, written by the actor who portrayed Elim Garak in the series, more times than any other Trek novel. It's that good. But why is it that good? The book is simple, yet extremely complex, much like the character it's based on. It's both a sequel and a prequel to the series, giving us a good dose of post DS9 Garak, while laying bare his soul, and exposing the secrets of his life that would have spoiled many great episodes of the series, but now serve as a huge payoff to longtime fans. The book is written a letter to Doctor Bashir, and follows 3 main arcs: Garak's early life up until the beginning of DS9, his life in late Season 6 / and throughout Season 7, and finally his heartbreaking trials on the devastated post-DS9 Cardassia. Just about every Cardassian we've ever met turns up in the novel. Character revelations abound. And this is the book that actually introduced the Cardassian religion, which became so very important to the Relaunch titles. 5 out of 5 stars. A must have.
To Be Continued...
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Birthday Wishlist
So. People keep asking me what I want for my birthday. And as I just expressed to Michael, here are things I'd like, which I don't really expect to get, but would love to get anyhow:
the safest bet: I'll love this!
Amazon Gift Cards.
Go to "Tools" in your internet browser; then click on "Internet Options"; then hit the "delete cookies" key - then click on the link above, and not only can you send me a gift card through e-mail or however you choose, but I'll also get kickbacks through my website...I think. lol I shop at Amazon constantly, and I can get almost anything there, and I have FREE 2 Day shipping on all my purchases. And any price value is fine. The minium being $5.00, which is, as I said, fine.Do NOT buy me Star Trek or Star Wars books!
I have all the ones I want, and I have all the others pre-ordered! lolOther Sure Win Surprises:
Cash.
I don't really expect cash. lol. The economy sucks. The only person who gives me cash is my grandmother. She also gives some ex-bf's cash if she knows them well, so if you want money from my Grandma try to date me, and get to know my Grandma real well.Anything Doctor Who.
Except dvds. I have almost all of them, so it's best not to risk it. I also have 1 shirt, and the Sonic Screwdriver / Psychic Paper set + loads of magazines. Beyond that you can't go wrong with the Doctor, and the merchandise is varied in size, shape and cost. And just because I have 1 shirt doesn't mean I don't want more!Gift cards for clothing stores.
I hate shopping for clothes, but will do so if I have a gift card. This one's probably not a good idea as clothing is usually expensive. Better to just stick with the amazon one.Here's a nice cheap gift:
Pictures of me.
I seriously need to be working on my new galleries, and I just haven't been. So take some pictures of me, or have one taken with me, and you can rest easy, knowing that you've given me something I can use.Pictures of me having a threesome with Michael & Corey.
You know who you are. Make it happen. LOL Just kidding. Mostly.Pictures of me having a threesome with Lenny Kravitz & Ewan McGregor.
You know who you are. Make it happen. PLEASE!!!All of these are acceptable.
And if you're really looking to make an impression, you can mix and match. Get me a gift card with Doctor Who on it. Or pictures of me having a 5-way with Michael, Corey, Lenny & Ewan! :-0) It could happen!
But if you're in a bind and you can't afford any of these things, or it's against your religion or something...then there is one gift that is completely free, but requires that we be in the same room together. Not that you PERVS!
Hugs. Hugs are always good.
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My stomach continues to behave today. I have to go the pharmacy though to get a refill on my magic eating drugs. Only I had a migrain and had to take my magic headache killer drugs and now I can't drive, but Mark is taking me when he's ready. Blah.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Oh. I made this birthday list yesterday, but I'm afraid that people will miss it so I'm going to start posting a link to it at the start of every entry, and then if I update that list, all the links will take people to the correct list.
Have you seen my Birthday List?
So Mark took me to the pharmacy yesterday, where I got my drus, some aftershave, boost, and some sun block. I used the sun block after we got home, and took my Red Thunder out for a spin. A fairly short spin, but a spin none the less. It was fun. Shortly after that, Mark went to work.
