This past week was indeed full of misguided adventures. With Lauren and Erin visiting our humble abode you can't help but imagine the fun we had. So much to tell! So i guess i should hop to it.
Monday evening everyone had arrived and all was well with the world except for the fact that i had Japanese class that day and it was the first day of our supposed "review" for the mid term coming next Monday. That was my only class though so it was ok. After i returned home Erin wanted to visit the beach to see about getting some fossiling done. Unfortunately she didn't get anything really awesome, though i did end up finding a nice little shell that is now on my altar. We talked about urchin civilizations and claiming spots of sand for Urchania. I posed as The Giant Foot and destroyed the civilization once it was founded. The urchin people mourned. It was fun though. Erin stumbled across a large bird bone of some kind, we're not sure what but she gave it to me and said it could be a bone wand for my altar. It's nice enough and it has a nice vibe to it though it seems a bit off. That day was fun, playing in the sand with Lauren and Erin brought back some old memories which had been pushed away for a while but that's ok too.
Tuesday marked the 5th day of no sleep other than perhaps a few hours of rest. I looked like something from the grave and i was so out of it in Eng. 110 that Dr. Rice refused to let me attend class that night. So i stayed home and slept like a rock. Thankfully everyone here figured out what was up and made everyone leave me alone. I slept for a good nine hours straight. So i'm sure you can imagine how hyper i was when i rolled back into reality. The rest of the week seems to hinge on this hyper ness...
Wednesday, again, just Japanese. I felt quite nice after the rest i had gotten and hence strode forth to class with a bit of enthusiasm. Again it passed with little more than a blink and i was back home again. Erin had expressed interest in learning Tarot and having her own deck. So, i drove them about to our local New Age stores and Erin picked out two decks that she liked at Blue Moon. Deniece, of course, was thrilled. I know she needs the business. Erin also purchased a new incense burner that also happens to hold incense in the bottom of it. It's lacquered wood and looks nice. I ended up giving her a few packages of my incense to test to see iffen she likes them. The car ride back home was interesting as Jennifer was driving and thought she saw Buddha on the road when it was actually a branch from some tree. Lauren commented on how if you see Buddha outside of yourself that you should kill him because it is an imposter and is trying to deceive you. So then Jennifer wanted to go back and run over the branch and make sure the false Buddha was dead because she didn't want bad karma. This started a whole discussion in which we spiraled downward while lacking any sort of grace other than intense humor.
As it went; we discussed various world religions and their interesting loops and flaws and merits. However, we kept coming back to Christianity because it seems to be the most easily picked on. Especially the Catholic twist on it. I brought up the whole notion of Jesus always being depicted as a tall, thin, yet ripped six pack man hung to a cross-even though he's been starved and beaten senseless. It just didn't add up to me, ever. Erin pointed out how catholic school girls must look to the picture of Jesus and be like "Yah, yah...i'd boink him." So suddenly Jesus, a figure of salvation, has been unmasked as a sort of religious sex symbol! Then that reminded me of a friend in high school who wanted to go back in time and boink Jesus because he was the son of God and had to have a huge penis because God was huge and the apple never falls far from the tree after all. I remembered my thoughts on that discussion with said friend and i had stated that going back in time to have a romantic encounter with all religious heads would be interesting simply because it would be a fun adventure. I, of course, would never publish my adventure it would be private and secure. Just something to smile about when the days are dreary so to speak. How many people could say they've boinked all the major world relgions' head figures? It would be hysterical though also incredibly heretical. Worth it though. ::Nod:: Nonetheless, we discussed Jesus and sexuality further and i brought up the notion of catholic Nuns and how they marry Jesus through a ceremony. So that brought up the notion that Jesus is a Polygamist. WOW! What a realization. That rather conflicts with the Christian notion of monogamy now doesn't it? Alright, so at this point i'm thinking Jesus wasn't really a Jew but a Mormon! The whole car is erupting with laughter at the notion and we're having a great time. So then i brought up the idea that Jesus is dead though...and is the son of God. If this is the case, marrying a dead guy (though resurrected, he ascended to Heaven which is dead for all intensive purposes), means you can't have sex really. UNLESS-Jesus is embodied in the Holy Spirit in which case it's much like a ghost wang for the Nuns! It makes perfect sense and again the car erupts with laughter. But it gets better, Jesus, being the son of God (who loves all) shares the same love values. So Jesus suddenly switched from a symbol of salvation to a symbol of salvation and pansexual polygamy. What a revelation! This made for one hysterical car ride to say the least. The conversation turned from religion to people and so we talked about my roomies and eventually that got to be hysterical too because we made poor Jennifer's head spin in so many directions she almost popped. The poor girl, her lens of reality is forever shifted now. Yet another strike for altering perceptions! Lol. I won't go into detail here about what exactly was said but suffice to say that i was laughing about it two days later still as i woke up each morning. ^_^
