45 posts tagged “nathan”

It kind of cracks me up how my blog went from being filled with stories of my sexcapades to being filled with stories of what I did with the kid.

I'm okay with it, though.

Especially since Little T is going over to Grandpa T's house on Friday night and Big T and I are going to catch up on the sex we haven't been having. 
Yay!

My head hurts.  I woke up with a mild headache and though it hasn't gotten worse, it hasn't gotten any better either. 

Today, is a nice day.  We're gonna go to the library today and maybe the park.  Maybe a picnic in the park, nah, that sounds a bit over ambitious.  Oooh, and I need to go deposit my check and check my po box.  A friend of mine from back home was supposed to send me a heating pad that her mom made me (she made me one years ago but I lost it last summer) and I just got an email from her saying she sent it about 3 weeks ago.  I hope, I hope, I hope it's here!!

Okay, time to stop being a lazy ass and hop to it.

Ps.  I talked to my mom the other day and apparently her and the aunts (at least 2 of the aunts maybe all 3) are going to come out here next summer.  Plus I talked to Nathan and apparently he and the clan (Kathrine and Byron) are all planning on coming out here (moving out) next fall-ish.  I guess the plan is that they're going to get a place in Portland and stay for the lease then at the end of it they'll be moving out here.  (That's what the plan is, I'll believe it when I see it.)
Speaking of moving... the Terrorist kind of threw me a curve ball last night.  Mentioned something about living together.  It was only a mild surprise because last week when Nate was here he mentioned something about having "dibs" if Lesley moved out (I was joking that she'd be moving in with the boy I haven't given a nickname to yet.)  Which as he said.. It would make life a lot easier.  I would see him a whole hell of a lot more and I'd get the morning cuddle time that I now miss, plus I wouldn't have to get up at the ass-crack of dawn to shower and get up here by 8am* and though I'm not completely opposed to the idea I don't think convince is a good reason to move in with someone.   

* Ass-crack of dawn being 7-730a and "up here" being 5 blocks from my house... but still.  :-)  

Stayed at the Terrorist's house last night.
Since Nate's been around this week I haven't seen him much and I missed him, so I bribed my coworkers into letting me leave early, since it was his last kid free night.* 
Got up early, brought him to work, went and picked up my laundry and came to the laundromat.  When I first got here it was silent.  It was so weird.  I've never been to a silent laundromat.  Even if there are no people in it there are at least washers or dryers going.  (I say I've never been to a silent laundromat but I know that's not true because I used to go to this 24-hour one in South Portland that was empty at times... but RECENTLY I haven't been to a silent laundromat... especially not during the daytime.)
Since Nathan's gone that's my official notice to get off my ass and start looking for a new job.  Which I learned yesterday kind of freaks the T out.  (Because I'm playing the role of babysitter to Little T while Big T is workin')  I guess I can't really blame him because if the situation were reversed I'd probably be freaking out as well.  I have a master plan though.**  Lesley is talking about quitting the Caldera before she goes to Singapore so maybe I can just slip in there.  They don't open until 5p  Shifts generally start at 4p and it's a block from the T's house.  Sound perfect to me.  If it doesn't work that's okay, I'll find something that does.  I'm a patient person.***
I start kid sitting on Monday, which means today and this weekend I'm going to clean my apartment and make it more kid friendly, not that we're going to be there often but if we happen to stop by I don't want anymore "Watch me wax your Pole" moments or anything of the like.  I also need to clean out my car.  That'll be tomorrow.  It's getting really disgusting.  There have been a variety of beverages spilled in it and... it's just fucking gross.  This is my kick in the pants to get it done.

My laundry is done, I've gotta go fold it and do productive things.

