Why is it over?

This past weekend was amazing.

Despite the fact that I didn't see any of my family for the holiday (my parents went to Wyoming to see my sister and her family), I got to spend the entire long weekend with Joe. And it was incredible.

On Wednesday night we went to the store and then came home to prepare the dishes we were taking to dinner on Thursday. Then a few of his friends came over and we sat around and killed a bottle of wine and chatted late into the night, so late in fact that one of his friends had to stay in the spare bedroom.

Thursday we spent the afternoon at the home of a friend of Joe's. A few weeks back he had hosted a baby shower for her, so her mother insisted that we come over for Thanksgiving dinner. These were some of the nicest most genuine people I've ever met. And even cooler was to be in the home of a family much like my own. After dinner Joe and I sat on the couch together like an actual couple and we were made to feel completely comfortable.

Later that day we headed back home and napped in front of the TV...and headed out for Cheeseburgers from Braums at about 9:00. We were in bed by 10:30 and slept hard all night.

Got to hang out and just be lazy on Friday and Saturday...and then yesterday afternoon headed out and saw Rent at the theater. I LOVED it! The stage version will always be my favorite...but it was still an incredible film to see.

I was most excited to actully see Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel. Angel is my favorite character in the show...and I lost it as I always do when I hear Jesse Martin sing "I'll Cover You" at the funeral.

So it was a pretty damn good weekend.

And it was harder than hell getting up to go to work today...but I managed to get up and iron my shirt and get dressed and then drag my ass in here.

I can hardly wait for Christmas and New Years...

Losing Sleep

Hello Sports Fans...I know I'm a bad blogger right now. But apparently I'm a bad brother and a bad friend as well.

For the past two months I've been entirely wrapped up in my own shit. I don't talk on the phone anymore, I don't return calls...I'm just in my own little world.

And it's not a bad thing necessarily. I'm not going through a long dark night of the soul or anything like that. I'm just really enjoying spending time with Joe and exploring this new relationship. There are lots of things to learn and experience.

Like the loss of sleep, for example.

Just a few minutes ago I woke up from a thirty minute nap...trouble is, I'm sitting at my desk at work.

You see...I seem to be getting less sleep lately. I think it might be a mixture or several elements, but number one is that I'm no longer on a set bedtime routine...

You see, up to a few weeks ago, I'd finally managed to keep myself on a schedule of going to bed at 10:30 and getting up at 5:45...but that changes every day now. Some nights we might go to bed at 10:00...other nights we might be up hanging out with friends at the bar until 12:00...and I still have to get up at 5:45...

Then on Monday night, Joe's dog got out of the backyard at like 11:15...and we ended up driving around searching for her until nearly 3:00 am. We never did find her...and I managed to convince Joe that we needed to just get some sleep and see if the dogs came back in the morning.

We had been asleep for about 20 minutes when the dog was back in the backyard barking to be let in. So, we ended up getting a total of about 3 hours sleep before work.

So, my sleeping is a little off...and it's making work nearly unbearable...that and the fact that I'm back to just straight up hating my job.

But other than that...all is well in the world. My parents are off to Wyoming to spend Thanksgiving with my little sister and her husband...leaving my brother and I free to spend the holiday with out boyfriends without having to turn it into the Beard Family's Gayest Thanksgiving ever...

So, I'm going to sit at my desk for a few more hours listening to "Bitch and Animal" and try try try to stay awake.

Seacrest Out!

I Want to Hate Rosario Dawson...and other musings

So, yesterday I was finally able to buy the movie soundtrack for "Rent". I've been really excited about the movie version of this musical, and after reading some reviews on Amazon.com, I decided to give the soundtrack a listen.

First of all, let me say that I am very sad that for whatever reason Daphne Rubin Vega was unable to do the film. I love her as Mimi...'

...and I was fully prepared to HATE Rosario Dawson...but after listening to the album, I kinda like her as Mimi. In "Light My Candle" she give the best delivery of the line "They say that I have the best ass below 14th Street, is it true?" Very sexy.

But on the whole I'm unimpressed with the new version. While musically it's good...it just doesn't have the same raw energy of the original Broadway album. I realize that it's been produced for Hollywood...but some of my favorite bits have apparently just been cut out entirely. But, I'll still see the film.

Speaking of films...I took next Friday off so I can spend the afternoon taking in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I'm incredibly excited about this film. Goblet is my favorite of the books...so I'm looking forward to seeing the screen adaptation and then bitching about it afterwards.

In other news...

Yesterday I finally filled my gas tank for less than $20. Yes, gasoline in Oklahoma City can now be purchased at some stations for less than $2/gallon. I was very excited as the past few months it's been almost too expensive to drive. I've had to shop for groceries at a store I don't even like (Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market just west of Penn) to save on driving the extra 4 miles to Crest Foods down on Meridian. Now I can drive to the store I really want to shop at.

And speaking of shopping, we went to Bed Bath & Beyond last night. I am now officially in love with that store. After about an hour of searching Joe managed to find a full sheet set of 300 thread count sateen sheets for me for only $20. I was amazed...I then had to go and buy some extra pillowcases as well, as the set only had 2...and after I got home and made up the bed with the new sheets, I realized that the color was a little off from my comforter...so I'm going to go back and find a duvet to match. :-)

Anyway...I've been so caught up at work for the last week that I've had very little to do. So, I figured I should take the chance while I could to update here. I'm going to go back to twiddling my thumbs and attempting to look busy.

Later...

Some pictures...

Helen and her Uncle 

This is me and Boo (Helen) on my trip to Wyoming last month. She was actually nice to me the entire time...seemed to even know who I was. Amazingly, this child acted like I was death itself when she lived five minutes from me

Helen Kissing Philip 

I personally think this is one of the sweetest pictures ever...

My new nephew 

Here's Philip, the newest addition to my family. He's the little guy I drove 18 hours to see a few weeks ago.

Isn't he cute?