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the casino/cabin adventure was really awesome. I won $25 on a slot machine!!
rachael, maria, brendon and I had some jolly times at tulalip. gambling isn't the most fun thing in the world to do, especially when you're surrounded by second-hand smoke, but we had a good time. brendon and I split a card of keno- he chose 2 numbers and I chose 2 more, we bet $5, and won our $5 back for the first two times we played. we lost on the third game, but that's pretty good, in my opinion.
and winning $25 on a slot machine that I was betting $5 max on was one of the most exciting things I've ever had happen to me. who knew, kristen got lucky!!
rachael, bless her heart, not only brought birthday cupcakes from my beloved cupcake royale, but handmade me a wonderful card (featuring david hasselhoff wearing nothing but puppies) and gave me a very thoughtful present- a diary for holding ticket stubs. see, I'm a huge dork and I save the stubs to movies, concerts, events, etc. and now I have somewhere to keep all of them! what a thoughtful pal. <3
we especially had fun over dinner at the casino- well, actually, it was more of a second dinner, since we'd already been out earlier at bimbo's bitchin burrito kitchen to eat- but between the amount of alcohol circulating the table and the exciting atmosphere of the casino, all of us loosened up. brendon got me a shot of something called a duckfart- bailey's, crown royale, and something else- and not only am I physically incapable of doing shots, this crap was so strong that I took one sip and my throat burned for the next 10 minutes. maria bravely downed my shot, like a true friend and soldier of fortune, sparing me from what would have inevitably resulted in me being bent over a toilet. I love my maria.
actually, brendon ended up driving rachael's bmw back to the cabin, so that she could enjoy her drunkeness as much as possible. we all crashed into sleep shortly after arriving back at the house.
sadly, the night was long for me, since some early signs of congestion blossomed fully into a stuffy nose and tense chest overnight. I was up for more than half of the night coughing, sniffling, and struggling to breathe. meanwhile, brendon slept like a log, occassionally talking in his sleep in german and digging his elbow into the middle of my back. I didn't have the heart to ask him to wake up and keep me company.
the next morning is a total blur. all I remember is having a raging stomach ache, not being able to breathe, and craving sleep more than I've ever craved any cheese-enriched food. I was too tired and sickly to hang out with brendon when we got back to seattle, so he kindly dropped me off at home, where I slept for 5 hours.
in the evening, my parents were keen on taking me out for my (belated) birhday dinner. I chose an italian restaurant in federal way that I've never actually been to, but which I knew they said was amazing. I got to invite brendon along, so he had his first real interaction with my parents that night. it actually went really smoothly. no awkward comments, no real jabs at my character from my dad, nothing bad at all. I can't even tell you what a relief it was.
I slept like a rock last night. I could probably still be asleep right now, if my phone hadn't rang. the sleep really helped me and I'm not nearly as stuffed up and cranky as I was yesterday. I'm going with brendon to the bike shop in renton to go get spark plugs for his yamaha, then I think I get to actually help him work on it. yay, grease and tools and stuff! I'm kinda excited. :D
we might also grab a burger at red robin, since I still have my free birthday burger coupon to use. whiskey river bbq with no lettuce tomato or mayo... times DEUCE!
time to pop some decongestant and put on some actual clothes.
rachael, maria, brendon and I had some jolly times at tulalip. gambling isn't the most fun thing in the world to do, especially when you're surrounded by second-hand smoke, but we had a good time. brendon and I split a card of keno- he chose 2 numbers and I chose 2 more, we bet $5, and won our $5 back for the first two times we played. we lost on the third game, but that's pretty good, in my opinion.
and winning $25 on a slot machine that I was betting $5 max on was one of the most exciting things I've ever had happen to me. who knew, kristen got lucky!!
rachael, bless her heart, not only brought birthday cupcakes from my beloved cupcake royale, but handmade me a wonderful card (featuring david hasselhoff wearing nothing but puppies) and gave me a very thoughtful present- a diary for holding ticket stubs. see, I'm a huge dork and I save the stubs to movies, concerts, events, etc. and now I have somewhere to keep all of them! what a thoughtful pal. <3
we especially had fun over dinner at the casino- well, actually, it was more of a second dinner, since we'd already been out earlier at bimbo's bitchin burrito kitchen to eat- but between the amount of alcohol circulating the table and the exciting atmosphere of the casino, all of us loosened up. brendon got me a shot of something called a duckfart- bailey's, crown royale, and something else- and not only am I physically incapable of doing shots, this crap was so strong that I took one sip and my throat burned for the next 10 minutes. maria bravely downed my shot, like a true friend and soldier of fortune, sparing me from what would have inevitably resulted in me being bent over a toilet. I love my maria.
actually, brendon ended up driving rachael's bmw back to the cabin, so that she could enjoy her drunkeness as much as possible. we all crashed into sleep shortly after arriving back at the house.
sadly, the night was long for me, since some early signs of congestion blossomed fully into a stuffy nose and tense chest overnight. I was up for more than half of the night coughing, sniffling, and struggling to breathe. meanwhile, brendon slept like a log, occassionally talking in his sleep in german and digging his elbow into the middle of my back. I didn't have the heart to ask him to wake up and keep me company.
the next morning is a total blur. all I remember is having a raging stomach ache, not being able to breathe, and craving sleep more than I've ever craved any cheese-enriched food. I was too tired and sickly to hang out with brendon when we got back to seattle, so he kindly dropped me off at home, where I slept for 5 hours.
in the evening, my parents were keen on taking me out for my (belated) birhday dinner. I chose an italian restaurant in federal way that I've never actually been to, but which I knew they said was amazing. I got to invite brendon along, so he had his first real interaction with my parents that night. it actually went really smoothly. no awkward comments, no real jabs at my character from my dad, nothing bad at all. I can't even tell you what a relief it was.
I slept like a rock last night. I could probably still be asleep right now, if my phone hadn't rang. the sleep really helped me and I'm not nearly as stuffed up and cranky as I was yesterday. I'm going with brendon to the bike shop in renton to go get spark plugs for his yamaha, then I think I get to actually help him work on it. yay, grease and tools and stuff! I'm kinda excited. :D
we might also grab a burger at red robin, since I still have my free birthday burger coupon to use. whiskey river bbq with no lettuce tomato or mayo... times DEUCE!
time to pop some decongestant and put on some actual clothes.