Weekend Plans

So Friday was lesbian card nite with OTB where I met some new faces and caught up with some of my favorite people. Then played pool at the 19 and finally hit the Townhouse for the last two songs. Weird timing. A little breakfast. Then illness. Marring a perfectly good weekend. Which I believe is totally related to the eating of meaty products at breakfast which I have been not eating for awhile. Amazing how sensitive our bodies can be, and how much you can dull your senses into doing bad things repeatedly until they're not painful anymore.

Gee I'm stuffed

So I had to eat two big dinners last night for Dine Out for Life. Benefits the MN Aliveness Project locally. Auriga did a tasting menu which was divine and then we went to Christos where my friend was the host for Dine Out. Both were good in their own ways.

I wanted to go out afterwards but didn't feel like flying solo so I sat at home and watched TV until it was too late. Sad loserville. Oh well.

Tonight should be better!

Full Moon?

Oy! The moon still didn't look completly full on my way home this morning and yet there was something in the air last night. Crazy accidents all over the city.

And my tenants freaking out cause they're crappy car got broken into yet again. I have no idea what's so damn attractive about an ancient Chevy Lumina.

I'm tired of being back at work already and it's only been a week.

And we need some fresh blood for my Sunday Nite group. It used to be a crowd every week and it was only me and one other person again for the second week in a row.

Gotta take out the recycling and trash before they get here.
Then to the land of nod. buh-bye.

Weird

So I was a fake date last night, so my friend didn't have to go stag to a work function. And then my after dinner plans fell through so I got convinced to go see the movie "Interpreter". I've certainly paid more for less, but I didn't really love it. So I didn't to catch last call and braced myself for seeing someone I didn't want to see and playing nice. And they weren't there. A relief and yet I kept expecting them to pop up since some of their friends were there. Oh well.

I have to pretend to be Suzy Homemaker now and whip up something for a potluck I'm going to this afternoon. And of course after my influx of lesbian soap opera it will be time to play nice with my Sunday Nite Str8 friends. Sometimes it's good to have balance in your life heheheh.

First real Bike Ride!

Had to get up gawdforsakenly early to do it, but took my Bolder Options chick for a bike ride today. Just over 7.5 miles! Took us quite awhile (did I mention that a guy jogged and passed us?) but she did it. I'm so proud. So we set our goal for our training period at twenty miles in a row. Won't be non-stop but it will be all in one day. Luckily there were not a lot of people out because of the cooler weather so that she wasn't too freaked about people watching us. All in all, a good day has been brewing up!

Now it's really spring

It was very busy at work last night. And of course I was exhausted since I was trying to get up so early to go for a bike ride and walk with some friends. SO even though I tried to take a nap before work, it just wasn't enough.

On Wednesday I tried to pick up Little up from school and he forgot again. This makes the third time in a row. Not like someone who is only seven should be expected to remember everything, but it sucks sitting there. I talked to his teacher and found out which door they normally go out so I can bypass the whole parent permission note action and just get him before he gets on the bus. And of course when I tried to talk to his mom about it she just got all defensive and said that teacher hates her and made excuses. I hate it when people just can't own up to their own part of the responsibility and set a good example. And geez, none of this would really be a problem if they had a phone so I could call the night before and say, "Don't forget I'm picking you up from school tomorrow" Oh well.

Gotta balance the checkbook before bed. And of course not enough nap time since I want to go for another bike ride and walk today before work. blah.

Greed vs. Sensibility!

So last night was my day off but I work just over eight hours of overtime. And two of those are hours after which I normally get off of work and am home in bed. So I was pretty tired, which made me wonder why I was so keen on even considering working two more hours when they sent around the message they needed someone to stay later. Luckily someone with more seniority wanted it so I could put my brain back in check and accept how tired I already was.

I woke up earlier than normal yesterday too and was non-stop from the get-go.
Gotta get some sleep now since I have plans all afternoon. Ugh. Damn me and my horrible over-scheduling me.

Working out before bed!

Tonight was my first night back to work. Mostly quiet, couple sad things, overall okay. After my bicycle ride home I was carrying my garbage out as I was letting the dogs out to do their business when I realized that I had left the back door open when I came in. Refer back to horrible posts about chasing my dad's dog all over the neighborhood! So I run down the stairs and of course he's already in the alley starting his spree. Good thing I was already warmed up from the bike ride home so I was actually able to get close, he darted away and then I trapped him in one of my neighbor's pennisula type fence. Once he turned and realized I was at the only exit he behaved and came over. He's so lucky I caught him cause I seriously wasn't going to lose anymore sleep over this dog. Okay, I say that now but we all know I would have been all over tarnation again getting no sleep for the second day in a row.

Listened to my answering machine messages and there was one from a friend I had been joined at the hip with during my vacation hoping that work wasn't too bad and to get some sleep. I think I'm going to go into withdrawl from the massive changes in schedule back to being the lone sleeping wolf, busy worker bee and mentor instead of party animal, heartbreaker and cool mentor to hang out with.

All the dogs (and me of course) are tuckered out after our romp so to napville we go.

Finally

Back to work today. In a way I'm kind of looking forward to it. A more dependable schedule. And no need to make up excuses about why I can't hang out with friends and do such and such an activity. I was getting pretty fried by last night.

Had my first real motorcycle ride yesterday. More than just putting around the block and the wind burn on my face feels terrific actually.