I got a voicmail from Jordan (not my nephew) while I was out riding my bike, asking about what we were doing last night. I called him back but he didn't answer, and never responded to my voicemail. Yeah. Drifting apart. I sort of suspect that he's met someone else, but doesn't want to tell me about it. I'm not that attached, so I'm not upset or anything. I just hate the boy-goes-silent thing.
I put up more pictures in my room, in more hard to reach spots. Very cool. I'm loving the way it's looking, and that's a good feeling.
My stomach, was mostly fine yesterday. In the evening there were a couple momoents where stuff came up, even though I took my pills. It wasn't painful, and it wasn't a lot, but it was still gross.
A bright spot appeared among all that muck. Not actually in the muck. Eww. But a short preview had been released for Season 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures! It had all the cast, and Sontarans, and (Mollie's not gonna like this) scary clowns. That should be fun to watch in a few months.
I chatted on gay.com for a few hours. I actually ended up chatting with Chris; the Chris that is moving in with Michael, and spends a disturbing amount of money on him. It was nice chatting with him though. He's a really nice guy. But it was weird, because it was becoming apparent that he still didn't know that Michael and I are still lovers. I chatted with Michael later, and told him that I was disgusted by the whole situation, and that I didn't want Chris to be hurt, and that Michael should tell him about it. I want to be Chris's friend, but that's kind of hard, when he likes Michael, and I'm 'secretly' fucking Michael, which I never wanted it to be a secret. When I first talked to Michael about this he said that he didn't feel that it was any of Chris's business, and I wasn't hanging with Chris, so I accepted that. But then Chris & I met again, and hung out, and that complicated it for me. Plus, Chris obviously likes Michael, and it seemed dishonest for Michael to pretend to not be involved in any way with anyone, when he was, and Chris was buying him stuff all the time. I talked to Chris about some of this, but in very vague terms, and told him that I didn't want him to be hurt and that I worried about him. He told me that a friend of his from back home had expressed similar concerns. Well, when I told Michael all this, without going into detail about what Chris had said, as I didn't want to betray his trust, Michael asked me if I had Instant Messaged Chris under an unknown name and told him that Michael was only using Chris for his checkbook!?! I was shocked. And yet, I can understand why people would think that. I know that it's more complicated than that, because they're friends, but I also know that Michael has kept information from someone who likes him, and spends a great deal of money on him - with questionable intent. Now I'm curious about who it was that sent that message to Chris, because I suspect it's one of Michael's friends. But I didn't even have Chris's AIM name until last night, so it couldn't have been me. And I don't want to be accused of it. The whole thing is probably moot now, because I got a text from Michael around 3am saying that he had told Chris. But now I'm left wondering what exactly he told Chris. What if he told him this is something new? Then it would look like I was threatened by Chris and hooked back up with Michael as a result. Or what if he told him everything as it happened? Is Chris gonna be pissed at our conversation online where I said nothing about it. It was horrible feeling like I was in the middle of this big deception which never should have happened in the first place, from my standpoint. My feelings in this matter are complex, and I'm just typing this out to try to make sense of them, I susppose. Oh well.
I went to bed around 11pm I think. I woke up around 4am, and I called Mollie. She was supposed to watch the 3 Part Doctor Who finale last night / this morning, and call me with her gut reactions, only she didn't. Now I'm worried. I hope she's ok. I'm constantly worried about Mollie. I don't trust her environment or relatives to keep her safe. I hate them to a certain degree, because it feels like they lied to her to get her away from the people that really care about her, and need her; not just me. Hopefully I'll hear from her in the next 24 hours.
Around...7am I think it was??? I woke up again from a nightmare in which I couldn't open my jaw. My jaw sometimes locks up, so this is a very real fear of mine. I was having some problems with it, but less so than in my dream. I took some muscle relaxants, which helped.
I noticed I had a voicmail from a friend of mine I'll call B-Invsible; B for short. So B is up for this big job where they do background searches and my website pops up on google, and he asked if I could drop his last name from all the links. Which I did as soon as I heard the message, because the message was nice, and he explained that he had no problem with it at all, but that this was about a job - and my website and the expressions on it were never meant to harm anyone, so I did what he asked. It was a lot harder than most people would think too, because there was a lot of 'behind the scenes' stuff that I had to work out to make it all work. But I did it. Trouble is, that the files are still cached on google, meaning people can still click on the cached button and see all the info that I removed. Not sure what to do about that. It will eventually go away, but I'm not sure it will be in time. I hope this works out for everyone, so that B-Invisible can...be invisible.
