Today was pretty much a regular day. I watched Zach, Addyson, and Makenzie and came home afterwards.
Now I am looking forward to tomorrow. I have nothing planned but laundry, Mungo time, and reading comics and other books at my leisure.
:Le sigh:
I can't wait. Since the semester has been over it seems like I haven't gotten a moment to enjoy its ending. I am definitely looking forward to a "me" day tomorrow. Hell, I even started it off with a nice, hot bath. What a day. Of Nothing.
Peace, Lovies!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Starry Night
I'm in Bon Aqua (pronounced bon-acqua as fast as you can so it sounds like one word) with Aaron and his familia. Last night Aaron, Lyn (his sister), and I went to BB Kings in Nashville last night to see Waldo Weathers and The mix play for the last time. You see, Waldo is so amazing (not just saying that folks) that he is going on tour with JAMES BROWN. Yes. THE James Brown. Since the tour starts December 26 last night was his last show, and boy was it a show.
Aaron told me about Waldo when we first met and he tried many times to get me to go to Nashville. My schedule got in the way pretty much all of the time so I never got to see him before this night. I wish I had. Waldo really is amazing. The rest of the group, The Mix, ain't too shabby either. It was an amazing night complete with drunken Frat Boys and a Preteen Dancing Queen.
I had never been to BB's before and when I walked in I did wonder what the hype was about. It's all about the music of course. I don't know why I didn't figure that out a little more quickly, but hey, good things come to those who wait, right? We came in right when Waldo and The Mix were finishing up their first set. They played such great music. I can't remember everything they played, but you could summarize it as a montage of "dancing in your seat" music. Seriously, the only way you wouldn't be moving to the music was if you had no pulse. Everyone in that place was moving and having a great time. Including the table next to us.
There were 3 guys. One was an older man, but then there was Frat Boy 1 and Frat Boy 2. The Brothers of Frat were really drunk, although I think that Frat Boy 2 was a little less. By less I mean that FB 1 was fall down drunk, I say this without a doubt because Lyn and I witnessed the falling and it was every bit of hilarious that you could imagine, and FB 2 was almost there. In their drunken state they were yelling at Waldo and his buddies whenever they would go all preachy. The FB's ate up every bit of it like they went to a Black Church in the Deep South every Sunday and Wednesday night since they were baptized. It was amusing to say the least. To say the most, Lyn and I wanted them to stuff it, but that wasn't going to happen.
The second part of entertainment for the evening was the Preteen Dancing Queen (heretofore known as PTDQ). Aaron, Lyn, and I knew that she was young, but the little girl was shaking her junk like an extra from Flashdance. As Lyn noted, all PTDQ needed were some legwarmers. The most disturbing part of PTDQ was her dancing partner. Aaron swore that there was no way she'd be dancing with her brother like that (it was raunchy). I told him that they looked too much alike if it wasn't her brother. I was right. I didn't even get to feel the satisfaction of being right either. The truth was extremely creepy and disgusting.
It got better though. PTDQ was dancing off and on just after we got there. It was more on than off. Eventually FB 1 & 2 got drunk enough to dance. Guess who FB 1 wanted to dance with? PTDQ!!! I couldn't yell loud enough "JAIL BAIT". I was laughing too hard. Lyn and I had a serious giggle. The entire situation was too perfect. I don't think anyone could think of that for a movie. Ah life.
Aaron and I danced while Lyn was "swept away" by FB 1. It was nice for our first dance together. It was fun and carefree. FB 1 was a little too carefree. With his hands. Aaron didn't like it, and how can you expect him not to? I told him that she could handle herself, but he was still annoyed. It was cute.
The best part of the night was just after we got back to Aaron's place. He lives out in the middle of nowhere. You can't get a cell phone signal. It's all worth the frustration because you can see hundreds of stars. When your in or near a big city you can see the major ones that usually make up some of the well known constellations. At Aaron's it's hard not to get lost looking up at the stars. It's more than beautiful if there is such a thing. It was nice looking at the stars with him. I want to look a whole lot more.
Night night.
Aaron told me about Waldo when we first met and he tried many times to get me to go to Nashville. My schedule got in the way pretty much all of the time so I never got to see him before this night. I wish I had. Waldo really is amazing. The rest of the group, The Mix, ain't too shabby either. It was an amazing night complete with drunken Frat Boys and a Preteen Dancing Queen.
