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[Sep. 3rd, 2007|07:51 pm] |
I am procrastinating from doing my homework. Mainly because it is a stupid paper for my least favorite professor and I just cant get psyched to do it. But it is also because I cannot get out of summer mode and I have been having so much fun, and I want that to continue forever.
I was super looking forward to this weekend, because I started class last Monday and I was determined to keep up the good vibes. I met up with Jenn after she got out of work on Friday and we went to Sailor Jerry b/c they were having an art show with free booze and her new man works for Gyro which is above the store. Later on we met up with Meg and Katie and we headed over to Johnny Brenda's for the A-Sides record release party. It was pretty low key but I ran into Rocky, who I had not spoken to since things fell apart last summer. It ended up being a super chill conversation and he apologized for the way he acted and so did I, and it was very amicable and mature, and it was nice to know I didn't have to avoid him or his friends anymore.
Saturday morning Meg and I took Jenn to Via so she could buy a new bicycle since Meg and I do mostly everything on bikes and Jenn is sick of taking cabs. She picked out an awesome Schwinn cruiser, and I am very excited for Fall bike rides. I also dropped off the sweet lime green Schwinn that Dan's dad had given to him in March of 2006. It has been sitting in my basement ever since, but now it will be tuned up and Dan can join our bike posse. Later that afternoon the three of us went our separate ways and I headed to Dan's for some super serious conversation, pizza, and Hot Fuzz.
Sunday I attempted to do some homework, but mainly sat on my couch and watched TV. I went to Jenn's in the evening to watch "Rock of Love" (which is hands down the best tv show ever) and we drank some wine and got ready to go out. We ended up at the Khyber for $10 all you can drink, which is a fantastic idea, especially when mixed with some late 80's/early 90s party jams. Jenn, Pete, Dan and I got WASTED and danced and then went to Pete's for some Wii bowling. There is photographic evidence on my Myspace.
Today Dan and I headed over to Jenn's house for a Labor Day BBQ. We hung out with Meg and Pat, the new boy she is dating and Jenn and her new beau, Jonathan. We ate a lot of good food, and watched some more "Rock of Love" and laughed a lot. It was a truely great weekend.
Today I also got some sad news. My mom called me while I was there to tell me that Ian, my brother's best friend from high school overdosed, and died. I still feel in shock. Ian practically lived at our house and was one of my favorite friends of my brothers. He had always had a crush on me and would always try to hold my hand when we were hanging out at the house. Finally one time when I came home from college on Christmas break I made out with him, a fact I deny to this day whenever my brother asks. I know he had done a lot of drugs with my brother and they had a falling out about 2 years ago when they both robbed Ian's parents for money to buy drugs and Ian let Markie take the fall. I hadnt seen him for quite awhile and the last time my mother saw him was a few months ago when Ian and Markie coincidentally had a court date on the same day. Its just surreal. Despite all the problems my brother and all of his friends have had with drugs, they were all really really good people. This is like the 5th close friend of Markie's that has died since graduation, including his girl best friend Amelia who died a few months ago, which triggered his last relapse and what landed him in jail. I just hope Ian's death does not have the same affect on him this time. It breaks my hear to think of Ian's family, who I knew well, and to think about the worry this must cause my parents.
Well not to end this on a sad note, but I must go to bed. I have to receive my TB shots tomorrow, which are necessary for me to be a teacher, and my doctor's appointment is super early.
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