like always, it’s been an age since i’ve even written. sorry about that, real life things happen to get in the way. and by real life things, i mean sleeping and loathing work. you know, normal human behavior. there’s also been a few other obstacles.
an ice storm here in OKC that crippled the state for about a week. i was fortunate in that i only lost power for about 24 hours. Loopy, on the other hand, lost hers for nearly 4 days. that, and she was stubborn in not just sleeping at my apartment where i had lights and heat. i felt like a bit of a douche every night she slept in her cold-ass apartment. about the only good thing regarding that weather is the time spent bundled under a mountain of blankets, when you have it. i sent some pictures of the aftermath to a friend, and he likened it to a ‘frozen hurricane katrina’. the fact that you couldn’t walk 50 down a street without being impeded by a downed tree covered in ice led me to agree somewhat, at a lesser scale.
of course, i couldn’t get any time off of work for the mess. for some strange reason, the power never went out at my place of employment. we were like the only store within miles open. you’d be surprised how many morons like to drive around and shop when we’re in a state of emergency ice storm. or maybe not, given my past blogs concerning such. it’s times like these where you really do think that your faith in humanity could never be restored. oh, and speaking of the state of emergency thing, i heard that it was Oklahoma’s 8th of 2007, setting a new state record. so with pride and an uplifting tone, i can surely state that Oklahoma is finally number 1… in being a complete and total disaster. i had already thought that of course, citing the various mutant inhabitants, but didn’t have an official record to back up my claims.
mutants that wear belts with elastic pants. mutants who tucks their jeans into their cowboy boots. mutants that ask me if i like kenyan food. that one threw me a curve. what the fuck is kenyan food? i asked, quickly, if that was like a grain of rice on a plate, and got a quite dissaproving look from the questioneer. i thought it was funny enough, and smiled, quite approving of myself. there’s been countless events that have flustered me, not believing that idiocy could be running THAT rampant.
CHRISTmas came and went, with my usually holiday experience being somewhat detoured, especially due to the fact that i spent a greater part of the holidays in texas, with Loopy’s family. i had fully expected for something to go terribly wrong and for me to make a giant fool of myself. i had expected to return home and be told by loops that i was never to return, as not to shame her family name further so. strangely enough, none of that really happened. the step-dad i had been warned about was pretty pleasant (at least towards me), and i thought that i got along well with her mother and brother. it was also a pretty decent chance to torture her with the aid of her mother, which was awesome. i wasn’t in the house 30 minutes before i was asked if i was allowed to see Loopy’s apartment yet. then Loops heard shit from everyone there, it was good, clean fun.
i had planned on going into super detail on the trips happenings, but i’ve slept a few times since then and could not possibly remember all of it. we spent a few days down south, returning xmas day to spend that night at my fathers house with my family. it was a pretty exhausting xmas day, and we were happy to sleep that night. the details? we were both decidedly difficult to buy for, we both refusing to admit we wanted anything. i mean why should xmas be any different than any other day, right? in the end, Loops ended up with a necklace she seemed to like, and i ended up with a Wii. think we’re both happy with our choices.
so we’re both back home and back into our schedules. a few things are threatening to throw them off, though. my nepalese houseboy has all but quit, his sister coming down with a bad case of the brain pain (tumor). i’ve been working some weekend time to help out. kind of sucks, but the paychecks should be nice. also, Machismo is looking into moving in with his babies mama. thats the thing thats throwing a serious wrench into my life, as i would probably have a rough time footing all the bills myself here. it forced me into having a conversation with Loops that i had wanted to have, but on my own terms. i don’t want to be forced into it like this and sound like a douchebag. which is how i think i sound. as much as the situation has the potential to be bad (me solo, wallowing), i think the potential of perhaps living with someone i care deeply for is exciting and new. come aboard, we’re expecting you.
perhaps we could take him in as an additional flatmate. still waiting to see how that situation pans out. really more up to Machismo than anyone else.
and i finally got to drive the car i’d been talking to a man about. only one real problem i had with it, i asked that he re-install the seat belts. call me crazy, but i’m looking for legality in a car as well as performance. he’s decided that he needs to replace the carb as well, because it wasn’t letting him adjust it the way he liked. **sigh** more waiting. it’s like he’d rather tinker with his toy than take the substantial amount of cash i’d offered. how annoying. there’s so much more i could have written, but it’s late and i’m tired. i do apologize for how sparse and uninteresting i may have become.
