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Tuesday's visit with Kat and Cameron was pretty cool. We watched an Eddie Izzard DVD, Kat and I kept spilling drinks, and then I drove the three of us to Longs to pick up some snacks.
I pulled the World's Worst Parking Job out of my ass and parked so close to the curb that, when I backed up, the right rear tire bumped over the curb and crushed many planter flowers. D: I felt really bad about that, but we joked about those poor flowers on the way back to Cameron's grandparents' house. (...I really should have told someone. The massacre of those flowers will haunt me for the rest of my life.) *shakes fists of not-so-sarcastic sarcasm*
To be honest, having one more guy at that little get-together would have made me slightly more comfortable. Cameron has a girlfriend, but... that really doesn't change how many guys act or what they talk about, does it?
I drove Kat back to my place around 8:40 PM after we watched some Family Guy. We gave Cameron lots of hugs, I called Mom and Dad and apparently confused them a lot, then finally got started back home. I only figured out how to make the display brighter when almost home. Aaand I left the parking brake on by accident (thankfully only from Cameron's house to home), so the van stank when I pulled into the driveway. I've done that several times now. Lose!
Kat and I looked at Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon through Dad's telescope, watched the end of a nifty space program on The History Channel, then watched Ice Road Truckers. FUCK, those guys are INSANE. Sixteen inches of ice holding up 16-ton+ trucks? No, thank you. Extremely interesting program.
Had a trippy dream involving The Circle (a clearing behind my landlords' house in Weimar) and experimentation kennels. VERY cool dream - Kat was in it, too, in another part involving a field trip to some distant, misty mountains. I think Ms. Laughlin was also in it.
Wednesday morning, Kat and I watched some of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It is incredibly fun making your own commentary for movies, but Star Wars gets extra stars for being especially commentary-awesome. It's just so funny in parts. OH MY GOD EWOKS! Warwick Davis got to hug Harrison Ford's leg, hehe.
Darth Sidious is one creepy bastard.
We're such geeks, Kat. <3
After Kat's mom picked her up, I took a shower, called Katy, and took off for her house down the back roads (from Magnolia to Dog Bar and so on). My first solo solo drive was wonderful! NO cars behind me during the entire trip, a couple construction zones.... I had to back up a bit off of the first one-lane bridge, because I didn't see the red car already nearing my end of the bridge, but I had no trouble backing up. Whew!
It felt fantastic to finally drive by myself. I got to Katy's house and was greeted by Heather, her younger sister (her nickname used to be 'How-Do', which is how she used to pronounce her own name). Katy came out soon afterwards, we headed up into the house, and then Katy and I decided to ride bikes to my old place. Heather pointed out that I left my lights on (not again!), and I thanked her for that.
Now, I have been riding my eighteen-speed mountain bike almost every other day for the past couple months. Riding to my old house, up that steep driveway, on a seven-speed cruiser, was enough to make me feel faint. My old house is now finally occupied by another family, and it was neat seeing how the place has changed.
Katy and I hopped the fence onto Dick's (no, his name is not Richard) property ("Wedemeyer Plaza" - we believe "Wedemeyer" is a mispronunciation of Weimar) and walked the bikes up to The Circle. Lifted the bikes over another fence and walked around. Rick (Rick and Dick, huh?) still hasn't built anything up there; the place still looks deserted. We rode down past The Circle onto Sun Valley road, where even more housing sites had popped up since I left Weimar in 2003. Walked-slugged up the hill, rode back to Katy's driveway, and walked up her driveway. Tell me about exhaustion! With my own bike, I may have been able to ride up her driveway, but we had to take three breaks on the way up.
Back inside, we chugged cold water and ate Fla-Vor Ice while seated in front of the swamp cooler. Great way to cool down. Afterwards, I drove Katy to Weimar Hills and she showed me how the place has changed. Placer Hills was shut down, so Weimar now accommodates grades four through eight. New portables all over the place, plus a new playground. (The 'flooring' for the playground is very spongy and SO cool to walk on.)
