Monday, June 22, 2009

So Mark dropped me off at Michael's on Saturday. The garage sale was pretty lame. It was hot. Jesse & David were there; I think Jesse hooked up with some random guy; a "friend" of his, from Monroe. Melissa was there for a bit; nice to see her again. Eventually we closed down the sale & left for my place. We stopped to see if Varian was working, but she's on medical leave. Varian and I used to be good friends but I've not seen her in about 7 years I think. My friend Karen told me where she works now (an eye care place) but anytime I'm over there it's closed; this was my first attempt to see her. She should be back to work in early July, so that's cool. The old doctor guy hit on me. lol

Then we went to McDonalds, and then my place. We had sex. We went to LC & Baskin Robbins; I had pizza for the first time in months. We watched TRUE BLOOD. I had a great phone conversation with Mollie. Michael and I went to sleep around 7pm I think, and got up around 1am. We watched Moulin Rouge (which Michael had never seen) then went back to sleep. We're very cuddly.

Michael left early the next morning after some more fun. I worked on my cyber farm and watched some stuff. Did stuff online. Showered. Watched the recent Graham Norton finale, and last weeks installment of The Closer. I went to bed around 10pm and slept for a few hours before a text from DJ woke me up. I was upset to be woken up, as I was having a really intense dream about tornados. A few years ago I had a series of recurring dreams about tornados which were fascinating to me as they were a new element in my dreaming, but they stopped coming to me after some relatives of mine were in a tornodo themselves. I just assumed that some weird link between us caused the dreams (or my wacky brain was done being wacky), but in the dream last night I spotted a funnel cloud, and Michael, Mark & my cousin Michael Curtis all spotted other funnel clouds. We ran into my grandmother's house, where I looked into my grandmother's eyes and said: "Alright now Grandma, it's time for you to teach us how to be brave." - then the phone woke me up!!! Argh. I want to know what happened next!

Anyways, the text from DJ was asking me if I had gotten a voicemail from him. He & Bryan & Chris are getting together today for another round of games, and they wanted to know if Mark, Michael & I would like to join them - around 6pm. Mark will be around today at that time, as randomly, he'll be working at midnight instead of getting off at that time. Michael should be here too. I want to go, but last time I was around his cats, my allergies kicked in later and I was miserable. I texted him back that I'd think about it.

I went right back to sleep and slept until 6am. That's 8 hours. I took my prilosec and went back to sleep; waking up at around 8am when Mark got home from work. We talked about my dream, and his work, and his physical therapy appointment, and Michael and all kinds of stuff. He left for his appointment. I called my grandmother and we talked about my dream, and got a tiny little fight about her hypocrisy concerning 'wicked' people. lol Other than that, the chat we brilliant. I left Janice a message - and she got back to me saying she'd drop off my Doctor Who DVDs at Grandma's sometime soon and call me when that happens. She was pressed for time so we didn't get to talk. I got a text from Michael and left him a voicemail, then started reading the next Voyager book (having decided that I'll keep reading a short story from 'Tales of Pain & Wonder' between each book that I read). Mark texted me and left me messages asking if I wanted him to bring home food, but I ate while I was reading, and had just finished - so I was in no mood for food. I then wrote this.

Michael's coming over today and staying the night.

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Michael came over and we had cuddles and sexy time...then a shower. I worked on his cyber farm; got it all in order, then plowed mine and planted a section of cabbages. We watched some Justice League, but Michael was really tired so he's napping (as is Mark). We're going to DJ's later; we have to be there at 5pm; stopping at LC on the way there. I think we'll probably run late though as Michael is exhausted, and Mark might go as well, though it's less likely.

I've been thinking about (shocker) Battlestar Galactica. NO SPOILERS here for anyone who's seen the first few seasons, really; nothing specific. I was just trying to figure out why some fans aren't excited to see the new movie "The Plan" which is set during the first 2 seasons and will explain a lot of different things...or more precisely, why I seem to be more excited than the majority of fans online (though I do find one now and again who IS excited about it, they are rare). Looking back on the show I think I've figured out the answer. If you look at the majority of my favorite episodes -

Season One:
1x04 Act of Contrition

Season Two:
2x18 Downloaded
Battlestar Galactica: Razor [Extended Cut]

Season Three:
3x09 Unfinished Business [Extended Cut]
3x17 Maelstrom

Season Four:
4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy
4x15 No Exit

The thing all of these stories have in common? Flashbacks. These episodes give us new information about the characters' histories; often time changing the way the characters or previous episodes can be interpreted. That's basically what "The Plan" is set to do. Even episodes I don't love are sometimes tied to flashbacks that I do enjoy. Though there is at least 1 eception to this rule (3x08 Hero). Anyways, I thought that was kind of interesting.

