February 11, 2007:
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
~ Chinese Proverb
Yesterday was one long ass day.
Friday night I went to Joel's just because. He was going to make cookies for this potluck on Saturday and I was just going to hang out and watch him. There is nothing sexier than a man in the kitchen. It was mellow but nice and after he finished his batches, we went and got some food at my favorite Japanese restaurant. By the time we were finished, it was well after midnight and we both were exhausted.
Saturday morning we got up and did our own thing for a few hours. I should have done homework but I just wasn't in the mood. I played with my mass of hockey cards for a while, separating them into sets that I want to make. It's going to take me forever but it's actually a lot of fun. We'll see if I'm singing the same tune in a few months....
Joel was coming to my place at about noon to pick me up for this potluck playoff game of his. He plays pinball, which is totally his thing but some of the people he plays with are really nice. So I tagged along and I hate to say it but I was bored off my ass. I'm glad I brought my work with me because I didn't really want to play the Wii, even though it was fun to watch others play it and I wasn't interested in playing pinball. I wouldn't have been able to anyways because they were playing it but still ... I should have stayed home.
Part of the reason I went was to see Eug play hockey that night. Eug, one of Joel's friends plays on an ice hockey league and I love to watch hockey - no matter what skill level. Eug is beginner, so I can talk to him about sucking. He told me about two classes he takes, both in the evening which works best for me - one at midnight on Fridays and one Saturday night at 7. I think I'm going to try to attend both of them this week but I might just go the Saturday class since the Friday class is Skate & Shoot. Considering I can't really skate, maybe I should hold off on shooting.
Anyways, we stuck around until Eug's game and by that time, I was freaking exhausted. Drained by the people pretty much. Eug and Chris have a 3 year old named Bella who is cute as hell but well, she's 3. And the great part is that being around her just secures that "man, I don't want kids" feeling.
We came home and crashed pretty much - Joel read his email, I played with my mass of cards. This morning he had to do some things before his hockey game and as much as I would love to watch him, I just wanted to stay home. I was exhausted when I woke up. I don't know if it was poor sleep, my freaking tooth killing me or just yesterday. Whatever it was, I just wanted to hang out at home.
Most of the day was spent doing homework, fucking around the house and playing with my cards. I know, I sound obsessed. But after getting the Martin St. Louis card, I am trying to get more out there. I'd love to send 10 a day but that's not exactly realistic when you have to work. We'll see though ... when I get into the groove of writing letters, it's fairly easy to get ten out. In between all that, I made some brownies for work ... and even though I'd like to go to Home Depot, Target and the grocery store ... I think I'll just do it tomorrow.
Sometimes it's just nice to be home. Alone.