Birthday details
I skipped my last 2 classes and escaped a chemistry exam that was postponed due to Ivan. I came home to meet my parents for lunch, and they gave me my presents. Yay presents! (insert girlish giggle) I got my new cell phone, the Clerks Anniversary DVD as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show (good call mom), Medulla (haven't listened to all of it, but pleased so far), and a new thermos for my endless coffee consumption. Gina called me and came to meet me to ride with me to Deangelos and to get my cake. We ended up going to the mall to get a new face plate for my phone. Props to my mall friends and their discounts. Ali was working and hooked me up with a nice little red clear one. I'm so lame. So now that I had my new trendy face plate and my phone was gangsta, it was off to Deangelos. Gina ended up filling out an application while waiting for the checks. I went to meet Eric outside with Josh to wait for Jeremiah. Cashed our checks, picked up my cake.
*side story about my cake: I had to call and order my own caked bc I wasn't sure if there was a deadline I had order before. The lady asked me what I wanted written on it - standard "happy birthday leslie". So I get it ordered and she is like, and what is your name... Umm, "Leslie". At that point I felt like a looser for ordering my own cake. I couldn't be clever enough to come up with a fake name like Sasha or Penelope. Bleh. Everyone else seemed to find this hilarious.
Anyway, so back at my house I waited for Jonalyn to come pick us up in the rental car. She ended up scoring an Xterra for all of us to ride in. Pimpin'. Lol. So we headed to Wild Things and chilled waiting for Shane to finish up with a customer. I ended up running into Sarah from the Poly, and she provided endless humor with her endless search for an earing and getting kicked out of the back room. She then tried to get one of us to go in and buy the glass for her, both Jeremiah and Gina failed. Crazy girl.
Finally it was time to deface my body. Jonalyn had tried to make this a surprise, but I figured it out, and we discussed what we would get. For a few years now we have been talking about getting small sisterhood symbols on our feet. We considered it in Florida, but after going into the shops, decided against it. I had a bad feeling from the begining, so we waited. I had been doing some research on celtic knots and came across one for sisterhood. It is a triquetra that represent the 3 stages of womanhood: maiden, mother, crone. The single line represents the unbreaking bond of sisterhood. I showed it to J and she really liked it as well.
The waiting period started weighing on my nerves. We had gotten their early, so we had some time to kill. Not until I was actually in the chair did I feel the adrenaline. Now I already have one on back, so it wasn't like I was virgin to this. I found it to be completely surreal. I propped my foot on his leg and he put the stensil on. Filled his needle with ink and proceeded. The first prick sent chills up my leg. I couldn't decide if it was better that I watched or not. I began to focus on each one of my friends sitting there. Gina's eyes were wide with amazement. Grinning and nodding at me in assurance. Jonalyn had the biggest smile across her face the entire time, eager with anticipation. Like she knew how happy I was at that point, and was pleased her with self for making me that way. Jeremiah probably had the best view. He never took his eyes off my face. Watching my facial expressions. Sometimes pain, sometimes a tickle. Overall it was not near as bad as I thought it would be. The first 5 minutes were a bit shaky. But towards the end I was enjoying watching him. Fascinating. It looks great. The reality started setting in that night at the bar. I couldn't stop looking at it. Jonalyn's looks really nice too. Hers is on the opposite foot and more in the middle. Mine is more in the upper right corner of my left foot.
After the shop headed back to my house to change and head back to Deangelos to meet everyone. J and I went inside to the bathrooms to remove our bandages and wash our wounds. Sat at the bar waiting for Josh. Finally the 6 of us congregated and headed to the park. Picked up my sack, and Josh rolled me a birthday blunt. "Do you want a blunt or do you want a BIRTHDAY blunt?" Damn, I love that kid. He rolled it up, and we were on our way. I had decided on Northgate Tavern, but unbeknownst to me, Secret Black Society was playing. How coincidental. We got there around 11:30 and to my surprise Perkins, Taylor, Ben (thank you so much for the CD - sounds great in the car; track 7 all the way), Erin, old skool Josh, Seth, and even Amanda's Stephen was there (i hope you are feeling better amanda). Amazing. As soon as I walked in, Chris came up to me to wish me a happy birthday and buy me a beer. I started walking up to the bar and Mr. Hall was standing towards the end of the bar. He opened his arms and told me Happy Birthday. I was like wait, "how did you know?" He never told me actually. So I chatted with him a minute then went up to the bar to get a beer. As I was walking back to the pool table I heard an unmistakable voice. Joseph Kees...as in Katy and Joe...as in wow... I was in absolute shock. I had been thinking about him lately. I had even recently found an old picture of Katy and I from NOMA. Strange I run into him. He looked...well, kind of coked out. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was, but aside from that he looked good. His hair has gotten long and he was wearing glasses. Still gorgeous. He was there with his brother and a band member. He invited me to his show on Thursday that I would like to check out. Maybe Jonalyn would want to go. Yeah and wait, Jonalyn oddly enough had just started talking to them. Bizarre. I'm telling you, crazy shit happens in that place. It's always a fun game to see what faces from the past might pop up.