Also this morning, I stumbled across some Star Wars book info that really caught my attention. Ok. So my favorite Star Wars book of all time is:
Now, I wasn't one of those fan boys who worshiped Darth Maul the moment he was revealed. I don't love the Star Wars universe the way I love Doctor Who or Buffy or Firefly, or BSG. But there are moments in the Star Wars Expanded Universe where everything comes together in a beautiful moment. The above novel accomplishes that in my opinion. It's only got cameos by the film characters, except Maul. You know how the story will end even as it begins, and yet you don't. There is some amazing character work in this book, that allowed a moment of true transcendence, that is all too rare. I never expected anything in the way of a sequel. But amazingly enough, here it is:
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi TwilightIt's written by the same author, and features several sequel elements to the first. There's also a stop over in another Star Wars novel that I already own, but haven't read yet. But the one above is the true treasure. I ordered it on the spot (along with it's 2 sequels). This volume should arrive this week, and I'm really excited about this book. I feel like I've been waiting for this Star Wars book for 8 years, without actually realizing it. Very Cool.
I slept some more after ordering the books. Woke up, realizing that Mark was still asleep and supposed to be at work in 5 minutes. I got him up. We chatted as he got ready. It was nice. I called Mollie again, but there was no answer. I hope she's alright.
posted by Bald Jason at 10:23 AM
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So...I don't have to start each entry with a link to my birthday list, as Mark set it up that it's at the top all the time. See it. :-0) Mark is all kinds of smart about things like that. Go Mark! Three Cheers for Mark! :-0)
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That Star Wars book I ordered has shipped so it should be here this week. Yay. :-0)
Ooh. I want Birds of Prey! It has all 30 episodes of Gotham Girls on it! Gotham Girls being 1 of the DCAU parts that I still don't have! Roar. Plus I thought the series had moments of great fun, and a lot of poetential...that never had a chance to be fully realized. :-0)
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
I'm on my zombie cycle today, so I'm way out of it. And my stomach was so beyond upset this morning. I thought I might have a flu bug, and perhaps I did. It was all about the ick. Blah.
But before that, everything was going well. I made it to Necto last night, and Freedom was there. She's this girl that I met ages ago, and we usually have a blast, but I'm pretty sure she was on something last night as was acting really strangely. She als told me that she's been really self-destructive lately, so that lends credance to my theory. It was odd. Michael & Chris made a surprise appearance which was a very welcome surprise. There was much fun and dancing.
I'm supposed to hang out with Michael today and look at the new place he's moving into with Chris; they sign the lease today. But I don't see that happening on account of my crazy pills and upset stomach. Oh well.
I'm reading Harry Potter today. Some days I read all four of my books. Others I just read one. Harry Potter wins the day so far.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
My stomach is doing a bit better, but now my head is killing me. My midrin hasn't killed this one like it usually does, though it's muted it a bit. And my stomach, while feeling loads better, is still squeamish.
Cool Spoiler Free Fact about the finale of Doctor Who: it's now been confirmed that "Journey's End" was the most watched program the week that it aired, with a rating of 10.57 million viewers. This is the first time in Doctor Who's 45 year history that the program has achieved this position, and it did so by a clear margin of more that 1.5 million viewers! The previous Who episodes that came even close to this honor include the previous episode ("The Stolen Earth") and last year's Christmas Special ("Voyage of the Damned"), both of which came in 2nd place, which were the highest the show had charted since the classic years. The highest the classic series charted was the 4th Doctor story, The Arc in Space, Part II, which came in 5th place, and aired in 1975. The final 2 episodes of Season 30 (or Season 4, depending on your definition) also achieved the highest ever audience appreciation index figure, with an incredible score of 91 for both segments. To put that in some kind of perspective, for a minority program on a digital channel to score over 90 is unusual. For the most watched program of the week to score this high is unprecedented and a massive achievement, making the final 2 episodes, and thusly the final 3 Part Story ("Turn Left" got an AI rating of 88, which equals Excellence, and was the 4th most watched program) the most successful episodes of Doctor Who ever made!
