Dogs are funny...

I walked to the bank this morning with Mollie. I tied her outside the bank and went in to make the deposit. On my way out, Mollie the dog, had untied herself and was waiting for me inside the double doors. She was so excited to see me it was hard to be mad.

Frienemies...

Last night was Jac's 22nd birthday. The plan was to meet up at Barfly's after 9pm and celebrate. I was going to meet one friend to go up there with them when they got off work. They forgot me. It took me another hour waiting for a cab to finally get there. While waiting for the cab, I got phone call after phone call from the group wondering where I was. When I did arrive, everyone was planning on leaving as they were ready for the next bar.. I go to the restroom and come out and I was forgotten again! (They remembered me halfway down the road and came back)

Before I go in the car, being forgotten twice already and still have not had a beer or even a water yet, I was going to call it a night. "Seriously, I don't want to be forgotten downtown, I am going to call it a night", I told them. Jac, in her eloquent manner, told me to shut the $#@* up and get in the car, as it was her birthday. So I did.

We park and head out to the bars. I finally get a Lonestar! I put the ice cold bottle to my lips and realize as I take a sip that its warm and skunked. I laugh to myself. "Tuaca please.." I take the shot and relax a moment.

We bar hop. Someone forgot their ID. They try to sneak them in. They fail. We move on. It's after midnight and we are all wearing knit yellow hats (I have no idea why), taking pictures, shots, and laughing. This would be the turning point.

We head back out to the bar we started at. The group is bouncing around from person to person, having shots, taking pictures! But one by one, the night takes its toll. You can see it in their eyes. A slight glazing over, a little stagger, a slumped position in a chair.

The bars close. It takes a few minutes to gather the troops. Five of us rode together. None of them can drive. We lose most of the group and the birthday girl. (She left with other friends to party the night away as everyone else was too far gone to continue) Then it begins..

I can drive one of the drunken girls says. Nope. I will then another replies. Nope. "The hell I'm not!" was the response. "I have been more drunk than this and drove home", she says. How reassuring.

The group argues. They split up. They rejoin. They argue. This goes on for 40 minutes. Finally one of them calls an ex for a booty call and the perfect solution has been found. What has been the saving grace is that they didn't remember where the car was. I told them I would tell them only after they released the keys to the ex (who would drive them home in his car) and I would tell them it's location when they were on their way home. I put them in the car and they drive off.

Where did everyone else go? Dammit! I was forgotten downtown! AGAIN!!!

(I called one of the group that had a safe ride home and they came and picked me up. I am not going out till New Year's. I am not going to tempt fate again!)

It's mine!!! All mine!!! I found more lights! Now where is this mysterious 37th st? Who needs it!!!

Mollie says Merry Christmas. She hates having her picture taken.

As luck would have it my 37th st light plans crashed and burned, again, but I found some lights to enjoy anyway.. And my good friends Crown, Tuaca, and Lonestar cheered me out of my stressed out self.

Gave it one last shot...

To see the lights before Christmas. I had a very unfortunate turn of events that really pushed me to the limits of keeping myself composed tonight. I was going to see lights after work, but due to what happened, I was barely keeping myself together emotionally. The friend I was supposed to go with invited people along and I just didn't have the composure to deal with others, especially since I was really lookng forward to hanging out with only one person so I would not have to 'act'. I just didn't have the energy or emotional stability to have plans changed again without asking me first. I really needed a friend's shoulder tonight. But, as luck would have it, not possible in a group. This season has really take a toll on me. I hope everyone out there is making the most of theirs.

All I wanted for Christmas...

Well, since I don't celebrate, I do like seeing the lights. All I wanted to do this year was see the lights before Christmas. I wanted to walk 37th st before Christmas at my own pace with a friend or two and enjoy some hot cocoa while enjoying the wierdest decorations in Austin. Tonight was the last night to do it. The next couple days I have to work long shifts. The last thing I will want to do after being on my feet all day is walk more.

Maybe next year.

It's a Christmas miracle!!!

Ok, some of you have known of my little disaster I called home. If any of you remember the odd couple, I had an apartment that was decorated like Oscar's room, with 10 bags of trash in it. SO I pretended to be a hazmat team and took on the impossible. Still a bit to go but now I can manuver around without having to hop over stuff...

Made my bed too...

Yep... I cleaned...

HA HA HA HA!!!

Check this out. Too Funny!!!

What ever happened to talking???

$26.20 in text messaging over charges. Ridiculous... Actually, I am ridiculous.

I give up...

Not having family makes the holidays pretty uneventful for me. It has never been hard but this year it is hitting me pretty bad. I rely on friends a bit during this time. But not this year. I guess the people I have been spending time with don't get it or me. One of my friends is upset at me because of how I acted when I waited a couple hours for them. Others have made plans and blown them off or decided to do other things.. I throw in the towel. You guys win.. I give up.

It seems to always happen...

Well, will be going to work instead of meeting with friends. Hopefully will be able to meet up with them soon after... It is a nice little chilly night.. Good for this time of year..

Burn candle burn!!!

Well, I have been running around so much lately I am plain exhausted. Is it too much to handle? No. Nothing like that. I just haven't given myself any quality time.

Right now I am taking a break at Wiki Wiki Teriyaki in the Arboretum. Not bad food, not great, but not bad. There is free wifi coming from somewhere, so I am happy.

Last night went downtown, for work, and it was damn cold. Yes it was for work. I did have a beer but it was because I ran into some people from Springbox who were having their Christmas Party. Now that is a fun group of people. I did fall asleep from pure exhaustion right after.

I am looking forward to seeing some friends tomorrow night at their Christmas parties. The funny thing is that I was invited to both, and they are at the same place at the same time! Good thing I didn't try to blow one off to go to the other as I would have been caught for sure!

I think I am gonna take a nap at Sharper Image in one of the massage chairs.

I went to see King Kong tonight with a friend. It was awesome. So was the huge drink and popcorn I got. AND I got to sit 3rd row center. My favorite spot!

My dogs are tired...

So I have walked downtown a lot the past couple days. A lot. I don't think I have missed one spot of concrete or asphault. Thank god for an ice cold Red Bull and my Doc Martens. Still.. Feet tired. I need a Lonestar!

Only in China...

The Chinese let a stalker go. Go figure. Can't wait until all the psychos here start using this as a defense..

I think they broke the mugs when they did this

Gotta love Friday nights out with friends.

Will it happen???

Snow that is.... In Austin Thursday in the ealriest of AM.. The forecasters don't know yet.. But man do I hope it does!

Saturday night off? How often does that happen. I hit some ofthe usual spots with my friend Laurie as she just flew back in from Vail. (Iron Cactus North is a great place to go first.. Its chill and has awesome specials) I ran into Deann for the first time in a long time at Dallas.

I went to the Canary Roost for the first time last week. Nice little dive with karaoke all the time.Becca waits oh so patiently for the song to start...

The Village Idiot...

My friend Laurie has been on vacation with her family in Vail for a week now. She is definately going to need detox when she comes back from the stories I have heard so far. But the stories... Hil-ar-ious... Hope you take and took a lot of pictures!

She has been partying it up in the Vail Village every night, hence the title. I love getting text message updates... Its kept me laughing all week!