don't be mad

it just hasn't been in the cards for the last few days...week, whatever. so i apologize? either way, if your friday is slow, this is my attempt at helping you.

it's been quite a week. last friday, i went with the doctor, her mom and my mom into baltimore to look for wedding locations. it was an amazing experience for one and only one reason: there was an anime convention in town. right smack dab in the middle of baltimore. literally, hundreds of f-ing douchebags dressed up in all sorts of different costumes that, according to guy who was showing us around a possible hotel for our wedding guests/who was really hung over said, "some of these kids have worked literally days, if not years, on their costumes". it was probably true. here is an example of what we were dealing with:



these, according to el doctor, were the best costumes we saw...i guess we can trust her judgement and all because this is the second anime convention we've come across in the last 1.5 years (there was one a while back in DC).

one costume really got to me. i saw this person in light make up and a mini skirt. you might think that this could be normal, that is if you consider the outfits of the other kids as normal. i'd describe them but how does one describe 19 year old virgin with prospect of 19 years to go before he figures out this is no way to pop the cherry?

anyway, so this kid is wearing a mini skirt and i'm like, "damn, that skinny chick is in a mini skirt". i was like "damn" because my criteria for "would i bone you if i were single" is "are you skinny?" i'm a guy and that's why i'm allowed to think that way.

anyway, so i see this really high mini skirt, but i guess it's a mini dress? it's all one piece, so let's call it a mini dress. so i see it from afar and notice how low it is cut in the back and then i go for the "what does this chick look like" but there is some apprehension due to an awkwardly muscular back...and then i realize it's a dude. yep, awkward indeed.

but i don't feel too bad. i do however make eye contact and see into this kid's soul. there are all these kids walking around in these anime outfits and they really feel their costumes. they're all about being proud that any parent would gladly disown them if the parents knew what the kids really were doing this weekend because they believe in what they are doing. but this kid gave me a look i'm very familiar with.

you know when you go to a costume party and you're totally comfortable around others at the party who are dressed like you or at least understand the theme? you feel right at home. but you know when you walk to the party in the ridiculous theme or walk home in it and you see someone you might usually identify with or they give off the aura of someone you are close to and suddenly feel slightly ashamed? well, i was finally on the other side of that look and i may have ruined that next .18 seconds of that kid's life. it was slightly odd. it's like we had a 1 on 1 and we felt each others shame.

so that was friday.

later that afternoon, as we were driving back from baltimore, my mom was telling el doctor y madre all about my brother...who apparently "has always loved Dick." not just any Dick, but my Uncle Dick...or was it my Uncle Dick's d...anyway. but i shit you not, she twice said that he "has always loved Dick." that's my mom ladies and gents, just wait for the wedding.

so let us fast forward to this week where practically nothing has happened. i've been reading HP 7, I'm currently home sick from work and the AC is running and I'm sweating indoors. what a life.

But do you guys know what is coming up? quick flashback should remind you!!!! she's leaving town for like a month. who knows what is going to happen but since the last time, we've been working towards this new qp live. this clutch qp live. this do as you please say what you feel qp live. and it's been fun...but oh man, i might be in some trouble. not with her, but my body is killing me. i'm sick, i haven't walked or run without pain in over a month, and i think this month off might result in me losing 20 pounds and being found in a drain somewhere wearing an adult diaper because we are all out of food and all that was there was liquor and i tried to drink that to take away the hunger pains.

why the diaper? obviously because we were out of toilet paper. but if i managed to buy the adult diaper, why didn't i go for the more cost affective, slightly more socially acceptable toilet paper? well, the diaper was supposed to get you to laugh a little...and man i hope it did because it's friday, it's about halfway through the day and most of you are probably thinking that you'd much rather be passed out next to a drain wearing depends over being at work and counting down the minutes.

so good luck to you all. i am off to Massachusetts for tonight and tomorrow before flying back tomorrow evening and then being at practice sunday morning. all that traveling in such a short time is probably the route to take on the road to recovery. i'm all about it.