Random snippets from the trenches of singledom

I wanted to post an unflattering picture of my friends from the club last night, but decided they probably wouldn't appreciate that -- so, here's a picture of the view from my bosses house instead. :)

At the bagel shop, the guy who works there asked if I wanted meat on my breakfast bagel. I said no. Then he asked if I wanted a boyfriend... and if I wanted to go bowling...

Last night at the club, I was with 3 guy friends who are all very good-looking. I surrounded myself with them and still managed to get hit on by a big Filipino guy named Romeo.

I have to admit, the attention is kind of nice -- but I have no idea what to do with it.

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Lego man

When I came to the laundry mat tonight, there was a little lego man sitting on the table. He had a little leash and a little dog and he was just sitting there, like someone had emptied him out of their pocket and left him. Him and his little dog. I thought about photographing him, but decided it didn't make any sense.

There was a guy in the laundry mat who saw the little lego man on the table after I left. He picked him up and saved him for me, so when I came back to move my laundry from the washer to the dryer, he looked up from his seat and enthusiastically asked, "did you leave your lego man??". I was perplexed. Another guy walked in at the same time as me, so I looked at that guy, and he answered "no". The lego rescuer also looked at that guy, and then back at me and said, "cause I saw him at the table you were at after you left." to which I replied, "are you talking to me??". He nodded. I told him it wasn't mine. He sat there for a minute thinking, and then got up and took the lego man over to the change machine. He sat the lego man on the edge of the coin dispenser and started photographing him with his phone. Then, I think he took him and put him in a dryer and photographed him there. I watched him while he was doing this. I was enjoying it so much that I started trying to discreetly photograph him photographing the lego man with my phone. I think I might've been audibly giggling and I was obviously staring. At one point I think he could tell, so I stopped without getting a picture. Soon after, he left with the lego man.

I sat in the laundry mat for the next 20 minutes wishing I had photographed the lego man in the first place.

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The Wiz

I went to see The Wiz at Contra Costa College tonight (the Jr. College I performed with last year).

There's something incredibly charming about Contra Costa College's community. There's a raw energy and beauty there that I don't seem to find in other parts of the Bay Area -- very rich in diversity and ethnic culture, and then strangely homogeneous in a feeling of openness and acceptance.

Church Key

"My key don't fit my life no more... "

They had a sword swallowing demonstration at Church Key before trivia night, and watching it seriously made me want to vomit.

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Roller skating disco party!

Brian, Teresa, Jen, and Patrick met me for some roller skating in a converted warehouse under the freeway. Lots of costumes and lasers. :)

I slept on my new bed for the first time last night. Making the investment in the mattress I wanted was totally worth it.

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Beauty in chaos

This is a mural made for my friend Brian on his 21st birthday at his party that he missed because he was lying in bed with a monster hangover from the night before. I love this mural.

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Rest in peace Anna Chen

As I was driving around with tears in my eyes, I found this hill covered in crosses...

Josh's mom passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer.

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I wear my sunglasses at night

Party at Brian and Teresa's tonight - fantastic amounts of fun! This is me and Jen lookin cool. :) ha!

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A bit of sunshine

On their way from a snowboarding trip back to Hawaii, Stacey and Todd came for a quick visit of food, laughs, a bit of adventure, a show, and a lot of good conversation. :) I love them so much.

They left Sunday evening so, for Valentine's Day, Michael and I met up and went to see the movie Valetine's Day. It was a complete product of the Hallmark holiday but, I have to say, I enjoyed it quite a bit. We watched it in the Jack London Square theaters, which in itself is an experience to remember. :) Oakland makes me happy.

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I am Jill's broken heart...

Josh came back from Taiwan today and texted me a story that confirmed that my life has turned into a Murakami novel....

I think I'm coping, and then I just break down.

My generous friend has now also sent me a blu-ray DVD player and an HDTV.

Everything is extreme...

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Year of the Tiger

According to the newly single kitten-like body builder guy (that's how he was described to me by his friend) who gave me a free ticket into the club (before we actually knew we were there with the same group), this was a burning man crowd.

There was a parade in the middle of the club at midnight, complete with ... do they call this a dragon dance?

DJs, costumes, buddas, performances... I was offered drugs on the dance floor. Ah, San Francisco... :)

Happy New Year! According to the Chinese zodiac, I'm a Tiger. One of my Chinese friends told me that means this year is supposed to be rough... Great... I guess I'm right on track.

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Rain

I was doing so well, and then the rain started up again. 

Today a guy I work with came up to me to see if I was okay.  I could tell by the way he was asking that he knew, even though I didn't tell him.  I thought I could hold it together, but when he actually said he knew and that he was sorry, my eyes welled up with tears...  It was late, so not a lot of people were there, but I still didn't want to cry in the middle of the office.  I told him I didn't want to talk about it there and went to the bathroom to try to pull myself together.  He waited for me outside the bathroom so he could apologize for making me cry.  I told him it was okay, but I didn't want to talk about it.  He then kept apologizing and told me who told him and on and on... until finally I had to get upset and sternly say, "I don't want to talk about it here.". !!  Seriously?!  What the hell is wrong with people??  This isn't the only instance of stupidity I've had to deal with this week... It's fascinating how insensitive people can be when trying to be sensitive.  However, that did help me stop crying.

On the flip side, a very good friend of mine has surprised me with an incredibly generous gift and is sending me a bed.  I'll still have to get a mattress, but it'll be the first real adult furniture I'll own.  A bed... with legs, a head board, and a ..base board (is that what you call the board by your feet)?  It's like gateway furniture to no longer living like a college student, which is well overdue. 

I'm still grateful for all of the people in my life.  Even the stupid ones... 

Cirque du Soleil

Thank you, Michael. 

*sigh*

The light makes all the difference... It feels really good to be in a place where I love the light.

My friends completely came to my rescue this weekend. As I was floundering around in my emotions, they took charge and made sure I was okay and moving forward. I seriously can't thank them enough. Maureen, Michael, Roland...my heroes.

And now... what?

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