I had never been to BB's before and when I walked in I did wonder what the hype was about. It's all about the music of course. I don't know why I didn't figure that out a little more quickly, but hey, good things come to those who wait, right? We came in right when Waldo and The Mix were finishing up their first set. They played such great music. I can't remember everything they played, but you could summarize it as a montage of "dancing in your seat" music. Seriously, the only way you wouldn't be moving to the music was if you had no pulse. Everyone in that place was moving and having a great time. Including the table next to us.
There were 3 guys. One was an older man, but then there was Frat Boy 1 and Frat Boy 2. The Brothers of Frat were really drunk, although I think that Frat Boy 2 was a little less. By less I mean that FB 1 was fall down drunk, I say this without a doubt because Lyn and I witnessed the falling and it was every bit of hilarious that you could imagine, and FB 2 was almost there. In their drunken state they were yelling at Waldo and his buddies whenever they would go all preachy. The FB's ate up every bit of it like they went to a Black Church in the Deep South every Sunday and Wednesday night since they were baptized. It was amusing to say the least. To say the most, Lyn and I wanted them to stuff it, but that wasn't going to happen.
The second part of entertainment for the evening was the Preteen Dancing Queen (heretofore known as PTDQ). Aaron, Lyn, and I knew that she was young, but the little girl was shaking her junk like an extra from Flashdance. As Lyn noted, all PTDQ needed were some legwarmers. The most disturbing part of PTDQ was her dancing partner. Aaron swore that there was no way she'd be dancing with her brother like that (it was raunchy). I told him that they looked too much alike if it wasn't her brother. I was right. I didn't even get to feel the satisfaction of being right either. The truth was extremely creepy and disgusting.
It got better though. PTDQ was dancing off and on just after we got there. It was more on than off. Eventually FB 1 & 2 got drunk enough to dance. Guess who FB 1 wanted to dance with? PTDQ!!! I couldn't yell loud enough "JAIL BAIT". I was laughing too hard. Lyn and I had a serious giggle. The entire situation was too perfect. I don't think anyone could think of that for a movie. Ah life.
Aaron and I danced while Lyn was "swept away" by FB 1. It was nice for our first dance together. It was fun and carefree. FB 1 was a little too carefree. With his hands. Aaron didn't like it, and how can you expect him not to? I told him that she could handle herself, but he was still annoyed. It was cute.
The best part of the night was just after we got back to Aaron's place. He lives out in the middle of nowhere. You can't get a cell phone signal. It's all worth the frustration because you can see hundreds of stars. When your in or near a big city you can see the major ones that usually make up some of the well known constellations. At Aaron's it's hard not to get lost looking up at the stars. It's more than beautiful if there is such a thing. It was nice looking at the stars with him. I want to look a whole lot more.
Night night.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
What's been Shakin' ?
I'm dating a guy now. It's weird, I know. It kinda just happened. His name is Aaron and he was in my African American Literature class. He was opinionated, so I noticed that first off. Then, as the class went on for a few weeks I noticed he was funny and well spoken: both are very cool.
My birthday rolled around and Aaron asked me out for a Birthday lunch kind of thing. I wasn't too sure about it. I didn't really know him too well outside of class, so I was definitely nervous, but I decided to go because he was funny. We went to a fancy Pizza Hut and had a blast. We got to know eachother a little bit and had a great time. Like I said earlier, he is a funny and witty guy which made for a great lunch.
We went out a few more times before he went away for a weekend of shooting with some guys or whatever. I really have no idea who he went with. I'm just assuming. Anyway, I had decided that Aaron and I couldn't work out. I tried to tell myself that it was because he felt more like a friend and I couldn't be interested in him "romantically". (I hate that word. It makes this sound like a cheap Romantic Comedy, but it's the best I could come up with.)
I sent him a message on Facebook telling him I wanted to be his friend because of my lame reason, and not date. On Tuesday, when he got the message he was planning to come over to my place after his classes, but he skipped and came over earlier. Sam, my roommate who played an important part that I'll add on in a second, had brought some furniture over to the apartment. Aaron arrived at that moment and decided to help out. Actually, I tried to ask him to leave because I forgot Sam was planning on rearranging the living room that day and I thought I wouldn't have time to hang out with him.
