I played with Cox and you played with my potato
I would like to thank everyone who has played with my potato. I am pleased to announce that as of 1:15 p.m. on Monday, my little tot has traveled 38,787 miles, visited 8 states at an average speed of 742.0 mph and been passed 12 times in a matter of 2.2 days! Excellent. Please continue to pass it along for me.
So I went up to Norfolk VA for the weekend to chill with my old friend Erinn Cox. I had a great time! I got up there on Saturday evening. Erinn and I caught up on old times. I was so happy to see that she had a pic that I had taken of her and Nicole in a frame in her house. It was so long ago that I took that pic. The big shock was that it was taken at, guess where, Toad Hall. *GASP* haha.
We went down to Norfolk's "Harbor Fest". She knew the members of one of the bands playing that night. So we got into the backstage area for free. I was pleased that this was the case. I did not want to have to blow a roadie for a backstage pass. The backstage area had free booze (actually, it was only beer, and Bud Light at that, but it was free) and food. We started getting trashed. Laughing our asses off. She has most of the good pix of us. Here is one of me though.......
Note the crazed look in my eyes.
We went to a few bars after the festival. Erinn seems to have collected a really nice group of friends in VA.
We went back to her place at about 12 and stood out on her deck talking for a good long while. The conversation was very much about "How we got here". Love, life, loss and good times. She's a really amazing lady. Brave as hell.
We went to the beach on Sunday and soaked up some rays. She soaked up a whole hell of a lot more than I did. When we got back to her house, her face was the same color as her pink shirt!We listened to Bon Jovi all the way home and laughed our asses off. Good times. Though I looked like a crazy person. My hair is getting longer, was standing straight up, and my shirt was half on. I looked like a pasty white German clown.
We had a few drinks and played some pool after a two hour nap. The jukebox was ours to control, so eighties music was the theme of the night. I can't remember a lot of the songs, but I know that the two of us were singing and bouncing and smiling. Good times!
Her friend Henly met us a bit later (we had already been drinking for about 3 hours). She's a really nice girl. She got me excited about my trip to Costa Rica this fall. I still haven't booked, but think I am going to soon. Henly spent a month there a few years ago. We're going to talk about it some more. She has a few tips for me.
So after all was said and done, I left this morning. It was a fun trip. Next up? Maryland next weekend. Then comes my Vegas Vacation! Can't wait.
I did realize a few things this weekend. (this is the part where you can a groan and sigh bc I am about to regail you with yet another tale of how a 32 y.o. man can do so much self discovery)
First, I have had a rough road this last year. Lost two jobs. Broke a heart. Had mine broken. Lost a pet. Have been broke. And moved 500 miles away from my home of the last 10 years.Henly and I were talking about shitty roads, and I told her all of that , with a smile on my face, and she said "Wow, you win" HAHAHA.
Second,I have been extremely lucky in love. I have fallen deeply in love twice in my life, and connected with many beautiful and interesting women. If I never fall in love again, I will have had a good run.
Third. I am a very fortunate man to have collected so many wonderful and interesting friends over my lifetime. Among my friends are, or have been, artists, musicians, construction specialists, graphic designers, marketing directors, project managers, salesmen, jewelers, buyers, bartenders, Kiss Tribute band players,mechanics, nurses, teachers and people from just about every other walk of life you can imagine. All the people whom I have called friends tend to deeply passionate, wonderful people. I would write a list, but I would forget someone. You all know who you are. It's just amazing to me that you have all found a way to love and support me over the years. Especially when I so often don't love and support myself. While some got their B.A.'s at college, I got a M.S.D.A. (Master of the Self Destructive Arts).I know that I get crazy some days and can be utterly exhausting, but I know I am lucky to have you all.
So on a good closing note, I received this note from Erinn when I got home today.
Hey.
Hope your drive back was good and uneventful. Thanks again for coming up, I had a blast. I forgot to tell you this morning that you were talking in your sleep last night about pizza. You were yelling at me that you wanted pineapple, not pepperoni, on your pizza. You just kept saying this over and over. Weird.
I do really like pizza. But Pineapple? I guess things are really changing for me. God do I love being alive!