I'm hungry.

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   Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michael left on Tuesday (taking the first 2 seasons of Justice League with him); I've never really watched it on our big screen tv; it looked amazing. Watching Justice League again inspired me to work on my DCAU continuity based chronology, which I've not looked back on in about a year a think. I made some real progress Tuesday & Wednesday, but that's basically all I did and I felt like a Zombie afterwards. Oh. I did take a break to watch True Blood 2x02; fantastic!

This morning I woke up at 8am, after not sleeping well, but couldn't get back to sleep. I took a fast shower, took out some trash, then went with Mark to the Bank, K-Mart (to get sweats for Mark), Best Buy (to buy a Wii game I've been wanting, with coupons), Kroger (for groceries), LC for food, to Mark's work (to drop him off), back to K-Mart (where I bought a shirt, 3 pairs of shorts and some underwear), and then home again. I also talked to Michael on the phone during part of that.

It was hot and sunny earlier but it storming now, pouring rain with lots of loud thunder, and the lights flickered once. I went to cancel my gay.com premium profile (which would have renewed at more than $80) but the site gave me a free extra month to think about it. I'll still cancel it then, but maybe an operator will offer me a better price? If not, I can live without it. I hardly chat on it at all lately, as Michael is never on.

I need to do some laundry. I need to read some Buffy comics. I need to sort some stuff. I really hope the power doesn't go out.

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So far the power has stayed on. There was something like a flash flood for a bit though. It was crazy seeing the water rush by on the sidewalks and the parking lot; the sidewalks looked like streams leading the parking lot river! Cool! ;-0)

I started a load of laundry, including all the clothes I bought today, which I tried on again; I think I'm very happy with my purchases. And with my recent gift by Mark of 4 new pairs of pants I feel like my wardrobe has been somewhat energised. If I had a job I'd probably be spending a lot of money right now on clothes...though if I had a job I'd probably have spent all my cash on movies and stuff and it wouldn't have had the chance to buy clothes, so I'll take this as a nice quirk of my unemployment. Silver Lining and all that.

I've sorted my clothes into the piles which need to be washed. I brought up some clothes from downstairs that need to be hung up in my closet. I put Mark's sweats on his bed with the receipt. I bagged up the bathroom trash with some garbage from my room and downstairs. I just feel like getting stuff done today.

Except that I just got hit in the face with a truly terrible migrain. Saw spots and everything. I took my midrin right away, plus an ibuprofen. I've been taking the ibuprofen lately to spare my liver and to make my midren last longer. Hope it clears up soon. I want to get more stuff done.

I so need to clip my nails. And shave. Though I probably won't get to the shaving part until tomorrow at the earliest; Saturday at the latest.

I wish Michael was here.

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It's raining again. It had stopped for awhile. But it's back, with the thunder and the lightning. My headache is still here, but less so. I clipped my nails. I bagged up still more trash. I put the first load of laundry in the dryer and started a 2nd load in the washer. I rinsed the dishes and started them up in the dishwasher. I'm starting to organize my closet a bit, but pulling all that stuff out has made a mess of my room. The drugs have started kicking in, and because I've not slept much I feel like passing out, but I still have so much I want to do!

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   Friday, June 26, 2009

After the last entry, I finished the laundry I had going. I put away the clean dishes. I took out more trash (that was not a comment on my social life). Michael Jackson was announced dead! I had read about Farrah Fawcet(?) dying that morning. Right after hearing about MJ I heard there had been a Tornado sighted in Dundee, which brought back the dream from the other day. I called Janice's house to tell her about MJ & the dream stuff, but she wasn't home. Jerry (her husband) answered the phone and we talked for a bit about the recent celeb deaths and the fact that it was his birthday. I called Janice's cell and she was at Grandma's and had brough my Doctor Who dvds with her.

I showered and dressed in some of my new clothes; went out to Grandma's to visit with Grandma, Grandpa, Janice, Jillian & Jonathan. It was a nice visit. It's always great to see the kids. Janice took the time to pull me aside and give me an update on Jordan, which made me feel good to be in the loop. When it was time to pick up Justin & Jordan from the church Janice needed to take Jill & Jon to McDonalds so she asked me to watch for Justin & JJ. While I waited I talked on the phone with Carrie. Then me waiting turned out to be rather pointless as right as they got out, Janice arrived anyways. lol. It was still nice to see them, and we talked about finding a day soon when I can visit with Janice's family for a longer time.

