HOLYHELL its been a while
Apologies for the utter lack of posting. There’s no excuse other than I’m having a bit too much fun as of late. So much fun in fact that it might be the point where I need a little time out. Let’s just say things have gotten out of hand and I need to do better. But that’s not why you stop by…
Last weekend I went back to Illinois for a friends 60th birthday party and it was a great time. I was on my best behavior as there were some guests in attendance that I do not get along with but this party wasn’t about me. The birthday boy himself asked me to turn down my normal antics and so I did. There was one guest in particular that I struggle interacting with so I chose to rotate around the party like magnets of the same polarity. The more I drank the harder it became but she punched out relatively early so it became a moot point.
You might be asking yourself “what could could you do that requires a preemptive warning?” and the answer isn’t that bad but it makes my friend uncomfortable. Long story short this persons behavior has forced me to declare her deceased in my brain. Therefore, when she speaks near or even right to me I glance around as if noises were coming from the netherworld. Going so far as to ask others around me if they heard that whilst looking alarmed/puzzled. I’m also pretty good at looking directly through her as if she were invisible. I have a great time because I’ve been doing it for years but I am an appreciative audience of one as most normal folks just get real uncomfortable.
Again, great party. I saw some people from high school I haven’t seen for 40 years and it was cool catching up. I had no idea they were connected to my neighborhood friend. Small fun world. My youngest was on the guest list as well so, drinking with him and his friends later than I should have stayed up was a good time as well.
This was a drive in drive out event and I’m not sure how many more of those I have in me. The trek home sucked a deyock. Two hours in to the ride I attempted to reset my system with McDonalds only to have that decision add to my troubles. Traffic + plus the way I felt * times the poor food choices = totaled up to an extra hour on the road more than half of which was spent in search of tolerable relief facilities.
Then when I got home the cupboard was literally bare. I didn’t even have a peanut butter delivery device of any kind. I would have settled for oyster crackers were they available but nope. I settled for eating it from a spoon.
I passed out on my couch after the mandatory post trip shower (clean sheets before I leave mental patient and when I landed on Friday I dumped my bags and NASCAR style reloaded before hitting the road) with the full intent to write after my nap. I awoke at 1:00am to stagger in to bed. I think I technically clocked 15 hours of sleep and I felt amazing except for a slight random tilting of my world that finally wore off in the afternoon.
This week I got to go hang out at our HQ in Kansas City and really reaffirmed my recent career choice. I do so love the feeling of making an impact at work. I realize this post is a bit rough and I will try to do better this week. On Thursday I will be interacting with a literal pack of people I dislike from my former job so things should be interesting.