I had my first pot cookie last night.
I felt nothing, and declined the offer of a second one.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Various Occurences
Compliment
A lady came through my lane today and said to me, "I like your style."
I was wearing my khaki's, of course, with my hot pink belt, and my zip-up red and white top with my London Underground shirt showing through. And then I've got on my sparkly vintage necklace, my hoop earrings and then my hair is bleached with pink streaks and I had a...hair band in my hair. Ok, not a hair band...but the things that are popular now...tie it around your head??? Whatever.
Anyways, so this compliment took me by surprise. I've got compliments before about my necklace, belt and hair, but never has someone commented on just everything.
"Well that's a compliment." I said to her.
"It should be from me, I used to be a famous make-up artist." She told me. "I still do Prince's make-up."
Wow, interesting.
"That's Hot"
The other night Tony and I were biking in Uptown towards my place late at night and we passed these two older guys who were sitting outside and talking. I didn't hear what they said, but suddenly Tony starts laughing and I look over at him to see what he's laughing at. I guess one of the guys had commented, "A blonde on a bike, now that's hot."
Fat
Tony and I were on 2nd street on the way to my place and we hadn't come across Broadway yet. It was late at night and we passed by this guy walking on the sidewalk and Tony called out to him as he pointed to me, "Hey, isn't she fat?"
The guys goes, "From what I can see, she looks fine."
"Treat Her Right!"
Tony and I were biking on Nicollet late one night and we passed by these three drunk older women. One yelled "Hi!" at us and then another yelled, "You treat her right!"
Heehee...
A lady came through my lane today and said to me, "I like your style."
I was wearing my khaki's, of course, with my hot pink belt, and my zip-up red and white top with my London Underground shirt showing through. And then I've got on my sparkly vintage necklace, my hoop earrings and then my hair is bleached with pink streaks and I had a...hair band in my hair. Ok, not a hair band...but the things that are popular now...tie it around your head??? Whatever.
Anyways, so this compliment took me by surprise. I've got compliments before about my necklace, belt and hair, but never has someone commented on just everything.
"Well that's a compliment." I said to her.
"It should be from me, I used to be a famous make-up artist." She told me. "I still do Prince's make-up."
Wow, interesting.
"That's Hot"
The other night Tony and I were biking in Uptown towards my place late at night and we passed these two older guys who were sitting outside and talking. I didn't hear what they said, but suddenly Tony starts laughing and I look over at him to see what he's laughing at. I guess one of the guys had commented, "A blonde on a bike, now that's hot."
Fat
Tony and I were on 2nd street on the way to my place and we hadn't come across Broadway yet. It was late at night and we passed by this guy walking on the sidewalk and Tony called out to him as he pointed to me, "Hey, isn't she fat?"
The guys goes, "From what I can see, she looks fine."
"Treat Her Right!"
Tony and I were biking on Nicollet late one night and we passed by these three drunk older women. One yelled "Hi!" at us and then another yelled, "You treat her right!"
Heehee...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
My First Anniversary
I am such a happy girl...
And now to the next topic: As of today, I have been in Minneapolis for one year now. Time to reflect eh? A couple of years ago I was in Minneapolis for Ian and Em's wedding. As my mother and I left the city, I remember thinking, "If I don't go to school up here, I'll probably never live here." For awhile I had felt torn between coming up to Minneapolis or going to the University of Iowa. But this last visit to the city had a strong effect on me and I made my decision to move up here. My senior year I applied for Inver Grove Community College, took my assement tests, and then happened upon MCTC while I was up one weekend with Ian and Em. I transferred my test scores and was accepted. I got onto craigslist.com (thanks Ian) and found my roommate Emily and on the 17th of August of 2004, my mom left me up here. Ooh, I remember that was such a weird feeling to just have my mom say goodbye and walk away, leaving me to stand alone on my new driveway and knowing that I'd be up here alone. A feeling of utter lonliness. Something I DO NOT want to ever feel again.
Moving up here was a big thing for me. I wanted to get out of Iowa; not because I hated the place (I love it), but because I knew I needed more. State Center just couldn't give me what I needed, nor did any other place in Iowa I felt. I wanted diversity and I wanted to be alone and in a place where I knew not what to do. Heh, and it felt good to be one of the few people who left the safety blanket of Iowa. I remember the first walk I took; I said "hi" to a couple people and they just gave me funny looks. It was weird not to know and be friendly with everyone I saw. I soon found that I couldn't go on a walk by myself without being hooted or whistled at at least a few times.