That evening we (Lauren, Erin, Bud, Bruce, Mario, and his date(?)) all went out to dinner at Loyal Thai. It started out rough because i apparently pissed of Mario's date because i wouldn't shake her hand. Lately a lot of people have been getting pissy about that and i've no idea why. It's not like it's something new, i can't really remember when i've liked shaking hands much less done it on a regular basis. So i bow, people like to attribute it to me trying to be Japanese or something but it's not. It's just how i am. Besides, those of you who go to public restrooms and see how many people (especially guys) wash their hands...bet you won't shake hands with people either once you think about it. However, i pissed her off so she wouldn't talk to me all evening. Not that i really care, she's from Germany and my experiences with Germans (all two of them) haven't been good. They have both come across as complete arseholes. She was quite stuck up. I realize she didn't know what half the conversation was about because it revolved around D&D, but she didn't even try to join in the conversation with us when it was about less specific topics. Eh, oh well. The food was awesome. I will definitely go back sometime. Wednesday nights it is $10/person for a little meal deal they have which isn't bad because it's like a whole two course meal served family style. Very awesome. I had the Ginger Chicken. It was quite delicious, but the ginger was very strong and i had to leave a lot of it behind. Lauren ate it though and i ate her share of white rice, which worked out beautifully. I will try something different next time i go there. Perhaps the rice...mmm...rice...i know...i'm an addict.
Thursday rolled around and i had fun running rings around my Eng. 110 class with our poetry lecture series. It's sad really, they somewhat pine for my insight when really it's not that hard...you just have to think outside of the box sometimes. However, we had class outside and that perturbed me. I ended up with sun poisoning even though i had my sun screen on. Lunch was distributed to the sewers within two hours of eating it. So yah that sucked. But the class had fun outside so i guess it's worth it. By that evening i was feeling the full effects of my cold. I really didn't feel so hot and it showed. I spent the night working on various reports that i would turn in the next day.
Friday rolled around and i had no class though i did have a paper to turn in. We had lunch, the girls and i. Brent had to run though not long after he arrived due to work time constraints. This saddened us but we got over it quickly. I had many word slips that day; i blame it on the mild fever. That same evening Lauren and Jennifer and Brent all went out to Icon and had a good time. I wanted to go, but my cold was too bad to really enjoy myself so i declined. I stayed in with Erin and we watched Battle Star Galatica. She tried to explain it all to me...didn't work so well. I'm not thrilled with the show but it wasn't the worst i've seen either. I read Lauren's cards earlier that evening as i had promised to earlier in the week. After the show i read Erin's cards for her as well. This was her second reading from me and she enjoys having her cards read. She is much more receptive than most people i have come across. Then again, she doesn't try to fight them. Go figure. I think she will do well with learning the cards. I might even want to have my own cards read by her one day. ::Smirk:: Wow, then i would have two people who have read my cards for me. I really wish i was feeling better so i could have been able to sit down with her and actually showed her how to start to understand the basic riggings of Tarot. I guess this just means i'll have to catch up with her some other time and tutor her. I like the idea.
Friday night six people slumbered in our apartment. We have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Erin and Lauren stayed in the living room like they had all week, Brent had his room, Bud and Aspen slept in Bud's room, while Bruce slept in mine. There was far too much in my apartment for me to try to even rest so instead i just relaxed and pondered. Of course, pondering all night long can lead to many a dangerous thought. Then again, what thoughts aren't dangerous? The next day, they all left at their respective times due to it being Spring Break and having to return home or whatnot.
Now the apartment is quiet other than me and the little ones. It's such a drastic change from having it practically busting with people before. This week will have lots of cleaning being done. Be prepared. ^_^ On a different note, my little sister was married Thursday and joined the army on Friday. So now Mommy's daughters are all married and out of the house. Go figure, at least she gave two days and not two hour notice. Mommy demands that i give better notice when (psh, more like if) i get married. So life is turning on its head yet again and that leads to a shift in the rules of the game. I guess the challenge now is to figure out those rules and not to lose.
Enough from me, i believe i have detained you all far more than my fair share. I hope you are all well. Fair Winds and Deep Tides.