Happy Memories
It's almost 3 in the morning.
It's also been about 2 months since I was last here. More or less the only thing of note in July, other then the first summer free of dreading the return of school, was the mark of the first year of my relationship with Sonya. We've overcome so much opposition from other people, and really gotten to know each other. I look forward to the next year, and the year after that.
On August 11th I had the first enjoyable birthday in a long time. I started it by doing the usual hiding out, but I then I got lonely and since I hadn't told anyone I figured it was safe. While I was wrong, it actually turned out better then I ever could have thought. Kazimar and his sister made a surprise visit, and Aaron and Chris were there as well. Chris created a magic deck for me which still gets use and has been added to. The perfect parting gift as well I suppose. It started with the group going to Denny's, where we re-named everything on the menue, Chris made fun of Jenny over the phone, Aaron hit on Kaz's sister, and Kaz was his usual racist self with the minority waitress.
We watched the first Hostel movie. I had seen the second one and come away unimpressed but the first movie was worth it, if only for the commentary. There was one point near the end where the main character finds the 3 people responsible for imprisoning him, and runs the all over. One of the survives, only to be hit by a following car. We re-wound it countless times and watched the collisions in slow motion. We also discovered that if you watched someone being drowned in slow motion it looks like some sort of hardcore drugged sex.
There's alot of stuff i'm leaving out but I guess this is what happens when you neglect the object that's supposed to record it. In terms of the short term future, i've bugged the people at the Crossroads movie theater that they promised me a job starting in the middle of october. I'll also apply at the starbucks so I can still work when i'm not at the theater. If the schedule at crossroads is anything like the one at Bell Square i'll need a second job and this particular starbucks is right next to where Elizabeth works.
As long as I don't answer my phone I should be fine.
When it comes to the distant future I have two plans. I can move in with Chance, Chuck, and Dimitry. Or I can move in with Kazimar, Ryan, and my mentor Chris Biron. For simplicity's sake i'll call the plan 1 and plan 2
The pros of plan 1 are pretty easy. I've known all of them for years, and even if we go months without talking we pick up where we left off the moment we see each other. Chance is a very responsible person, Chuck always finds some way to make things work, and Dimitry and I are almost identical in terms of our personalities and tastes. There company is always a joy and I feel like i'm part of a family when i'm with them. If we were to find a place they would be dependable when it came to rent.
The cons are actually pretty much the same. We've known each other for a long time. All the little things can add up over the years and it becomes hard to escape someone you live with. I would have to live with "dump Sonya" jokes, Chuck's endless criticism, and Chance's hypocrisy. They say they do these things to better me, because they care for me as a friend. In truth though it's been little more then a pain. Who I date is my choice. What I want to do or not do is something I should figure out at my own pace. I don't want to live with Chance when he hops from one girl to the next, all the while telling me it will never work out with Sonya. I can't live with Chuck if he thinks i'm a coward, and he has told me flat out that he thinks exactly that.
The pros of plan 2 are a little more basic. We have fun together. I spent almost a week once with just Kaz and Biron and it was as good in the end as it was at the start. We find something worthwhile in everything and often enough I can sit back and enjoy the ride. In terms of rent, Biron has a job and is back in school, Ryan is also getting his act together. Kazimar is married, which means he's used to dealing with bills and coming up with the cash for them.
I don't think plan 2 is perminate though. Biron and Kaz want to go into the military, and they want to do it asap. That means that if I were to move out, without a second plan I might be moving back in a year or two later and i'd rather stay out. Also there are certain influences which aren't... the best for me with them. Oddly enough i'm afraid of my mentor's influence the most :)
While i'm on the subject of the Military, Dan Bock finally left. I'll get more in depth on that later, as the guy deserves a post for him and him alone. He's in Arizona and though I doubt he and Tess have crossed paths he never stops complaining. To name a few examples, his roommate likes birds to a sexual point and he's not the best in terms of meeting people. However, things seem to be working out.
I have relatives in Arizona, and i'll be down there for thanksgiving. This will give me a chance to hang out with Dan again.
