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Quite possibly the best day of my life
Jun. 27th, 2003 04:38 pmGeh, to everyone that was in the chat last night and wondering where I suddenly disappeared to... well, sorry. I'll tell you the big long story in a second. But wow. Today's Friday (Bemani Night?) so I'll be going to RTA (early this time, MUNI hoping!) and such. But there's a story to tell, so I'll get on with it.
Thursday was probably the best day of my life. Why? Unlike that day that was simply 'karmic' and weird, things were totally going my way! But I have to rewind to Wednesday first, because there's importance there. Okay, so Jonathan didn't call me on Monday or Tuesday, and I was busy hypothesizing all the possible reasons why. He could have lost my phone number, forgotten all about me, or, or... yeah, so there were lots of ridiculous thoughts running around rampant inside my head.
I finally decided to call him Wednesday when I woke up *swallows pride* Whew, I'm so glad I said "May I please SPEAK to Jonathan?" instead of thinking the voice on the other end WAS Jonathan right off the bat-- 'cause it turned out to be his brother! ^///^ So Jonathan didn't go to Band Camp (hehe, thank god... after the stories Mike told me about how the most reticent and shy of people go to Band Camp and come back Sex Fiends... well, that idea scared me) it was Scout Camp (he looked pretty embarassed to tell me that... I wonder why?) and he was going to call me, but in the entire week's time while he was away, he STILL couldn't come up with anything fun for the both of us to do (I'd said it was his turn, as I'd suggested and treated him to "2 Fast 2 Furious") ...anyway, so I asked him if maybe he wanted to go to RTA? He was the one that suggested he come to my house around 2pm, and we never did leave to go to RTA... ^^;
I was playing Star Ocean for a while, and I swear Jonathan was acting as my good luck charm, because not only did I manage to solve that infernal Level 3 Cave of Trials puzzle, but I beat the boss easily, and continued down until I got all the way to the entrance to Level 7! O.O! So I'm pretty happy, and once I'm done with all this online stuff *scoff* then I'll go and keep going down. But I'm not looking forward to level 10... =P We talked sporadically... you know, if Jonathan had to be a Star Ocean character (in terms of personality) he'd be Dias. Hands down. He never talks about anything! So we got to watching Animatrix (I didn't know Jonathan liked anime! WHEE!) and that was interesting-- and time consuming. After that, I showed him Strong Bad and some AMVs... hehe, some were pretty interesting. We watched KareKano too (I was so embarassed, because there's so many similiarites in KareKano and us! It's also somewhat mushy, especially for Gainax... Jonathan'd watched a few episodes of Eva and seemed to like it) ... so I guess that means the next time he comes over, I'll have to show him the hilarious pop up video.
Anyway, we just sat there and did lots of stuff-- never got around to leaving. He was supposed to go home (about 6 blocks away) by 6:30, but we just lost track of time, and he never said anything about leaving. ~_~ But soon the hours just kept creeping on us, and before either of us knew it, it was midnight. We'd pretty much done everything-- played video games, watched anime, played Poker, watched AMVs, played online (I kicked his ass at You Don't Know Jack... er, that is, unless you count the first game, where he owned me!), and chattered. I was embarassed as hell about asking him THAT QUESTION that's been plaguing me for a while now. Okay, so we've only been on two dates (Does his coming over and us hanging out constitute a 'date?' I suppose not...) but I still wanted to know where wanted 'this' to go. At Lida's, he'd said that his MOM was teasing him about 'having a girlfriend' but I didn't know whether that meant *he* thought of me as his girlfriend, or his MOM did. -.-; Hence my confusion.
And it took him forever to answer, so I was beyond antsy and nervous, I was starting to get freaked out. I always think I'm a pretty decent judge of character (I don't think I've ever been DEAD wrong before) so I wasn't sure if Jonathan would spring out and saw something frightening and hurtful, like "There's someone I met at camp..." (His reply: "It was an all-boys camp.") or "I'm gay..." (His reply: "I'M NOT!") or something. But the best answer I got out of him was an "I don't know." Which is good, I guess. But his first reply was "Well, according to the church, you're not allowed to date until you're ready to get married." -.-; Right off the bat, he'd told me he wasn't much religious, so I'm sort of freaked out on this end. I mean, he doesn't strike me as the highly religious type to brand me a heretic whore or something like that (*laughs* "Thank God!") but still, his saying that sort of threw me off. What's HIS opinion?