*Okay so I didn't really bribe them, all I really did was ask if they minded... but "bribed" sounds so much more dramatic.
**We're not going to mention how my last mater plan failed miserably.  I'm glad I didn't end up in Toronto madly in love, I don't think that would have made me happy, well, it could of but now that I'm were I am in my life I don't still wish for it.  Things happen or don't happen for a reason, my original master plan failed for a reason.  Something better is in my cards.  It's like that god song by Garth Brooks... What's it called... Unanswered Prayers.   Anyway, this minor master plan is going to work out awesome, I just need to get all the details ironed out.
***Anyone who knows me knows that that is a total and complete crock-of-shit but I'm also a master of denial.  Which makes anything possible.  :-)

Vacation is over. 
Nate is sitting over in the C concourse waiting for his boarding time. 
I'm sitting here at Coffee People waiting for the Terrorist to get out of work... or for me to get bored, whichever comes first.
It's different with Nate leaving.  Generally I'm the one to leave and though I am sad that I'm leaving my friends/family I'm also excited to leave Maine/go where ever it is that I'm going that I don't really get all that sad.  That's not the case today. 
Today it's just fucking sad.

We went shopping today which was fun. 
Got a pretty new dress.  Yay!
Even got a compliment from my coworker when I swung by here to get a drink.  (And use the free wifi.)

Just got a call from the Terrorist.  He's going to be here a lot sooner than planned so I'm going to end this.

If I don't procrastinate to much then pictures of the vacation will be up at some point.

Here are a few things that I learned while Nathan was here on vacation.  (He's still here... leaving tomorrow unless I can convince him to miss his flight.)

• Working while your best friend is in town is just stupid.  Even if it is only one night.  You will hate it with every fiber of your being.
• Taco night is a great thing no matter what coast you're on but when with new people its best to get a variety of bean types.
• Monopalova is yummy.  Especially with Sprite and Sunny D.
• It is not a good idea to go to Multnomah Falls the day after (somewhat) intensive drinking.  Because Nathan will suggest going to the top and neither of you will be wearing the proper foot gear or be hydrated enough.  It WILL suck and it's not even really worth it.  (It's even worse if it's the first day of your period.)
• The Mount Hood Loop is kind of really fucking boring.
• What the fuck is a snow park?  (And why are the majority of the Snow Parks spelt "Sno Park"?)
• As much as going to a clothing optional beach sounds like a great super way to rid yourself of tan lines, it's best to not do it when seriously intensive cramps are present.  And if going with someone who burns even in the shade, it's best to bring at least two sheets to lay on or someones going to be not satisfied with the logistics.

I think that's it for now.  I need to go take a shower and get ready to go to the coast.   

Take a lot of vodka add a lot of tacos to it and what you get is a GREAT taco night and a somewhat painful and messy morning.

I need to go do the dishes and wake Nate up.

I can't sleep.
 
I don't know why I can't sleep because all fucking day I've wanted nothing more than to crawl into bed and take a nice long nap.  Now, it's 2am, I've been in bed for two hours watching a chick flick (which I was supposed to fall asleep during) and after the tears, nose blowing and the "Awwww... I want my life to be like that movie" thoughts... I'm just not feeling the sleep come.*  Yuck. 

Nate got here yesterday.  Since then he's more or less seen every place I've worked/lived since I landed in Portland 2 years ago.  It's been fun.  Tomorrow we're going to do Saturday Market and then I need to work (which sucks, but I think Nate is okay with me not being around to drag him to different places for awhile.)

Yesterday we hung out with the Terrorist for awhile.  I always worry about my friends meeting each other because of the worlds colliding effect.  It's very nerve wracking.  It's worse when it's someone you're dating.  Before now the only boyfriend of mine Nathan had ever met was Chris and well... that went about as badly as possible.  (Maybe not as badly as possible but in the 2.5 years that Chris and I were together I think he and Nate said maybe 50 sentences to each other.)  So, needless to say, when Nate was about to meet the T I was kind of having a minor freak out.  Nathan, the boy(i) who knows the old me, the me I don't like to admit ever existed was meeting the boy who knows very little if anything about that me.  Ugh.  What if they talked?!?!  (Slightly irrational, I know, but pieces of the old me still can be found deep down and occasionally the paranoid, self conscious bitch shows up.)
Anyway, they met, hung out, drank a bit and though my worlds did collide a bit they didn't implode.  Yay.

I need to go get in the shower.**
Latah. 

