this tour can be summed up with one simple statement: yesterday i thought it was friday. today, i took a muscle relaxer for my back and i got unpleasantly stoned and wondered why i felt panicked and jumpy, and that's probably the worst reaction you can ever have to a medicine so i would much rather play with a sore back than have my brain make all of my thoughts and movements sloppy. plus, i've gotten to enjoy some very special company in the last few days.
parker has come out to stalk our band for a little while, and that's cool because we've been friends forever and we never get to spend any time in the same place. plus, the band really enjoys having her around because she is a cool lady and we're all lunatics and it doesn't freak her out. also, since we're doing a stint in california, piper was able to bring sean around for a tour that everyone should be able to experience. i got to enjoy the likes of saul hudson hitting on my girlfriend before i took her away and smooth-talked her and took some time all to myself. i honestly wish she could be with me the rest of the way, but i wouldn't be able to pay as much attention to her as i wanted to and seeing her just out of reach is torture. still, it was nice to show her off and the "see you laters" get harder every time.
she is the pants of this outfit, which is what i told her today. she has seen a side of me that very few have, and we might argue over ridiculous things that mean nothing but help keep things fresh, but i can't be mad. in fact, the arguments usually end with something like this:
i start laughing.
she: "what is so funny, daniel?"
me: "nothing, i love you is all."
she: "if you think that is all it takes to get out of this... you're totally right."
or sometimes it does take a little bit more and i'm not above doing a little pleading or even some bribing. if that doesn't work, i don't give up that easily. she makes it tough to be mad at her, but she also makes it tough to be forgiven because my temper and mouth can be less than lovely, and she doesn't let me fogive it. she's also very tough, so if i fuck up i fear her wrath and apologize. most of the time i'm just gentle and apologetic, so things go well after the initial apology, but i insist that she doesn't discuss the details with others. i have a reputation to uphold, and that reputation includes being crude and overbearing, and i like that the soft side of me is exclusive only to her because she is precious enough to be treated differntly.
before i checked my friends page today, i was talking to her about what i wanted to say here. she laughed at me and told me to read her update and it was almost word for word what i was thinking.
piperperabo. i think she's a better read than this journal because everything she says is more poetic and ten times more interesting. i have also decided that i am going to end each update with a picture of her from now on, because i trust most of you to be able to brag. you can even call her hot; trust me, i know she is gorgeous. without further ado,
oops, they didn't like the direct linking. who can blame them, WHO LIKES TO SHARE ANYWAY?