I found my "secret weapon" after he left (around 1am!) -- the Book of Questions. Dorky yes, I know, but it did get him to answer some interesting questions. Short and simple answers, but answers nonetheless. He came over again the next day and told me all about how when he got home, his whole family was on the lookout for him! He seemed pretty (cutely so) embarassed and freaked out, and his mother dragged him upstairs for a "talk." But thank goodness he didn't get grounded or anything, he just has to be home before dark (which is 9:00pm, summer time!) and tell them with who and where he goes out to. So it's all good. ^^;; I'm glad he's not mad at me or anything-- I apologized profusely for keeping him out so late, but he said he'd chosen to stay with me, and he had fun. So that makes me very happy.
I left the house a half hour late (oh, with Jonathan here, I'm supposed to be focused on going to SCHOOL?) but Jonathan finally got me to go to class... =P The 28 came sooner than I wanted to, and I barely had time to hug and kiss him goodbye before I was whipping out my wallet and dashing him on the bus and calling out for him to call me! (I'm too afraid to call him... what if his mother gives ME a talking-to?!) So hopefully he will. I told him I'm busy tomorrow, and I know he has Church on Sunday, so... who knows?
Oh, other good news! There was all that wonderful Jonathan stuff (took me long enough, eh?) but also 1) I got let out of Japanese class early; 2) the Sensei didn't care that I was late to class... it was hot outside, and I was hungry, distracted, and sluggish! I went to McDonalds. Wasted another 16 cents on Sweet and Sour Sauce for fries I barely ate; 3) I didn't do much in class... when my friend and I finished early, Sensei gave us another worksheet and I finished it quickly... she corrected it and I just sat there for a while reading "Wicked." Almost done with that, btw.
And guess what? My dad's a teacher! It sounds so silly, but you know, that's really part of the reason why I had such a fabulous Thursday. My dad got his teaching credential and he emailed me-- and he also said at the bottom that he missed me. It was a short, simple email, and being the wordsmith I am, I had to reply with this big long mushy email. But I'm so proud of my dad, and I can't even put it into words. MY DAD'S A TEACHER! That's so cool, I can hardly believe it myself. And hopefully we'll spend the weekend together for the 4th of July... and who knows, maybe I can co-opt Jonathan to come to the Marin JCC with me and go to the pools with me! Fanime made me want to swim again... and let me say this- Jonathan would look HOT in swim trunks! *dr00lage*
^///^ Hehe. Dad's gone to LA for his birthday (the 29th) to be with his parents. I'm supposed to call them soon... something about Brooke holding her wedding shower here in the city, at the St. Francis? Hehe, that'd be cool! ^_^ But yes, I believe I have to get around to calling them soon... I want to see them again. And I want to go camping too. I wonder where my tents are?
And for the grand finale, I was working on lots of stuff last night online when Mike (!) IMd me and said he had something for me to give to Vince today... and he saw it as the golden opportunity to resolve things between us. Fanime was pretty sucky, and we were both pretty peeved at each other, but I'm glad it's all sorted out now. We sat talking for a while, while he tried to burn CDs. I was glad I could talk with him frankly and openly, instead of just absorbing all his reasons why he'd been mad at me all weekend. But he was right, for the most part-- I was rude and a mite insensitive (I'm a big hypocrite...) and should have shown I was more sincere about wondering why he was so pissed at me, instead of getting into my own little huff about it. But in any case, now things are sorted out, and as we speak, Mike's on his way back to New Jersey... and who knows if we'll be seeing him again anytime soon, because he might not have the cash to come out here for the Winter, and next Summer, all things going in his favor, he'll be going to Rutgers and be in the Japanese Exchange Program. I'm sure we'll still talk online and everything, but... ^_^ I'm glad things are okay between us now.
It's still pretty hot today, and even last night after class it was warm-- I was only wearing my halter and jean capris... with my fuzzy 3/4 blue shirt over my halter. No need for my choir jacket at all! =P This is real summer weather, and it's not even October yet (when San Francisco usually gets its Indian Summers!). Yay. I just wish I still had a backyard with a blackberry hedge, a dog, and a barbeque, and best friends to camp and go to the beach with. I suppose we can still do that in the city-- instead of one small backyard, we have a whole bunch of big ones! ^_^ Yep yep, I want to have some sort of Summer Shindig. =D
Wow, this entry's been long... and I have to figure out what's wrong with my new layout for SMRFF... get it online, work more on Part 4 of "Perfect World," and do the dishes, take a shower, and head to RTA! Ahoy!