*Nathan on the other hand is passed out cold and has been for quite some time.  (Possibly drooling even, though you didn't hear it from me.)
**I finally got the sleepies in the middle of blogging last night so I saved and went to bed and picked it up this morning.

Today we had planned to go downtown, wander around, see downtown stuff, eat at Maya's and other stuff.
It didn't happened.  It was hot today and I was tired and uninspired and tired of being admired.  (I'm kind of drunk on tiredness... or something)

Instead we went to the Rose Garden and the Japanese Gardens. (Maya's too)

The Rose garden sucks.  I don't get its appeal.  Yeah it's cool there are so many freakin' roses in one spot but it just kind of makes me wanna sneeze.

The Japanese Gardens are AWESOME.

Many photo's were taken some of which will be uploaded at a later point...
... instead I leave you with our three videos...

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This is the first one... there's a bird.  I say something at the end that we can't really figure out what it is. 
Very exciting.

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This is the second one.  I don't really remember what it's about.

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This is the final one.  It looks like we're laying down, but we're not.  Really, I swear!  I forget that I can't hold the camera on the side because I'm not slick enough with the computer stuff to turn it like I can pictures.  Oh well, tilt your head to the left before you watch it.






That's all for now.  More to come later. 

I've listened to this Lit album (A Place in the Sun) to many times.  I'm pretty sure this is the third time through (in a row).

Got up at 7am today.  So far I've cleaned the kitchen, more or less cleaned the living room, the bathroom is clean waiting for the floor to dry before I go in and scrub the tub (again) this time sans mp3 player.  Then I'm going to tidy up my room a bit and hop in the shower. 

Nate's flight is due to arrive in just about an hour and a half and though I think I might be a few minutes behind my imaginary schedule it's okay because I got to catch up with OMS and Mo*

Okay time to change this freakin' cd and go scrub the tub.

*Both are Maine friends I was chatting with... I also think it's funny that there are some people I give nicknames to and others I use there real name.  Odd.

I'm fucking exhausted.
Not sure why though. 

Had a nice leisurely morning with the Terrorist.  Stayed in bed until 10am-ish then he played the video game that I got him for his birthday and I read the book I haven't been able to keep my nose out of.  Eventually we both showered and headed out to Hillsboro so he could file for custody of Little T. 

Court is tomorrow at 9am.  Keep your fingers crossed!!

My plan tonight was to smoke a bowl and go to bed, but I forgot my stash in my car and even though my car is parked directly in front of the house... I'm too lazy to go get it.  So I guess I'm just going to go to bed.   I'm okay with that.  Nate arrives in 10ish hours and I'd like to get up early enough to clean a bit before going to pick him up.  Plus I told the T I'd be availble to be a phone witness should he need someone to be a character witness.  On the off chance that that happens I don't want to be groggy in the head while on speaker phone to a courtroom full of people.

There are empty cans of Miller High Life around the house.  Very weird.  I haven't drank that shit since Chris and I first moved to PDX and you could get half pitchers for 2.50 at the Marathon.. it feels like eons ago.  Nathan and I need to stop there and get a drink tomorrow.

Nate's on the phone.  He's at the airport now.  Very exciting. 
I'm going to go pluck my eyebrows, talk to him then go to bed.
Nite nite.

9 days until Nathan gets here...
9 days until the Terrorist gets Little T full time...
7 days until the Terrorist's birthday...
3 days until the 4th of July...
2 days until I get a day off...

I went to Ikea today thanks to gunderson bee's suggestion on where to find string lights.  Though they didn't have what I was looking for I still love that place.  I get a hard on every time I'm there.  I wish I had enough stuff to have a reason to buy all of their storage devices.  They're awesome!

Work does not sound appealing today.  Mainly because I'm fucking exhausted and really freaking hungry.  But I guess that's what you get when you don't sleep enough and forget to eat.  Plus the fact that I'm working with the New Guy tonight.  It's just going to be him and I and he's not really trained.  Hopefully it'll be slow. 

Objective:  Make it through work without freaking out... get home, DO NOT TOUCH MP3 PLAYER... no matter how much I may want to, find 5-10 pics to have printed.  Change sheets.  Sleep like a baby.  Look into making Limoncello.