My first semester was really hard for me. It hurt to be away from my friends, but mostly it was Jay. I hated being away from him, but looking back I realize that I had a really unhealthy relationship with him. Towards the end, he'd get angry with me for stupid things and then he'd yell at me and not want to talk. Of course, I'm a talker and this just upset to the extreme. My first semester I just felt down and distraught a lot.
Thank God he dumped me.
Other than that, I had started my job as a cashier, which was a challenge for me. I'm shy and get embarrassed easily and it was hard at first to just deal with so many people face to face. But I feel it's been good for me. School went really well my first semester; I got a gpa of 3.76 Kick ass.
Second semester wasn't as good with grades for I took too many classes and I was working more. I didn't have time for the little things that I loved doing like reading and writing. But luckily, I met Tony, who had just moved up here from San Francisco (originally from Pittsburgh.) Together we got on our bikes and became true Minneapolis bikers; we'd bike the city and just look for new places to explore. We'd get up early in the morning and have breakfast at the little cafe's in Uptown. Oh, and our friendship is ever growing.
I've experienced some rather strange things. I had a very weird admirer(sp?) that went by the name of J.D. He was in my speech class, as was Tony, and he just became infatuated with me. I made the mistake of haning out ALL night with him and though I never let him hold my hand when he tried and told him I didn't want a bf, he still thought I liked him. He pursued me, but soon after, he just disapeared. He called once and left a weird message to say that he had been stopped by the cops on the way to my house to give me a flower and had been taken in for something little that happened a year ago and was having to go to a clinic. But now I have no idea what has happened to him.
I've seen two car chases while up there; was almost part of one once. So exciting! I saw cops wrestling a guy down on the street once when biking home from work. So great! And just the other night I saw a man running towards a woman as she swung a bat and tried to hit him while onlookers said, "Leave her the fuck alone." As the guy walked off he shouted back at the woman, "It don't matter, I already called the cops and told them you're stealing the bikes, you thievin' Indians!"
Oh, I love the city.
And to think that I almost left. I thought of going back to Iowa to be with Jay. Again, thank God he fucking dumped me.
I look forward to more bizarre admirers, car chases, and maybe a shootout???
Oh Minneapolis...
And now to the next topic: As of today, I have been in Minneapolis for one year now. Time to reflect eh? A couple of years ago I was in Minneapolis for Ian and Em's wedding. As my mother and I left the city, I remember thinking, "If I don't go to school up here, I'll probably never live here." For awhile I had felt torn between coming up to Minneapolis or going to the University of Iowa. But this last visit to the city had a strong effect on me and I made my decision to move up here. My senior year I applied for Inver Grove Community College, took my assement tests, and then happened upon MCTC while I was up one weekend with Ian and Em. I transferred my test scores and was accepted. I got onto craigslist.com (thanks Ian) and found my roommate Emily and on the 17th of August of 2004, my mom left me up here. Ooh, I remember that was such a weird feeling to just have my mom say goodbye and walk away, leaving me to stand alone on my new driveway and knowing that I'd be up here alone. A feeling of utter lonliness. Something I DO NOT want to ever feel again.
Moving up here was a big thing for me. I wanted to get out of Iowa; not because I hated the place (I love it), but because I knew I needed more. State Center just couldn't give me what I needed, nor did any other place in Iowa I felt. I wanted diversity and I wanted to be alone and in a place where I knew not what to do. Heh, and it felt good to be one of the few people who left the safety blanket of Iowa. I remember the first walk I took; I said "hi" to a couple people and they just gave me funny looks. It was weird not to know and be friendly with everyone I saw. I soon found that I couldn't go on a walk by myself without being hooted or whistled at at least a few times.
My first semester was really hard for me. It hurt to be away from my friends, but mostly it was Jay. I hated being away from him, but looking back I realize that I had a really unhealthy relationship with him. Towards the end, he'd get angry with me for stupid things and then he'd yell at me and not want to talk. Of course, I'm a talker and this just upset to the extreme. My first semester I just felt down and distraught a lot.
Thank God he dumped me.
Other than that, I had started my job as a cashier, which was a challenge for me. I'm shy and get embarrassed easily and it was hard at first to just deal with so many people face to face. But I feel it's been good for me. School went really well my first semester; I got a gpa of 3.76 Kick ass.