Thursday was probably the best day of my life. Why? Unlike that day that was simply 'karmic' and weird, things were totally going my way! But I have to rewind to Wednesday first, because there's importance there. Okay, so Jonathan didn't call me on Monday or Tuesday, and I was busy hypothesizing all the possible reasons why. He could have lost my phone number, forgotten all about me, or, or... yeah, so there were lots of ridiculous thoughts running around rampant inside my head.
I finally decided to call him Wednesday when I woke up *swallows pride* Whew, I'm so glad I said "May I please SPEAK to Jonathan?" instead of thinking the voice on the other end WAS Jonathan right off the bat-- 'cause it turned out to be his brother! ^///^ So Jonathan didn't go to Band Camp (hehe, thank god... after the stories Mike told me about how the most reticent and shy of people go to Band Camp and come back Sex Fiends... well, that idea scared me) it was Scout Camp (he looked pretty embarassed to tell me that... I wonder why?) and he was going to call me, but in the entire week's time while he was away, he STILL couldn't come up with anything fun for the both of us to do (I'd said it was his turn, as I'd suggested and treated him to "2 Fast 2 Furious") ...anyway, so I asked him if maybe he wanted to go to RTA? He was the one that suggested he come to my house around 2pm, and we never did leave to go to RTA... ^^;
I was playing Star Ocean for a while, and I swear Jonathan was acting as my good luck charm, because not only did I manage to solve that infernal Level 3 Cave of Trials puzzle, but I beat the boss easily, and continued down until I got all the way to the entrance to Level 7! O.O! So I'm pretty happy, and once I'm done with all this online stuff *scoff* then I'll go and keep going down. But I'm not looking forward to level 10... =P We talked sporadically... you know, if Jonathan had to be a Star Ocean character (in terms of personality) he'd be Dias. Hands down. He never talks about anything! So we got to watching Animatrix (I didn't know Jonathan liked anime! WHEE!) and that was interesting-- and time consuming. After that, I showed him Strong Bad and some AMVs... hehe, some were pretty interesting. We watched KareKano too (I was so embarassed, because there's so many similiarites in KareKano and us! It's also somewhat mushy, especially for Gainax... Jonathan'd watched a few episodes of Eva and seemed to like it) ... so I guess that means the next time he comes over, I'll have to show him the hilarious pop up video.
Anyway, we just sat there and did lots of stuff-- never got around to leaving. He was supposed to go home (about 6 blocks away) by 6:30, but we just lost track of time, and he never said anything about leaving. ~_~ But soon the hours just kept creeping on us, and before either of us knew it, it was midnight. We'd pretty much done everything-- played video games, watched anime, played Poker, watched AMVs, played online (I kicked his ass at You Don't Know Jack... er, that is, unless you count the first game, where he owned me!), and chattered. I was embarassed as hell about asking him THAT QUESTION that's been plaguing me for a while now. Okay, so we've only been on two dates (Does his coming over and us hanging out constitute a 'date?' I suppose not...) but I still wanted to know where wanted 'this' to go. At Lida's, he'd said that his MOM was teasing him about 'having a girlfriend' but I didn't know whether that meant *he* thought of me as his girlfriend, or his MOM did. -.-; Hence my confusion.
And it took him forever to answer, so I was beyond antsy and nervous, I was starting to get freaked out. I always think I'm a pretty decent judge of character (I don't think I've ever been DEAD wrong before) so I wasn't sure if Jonathan would spring out and saw something frightening and hurtful, like "There's someone I met at camp..." (His reply: "It was an all-boys camp.") or "I'm gay..." (His reply: "I'M NOT!") or something. But the best answer I got out of him was an "I don't know." Which is good, I guess. But his first reply was "Well, according to the church, you're not allowed to date until you're ready to get married." -.-; Right off the bat, he'd told me he wasn't much religious, so I'm sort of freaked out on this end. I mean, he doesn't strike me as the highly religious type to brand me a heretic whore or something like that (*laughs* "Thank God!") but still, his saying that sort of threw me off. What's HIS opinion?
