My Birthday Was A Good Day.

I've definitely had one of the best birthdays in a long while.. There wasn't anything planned. The weather was great though! Lisa and I headed to Baskin Robbins for my free birthday scoop. Then to Starbucks for a Mocha Frappicino and she got a Carmel Frap.

Then headed to my place so I can wash up, change my shirt.. take my meds so my feet don't bother me too much. Then went to mom's house. My mom can be a bit funny because as I was heading down Keeler, I called her and said "I'm almost there, hope you're dressed.." She suddenly said "But I was going to come see you..!" "Mom, I love you, but you never come when you say you will." Anyway.. I got some birthday money that I haven't spent on tattoos or anything. Took my beloved Rocque [pronounced like Rocky] for a walk. I have to get him a new leash and collar and a new name tag. Apparently he got loose sometime recently and instead of giving the dog to some other woman with his leash and collar, she took it off! Why, I have no idea.

Anyway, I didn't have any major expectations for my birthday.. especially with gifts. Of course, there are things I want like.. the Gilmore Girls: The Complete Series Collection and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection.

Those two things were on my birthday wish list.. Otherwise, the best gift was having a girlfriend and.. just having a relaxing day outdoors and around the city. I did try to see Jackie but there were some communication errors and nothing panned out.. She neglected to tell me that the hospital her father was in.. was in Maywood. If I knew that in the first place, I would never have gone out to Loyola University, assuming the hospital was there..

Anyway. It's all good. I'm keeping a cool mind. I didn't take any pictures though. My camera is just such a pain.. takes forever to get it going and it just feels exhausting to carry it around. I'm so shy with it around people..

Turning 28 on July 28 in 2008

Wow, wow, wow. I can't believe I'm 28. It doesn't really feel real..yet. And I have no plans whatsoever. I'm so used to just not having surprises.. or a party.. or friends clamoring around to wish me a happy birthday. I want a nice one of course, well wishes are always fun to hear and read..

My girlfriend is going to surprise me with some activity. I have no idea. I don't give great hints because it's kinda hard. I wish she would be creative.. and think outside the box but whatever she does for me, I'll love it just as much. I guess its just different when I'd love to do anything kind of fun but I'd also like to see her enjoy it and not run to the corner and play games on my sidekick.. I'm a tiny bit more of a social girl with her around but when she's hiding, then I feel bad she's not involved.. I don't know how to explain it. I'm a shy girl too and go through times where I'm too afraid to talk to people so I just .. go in the corner and hide.

Anyway, I went to a great social tonight at Mary's Attic on Clark. I'm really bad with neighborhood names so when I realized we were in Andersonville, I was a bit shocked. The main reason for going was for me to finally see Paul Glasor from Gallaudet. We were both freshmans way back when.. and it was just great to see him after years of not seeing him. We chatted a few times -- I told him that I finally passed math.. not at Gallaudet but still in college - I FINALLY made it to college level math! Plus, I helped him in English because his skills weren't great while he helped me in math. I still failed math..

Otherwise, I slept a ton today but still felt tired.. did my laundry.. forgot to call a friend on Ojo. But I'll get around to that.

Otherwise, I intend on visiting mom for a few birthday hugs and maybe some spending money. I need to check on her anyway.

Alive

Yes, I'm alive.. I just need to sit and think of what to write.. I've been trying to cook for myself and my girlfriend.. Sometimes we have a meal together, other times we order out.. But I usually cook. I've also been trying to do good with breakfast and not miss it because it's true, it's the most important meal of the day. The other thing is, I'm a vegetarian and she isn't. Lastly, we both get food stamps.. hers is less than mine at the moment but the point is, we're on a major budget. She goes to Aldi a lot and I will too sometimes but they're not really vegetarian friendly..

My parents were great cooks. My mom always put out a full meal that almost always had a salad.. Unfortunately, now that I live alone, cooking such a full meal doesn't seem... like fun.

In other news..

Physical Therapy has been good. I've been fantastic at showing up for every session and even a bit early!

I've been trying really hard to work on my abs.. I'm so sick of having a flabby middle.

I've got pictures but they're on my iMac and I'm using my iBook at the moment.

Just posting to say I'm alive.

Late Pride photos

I didn't take that many pictures this year but.. here are a few from this years Gay Pride Parade!: