5 posts tagged “friends”

Friday night was wonderful.
Dinner with friends.
Then we took over the patio at the bar.
Two tables and several people standing.
I drank several pitchers by myself and bought several rounds of shots for those who'd drink with me.
Also, why is it that every girl I have the slightest interest in is taken?
Regardless, I decided to go the honest route.
Told her that I knew she was talking to someone, but I think that she is smart/funny/interesting/cute and I'd like the chance to get to know her better, should the opportunity arise.
She took that very well, with a smile on her face and my hand on the small of her back.

Saturday... was a pain in the ass.
My roommate got a phone call from a friend (a girl that I hooked up with a few times back in '06/'07).
She'd been detained by police while the guy she was with was arrested. In Mississippi. Two hours away.
They'd kept her keys and phone and wallet.
Ended up driving two hours there and two hours back to pick her up, since no one else would.
Let her bathe here in the hot tub, got her some clean clothes.
Then she left with some of the people associated with the guy who was arrested.
Whatever. I live with a policy that "everybody gets one."
If I know you, you're entitled to one free, no questioned asked, assist.
Past that, you have to earn them.
That's her one. That'll be her only one unless she gets her life right.

Bought my PT Cruiser yesterday afternoon.
My roommates and myself threw a party for a friend who was moving back to town.
We had a house full of people all night.
I got some unexpected texts from someone I hadn't seen in a while and met them.
That's a situation I can't go into, but oh, how it turned out.

The words "thank you for showing me what a real man is" were spoken to me last night.
(I can't tell you how that screws with my head.)
I was awarded the title "Man of the Year" by my roommate for not doing what it was thought a man would do last night.
I was also told last night that "[you] are a great guy... you just find your way into so many weird situations."

I spent the day reflecting on a lot of things from last night.
Being the good guy gains me no favors.
There are still people who hate me unreasonably and are the reason a lot of last night cannot be discussed.
To the contrary of many people's assumptions I went to bed alone last night.
I refuse to exacerbate situations or cause undue harm to anyone (while it is within my control).
However, I will always be a friend and confidant.
I will always support those who need me.
It's a lonely experience.

I have hopes, though.
They are redheaded hopes.
They are smiling, sincere hopes.
They are hopes kindled by the fact that my memory has never died in some hearts.
They are fanned by the laughter and happiness inspired by my friendship.

My friend Daniel is in town for the weekend.
We went to see Iron Man this evening.
I loved the movie.
Being comic book geek that I am, I could find no fault with it.
It was a faithful representation of the original Iron Man.

Afterwards, we went for a drink and a walk through the university campus.
We talked about his life and mine, and different opportunities coming up for both of us.

Watching comic book movies and reading comics always reminds me that it's one of my true loves.
I am enthralled by fictional worlds and love to learn about them and create them.
It's what I want to do with my life.

Up until 4am again reading random articles from the encyclopedia because I can't sleep.

This time it's 'classical ciphers'. My reading habits of late would give someone the inclination to think I was a madman or involved in some level of acts of subterfuge.

Since last night (Thursday evening), I've felt like there is a Tesla coil in my head, diodes behind my eyes crackling and popping and causing me a constant throbbing pain. Occasionally, the pain arcs from one side to the other and pain fills my forehead, sharp as lightning crossing from one point to the other. I ended up going to bed around 7:30pm on Thursday night, and woke up at 9am this (Friday) morning. Plenty of sleep, no severe change in diet, or vitamins, or activity. No clue why the headache came on strong like a bad car salesman.

My gaming PC's Windows partition died completely, so I'm having to format/reinstall. I had hoped the previous repair installation would work, but alas, it did not. Now I'll have to reinstall all of the damned MoBo drivers, usb drivers, video drivers, and then get to World of Warcraft, Burning Crusade, and then Oblivion, and then hunt down all my add ons for those games. Not something I'm looking forward too. At least I've got my DS Lite to pass the time between switching installation CDs.

So many friends that are married, getting married, and/or having kids. That, along with Summer rearing it's head has given me a bit of the solitary blues. Upon reflection, it's not so much that I'm really looking for someone to date anymore, but just the company of someone who "gets me". Having to explain half the jokes I tell at work makes me about as funny as Carlos Mencia (in case you didn't know, he steals other comedians' acts, then passes them off as his own. He's like a foreign Denis Leary).

Additionally, I'd like to have some company I can drink with, but not company that's always drunk. I'm past the days of drinking myself into a stupor each night. It's true I self-medicate with whisky quite often, but it's never in copious amounts, and it's only so much as to take the edge off. I don't want to be around people that have to drink the entire bottle just because it's there. I'm tired of drinking for drinking's sake. If we're going to drink, let's get something that's good, not the cheapest shit on the shelf. Let's have a good time that we'll mostly remember and not have you puking in a church parking lot at 2 in the morning.

Pasta and wine yesterday before work.

Talking about and playing video games at work.

Left work early to go hang out with friends, play drinking games, and see the girl.

Making out in the dark is something I hope to never outgrow.

I have wonderful friends, who I should make more of an effort to see.

Three tests this week; I've studied for one of them.

School is good. Work is good. Life... is getting better.