I found my "secret weapon" after he left (around 1am!) -- the Book of Questions. Dorky yes, I know, but it did get him to answer some interesting questions. Short and simple answers, but answers nonetheless. He came over again the next day and told me all about how when he got home, his whole family was on the lookout for him! He seemed pretty (cutely so) embarassed and freaked out, and his mother dragged him upstairs for a "talk." But thank goodness he didn't get grounded or anything, he just has to be home before dark (which is 9:00pm, summer time!) and tell them with who and where he goes out to. So it's all good. ^^;; I'm glad he's not mad at me or anything-- I apologized profusely for keeping him out so late, but he said he'd chosen to stay with me, and he had fun. So that makes me very happy.
I left the house a half hour late (oh, with Jonathan here, I'm supposed to be focused on going to SCHOOL?) but Jonathan finally got me to go to class... =P The 28 came sooner than I wanted to, and I barely had time to hug and kiss him goodbye before I was whipping out my wallet and dashing him on the bus and calling out for him to call me! (I'm too afraid to call him... what if his mother gives ME a talking-to?!) So hopefully he will. I told him I'm busy tomorrow, and I know he has Church on Sunday, so... who knows?
Oh, other good news! There was all that wonderful Jonathan stuff (took me long enough, eh?) but also 1) I got let out of Japanese class early; 2) the Sensei didn't care that I was late to class... it was hot outside, and I was hungry, distracted, and sluggish! I went to McDonalds. Wasted another 16 cents on Sweet and Sour Sauce for fries I barely ate; 3) I didn't do much in class... when my friend and I finished early, Sensei gave us another worksheet and I finished it quickly... she corrected it and I just sat there for a while reading "Wicked." Almost done with that, btw.
And guess what? My dad's a teacher! It sounds so silly, but you know, that's really part of the reason why I had such a fabulous Thursday. My dad got his teaching credential and he emailed me-- and he also said at the bottom that he missed me. It was a short, simple email, and being the wordsmith I am, I had to reply with this big long mushy email. But I'm so proud of my dad, and I can't even put it into words. MY DAD'S A TEACHER! That's so cool, I can hardly believe it myself. And hopefully we'll spend the weekend together for the 4th of July... and who knows, maybe I can co-opt Jonathan to come to the Marin JCC with me and go to the pools with me! Fanime made me want to swim again... and let me say this- Jonathan would look HOT in swim trunks! *dr00lage*
^///^ Hehe. Dad's gone to LA for his birthday (the 29th) to be with his parents. I'm supposed to call them soon... something about Brooke holding her wedding shower here in the city, at the St. Francis? Hehe, that'd be cool! ^_^ But yes, I believe I have to get around to calling them soon... I want to see them again. And I want to go camping too. I wonder where my tents are?
And for the grand finale, I was working on lots of stuff last night online when Mike (!) IMd me and said he had something for me to give to Vince today... and he saw it as the golden opportunity to resolve things between us. Fanime was pretty sucky, and we were both pretty peeved at each other, but I'm glad it's all sorted out now. We sat talking for a while, while he tried to burn CDs. I was glad I could talk with him frankly and openly, instead of just absorbing all his reasons why he'd been mad at me all weekend. But he was right, for the most part-- I was rude and a mite insensitive (I'm a big hypocrite...) and should have shown I was more sincere about wondering why he was so pissed at me, instead of getting into my own little huff about it. But in any case, now things are sorted out, and as we speak, Mike's on his way back to New Jersey... and who knows if we'll be seeing him again anytime soon, because he might not have the cash to come out here for the Winter, and next Summer, all things going in his favor, he'll be going to Rutgers and be in the Japanese Exchange Program. I'm sure we'll still talk online and everything, but... ^_^ I'm glad things are okay between us now.
It's still pretty hot today, and even last night after class it was warm-- I was only wearing my halter and jean capris... with my fuzzy 3/4 blue shirt over my halter. No need for my choir jacket at all! =P This is real summer weather, and it's not even October yet (when San Francisco usually gets its Indian Summers!). Yay. I just wish I still had a backyard with a blackberry hedge, a dog, and a barbeque, and best friends to camp and go to the beach with. I suppose we can still do that in the city-- instead of one small backyard, we have a whole bunch of big ones! ^_^ Yep yep, I want to have some sort of Summer Shindig. =D
Wow, this entry's been long... and I have to figure out what's wrong with my new layout for SMRFF... get it online, work more on Part 4 of "Perfect World," and do the dishes, take a shower, and head to RTA! Ahoy!