I've slept on & off in the last few hours. Also worked on some collages for my collage. It's this new thing I've been doing, making collages on photoshop and then mixing them up in the collage of my room. This way I can use more pictures I like, some of which look crappy if blown up. I also get to use some sexy pix that I can edit slightly so to a achieve a pg rating that won't freak out family members. Plus I get to do neat themes. It's fun.
I've also been reading more in the last 48 hours that I had been. I read 8 chapters of Harry Potter; 1 chapter of Xanth; 1 chapter of Terok Nor. I've set aside the New Frontier book I was reading, as I'd only read the prologue, and can get back to that one whenever I choose. In some ways I'd like to delay the reading of that one, just because I now have fewing New Frontier books to read, than I've already read, which saddens me, as it's a truly great series of books.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
I hate my new keyboard. My old one died, and Mark gave me the keyboard from the downstairs computer. I was having a really fantastic day, and now I'm not...because of this fucking keyboard. I wrote out this really long entry, and then, the way I rest my hands on my old keyboard, isn't possible on the new one, and I'm constantly deleting things that I've written, but hitting a few random buttons on accident, which just wasn't possible with my old keyboard! Now I have to start over again, and throw off my whole schedule, which was going really, really well. Ick. So much for having an entry where I don't bitch about anything.
So...yesterday (I fucking hate having to type this all out AGAIN). And I know that Mark is going to say there was some easy way to fix it, but he wasn't here, and that's just going to make me feel worse. Ugh.
So....yesterday, I slept on & off for a lot of the day, trying to dodge the headache that had latched onto me, and eventually I managed to accomplish this, without taking massive amounts of pain killer. I finished reading the first Harry Potter book. Later I put up some more pictures in my room in some problematic positions, which turned out nicely. I wanted to do more, but I just felt a bit off. Part of this was most likely me coming out of zombie mode which can be even stranger than being in zombie mode. I don't know how people deal with being on anti-depressants at a full dosage, because the smallest dose fucks me up big time.
(I've begun saving this entry after every paragraph or so, so as not to lose it again)
I chatted on gay.com for awhile, thinking I'd get back to the pictures later, but I got a message from this man that used to chat with me last summer. A hot 45yo doctor, whom I never met in person, though we always wanted to. We siezed the moment, and met in Kerry Town around 10pm. It was hot, and there was a lot of pretty lightning, and so we walked. We didn't have a lot in common aside from our attraction, which was fine; I mean, we were just hanging out, and I was enjoying myself. I think it was just so great to be outside, and not have a headache, or a stomach ache, or food flying out of my body, that I would have been enjoying anything, but he was nice, and funny, and cute. It started to rain, and got really windy, but we didn't let that spoil our fun...and after it died down, we hugged and said our goodbyes. I don't think we'll ever be a couple or anything; it wasn't like that, but it was fun meeting someone and having a casual, fun conversation, and going for a walk in the rain.
After he left, I went to Aut Bar, where I ran into my friend Ray. Ray & I went out once a few years ago, but nothing ever came of it. We always say hello when we see each other though, both in person and online. He's nice. And we flirt. It's just good clean fun. I watched people playing pool as we chatted. And later, this boy that I'd noticed walked by me as he was leaving, and he squeezed my shoulder. I thought maybe I was supposed to know him, but I didn't have my glasses on... So I followed him outside and struck up a conversation.
His name was Preston James Clayton, and he was 20 (born in 1990), and I didn't know him. While I was chatting with him, Joe & Randy, 2 faces from my past wandered up with their friend Max - and the fun chatting continued. They eventually left. I also met Preston's friends, one of whom (Angela), I'm pretty sure is really close friends with Nate (Michael's friend, and Paul's ex).
