Adventures!
This week started out with a bang! Kristy and I went to Las Vegas to see Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian before they close the production down in September. I would say it was amazing, but that hardly seems to cover it. I was so excited about it as the show started that I actually teared up a bit. Which I felt a little silly about, but the whole experience... the elaborate theater and performance and everything all together... was enough to justify it. :)
I could babble on for this entire post about that one thing, but I'll save that for a later time... perhaps on the project blog I'm starting, when I make some more themed Christmas tree ornaments. I do have a little music box that plays Masquerade... I just need a little monkey and I'm set!
Anyway... The day after seeing Phantom, we went to a snazzy aquarium and the Mob Museum, which was fun and educational... and in the case of the Mob Museum, kinda disturbing. We stayed at the Vdara, on the 29th floor with a really cool view, and did some shopping, and basically just had an AWESOME time. (Thank you again, Kristy!!!)
And then, on Wednesday, I went back to work. It was kind of a long drop back to real life. :P
Thursday was even more bleh than Wednesday... at least then I had the season premiere of Grimm to watch.
Today, Friday, was even slower. However, I think the break from the norm will help me get going on a few things around home... when I have time that is. I can get some things done tonight at least.
Now tomorrow... should be interesting? Here's the deal- I have a date. First one in about five years. Funny thing is I'm not really looking forward to it all that much. The guy came up and talked to me after church this last Sunday at a ward some of us decided to visit. It was nice to be noticed, but at the same time I really don't expect much to come of it. He seems nice, he's kinda cute I guess, and the fact that he actually has the guts to talk to girls and ask them out says a lot. The conversation on Sunday took effort though, partially because he was speaking sorta quietly and has an accent, and I couln't always understand what he was saying, but also because it was just typical polite conversation. School, work, what do you like to do, etc. I already feel like we're going to run out of things to say really quickly, especially since I was doing most of the talking on Sunday. He's bound to run out of polite chit-chat type questions eventually, and then he'll be stuck listening to me babble about all kinds of random stupid stuff if he doesn't do a little more talking himself. So I feel like it will get awkward fast. Instead of being all excited to spend time with a guy I'm really interested in, it feels more like I'm fulfilling an obligation to get to know this guy a little better before deciding conclusively that I'm not interested. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what's expected of me. I don't know how to flirt, and I'm not sure if I'd even want to if I did. I'm just going to be plodding clumsily through the whole thing, and I kinda just want to get it over with. Sheesh, no wonder I don't date. I try to be friendly and upbeat, really I do, but the mindset I have about all of it has got to show through a little, and I can't imagine it's very appealing.
Then there's these coupons they have at work for discounted admission to Lagoon. They're only good until the 24th, and the only day I could go would be Monday since that's my day off... one of my coworkers suggested we get a group together, but everyone else works Monday. My coworker is nice, and I get along with her fine at work, but I'm not sure I wanna go if it's just the two of us. Even though Lagoon is a fun place and I haven't been there in ages. To be honest... right now... I'd rather stay home and clean my room and catch up on some projects. How weird is that?
Maybe I'm just all funned out for a while. After a big exciting trip, I guess it's not so strange to want some quiet time... right? I guess I'll go do some cleaning and then get some sleep, and see how I feel about it all tomorrow.
I could babble on for this entire post about that one thing, but I'll save that for a later time... perhaps on the project blog I'm starting, when I make some more themed Christmas tree ornaments. I do have a little music box that plays Masquerade... I just need a little monkey and I'm set!
Anyway... The day after seeing Phantom, we went to a snazzy aquarium and the Mob Museum, which was fun and educational... and in the case of the Mob Museum, kinda disturbing. We stayed at the Vdara, on the 29th floor with a really cool view, and did some shopping, and basically just had an AWESOME time. (Thank you again, Kristy!!!)
And then, on Wednesday, I went back to work. It was kind of a long drop back to real life. :P
Thursday was even more bleh than Wednesday... at least then I had the season premiere of Grimm to watch.
Today, Friday, was even slower. However, I think the break from the norm will help me get going on a few things around home... when I have time that is. I can get some things done tonight at least.
Now tomorrow... should be interesting? Here's the deal- I have a date. First one in about five years. Funny thing is I'm not really looking forward to it all that much. The guy came up and talked to me after church this last Sunday at a ward some of us decided to visit. It was nice to be noticed, but at the same time I really don't expect much to come of it. He seems nice, he's kinda cute I guess, and the fact that he actually has the guts to talk to girls and ask them out says a lot. The conversation on Sunday took effort though, partially because he was speaking sorta quietly and has an accent, and I couln't always understand what he was saying, but also because it was just typical polite conversation. School, work, what do you like to do, etc. I already feel like we're going to run out of things to say really quickly, especially since I was doing most of the talking on Sunday. He's bound to run out of polite chit-chat type questions eventually, and then he'll be stuck listening to me babble about all kinds of random stupid stuff if he doesn't do a little more talking himself. So I feel like it will get awkward fast. Instead of being all excited to spend time with a guy I'm really interested in, it feels more like I'm fulfilling an obligation to get to know this guy a little better before deciding conclusively that I'm not interested. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what's expected of me. I don't know how to flirt, and I'm not sure if I'd even want to if I did. I'm just going to be plodding clumsily through the whole thing, and I kinda just want to get it over with. Sheesh, no wonder I don't date. I try to be friendly and upbeat, really I do, but the mindset I have about all of it has got to show through a little, and I can't imagine it's very appealing.
Then there's these coupons they have at work for discounted admission to Lagoon. They're only good until the 24th, and the only day I could go would be Monday since that's my day off... one of my coworkers suggested we get a group together, but everyone else works Monday. My coworker is nice, and I get along with her fine at work, but I'm not sure I wanna go if it's just the two of us. Even though Lagoon is a fun place and I haven't been there in ages. To be honest... right now... I'd rather stay home and clean my room and catch up on some projects. How weird is that?
Maybe I'm just all funned out for a while. After a big exciting trip, I guess it's not so strange to want some quiet time... right? I guess I'll go do some cleaning and then get some sleep, and see how I feel about it all tomorrow.