"So a funny thing happened on the way to the forum" as I was driving to my Sunday night Str8 Group meeting there is this Harley guy hitchhiking on Washington Avenue. I knew there was a big BBQ party at the Joint and I asked and he confirmed that was his destination. So big burly Harley guy, with his custom leathers embroidered with all the proper insignia is going to get onto the back of my Honda Shadow! So check this, he's never been a passenger before in his life! And when asked why he was hitchin' in the first place it was because he got caught doing 100 mph with no proof of insurance. Automatic impound. So he was walking back to the bar to hook up with friends to give him a ride. I said at least it will be something for his scrapbook havin' to "bitch" for a little girl. ROFL.

Off to do some errands and chores. I'm up way too early to not make my first night back to work painful but there's nothing I can do about that now *sigh*

Sorry I've been ignoring you!

It's been a week since I posted. I'm on vacation from work and consequently have been trying to live more IRL instead of this place. So the most condensed from of what I've been doing for the past week -

Catching up on laundry
Going out with friends
Seeing movies
Dining out
Renting bad lesbian horror flicks and making fun of it with friends
Motorcycle tuneups, including frying a battery to a crisp and having to buy a new one
Coffee like you wouldn't believe!
Riding my bicycle
Walking around the lake
Taking the dogs to the park
Meeting new people
Checking my local joints for smoke-freeness
Trying to avoid picking up chicks
Attempting to do my taxes by myself
Relaxing for a change!

Crappalonia!

I'm days behind on this. Mostly cause I've overbooked myself socially. Which is a little bit of YAY but mostly Yawn cause I'm wearing myself out not getting enough sleep. Ever been so tired you can't even fall asleep? So here's my massive catch-up post to cover the whole weekend.

Friday - Singles Dinner. Fantabulous. Except for verbally sparring with the host and telling her that she was making people uncomfortable with her antics. I just wish everyone at the table that concurred with me 30 seconds earlier had that guts to at least throw out "Yeah, you tell her" and back me up. Sometimes I guess I have to fight for the underdog. Maybe that's why I became a union steward. Anywho. So she hates me now and knows I blantantly tried to encourage people to defect from her after dinner plans into one more to my liking. Of which the group split nicely into a couple of groups. Eh, we'll see what happens. I think a big portion of the problem is the age difference and her attempts to promote social interaction amongst people in a weird way. Maybe just weird to me? Blah. Enough on that one.

So then coffee. Nice chatting. And burlesque show. Nice T&A. Plus drag king, live singing etc. Got a table right in front after the place was already packed with my smooth talking! =)

Saturday - Hosted the books for QMatch. Which irratated the heck out of me. I had said Sunday and gave specific time and she scheduled me for Saturday, crappy extended hours. Not to mention that it was a bust. No one showed up. Will be better next week, moved to Sunday and the hours that I want, whew. I'll just hope for a better turnout. Then went to the Diva Riot cabaret where my friend was performing standup. Was actually funny. Had a good time. Played some pool at my local hangout which is now smoke free!! And then did some dancing at super smoky alternate locale. Kept a friend up too late chatting. Had to spring ahead on the clock and get no sleep for second day in a row.

Sunday- L Word potluck at new friends house. She gave me oh so slightly wrong directions. But North vs. South turned out to be a very critical and lengthy detour! Eventually found it. Good times had by all. Went very briefly to my normal Sunday nite Str8 meeting. And then took a road trip to Buffalo. Changed the day into an LWord Marathon. Did a mention another error in directions? I think it was a bad driving day all around as far as that was concerned and I was glad I was not doing the driving that time. WE SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A SQUIRREL!

Got home, listened to my messages, tried to call my friend and gossip on her way home, accidently called str8 boy and woke him up! Poor baby. I was so embarassed. I suddenly hate Caller ID. I'll have to make it up to him somehow. Nite-nite for now.

Crushing blow

I went out last night to get pre-sale tickets for a show tonight. Only to find signs posted on the establishment that they are one of the places that qualified, applied for and received an exemption from the smoking ban. Which is not a place I normally care for other than this show tonight. So it wasn't a big deal until....

I stopped in another place that has been more chick friendly of late (TownHouse) and it also has gotten the exemption. So do I just shun St Paul altogether? Some thinking to do I guess. Discuss with friends that I normally hang with.

I mean, although I used to take that as just part of going to a bar, the thought of not having to wash the same load of laundry twice just to get rid of the stench was really nice. And I know a lot of people are not smokers but feel for the "loss of rights" like my friends, so much so that they have a webpage just for where you can still dine and lite it up. Which I only half agree with, if my neighbor overindulges so much booze that he destroys his liver, it does not also destroy my liver. I have to imbibe delicious vodka on my own. Same with food, sex, and other non-inhaled drugs (yes I consider cigarettes legal drugs). But I do think you should be able to do whatever you want to yourself as long as it doesn't affect me. I just wonder in the fight for keeping our "rights" are they only coming down on the side of smokers because D is one? What about my "right" to not pollute/poison my body?

So I'm all for the ban in public. Therein lies the crux of the matter... what's public? Someone owns that bar/restaurant... shouldn't they be able to run it how they like? D likes to lite up before and after eating. I think it destroys your tastebuds and therefore robs you of the experience of the actual food. Who cares if I make a great Bearnaise sauce if it all tastes the same to you? How can you even smell the food over the lingering malodorous air protruding from your clothes and hair?

I dunno, I've been to California and east coast areas where there was just no smoking inside any building. And everyone seemed fine. Although Grandpa's Moose lodge just decided to puff away and chip in for fines. But they sure add up quick... it's starting here at $200 for first violation and doubles every time until you're getting dinged for $2k each time. That's a lot of gin and grub sold to cover that. Well see how Minnesota reacts. We're only 24 hours into the ban.

Sweet dreams.