I went to Carrie's after that to give Adam the dragon ornaments that Michael had given me for him. I had bagged up all the dragons separately, so that the broken dragons would be kept with the broken bits that went with them. I wasn't sure Adam was into dragons anymore but he is, and he was delighted with the present. I also gave Carrie BSG 4.0, plus Caprica. We hung out in her room for a bit and talked about boys, and eating disorders and clothes and stuff. It was nice. I couldn't stay long becuase I had to pick up Mark from work (plus I'm allergic to her cats) and away I went, feeling that the visit with Carrie / Adam was very nearly perfect. :-0)

On the way to Mark's work, Carrie called me asking me a BSG question, which assured me she was excited to watch the DVDs, which is cool. It's annoying when someone borrows dvds from me, and then doesn't watch them for a month or something. I'm experiencing that right now actually, and while there are circumstances (not talking about you Mollie - though I do wish you'd hurry watching BSG so we can talk!) - it's still annoying.

Mark & I went to LC for Pizza. The gas station and post office while we waited for the food. Then home. The pizza was good, but pizza (though I love it) is like, super hard for my stomach to digest, even with my pills - it just sits in my stomach for far longer than anything else I eat these days - so I'm trying to limit my intake of it, which sucks.

I did still more laundry and talked to Michael on the phone. Chatted a bit. And eventually went to bed. I slept well, I think. Woke up around 8am again. I read all the news. Sent some messages. Worked on the cyber farms, even though I didn't feel like it. I kind of want a break from them, so I planted crops that take 4 days to harvest. I'll try to stay away from them until Tuesday and go from there. That leaves me free to do more cleaning, spend time with Michael, and work on my DCAU guide.

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So...there was a delay in getting stuff done. I did start washing my towels, but Mark & I played our new Wii game (which rocks), which is fun, and we kept playing. We're planning on taking a walk soon (which was part of my plan for the day anyways) so that's cool. I need to put towels in the dryer, and more in the washer.

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Ended up not going for that walk; Mark and I had a little fight; silly really. I worked on my Batman viewing guide and finished my first draft of what I thought the first year of the show should be. Then I found a few problems. lol. I'm trying to fix it, but as I try to do that I find more stuff is broken. I might have to just keep it the way it was; that might be the best way, but I'm going to try different things. I can't believe I worked on it for over 6 hours!?! No wonder I'm tired.

I've also managed to get more laundry done (my last batch of towels are in the dryer).

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   Saturday, June 27, 2009

I can't sleep. This isn't good.

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When I finally slept, I had surreal dreams. I was trapped in a huge mansion that I wandered for hours. Room to room; place to place. There were whole worlds inside. There were other men there that I knew and lived with. There were little toy like castles bottled up, with tiny doors, that were other worlds as well. There was some wisdom imparted to me at the end, that I no longer remember. It was beautiful and haunting.

My back hurts again. Not sure what I did. It isn't as bad as a few weeks ago. Maybe I slept on it wrong?

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I'm getting a headache. It's inconveniant, as I was getting stuff done. I'm doing more laundry. I took a shower. I put my clean clothes away. I now have pants and shorts to choose from, which feels nice. But the pain is spreading fast. I took a hot shower to see if I could get away without taking my meds, and it felt slightly better while I was in there, but I ran out of hot water really fast for some reason. So I just took my midrin; I'll have a snack, and hopefully this blows over quickly. I want to get more stuff done today, and Michael will be here around 8pm. Perhaps he'll help me get some stuff done; he's told me he'd love to organize my closet. lol.

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My headache is mostly gone. I picked up most of the clutter in my room, and though my closet doesn't look like I was hoping it would, I did improve it a great deal. I made my bed, and did more laundry (my last load is in the washer). I picked up stuff in the living room and sorted some trash. I vacumed my room and sorted some clutter on my desk. All I really want to get done now is to clip my toe-nails, scrub the toilet, shave, and shower. If I have energy after that, perhaps I'll go for a walk; or maybe I should wait for Michael to get here first? We'll see.

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I took a break. I got my white shirts out of the dryer, and now I'm drying my last load of laundry (white socks and underwear). Still need to do the other stuff I mentioned. I guess I should get that done so I'm finished for when Michael gets here.

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Except for the last of my laundry, which continues to dry, I'm done. I've finished everything I set out to do today. I'm ready to relax, and enjoy my evening. ;-0)

Michael should be here soon.

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Michael's here! ;-0)

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