Sunday, August 19, 2007

bits and pieces

Things of note in recent days:

1) Yesterday I was put on the emergency baby list. If Rachel goes into labour before her parents come in two weeks, and if no one else is available, I am tending to my little buddy Augie while his baby sister screams her way into the world. I'm not sure how high I am on said list, but I'm on there and that's what counts. It's a good thing Augie likes me enough to fart on me and steal my corn. I can just pack him full of cookies and cupcakes, and we'll be best friends. Until the sugar crash, at which point he may loathe me.

2) Of all the times I've gone to Blim, I've only ever sat on a chair once. I always get the pink velvet couch, and Friday night's screening of "Hausu" afforded the same. It was hilarious to watch with a crowd and I'm not sure I totally understand why everyone had to die, but it was fun. Ken T. and Glinn wanted drinks, so we went to SoMa for a smidge and talked about boy things. It felt like working at the Gateway.

3) I think I might have been hit on by a J-boy at a party I was at last night, but can't be sure. Someone interrupted him to talk about landscaping right around the time he told me he likes white girls and asked if I dated J-boys when I lived in Gunma. A lot of people talked about landscaping last night; I never realised it was such a popular party topic. On the upside, a number of people avoided eye contact with me. Oh, wait, that's a bad thing. I really tried to be sociable with strangers, but a number of them would not be socialised. And I'm pretty sure the boy who invited me doesn't like me, which is unfortunate because I would rather he did. Sigh.

4) My phone rang at 7am this morning for a key drop-off. I think I'm supposed to check on my friends' apartment while they're away, but I might just set up a porn website and host the site from there. I do have to pay tuition in a couple of weeks.......

5) Today I had gelato for possibly the last time this summer. Thankfully it was sunny while Eileen, Lynn and I sat out; still, it wasn't a skirt day. I can't believe the summer is nearly over. Tangiene and I also met up for a wander and a bite at a Chinese restaurant that I'd heard was good. I realised partway through that the place was filled with whiteys, and vowed never to return. It was still fun to hang out with TP.

6) Might be going to another baseball game on Tuesday night (Dog Day at the Park), which will almost definitely be the last one of the year. The Canadians won't be in the playoffs (they're second last in the league) and have just a week-and-a-half of games left. Good times.

7) Today I salted my cast iron pan for the first time ever, and it was much more satisfying than trying to clean it without dunking it in soapy water. This is what my life has become: I'm excited that salting a pan works.

If you want to see me before I go mental with work and school, you've got two weeks to organise with me. After that, I can't guarantee anything, unless you're also going to Spoon and/or Justice.

Currently listening :
Magic and Medicine
By The Coral
Release date: 10 February, 2004

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