July 17
Wow. I didn't realize it had been so long since I'd written. Things have been super busy with taking over the new job and it's been awesome but crazy. I had the best day ever! Today was the Best Day Ever! So I was at work and I'm meeting with a new customer. Damnit. My phones ringing.
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July 4
Katie and Joe got married last summer so no one sees much of them any more. Their parties used to be famous or infamous, do famous and infamous mean the same thing? They're so good together and they're awesome apart too. It's been awhile since they've had a party and it's really good to see them. They're kind of the only married people I can be around sometimes. Anyways, I planted myself on a lawn chair far enough from the volleyball net to not get hit by a ball. Or so I thought. One minute I'm learning about the fascinating (yawn) world of manufacturing sales from Joe's buddy and the next moment my legs are up in the air, skirt down showing everyone my ass. I must have been 500 shades of red. I like all of these people and several are running to my rescue. I froze. I looked like an idiot around people I want to think I'm cool!
I was making new friends, shopping phone numbers and email addresses. Now none of these people will ever want to have lunch with me. Whatever. So I had a naked in public kinda moment where I felt like a loser. It was over just as fast. 3 of Katie's coworkers lifted me and the chair back upright and Katie and I go in the house to clean me up. She gave me a pretty sundress to wear and started brushing the sticky sweet mess out of my hair. If I had an older sister I bet it would have been like this. "You'll be a great mom someday," I told her and she squeezed my shoulder and said "And you'll figure it out someday." Which sounds weird but is probably one of the nicest things anyone's ever said. It was the way she said it while she was still brushing my hair and her voice was almost whispering. Joe came in with Mike who was the guy who spiked the ball straight into my head. He was so funny about it and just kept apologizing over and over again saying how sorry he was and was I okay and could he get me anything. All these people are so nice! I wish Katie and Joe would have more parties.
Mike kept checking in on me all afternoon and making jokes about me suing him and how I should take him for all he's worth. It was pretty funny and I really appreciate everybody putting me at ease instead of making me the center of attention. There's nothing worse thank people asking you over and over again "Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?" because finally you're so sick of people asking you just want to scream "I'M FINE!" That didn't happen and I'm glad.
The fireworks were awesome. Joe and Katie face this park where they do a show and the view from the yard was so great! Mike and Joe walked me to my car still making jokes about Mike's athletic ability. I hugged them goodbye and Joe made some crack about how if I didn't sue I should at least make him buy me lunch. It made me laugh. It was a really good party.
Katie called me this morning to ask me what I thought of Mike and had I given him my number. Apparently he was hitting on me and really liked me! How did I miss this!?!? I'm such an idiot. "You'll figure it out," Katie said again giggleing before she hung up.
I'm an idiot.
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July 3 2pm
Wow. What I was going to write just got even better.
So, as I was saying, married guy and Kim's hot blonde surfing bartender from the internet. A bartender who keeps sticking drinks in front of me. And I keep drinking them. Good morning hangover, nice to meet you. Not!
So I left early and took a cab home. Kim stayed until god only knows when because when I wolk up it was like 3am. Yes, 3am.
And why did I wake up at 3 in the morning when I'd had enough drinks to knock out Godzilla?
I got to listen to Kim and Malibu Ken have sex ALL night! I'm curled in a ball with all the pillows stacked on top of my head praying I'll suffocate instead of the bed squeaking and moaning. Elwood didn't want none of it either. He crawled under the bed and hid there and I still can't get him out. I've tried the fake bacon and peanut butter kong and bones and he's not moving! He looks at me like are you kidding? I think he might be scarred for life. It gets better.
So I got up to get advil and make coffee earlier. I went down to the washer while the coffee's brewing and when I come back up from the laundry room the guy is NAKED IN MY KITCHEN DRINKING COFFEE!
It was a free show and all a really really really hot guy but I wasn't expecting to see some dude move around my apartment drinking my coffee. After he left I mentioned to Kim that if her guests could keep their clothes on in the public areas that'd be nice. She said I really need to get laid so I won't be so uptight. I'm not sure if that will help.
It's not the sex I miss it's having someone around to even have sex with. I miss Justin. I think. No I take it back. I don't miss him. It's just my first birthday since we broke up. It made me wish there was still something or someone to make me feel like birthdays are important. Maybe like I'm important? Ack. I don't know what the hell I want I know I want a nap since last night's show didn't give me much beauty sleep.
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July 3
Holy God the other night! So me and Kim go to some stupid over priced martini bar. But we were celebrating so we thought we deserved the best and we do! All the drinks had these funny five word names and are made with flavors I'd never heard of like kumquat or something. Totally not the place for me, we should have gone to one of the newer clubs so we could dance but we didn't. We went to the dark bar with squishy seats and $9 dollar Talriti Lime Mohitos.
One of the guys from the internet works there so he hooked us up with a discount. There were a lot of really pretty girls too and they looked like they stepped right out of a magazine!
This cute guy started talking to me while Kim's making eyes at Malibu Ken or whatever cyber dude's name is. So this guy buys me a drink and I tell him about my new job and that we're out to celebrate and he seems really cool and into me and he's really cute.
Point for me.
We start talking about him and he's a web designer and he's going fishing for 4th of July. So he's talking with his hands and I notice HE'S WEARING A WEDDING RING! A WEDDING RING!!!!
Subtract 7 million points for me. It's not much of a confidence boost.
I did get a free drink out of it. Speaking of, my head hurts. I need to go get advil and make coffee before I can write down what else happened.
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