I just realized that paragraph was really long. I'm high, so bare with me. Anyway, so we went outside to enjoy the show. Mitch was there with his friend Trey. I told him I still have his sketches for his tattoo, and I want to get together with him to finish it. Steve was there and Bill and Trina too. The show was intimate. The bar was kind of dead, but it felt special. Like I had my own little private show with the band and my friends. Josh loved the band. That made me happy that he had a good time. I swear I had a smile on my face the entire night.
I had already arranged with Christina an after party at her place. So the 6 of us picked up some beer and headed over there to meet her, Adam and Mason. Josh had rolled another blunt in the car on the way, so we sparked that Tina started packing bowls. She gave me a perkaset which sent me into a headspin. I was officially fucked up. We chilled over there for an hour and a half or so. By then, I was ready to pass out anyway.
So that was my night. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I felt so special as retarded as that sounds, and I know I had a smile on my face all day. Thank you Jonalyn so much for EVERYTHING. You did so much for me. I love you. Only 3 more months 'til yours. To everyone else that celebrated with me, thank you. It meant a lot to me to see everyone.
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On a sad note, my uncle passed away yesterday afternoon. As far as I know they decided to take him off of life support. My aunt was not going to let them cut his leg off. My mom cried most of the afternoon, but my dad had been prepared for it. I gave my mom a huge hug and held her. I gave my dad a comforting rub on the back and told them how sorry I was. I tried not to cry, but when I left the kitchen I had tears streaming down my face. Eric was over here when I found out. I just walked in and sat down next to him. He knew what had happened. He put his arms around me and let me cry for a moment. Then I was OK. Like I just had to have that single silent moment. I know I will cry at the funeral and do my grieving then. It was just nice to have someone there when I found out.
And I have to return to work again tonight. It should be dead, and I'm first cut. I plan on going to Wal-Mart when I get off to pick up a few things. Then home to sleep. I still feel sick. I've been in cold sweats all night and this morning. Perhaps I have a fever. Meh. I suppose that is all.
*side story about my cake: I had to call and order my own caked bc I wasn't sure if there was a deadline I had order before. The lady asked me what I wanted written on it - standard "happy birthday leslie". So I get it ordered and she is like, and what is your name... Umm, "Leslie". At that point I felt like a looser for ordering my own cake. I couldn't be clever enough to come up with a fake name like Sasha or Penelope. Bleh. Everyone else seemed to find this hilarious.
Anyway, so back at my house I waited for Jonalyn to come pick us up in the rental car. She ended up scoring an Xterra for all of us to ride in. Pimpin'. Lol. So we headed to Wild Things and chilled waiting for Shane to finish up with a customer. I ended up running into Sarah from the Poly, and she provided endless humor with her endless search for an earing and getting kicked out of the back room. She then tried to get one of us to go in and buy the glass for her, both Jeremiah and Gina failed. Crazy girl.
Finally it was time to deface my body. Jonalyn had tried to make this a surprise, but I figured it out, and we discussed what we would get. For a few years now we have been talking about getting small sisterhood symbols on our feet. We considered it in Florida, but after going into the shops, decided against it. I had a bad feeling from the begining, so we waited. I had been doing some research on celtic knots and came across one for sisterhood. It is a triquetra that represent the 3 stages of womanhood: maiden, mother, crone. The single line represents the unbreaking bond of sisterhood. I showed it to J and she really liked it as well.