Second semester wasn't as good with grades for I took too many classes and I was working more. I didn't have time for the little things that I loved doing like reading and writing. But luckily, I met Tony, who had just moved up here from San Francisco (originally from Pittsburgh.) Together we got on our bikes and became true Minneapolis bikers; we'd bike the city and just look for new places to explore. We'd get up early in the morning and have breakfast at the little cafe's in Uptown. Oh, and our friendship is ever growing.
I've experienced some rather strange things. I had a very weird admirer(sp?) that went by the name of J.D. He was in my speech class, as was Tony, and he just became infatuated with me. I made the mistake of haning out ALL night with him and though I never let him hold my hand when he tried and told him I didn't want a bf, he still thought I liked him. He pursued me, but soon after, he just disapeared. He called once and left a weird message to say that he had been stopped by the cops on the way to my house to give me a flower and had been taken in for something little that happened a year ago and was having to go to a clinic. But now I have no idea what has happened to him.
I've seen two car chases while up there; was almost part of one once. So exciting! I saw cops wrestling a guy down on the street once when biking home from work. So great! And just the other night I saw a man running towards a woman as she swung a bat and tried to hit him while onlookers said, "Leave her the fuck alone." As the guy walked off he shouted back at the woman, "It don't matter, I already called the cops and told them you're stealing the bikes, you thievin' Indians!"
Oh, I love the city.
And to think that I almost left. I thought of going back to Iowa to be with Jay. Again, thank God he fucking dumped me.
I look forward to more bizarre admirers, car chases, and maybe a shootout???
Oh Minneapolis...
Sunday, August 07, 2005
What Are The Chances?
I ended up not going into work today and called in sick. I had been drinking last night with Tony, my roommate, her boyfiriend and her ex bf. I hadn't had much to drink, two beers and one vodka and sprite drink that wasn't even strong. I didn't really eat anything for supper though, so I'm sure that helped. Tony and I didn't get to bed until 5 a.m. and I awoke at 6 feeling like ass. My head was pounding and my stomach felt nasty and I ended up dry-heaving in the toilet. (Lovely eh?)
So I called in sick and this gstl named Audrey picked up. I told her I was sick to my stomach and not coming in and she said, "Ok."
Later on I'm feeling better, as that's what happens with hangovers, and I went to see Tony during his lunch break at work. We're sitting at this table on the outside perimeter of Lunds and this car drives by. A man is driving, but I see Audrey's sister, and Audrey with her baby in the back seat! I'm struck with horror. "That's the lady I told I was sick today." I said placidly to Tony.
I was confused as to what to do. I didn't want to run inside the store and run the risk of seeing her in the store, but I knew I couldn't stay out there. "What do I do?" I asked Tony.
I pretended to rummage through my bag as her sister and the man walked by. She was staying in the car with the baby for a bit and I hoped she might stay out there the whole time. Tony and I headed into the Caribou Coffee place connected to Lunds. A little while later, we saw Audrey walk into the store with her baby. Tony's break was nearing its end so he took my keys, unlocked my bike and brought it to me. (They had parked their car right in front of my bike...) So I got on my bike and rode quickly out of there.
The hell? What were the chances that we'd just happen to be there at exactly the same time??
So I called in sick and this gstl named Audrey picked up. I told her I was sick to my stomach and not coming in and she said, "Ok."
Later on I'm feeling better, as that's what happens with hangovers, and I went to see Tony during his lunch break at work. We're sitting at this table on the outside perimeter of Lunds and this car drives by. A man is driving, but I see Audrey's sister, and Audrey with her baby in the back seat! I'm struck with horror. "That's the lady I told I was sick today." I said placidly to Tony.
I was confused as to what to do. I didn't want to run inside the store and run the risk of seeing her in the store, but I knew I couldn't stay out there. "What do I do?" I asked Tony.
I pretended to rummage through my bag as her sister and the man walked by. She was staying in the car with the baby for a bit and I hoped she might stay out there the whole time. Tony and I headed into the Caribou Coffee place connected to Lunds. A little while later, we saw Audrey walk into the store with her baby. Tony's break was nearing its end so he took my keys, unlocked my bike and brought it to me. (They had parked their car right in front of my bike...) So I got on my bike and rode quickly out of there.
The hell? What were the chances that we'd just happen to be there at exactly the same time??