No matter how hard I tried to get him to leave, he wouldn't. He helped out with the current layout of our living room a lot. After we were done Sam left for Hendersonville to work, and Aaron took me to Starbucks. I couldn't figure why he wanted to because earlier he said that he didn't like it at all. (I'm being nice here. Aaron really used some very strong language to describe how much he disliked Starbucks and coffee in general, but I don't want to get into that now.) When Aaron and I got in the car he told me he didn't like my decision about dating or more precisely the lack of it. We were going to Starbucks because I like it and he wanted to talk about why he thought I was wrong.
I was thinking, "Here he goes again. This guy won't take 'no' for an answer. Sheesh." He told me how much he likes me, how beautiful I am, and how smart he thinks I am. I had never been told that by anyone. Sure a few guys here and there have mentioned one of those things, but never had anyone said it all to me. I didn't know what to say. What do you say when someone thinks that much of you? I was definitely flattered to say the least. I did like him then. I was very confused. He also told me that he's a completely different person when I was around. He checked a lot of his actions around me because of "who" I was. Again: what do you say? What can be your answer to a guy that you think is attractive and smart and witty, and he thinks the same of you, but you don't want to date him?
I told him I'd think about it. That was all I could do. I had to figure out what I wanted. I knew what he wanted obviously. Now it was up to me. Here's where Sam came in. She happened to be online checking her Google Mail account at the same time as me. Here's our conversation:
After that conversation I sent a message to Aaron saying: "You're On." That's how our realtionship started. It's crazy, I know. I like him a lot. We've been officially dating since Halloween so I think that makes it almost 2 months as of right now.
Adios... Go with God... Etc.
My birthday rolled around and Aaron asked me out for a Birthday lunch kind of thing. I wasn't too sure about it. I didn't really know him too well outside of class, so I was definitely nervous, but I decided to go because he was funny. We went to a fancy Pizza Hut and had a blast. We got to know eachother a little bit and had a great time. Like I said earlier, he is a funny and witty guy which made for a great lunch.
We went out a few more times before he went away for a weekend of shooting with some guys or whatever. I really have no idea who he went with. I'm just assuming. Anyway, I had decided that Aaron and I couldn't work out. I tried to tell myself that it was because he felt more like a friend and I couldn't be interested in him "romantically". (I hate that word. It makes this sound like a cheap Romantic Comedy, but it's the best I could come up with.)
I sent him a message on Facebook telling him I wanted to be his friend because of my lame reason, and not date. On Tuesday, when he got the message he was planning to come over to my place after his classes, but he skipped and came over earlier. Sam, my roommate who played an important part that I'll add on in a second, had brought some furniture over to the apartment. Aaron arrived at that moment and decided to help out. Actually, I tried to ask him to leave because I forgot Sam was planning on rearranging the living room that day and I thought I wouldn't have time to hang out with him.
No matter how hard I tried to get him to leave, he wouldn't. He helped out with the current layout of our living room a lot. After we were done Sam left for Hendersonville to work, and Aaron took me to Starbucks. I couldn't figure why he wanted to because earlier he said that he didn't like it at all. (I'm being nice here. Aaron really used some very strong language to describe how much he disliked Starbucks and coffee in general, but I don't want to get into that now.) When Aaron and I got in the car he told me he didn't like my decision about dating or more precisely the lack of it. We were going to Starbucks because I like it and he wanted to talk about why he thought I was wrong.
I was thinking, "Here he goes again. This guy won't take 'no' for an answer. Sheesh." He told me how much he likes me, how beautiful I am, and how smart he thinks I am. I had never been told that by anyone. Sure a few guys here and there have mentioned one of those things, but never had anyone said it all to me. I didn't know what to say. What do you say when someone thinks that much of you? I was definitely flattered to say the least. I did like him then. I was very confused. He also told me that he's a completely different person when I was around. He checked a lot of his actions around me because of "who" I was. Again: what do you say? What can be your answer to a guy that you think is attractive and smart and witty, and he thinks the same of you, but you don't want to date him?
