Eseme's Den

Colleen and I finally met up Friday with the rest of her Powerpuff Posse from work. We went to Friendly's and had food and fun. Colleen decided she wanted me around for the weekend- I take a really long time to do anything, and me taking my time would slow her down and get her to relax. So I stayed on the couch Friday night, and spent most of the day Saturday watching Colleen in pre-trip mode.

We had breakfast with Wade at Perkin's, a resteraunt I remember as a treat when visiting my grandmother in Iowa. I didn't realize they were this far east. Yummy trippleberry syrup. Mmmmmmmmm. Then we went to the mall to froof. I had my hair trimmed a bit and braided in a crown around my head. Colleen had hers trimmed and washed and came out looking lovely. Then we had out nails done. My fingernails are shiny and opal-like, while my toenails are purple!!!! PURPLE!!!! I love having very purple toenails. Yay!

We stopped and got a few other travel essentials for Colleen, then tried to have ice cream with Aaron. This didn't work out so we grabbed Kevin and Berardi instead. Colleen's favorite ice cream place turns out to be Berardi's favorite too, and I must agree that they had some wonderful flavors and were exceedingly generous with the servings. Brain got a large- 5 scoops, and we sang him Happy Birthday while he tried to finish it. He probably would have if Colleen hadn't needed to pack and the cone hadn't fallen apart under the weight of the ice cream.

Then Brian and I went to Sabbat while Colleen packed. There was a big battle with what was left of the Inquisition, and they lost. It took AGES for the battle to start, and once it did Di ended up shooting people rather then hitting them because she was not in the first wave of people through the door and could not really get close to anyone. I left once it was over.

We got up ass-early to get Colleen to the airport. She's going to be the prettiest woman getting off the plane in Georgia, and I hope she has a wonderful vacation. She really deserves one.

I wanted to see Sinbad today, but there are no shows after 5:00. So I'll probably see Tomb Raider. I doubt it will matter that I haven't seen the first one.

The only sad note of the weekend was coming in to work on AI and finding a dead bird on the stairs of Building 70. Finding dead animals is a disturbing trend that has to stop.

Was very good. Got virtually no work done, for school or otherwise. It was too hot to do dishes. Thankfully it is cool and wet today so I can at least get that chore done.

I ended up spending lots of time with friends, which was wonderful.

Friday we went to see the fireworks downtown. They were lovely, especially the many purple ones. As I mentioned in my haiku, the moon was just to the left of the main launch area, and occasionally we were treated to the breathtaking sight of fireworks overlapping the moon. Then we went to a party at Frank's and had s'mores around a bonfire. It was a fun day, and I had a great time celebrating.

Saturday consisted of sleeping in late and eventually heading off with True Brain and Becky. We intended to get to a comic store that Brain knew of, but they had closed just minutes before we arrived. This meant we had lots of time for dinner at the Distillery, where they make good burgers and will let you eat desert first. I got to game right around 7:30, and was quite happy to find myself in a number of scenes involving Theurge-type stuff. It was a good game, and I am happy with the way Lilly is growing up.

Sunday involved more laziness and sleeping in, followed by some shopping and reading the archives of a fun comic called Spellshocked. Boredom and laziness are not super fun in my apartment, due to a lack of comfy chairs. So I ended up going over to visit friends who are blessed with an overabundance of comfortable seating. We watched most of Independence Day and I helped Colleen unpack more boxes. The drive home was nice- the half moon hung low and huge in the sky, still bright in spite of the clouds that made its edges hazy.

I like the radio station I listen to- every now and again I hear some 80's song I haven't heard in ages and am amused by it. See Music.