Before heading off, Katy noticed the bucket of pony beads and string in the van, which I had planned on dropping off at Salvation Army. Katy asked about having it, and I said certainly; we used to make a lot of beady lizards back in the day.
On the way back to Katy's, we stopped at the local itty-bitty gas station and I filled the van for the first time on my own. Katy helped me remove the cap and held it for me as I pumped the gas.
Not long after getting back to her house, Katy's mom drove us to Trackside Tavern. Katy's boyfriend and some of his friends were there, and we watched lots of people go up for Karaoke Night. The elderly Elvis impersonator was very good. Katy and I agreed that, after a while, we were both bored. She said goodbye and her mom picked us back up.
Stayed up late, ate lots of popcorn, and watched some of The Rundown on Katy's computer before it froze. Chica, Heather's new kitten, slept on me for a long time. SO cute.
Had a yummy breakfast Thursday morning, left at 12:00, got onto the freeway, got off at Dry Creek, headed up 49. Again, I felt wonderful being able to drive by myself, and I was pretty damn focused and observant. If I have no distractions, I really am a good driver.
Got home, brought my backpack inside, checked up on Lupin, Gimpy, and Draco. I heard our septic alarm ringing, shut it off, and raised the handle of the toilet in my and Cammy's bathroom.
Dad and Cammy came home not very long afterwards; Dad bought some more king mealworms for Draco.
After Mom came home, my uncle Larry and cousins Jessi, Michael, and Maddie arrived from my grandparents' house down south. LOTS of laughs getting to see them before we head to Oregon. I'm so happy they get to visit us.
On Saturday, I will be bringing Elsa over to my house. We haven't seen each other in almost a year or just over a year, which is INSANE for us. I so look forward to seeing her, and I don't have to ask Mom and Dad for a ride anymore. Mmmm, independence! (In driving, anyway.)
HURRAY 80s MUSIC!
Soooo, yes. LONG post, I know. I'll cut it later if anyone asks me to do so.
I pulled the World's Worst Parking Job out of my ass and parked so close to the curb that, when I backed up, the right rear tire bumped over the curb and crushed many planter flowers. D: I felt really bad about that, but we joked about those poor flowers on the way back to Cameron's grandparents' house. (...I really should have told someone. The massacre of those flowers will haunt me for the rest of my life.) *shakes fists of not-so-sarcastic sarcasm*
To be honest, having one more guy at that little get-together would have made me slightly more comfortable. Cameron has a girlfriend, but... that really doesn't change how many guys act or what they talk about, does it?
I drove Kat back to my place around 8:40 PM after we watched some Family Guy. We gave Cameron lots of hugs, I called Mom and Dad and apparently confused them a lot, then finally got started back home. I only figured out how to make the display brighter when almost home. Aaand I left the parking brake on by accident (thankfully only from Cameron's house to home), so the van stank when I pulled into the driveway. I've done that several times now. Lose!
Kat and I looked at Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon through Dad's telescope, watched the end of a nifty space program on The History Channel, then watched Ice Road Truckers. FUCK, those guys are INSANE. Sixteen inches of ice holding up 16-ton+ trucks? No, thank you. Extremely interesting program.
Had a trippy dream involving The Circle (a clearing behind my landlords' house in Weimar) and experimentation kennels. VERY cool dream - Kat was in it, too, in another part involving a field trip to some distant, misty mountains. I think Ms. Laughlin was also in it.
Wednesday morning, Kat and I watched some of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It is incredibly fun making your own commentary for movies, but Star Wars gets extra stars for being especially commentary-awesome. It's just so funny in parts. OH MY GOD EWOKS! Warwick Davis got to hug Harrison Ford's leg, hehe.
Darth Sidious is one creepy bastard.