I told him I'd think about it. That was all I could do. I had to figure out what I wanted. I knew what he wanted obviously. Now it was up to me. Here's where Sam came in. She happened to be online checking her Google Mail account at the same time as me. Here's our conversation:
me: well aaron and i had coffee... apparently he's "enamored" with me
Samantha: he's enamored?
me: yes, like fool on
Samantha: What else?
me: ok well, he said that he does like me, and that I'm the first girl (apparently there's been a few) that he's EVER felt nervous/couldn't be himself around me
Samantha: hmmm
me: just, you know... enamored is the word he used
Samantha: he went into all this already? how long have you guys known each other?
me: well only because i tried to make it clear that i wanted to be friends... 2 months, basically class stuff
Samantha: oh... well I guess that's long enough
I dunno what to tell you.
what was your response?
me: i told him him that i'm a pretty strong willed person, and, when it comes to guys, i can tell what works and what won't he wanted me to at least give him a chance... he IS a good guy
Samantha: yea but the whole "I skipped class to come see you" thing was strange
he did seem nice though
hang on a sec
me: k
Samantha: right... i'm back
me: k
Samantha: so what else are you thinking about Aaron?
me: i think he's hilarious... hes someone i could hang out with you know?
Samantha: well chelle, I don't know if that's such a good idea if he has such feelings for you... you keep running into this same problem... I can't decide if you're too picky
or scared, or just don't want to date
me: i dont know either; i think its picky and scared... who knows
Samantha: why scared
me: but is it really bad to be picky?? who wants to settle?
Sam, im a commitment phobe, seriously... i get freaked out
Samantha: yeah I know you are... you've got to many phobias we need an exorcist
me: thanks, friend
Samantha: or maybe just a shrink... I am your friend, I'm just being honest
me: i should make my dad pay for it
Samantha: it's not like I haven't had experience with this phobia. I don't mean that in a bad way I just mean that it's something I've noticed about you.
nah your dad would tell Connie and then
she'd just get you a prescription
me: oh i know you're not bein mean, i was playing
HAHAHA
you make me laugh
Samantha: you and Blake could be pill buddies
me: we could!
we'd have something more in common
Samantha: other than neurosis
me: hehehe
Samantha: how come you're so scared of commitment?
can you put a finger on it
me: commitment/relationships lead to bigger stuff: marriage and being with someone the rest of your life (i know not all realtionships end in marriage)
Samantha: sorry
completely wrong time to accidently exit out
my sincerest apologies
me: its all good... did you get my last response?
Samantha: nope
I think I can look it up though
me: commitment/relationships lead to bigger stuff: marriage
and being with someone the rest of your life (i know not all realtionships end
in marriage)
Samantha: this thing saves these like emails
me: cool
Samantha: yea but why would you worry about that stuff when you're just starting to date someone... those are things you don't usually worry about until
me: i dont know... mostly its the sharing your life thing
Samantha: you've been in it awhile
me: yea but it leads that way
Samantha: not in a couple of days or anything
this isn't Vegas
me: maybe it boils down to me being selfish... with myself lol
Samantha: well Marcie said something to me once and it kind of made me mad but it's true. she said that she really didn't like being around Steph and Jess because of how immature they are right?... well then she said that she could handle them being selfish because when you're our age it's your time to be selfish... that's the way it should be, you shouldn't be to worried about everyone else until you get to that stage of life where you're no longer a kid and you have to really start putting a life together
me: yea, i understand.. its like in order to be an adult you need to have your life the way you want it too
Samantha: yea But on the other hand you can totally be selfish but at the same time devote some time and feelings to another person
Samantha: I mean can you honestly tell me that you're happy not having been in a relationship for so long
cuz I can't
and I'm not
me: you're right its not a happy time
Samantha: I haven't had any opportunities, but you have
take advantage
me: you're right... i will
Samantha: I know
hehe
me: punk
Samantha: hang on I gotta leave you hangin for a sec
me: 's cool
Samantha: k im back
anyway, I just think that this our time to have fun... carpe diem and all that shit and of course if he asks you to marry him on the second official date, then we move.
me: HAHAHAHAHAHA well he doesnt seem to be psychotic
Samantha: I don't think so either
me: well, i'm gonna get off of here.
Samantha: it's good you got on
me: yea i agree
Samantha: cuz you know I could have never said any of that to your face too awkward
me: sam, you are a good friend... dont ever forget that
Samantha: I'm a weenie
me: yea you're right... awkwardness... not weenie, oh never
mind that... you are a weenie too
Samantha: Goodnight!
me: nighty night!!!!
After that conversation I sent a message to Aaron saying: "You're On." That's how our realtionship started. It's crazy, I know. I like him a lot. We've been officially dating since Halloween so I think that makes it almost 2 months as of right now.
Adios... Go with God... Etc.
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