The waiting period started weighing on my nerves. We had gotten their early, so we had some time to kill. Not until I was actually in the chair did I feel the adrenaline. Now I already have one on back, so it wasn't like I was virgin to this. I found it to be completely surreal. I propped my foot on his leg and he put the stensil on. Filled his needle with ink and proceeded. The first prick sent chills up my leg. I couldn't decide if it was better that I watched or not. I began to focus on each one of my friends sitting there. Gina's eyes were wide with amazement. Grinning and nodding at me in assurance. Jonalyn had the biggest smile across her face the entire time, eager with anticipation. Like she knew how happy I was at that point, and was pleased her with self for making me that way. Jeremiah probably had the best view. He never took his eyes off my face. Watching my facial expressions. Sometimes pain, sometimes a tickle. Overall it was not near as bad as I thought it would be. The first 5 minutes were a bit shaky. But towards the end I was enjoying watching him. Fascinating. It looks great. The reality started setting in that night at the bar. I couldn't stop looking at it. Jonalyn's looks really nice too. Hers is on the opposite foot and more in the middle. Mine is more in the upper right corner of my left foot.
After the shop headed back to my house to change and head back to Deangelos to meet everyone. J and I went inside to the bathrooms to remove our bandages and wash our wounds. Sat at the bar waiting for Josh. Finally the 6 of us congregated and headed to the park. Picked up my sack, and Josh rolled me a birthday blunt. "Do you want a blunt or do you want a BIRTHDAY blunt?" Damn, I love that kid. He rolled it up, and we were on our way. I had decided on Northgate Tavern, but unbeknownst to me, Secret Black Society was playing. How coincidental. We got there around 11:30 and to my surprise Perkins, Taylor, Ben (thank you so much for the CD - sounds great in the car; track 7 all the way), Erin, old skool Josh, Seth, and even Amanda's Stephen was there (i hope you are feeling better amanda). Amazing. As soon as I walked in, Chris came up to me to wish me a happy birthday and buy me a beer. I started walking up to the bar and Mr. Hall was standing towards the end of the bar. He opened his arms and told me Happy Birthday. I was like wait, "how did you know?" He never told me actually. So I chatted with him a minute then went up to the bar to get a beer. As I was walking back to the pool table I heard an unmistakable voice. Joseph Kees...as in Katy and Joe...as in wow... I was in absolute shock. I had been thinking about him lately. I had even recently found an old picture of Katy and I from NOMA. Strange I run into him. He looked...well, kind of coked out. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was, but aside from that he looked good. His hair has gotten long and he was wearing glasses. Still gorgeous. He was there with his brother and a band member. He invited me to his show on Thursday that I would like to check out. Maybe Jonalyn would want to go. Yeah and wait, Jonalyn oddly enough had just started talking to them. Bizarre. I'm telling you, crazy shit happens in that place. It's always a fun game to see what faces from the past might pop up.
I just realized that paragraph was really long. I'm high, so bare with me. Anyway, so we went outside to enjoy the show. Mitch was there with his friend Trey. I told him I still have his sketches for his tattoo, and I want to get together with him to finish it. Steve was there and Bill and Trina too. The show was intimate. The bar was kind of dead, but it felt special. Like I had my own little private show with the band and my friends. Josh loved the band. That made me happy that he had a good time. I swear I had a smile on my face the entire night.
I had already arranged with Christina an after party at her place. So the 6 of us picked up some beer and headed over there to meet her, Adam and Mason. Josh had rolled another blunt in the car on the way, so we sparked that Tina started packing bowls. She gave me a perkaset which sent me into a headspin. I was officially fucked up. We chilled over there for an hour and a half or so. By then, I was ready to pass out anyway.
So that was my night. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I felt so special as retarded as that sounds, and I know I had a smile on my face all day. Thank you Jonalyn so much for EVERYTHING. You did so much for me. I love you. Only 3 more months 'til yours. To everyone else that celebrated with me, thank you. It meant a lot to me to see everyone.
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On a sad note, my uncle passed away yesterday afternoon. As far as I know they decided to take him off of life support. My aunt was not going to let them cut his leg off. My mom cried most of the afternoon, but my dad had been prepared for it. I gave my mom a huge hug and held her. I gave my dad a comforting rub on the back and told them how sorry I was. I tried not to cry, but when I left the kitchen I had tears streaming down my face. Eric was over here when I found out. I just walked in and sat down next to him. He knew what had happened. He put his arms around me and let me cry for a moment. Then I was OK. Like I just had to have that single silent moment. I know I will cry at the funeral and do my grieving then. It was just nice to have someone there when I found out.
And I have to return to work again tonight. It should be dead, and I'm first cut. I plan on going to Wal-Mart when I get off to pick up a few things. Then home to sleep. I still feel sick. I've been in cold sweats all night and this morning. Perhaps I have a fever. Meh. I suppose that is all.