An Enjoyable Yet "Anti-Social" Day
I just got back from Duluno's. They have bluegrass on the weekends and I have always thought of organizing people to go, yet today it was just a fluke I was there. I slept in today. I didn't check my phone for messages from today and last night until about 5. I sat and watched the world cup. I have decided I really love the world cup. First, I did not realize that in the world of futbol (sp?) that the time clock does not count down; instead it counts from the zero minute on up. I bet that the generation coming up may be more interested in the sport since Quidich (once again sp?) from the Harry Potter books are in direct relation to this sport. AND I love that there are no stupid time outs, and replays, and everything else that makes American sports so annoying. Well not all the sports I guess, but Football and Basketball come to mind. The other thing I have been doing today is watching the Superman marathon on Boomarang. I did not realize this channel did not have commercials! I love it! And I have residcovered just how much I love the former WB networks anitmation. And then at about 7 or so I decided to walk into town, as I call it, and get myself a salad; instead I got myself a medium pizza and two pints of NewCastle. Both for very cheap. It was fun because I was chatting it up with the waitresses and the one waiter did not seem to like that. Also there was an abundance of Gay and Lesbian people there. Then again it is Pride weekend, and no I have not been doing anything for PRIDE and let me tell you I have been very content not wasting my time with it. :) I am not finishing off my pizza and about to watch some more of Superman since I recorded it on the DVR. I wish my life was always in this middle of the road place where I am not super over excited and not mildly depressed, but I think I have discovered the two things I need to give up to feel happier. It the same two things I do not have contact with when I am out of town and I always feel so much better about life then. If you want to know what they are...just ask :)
Hello!
Long time no post. Here are some highlights.
When I was at my Parents, maybe a month ago, my sister and Nolan were also over. He always wants me to come with them when it's time for him to go. Since I was going to hitch a ride from my sister to the bus stop we could tell him, "Uncle Jon's coming." He was happy. Well my sister and I decided to drive the mini-van over and say goodbye to my mom. My brother and this woman he has been seeing off and on over some years, Sonya, and her kid were also there. Sonya saw Nolan and beelined it over because, like any mom, she loved any opportunity to have her kid socialize. Nolan saw little Amber, that's what we will call her, and started to fuss and wanted to get out of the car seat. "Help! Help! Cheri Cheri Help!" My mom got him out of his car seat and with a deep sincerity, as my mom headed down the street for Amber and Nolan to play he turned around and said, "Bye Jon!" So funny, and already so polite. :)
Nolan and I were playing the piano about a week ago at my mom's. I would play all the keys as artsy as I could, and then I would pause, only play two notes, and we would sing, "Jakey, Jakey. Jakey, Jakey." And the kid was on perfect pitch. Amazing!
I downloaded iTunes here at work. I love it. I don't own an iPod, yet. I am sure I won't be buying anyone anytime soon. What I really love about it though is that I can buy CD's on line and download it for cheaper than what the store would be. That and I can buy singles for only 99 cents. I am sure you all know about this, but do you remember how excited you once were?! :) Also, everyone at work who has iTunes downloaded can share their music, so I get to hear new bands, artists, etc. I have to admit I like my library best still. It's also a great way for people to really understand how I love anything good within the genre it's in.
I am having someone new moving into my place next week. I may have mentioned it before. Her name is Allysa and she will be staying in my place until the end of August.
I am sure there is more.
My cute little baby bat
I was in the in-between stage of waking up Tuesday morning when I heard a thumping noise and felt my bed bounce, so I thought I had randomly hit my the bed with my arm, turned over, and I slept some more. Then I felt it again. The bounce. This time I turned my head to the left, opened my right eye, jumped out of my bed, arms flailing, and yelled like a startled girl . I thought it was a mouse and thought, "Great, like I need a mouse problem," and then it flew at me. Of course I didn't want to kill it once I realized it was a cute little baby bat and it seemed to be trying SO hard to get out. It flew around the room some more and then landed on the wall across from me, and then to the main window, and then back to my bed where for just a brief moment it turned upside down as if it wanted to fall asleep. I left the room trying to think of a plan to help it out without killing it, and nothing pleasant came to mind. I really didn't want touch it. I mean, what if it had rabies? The easiest thing to do would be to get one of the screens open and shoo it out. When I got back in the room it was on the big window screen and was trying to squeeze his way through the window. Well that would explain how he got in. Amazing. Then it decided to fly to another window and try, so I attempted to open up the screen on the big window , and I thought I had failed. Then I gave up. It flew back to the large screen, so I went and got a brown paper lunch bag and set it underneath it hoping it would crawl into the bag. That didn't work and soon it had stopped moving and was laying upside down and fell asleep. It must have been asleep because I realized I actually had gotten the screen to swing open enough to let the bat out, and when I tapped, then poked, and then vigoursly moved the screen which then piveted open. YEA! Except the cute little baby bat had no interest in waking up; it WAS daytime after all . I left the screen open and closed the window and am hoped it will be gone by the time I got home. He looked so cute sleeping all upside down and furry with it's beady nightvision eyes and his cute little talons looped so preciously around the mesh screen. "Good night Batty!" I thought about what I would do if Batty choose not to leave. Maybe I would keep yelling at it to "Shoo! Go away you dumb Bat! I barely have enough money to feed myself! Where would you sleep! You don't want to be in a cage. Don't LOOK at me like that!" Then I would start singing, "Dumb Bat, why are you following me..." cause I would just have to. Well, all my worry was for not for when I arrived home, Batty was gone. I will miss you Batty.
