Sunday, May 23, 2010

Friday night with Michael was fun. Mario. Meijer. Smallville. Sleep. We finished Season 9 of Smallville Saturday afternoon. The coming Season 10 will be the last for the series and I expect that's a good thing. It's not a great show but it's entertaining. The last 2 seasons were an improvment on Season 7; I'm hoping they can keep the momentum they've built through the end of their final season.

Late Saturday, Michael had to drop some papers off at Census coworker's home; he left me in the car for nearly a half hour in the summer heat. I was annoyed but kept it under wraps. We went to Game Stop & Barnes & Noble. They didn't have the Trek book I wanted and I don't have enough cash to be spending money on the magazines I wanted so I was sad about that. I didn't bring any shorts with me and the heat was really getting to me.

Michael asked where I wanted to go next. Then told me how saw a billboard that said that the last Ann Arbor Hollywood Video (my former store) was closing down by the end of the month. I got very emotional and said I wanted to go there. Michael mocked me for nearly crying over a business closing, but for me it was like closing the coffin on what had been the best job I've ever had, which was where I developed a family of friends (coworkers and customers alike) that I dearly love, still miss and dream about. We argued. He drove me back to his place instead. I apologised and we kind of worked it out - he's very, very stressed about his life right now, and knowing that made it easier to calm down...though the heat in his apartment wasn't helping. I headed home.

I watched the new Doctor Who (5x08 The Hungry Earth" [Part I]), which was the 3rd episode in a row that didn't suck, yet wasn't great...and that's fine, because the 4 episodes before those 3 were all pretty terrible. I'm slighly hopeful that I'll enjoy the rest of the season and that the new Sarah Jane Adventures (which I'm hearing more about and will be part of this season as well) will be cool.

I slept for a few hours.

I was getting a headache. I took two midrin and later a 3rd. They didn't help. I watched "Milk", which I enjoyed, though the headache was really bothering me. Then I learned that Mark was mad at me for not going back to Michael's because he needed my computer for a project he was working on. He said that I lied to him about being away for the weekend, but I didn't know that I was gonna fight with Michael or that I'd be in so much pain I couldn't see straight - I gave him the use of my computer for 8 hours (though that didn't end up working) and I hit the wall a lot. I was stressed and angry and upset and the pain in my head nearly sent me to the emergency room. But then I remember that I had some Imitrex and took that with Motrin; took a long HOT shower; laid down in the dark and about an hour later it was mostly gone. I soooo need to see my doctor about a perscription for Imitrex now that I can take it again. I slept.

I decided the other day that despite of that huge list of Star Trek books I wanted to read, that I should really add a few more to the pile so I started reading 'The Never-Ending Sacrifice'.

Despite the beautiful cover and the subject matter (Cardassians), which I love, and despite this being 1 of 2 post DS9 stories that I hadn't read, I'd put off reading this entry for almost a year because the author (Una McCormack) had written another Cardassian themed Trek book which I loathed ("Hollow Men") and the other DS9 Relaunch story I'd not read. Thankfully, I'm enjoying this one a lot more and plan on reading the other DS9 title next, before diving into the new Trek continuity that begins with the Voyager Relaunch. This means that the next book I'll be reading is this one:

I feel much better today. Less stressed. I'm choosing not to stress over about $700.00 that Mark didn't get because of a missed call. I'm giving him $500 that he just gave me to help cover the damage...which means I have to watch my spending again...with no money for gas or to send Mollie tv discs...or to get the new Trek books. That part SUCKS. But I know it could be worse. Mark & I are getting along again. I think we both realized that we were just under so much stress yesterday that it was making life suck...but we're passed that now. Michael & I seem to be getting on better too; I'll know more in a few days. I had planned to have a LOST marathon last night to prepare me for the finale tonight, but that was cancelled because of my lack of a computer...I could have watched them downstairs but I really hate hanging out in our living room for some reason...and I loathe using the computer downstairs as the TV / Monitor is so large that I find it hard to focus on anything I'm doing. So it looks like I won't be finishing LOST tonight after all, though I might in the morning or later this week. I just hope nobody spoils it for me.

I'm playing Farm Town. I shaved and showered. Mark suggested we go take pictures but he's sleeping now and I don't want to disturb him. We'll see what happens next.

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