What an excellent weekend. I

What an excellent weekend. I live such a charmed life. Things are so good. I'm so happy. Suddenly I have a bunch of amazing people in my life. It's interesting to think about my mental state just a year ago and how different I am now. Yet at the same time there is this huge cloud over everything. I'm disconnecting. I refuse to think about the cloud every waking minute. My life is good and I'm going to be happy while I can.

Friday night
Met Leia, Amanda, Matt, Mark, Karen, Dave, and Andy at TGIFridays in the Ballpark. It was a perfectly patriotic place. Since there was no baseball it was quiet and comfortable. I also think it was a perfectly sized group. Conversation flowed around the table quite nicely. After dinner we had our own candlelight memorial thanks to Leia bringing candles. It was awesome sitting around candlelight in a completely empty baseball stadium.

Karen and Dave went to see other friends after dinner but everyone else came over to the house. We just sat around the living room talking. I know I already said this, but conversation in a house is so much different than conversation in a public place. The relaxation factor is very high in a house. We talked for hours. Of course blogging was a subject. (As was the amount of honesty one should/could put in it.) We talked about a million different things. It was the best night I've had in a very, very long time. It's so refreshing to find people that are comfortable enough with themselves to just talk.

The next day Matt and I were recapping the night. I believe he had as much fun as I did. We're both so pleasantly surprised to meet new people that we like. And I think we like the same kind of people. It's amazing to think all this started only a month ago.

Saturday...the dreaded move
Well, it wasn't really a move. But it was dreaded. I had to go to north Dallas to pick up two couches I bought from Kris's aunt. Mark was kind enough to go with me though I know he was exhausted. The truck I borrowed didn't have a/c. It was a very unpleasant trip.

We made a rest stop in the middle and I got to see Mark's Italy pictures. They were fabulous. Even better in person than on his page. I'm extremely impressed (and a bit intimidated) by Mark's photography abilities. I also got to see Mark's wife. Don't worry, I could never get in between him and his wife. She's a beautiful, beautiful guitar. This was only the second time I've seen Mark play. And he played so differently on his own guitar than he did Thursday night on Josh's.

All the driving made for a long day. At least I have new couches (though they need to be cleaned). Mark and I took a nap afterwards. Naps always make the day better.

Mmmm, Indian food
Went to dinner with Josh, Carly, Susie, and Mark at Gopaul's, an Indian restaurant. Initially I wasn't going to go since I have absolutely, completely hated all the Indian food I've had before. But I really wanted to hang out with Josh and Carly some more so I decided to suck it up. And I'm glad I did because I ended up liking practically everything I ate! Talk about surprised. My favorite dish even had curry in it. WHAT?! I know, I thought I hated curry. Apparently I don't because this was so good. I love it when I'm wrong.

Even I know bad music
After dinner we went to Milk Bar to see Damon's band play. The highlight for me was the huge bed-like chase lounge.

Caves usually scare me
We eventually moved to the Cavern down the street. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a great hangout. Dave told me that we're going to be "terrific friends." I hope he's right. Heard a lot of James Brown off the jute box. You can never get sick of his singing even though all his songs sound basically the same...at least I don't . I almost fell asleep in the couch. The drive back home sucked because I wanted to fall asleep in the car. Scary.

Ahh, technology...bringing drunk people together
Was about to go to bed and got sidetracked into the office. Adam was online so I stopped to talk. We ended up video chatting and I got to see his family who was visiting. Man, video chat is so cool. It's almost like being in the same room. Except that when someone offers you a drink you have to refuse. When is that teleportation device going to be ready, Adam? It was fun to see him. I miss Adam and wish he lived in Dallas. Houston is just too damn far away.

Eventually got to bed and slept hard. I had a dream but that's another story for another time.

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