To make a long story shorter (which is to say, with fewer details, as I don't feel like writing it all out a 2nd time), I ended up talking to Preston for at least 2 hours, part of it in my car, as it was raining. We flirted and chatted, and it was all nice. I wasn't trying to seduce him, or fuck him or any of that, but it was fun to talk to someone new. I love meeting people, and talking to people, and I just haven't been doing that lately, and this was fun.
Eventually we parted ways, with Preston walking to the diag to meet up with friends, and me driving home so I could eat. I found his myspace page, and sent an add request. I took my meds, and ate 13 chocolate chip cookies, without thinking about it. And they didn't make me sick. I brushed my teeth; I turned out the lights, and I slept extremely well.
When I woke up, I felt amazing. I took my meds. I put away the dishes. I starting picking up around the living room and my bedroom. Wendy and her boyfriend are coming to stay with us tomorrow night, so Mark said we should clean when he got home, but I felt like doing it now, which I thought Mark would appreciate. I took a break to have a snack and write this, which took WAY longer than it should of thanks to my keyboard from HELL. But now I'll get back to the cleaning, and hopefully I'll get to put up massive amounts of pictures later.
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My 'fantastic' day continues to degrade. I did a load of laundry earlier, thinking I was safe from chapstick disasters (I've ruined a lot of my favorite clothes by leaving a chapstick in the pockets), as my chapstick was on the counter...not realizing that I'd actually found an old one, so some of my clothes now have blue waxy spots on them. :-0( Including my white Cure shirt, which I had thrown into the dryer by mistake, as I hadn't even washed it yet. Today is starting to suck. Could someone please cheer me up?
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Got a lot of work done on my room today. It was not a great day. Lots of things went wrong. But my room looks awesome. I did some cool patterned stuff; working with scraps that I thought were spoiled; turned out looking fab. I put a lot of pictues on the outside of my door, which is about 3 quarters of the way finished. A lot of pictures went up near my closet, which is very nearly completely enclosed in pictures. Once my room is finished, I might do the inside of my closet. Anyways - I put up about 30 pictures, which was a lot of work, it looks good, and I feel like I accomplished a lot.
I also did the dishes, some more laundry, and picked up lots of trash. Mark has been cleaning the living room; kitchen and bathroom. I'm about to help him with the tub, then we need arrange stuff so we can unfold the bed downstairs for our guests. Then we need to wash the sheets. I might wash some of my clothes with those so I can be done with those; well all I'll have left is my whites, which I can wait to wash later.
I would have liked to have seen some of my friends today, or at least called a few, but I've just been busy, busy, busy all day. So if you feel ignored, I'm really sorry. I would have really have liked to have seen Michael sometime since Monday, but it just hasn't worked out. Blah.
I work tomorrow.
I've got this Feist Remix cd that I never really listened to as I decided I didn't like it... But I've been grooving to it the last hour or so. ;-0)
posted by Bald Jason at 11:54 PM
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Mark & I got everything done last night, then we both passed out in our separate rooms. I woke up around 9:30am, to tell Mark he was supposed to be at work a half hour before, but he was already up and knew the score. Later he woke me up asking me to drive him to work, but I had a horrible headache and could hardly open my eyes from the glare of my room, let alone the sun, so off he went. He had to do this business lunch thing so he couldn't drive me to work on lunch. I ate, and finished some stuff before calling work to let them know I needed a ride, but after I was done getting ready and just sitting waiting for my ride, they called and said it was dead and I should just stay home...which was a bummer. I was really looking forward to seeing my coworkers, and Jean was supposed to stop in today, and I was supposed to drop off a dvd for Pat & Cara...and I wanted to show DJ the new Star Wars book I'm reading. Oh, and did I mention I'm broke and need the money???
Skittles are like a drug.
So now I'm not sure what I should be doing. Perhaps I should just relax? Read? I can't work on my room because I need to print new pictures to mix in with the old, and I'm all out of the paper I need. Perhaps I'll chat? Maybe Michael is free. I had a text fest with Jordan, but he's supposed to be all booked up until next Thursday. Hmmm.
I suppose there are worse fates. At least my stomach seems to be in good shape today.
posted by Bald Jason at 01:33 PM
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