Perhapes i'll also see Tess.
It's also been about 2 months since I was last here. More or less the only thing of note in July, other then the first summer free of dreading the return of school, was the mark of the first year of my relationship with Sonya. We've overcome so much opposition from other people, and really gotten to know each other. I look forward to the next year, and the year after that.
On August 11th I had the first enjoyable birthday in a long time. I started it by doing the usual hiding out, but I then I got lonely and since I hadn't told anyone I figured it was safe. While I was wrong, it actually turned out better then I ever could have thought. Kazimar and his sister made a surprise visit, and Aaron and Chris were there as well. Chris created a magic deck for me which still gets use and has been added to. The perfect parting gift as well I suppose. It started with the group going to Denny's, where we re-named everything on the menue, Chris made fun of Jenny over the phone, Aaron hit on Kaz's sister, and Kaz was his usual racist self with the minority waitress.
We watched the first Hostel movie. I had seen the second one and come away unimpressed but the first movie was worth it, if only for the commentary. There was one point near the end where the main character finds the 3 people responsible for imprisoning him, and runs the all over. One of the survives, only to be hit by a following car. We re-wound it countless times and watched the collisions in slow motion. We also discovered that if you watched someone being drowned in slow motion it looks like some sort of hardcore drugged sex.
There's alot of stuff i'm leaving out but I guess this is what happens when you neglect the object that's supposed to record it. In terms of the short term future, i've bugged the people at the Crossroads movie theater that they promised me a job starting in the middle of october. I'll also apply at the starbucks so I can still work when i'm not at the theater. If the schedule at crossroads is anything like the one at Bell Square i'll need a second job and this particular starbucks is right next to where Elizabeth works.
As long as I don't answer my phone I should be fine.
When it comes to the distant future I have two plans. I can move in with Chance, Chuck, and Dimitry. Or I can move in with Kazimar, Ryan, and my mentor Chris Biron. For simplicity's sake i'll call the plan 1 and plan 2
The pros of plan 1 are pretty easy. I've known all of them for years, and even if we go months without talking we pick up where we left off the moment we see each other. Chance is a very responsible person, Chuck always finds some way to make things work, and Dimitry and I are almost identical in terms of our personalities and tastes. There company is always a joy and I feel like i'm part of a family when i'm with them. If we were to find a place they would be dependable when it came to rent.
The cons are actually pretty much the same. We've known each other for a long time. All the little things can add up over the years and it becomes hard to escape someone you live with. I would have to live with "dump Sonya" jokes, Chuck's endless criticism, and Chance's hypocrisy. They say they do these things to better me, because they care for me as a friend. In truth though it's been little more then a pain. Who I date is my choice. What I want to do or not do is something I should figure out at my own pace. I don't want to live with Chance when he hops from one girl to the next, all the while telling me it will never work out with Sonya. I can't live with Chuck if he thinks i'm a coward, and he has told me flat out that he thinks exactly that.
The pros of plan 2 are a little more basic. We have fun together. I spent almost a week once with just Kaz and Biron and it was as good in the end as it was at the start. We find something worthwhile in everything and often enough I can sit back and enjoy the ride. In terms of rent, Biron has a job and is back in school, Ryan is also getting his act together. Kazimar is married, which means he's used to dealing with bills and coming up with the cash for them.
I don't think plan 2 is perminate though. Biron and Kaz want to go into the military, and they want to do it asap. That means that if I were to move out, without a second plan I might be moving back in a year or two later and i'd rather stay out. Also there are certain influences which aren't... the best for me with them. Oddly enough i'm afraid of my mentor's influence the most :)
While i'm on the subject of the Military, Dan Bock finally left. I'll get more in depth on that later, as the guy deserves a post for him and him alone. He's in Arizona and though I doubt he and Tess have crossed paths he never stops complaining. To name a few examples, his roommate likes birds to a sexual point and he's not the best in terms of meeting people. However, things seem to be working out.
I have relatives in Arizona, and i'll be down there for thanksgiving. This will give me a chance to hang out with Dan again.
Perhapes i'll also see Tess.