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Iowan Antics
I'm down in Iowa right now, at the Gutenkunst Public Library actually. I came down Sunday night with Tony and he stayed until Wednesday morning.
On Sunday, Jay had his going away party. (He's going to be attending the University of Iowa.) We didn't get into State Center until 2 a.m. but were told that the party was still going on and so we headed out to Jay's place. I was interested to see how it would be for Jay to meet Tony for I have told him different things about Tony and I and whatnot. What I didn't know though was that Jay considered Tony and I to be a couple. When we got there, I could see that Jay and Rachel were outside talking and so Tony and I headed towards them. Jay was SO drunk, but granted, it was 2 am and they had started drinking around 9 or so. Jay held open his arms for me to come and hug him. I felt a little weird hugging him for I don't tend to get close to people. Though I used to be really close to him, I feel ackward about it now. But I hugged him to be nice and he clung to me and said, "I've missed you so much!"
"It's alright Jay...." I said.
Tony and Jay met and shook hands and then Tony and I headed into the "shed" where the party was. There weren't too many people there, but there were people from my class that I hadn't seen in almost a year. A lot of people were complimenting me on my hair, which is always a nice thing.
As Tony and I walked into the shed, I had turned around and told Rachel to come with us, but then I noticed that Jay started to cry. I later found out that Jay had been talking to Rachel and Jacob about me prior to my arrival. Rachel told me of how he was upset already about the fact that he was leaving, but he was also nervous about how to react to Tony and I. I guess he was getting upset at the thought that another guy may have me and...this is funny...at some point Rachel mentioned that Tony and I needed to drop off Leeloo first and Jay goes, "...Leeloo...!!!!" And then he just started bawling! Heehee....oh, Leeloo reminds him of us.
The party didn't end well. The girl that was taking Jay home was getting pissy and telling him to stop the party as pretty much everyone else had already left. We were outside and Jay asked for a hug, and I backed off, and then Jay got pissed! "Ok, everyone go home!" He yelled as he stormed off into the shed. He was throwing a huge fit! One thing that I DO NOT miss about our relationship. As we're walking back to our cars, Jay yells out, "Rachel's cool, but everyone else can kiss my ass!"
I'm sure Tony was thinking, "Nice to meet you too Jay."
On Sunday, Jay had his going away party. (He's going to be attending the University of Iowa.) We didn't get into State Center until 2 a.m. but were told that the party was still going on and so we headed out to Jay's place. I was interested to see how it would be for Jay to meet Tony for I have told him different things about Tony and I and whatnot. What I didn't know though was that Jay considered Tony and I to be a couple. When we got there, I could see that Jay and Rachel were outside talking and so Tony and I headed towards them. Jay was SO drunk, but granted, it was 2 am and they had started drinking around 9 or so. Jay held open his arms for me to come and hug him. I felt a little weird hugging him for I don't tend to get close to people. Though I used to be really close to him, I feel ackward about it now. But I hugged him to be nice and he clung to me and said, "I've missed you so much!"
"It's alright Jay...." I said.
Tony and Jay met and shook hands and then Tony and I headed into the "shed" where the party was. There weren't too many people there, but there were people from my class that I hadn't seen in almost a year. A lot of people were complimenting me on my hair, which is always a nice thing.
As Tony and I walked into the shed, I had turned around and told Rachel to come with us, but then I noticed that Jay started to cry. I later found out that Jay had been talking to Rachel and Jacob about me prior to my arrival. Rachel told me of how he was upset already about the fact that he was leaving, but he was also nervous about how to react to Tony and I. I guess he was getting upset at the thought that another guy may have me and...this is funny...at some point Rachel mentioned that Tony and I needed to drop off Leeloo first and Jay goes, "...Leeloo...!!!!" And then he just started bawling! Heehee....oh, Leeloo reminds him of us.
The party didn't end well. The girl that was taking Jay home was getting pissy and telling him to stop the party as pretty much everyone else had already left. We were outside and Jay asked for a hug, and I backed off, and then Jay got pissed! "Ok, everyone go home!" He yelled as he stormed off into the shed. He was throwing a huge fit! One thing that I DO NOT miss about our relationship. As we're walking back to our cars, Jay yells out, "Rachel's cool, but everyone else can kiss my ass!"
I'm sure Tony was thinking, "Nice to meet you too Jay."
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