So I went up to Norfolk VA for the weekend to chill with my old friend Erinn Cox. I had a great time! I got up there on Saturday evening. Erinn and I caught up on old times. I was so happy to see that she had a pic that I had taken of her and Nicole in a frame in her house. It was so long ago that I took that pic. The big shock was that it was taken at, guess where, Toad Hall. *GASP* haha.
We went down to Norfolk's "Harbor Fest". She knew the members of one of the bands playing that night. So we got into the backstage area for free. I was pleased that this was the case. I did not want to have to blow a roadie for a backstage pass. The backstage area had free booze (actually, it was only beer, and Bud Light at that, but it was free) and food. We started getting trashed. Laughing our asses off. She has most of the good pix of us. Here is one of me though.......
Note the crazed look in my eyes.
We went to a few bars after the festival. Erinn seems to have collected a really nice group of friends in VA.
We went back to her place at about 12 and stood out on her deck talking for a good long while. The conversation was very much about "How we got here". Love, life, loss and good times. She's a really amazing lady. Brave as hell.
We went to the beach on Sunday and soaked up some rays. She soaked up a whole hell of a lot more than I did. When we got back to her house, her face was the same color as her pink shirt!We listened to Bon Jovi all the way home and laughed our asses off. Good times. Though I looked like a crazy person. My hair is getting longer, was standing straight up, and my shirt was half on. I looked like a pasty white German clown.
We had a few drinks and played some pool after a two hour nap. The jukebox was ours to control, so eighties music was the theme of the night. I can't remember a lot of the songs, but I know that the two of us were singing and bouncing and smiling. Good times!
Her friend Henly met us a bit later (we had already been drinking for about 3 hours). She's a really nice girl. She got me excited about my trip to Costa Rica this fall. I still haven't booked, but think I am going to soon. Henly spent a month there a few years ago. We're going to talk about it some more. She has a few tips for me.
So after all was said and done, I left this morning. It was a fun trip. Next up? Maryland next weekend. Then comes my Vegas Vacation! Can't wait.
I did realize a few things this weekend. (this is the part where you can a groan and sigh bc I am about to regail you with yet another tale of how a 32 y.o. man can do so much self discovery)
First, I have had a rough road this last year. Lost two jobs. Broke a heart. Had mine broken. Lost a pet. Have been broke. And moved 500 miles away from my home of the last 10 years.Henly and I were talking about shitty roads, and I told her all of that , with a smile on my face, and she said "Wow, you win" HAHAHA.
Second,I have been extremely lucky in love. I have fallen deeply in love twice in my life, and connected with many beautiful and interesting women. If I never fall in love again, I will have had a good run.
Third. I am a very fortunate man to have collected so many wonderful and interesting friends over my lifetime. Among my friends are, or have been, artists, musicians, construction specialists, graphic designers, marketing directors, project managers, salesmen, jewelers, buyers, bartenders, Kiss Tribute band players,mechanics, nurses, teachers and people from just about every other walk of life you can imagine. All the people whom I have called friends tend to deeply passionate, wonderful people. I would write a list, but I would forget someone. You all know who you are. It's just amazing to me that you have all found a way to love and support me over the years. Especially when I so often don't love and support myself. While some got their B.A.'s at college, I got a M.S.D.A. (Master of the Self Destructive Arts).I know that I get crazy some days and can be utterly exhausting, but I know I am lucky to have you all.
So on a good closing note, I received this note from Erinn when I got home today.
Hey.
Hope your drive back was good and uneventful. Thanks again for coming up, I had a blast. I forgot to tell you this morning that you were talking in your sleep last night about pizza. You were yelling at me that you wanted pineapple, not pepperoni, on your pizza. You just kept saying this over and over. Weird.
I do really like pizza. But Pineapple? I guess things are really changing for me. God do I love being alive!
posted by TD at 2:00 PM
5 Comments:
amen.
Hahahaha. Everyone, meet Coco Dupree, Internationally known interpretive dancer, I forgot to include that among my friends. Coc, meet everyone.
on another note, my famous thighs of fire are going to be the death of me today. that and my hacking, old lady smoking cough i'm sporting. all class, all the time.
SO- you AREN'T visiting me in sunny California? I quit my job last week as you know so my schedule is wide open.
Glad to hear you had fun!!
Pineapple? Ewww.
Funny. Glad you had a great weekend!! Read like you had a blast!
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