We're such geeks, Kat. <3
After Kat's mom picked her up, I took a shower, called Katy, and took off for her house down the back roads (from Magnolia to Dog Bar and so on). My first solo solo drive was wonderful! NO cars behind me during the entire trip, a couple construction zones.... I had to back up a bit off of the first one-lane bridge, because I didn't see the red car already nearing my end of the bridge, but I had no trouble backing up. Whew!
It felt fantastic to finally drive by myself. I got to Katy's house and was greeted by Heather, her younger sister (her nickname used to be 'How-Do', which is how she used to pronounce her own name). Katy came out soon afterwards, we headed up into the house, and then Katy and I decided to ride bikes to my old place. Heather pointed out that I left my lights on (not again!), and I thanked her for that.
Now, I have been riding my eighteen-speed mountain bike almost every other day for the past couple months. Riding to my old house, up that steep driveway, on a seven-speed cruiser, was enough to make me feel faint. My old house is now finally occupied by another family, and it was neat seeing how the place has changed.
Katy and I hopped the fence onto Dick's (no, his name is not Richard) property ("Wedemeyer Plaza" - we believe "Wedemeyer" is a mispronunciation of Weimar) and walked the bikes up to The Circle. Lifted the bikes over another fence and walked around. Rick (Rick and Dick, huh?) still hasn't built anything up there; the place still looks deserted. We rode down past The Circle onto Sun Valley road, where even more housing sites had popped up since I left Weimar in 2003. Walked-slugged up the hill, rode back to Katy's driveway, and walked up her driveway. Tell me about exhaustion! With my own bike, I may have been able to ride up her driveway, but we had to take three breaks on the way up.
Back inside, we chugged cold water and ate Fla-Vor Ice while seated in front of the swamp cooler. Great way to cool down. Afterwards, I drove Katy to Weimar Hills and she showed me how the place has changed. Placer Hills was shut down, so Weimar now accommodates grades four through eight. New portables all over the place, plus a new playground. (The 'flooring' for the playground is very spongy and SO cool to walk on.)
Before heading off, Katy noticed the bucket of pony beads and string in the van, which I had planned on dropping off at Salvation Army. Katy asked about having it, and I said certainly; we used to make a lot of beady lizards back in the day.
On the way back to Katy's, we stopped at the local itty-bitty gas station and I filled the van for the first time on my own. Katy helped me remove the cap and held it for me as I pumped the gas.
Not long after getting back to her house, Katy's mom drove us to Trackside Tavern. Katy's boyfriend and some of his friends were there, and we watched lots of people go up for Karaoke Night. The elderly Elvis impersonator was very good. Katy and I agreed that, after a while, we were both bored. She said goodbye and her mom picked us back up.
Stayed up late, ate lots of popcorn, and watched some of The Rundown on Katy's computer before it froze. Chica, Heather's new kitten, slept on me for a long time. SO cute.
Had a yummy breakfast Thursday morning, left at 12:00, got onto the freeway, got off at Dry Creek, headed up 49. Again, I felt wonderful being able to drive by myself, and I was pretty damn focused and observant. If I have no distractions, I really am a good driver.
Got home, brought my backpack inside, checked up on Lupin, Gimpy, and Draco. I heard our septic alarm ringing, shut it off, and raised the handle of the toilet in my and Cammy's bathroom.
Dad and Cammy came home not very long afterwards; Dad bought some more king mealworms for Draco.
After Mom came home, my uncle Larry and cousins Jessi, Michael, and Maddie arrived from my grandparents' house down south. LOTS of laughs getting to see them before we head to Oregon. I'm so happy they get to visit us.
On Saturday, I will be bringing Elsa over to my house. We haven't seen each other in almost a year or just over a year, which is INSANE for us. I so look forward to seeing her, and I don't have to ask Mom and Dad for a ride anymore. Mmmm, independence! (In driving, anyway.)
HURRAY 80s MUSIC!
Soooo, yes. LONG post, I know. I'll cut it later if anyone asks me to do so.
