what else? well, there's lots in the news right now. Norway rocked by a bombing, teacher has sex and does coke with 16 year old student, same sex marriage legalized in NY, US debt management bills in DC, Amy Winehouse dies of drug overdose, Comic-Con, Rupert Murdoch is effed, etc....oh yeah, and Xzhibit speaks out against planking. He sure is making ABQ proud by speaking out against such serious topic. not.
Anyways, besides the .28 hours we spent reading the paper this weekend, we didn't spend too much time thinking about any of these breaking news stories. It's too heavy and never ending. Instead, we dedicated an entire weekend to hanging out together. I know, seems fairly simple, but because of the chaos of our lives, it's a rarity. On Saturday we woke up early and grabbed coffee and burritos and saw Captain America. It was really good! Of all the comic movies I've been dragged to, it was def close to the top (after Batman and Iron Man). Like, f i n a l l y. A comic movie with some back story. After that we came home, napped, watched tv, relaxed, made some guacamole, and sat under the AC. The clouds came in and we headed out to Summerfest where we got in some really good, up close people watching. Damn there are some weird people in this city. We got our jollies, had a few drinks and then met up with some friends at Geckos for drinks and dinner. Other perks: I LOVED the classic car show, the drum circle, and walking down Central right next to a real life prostitute. It was a good balance of 'alone time' while being surrounded by thousands of people.
On Sunday, guess what we did? yep, got up and went and saw another movie. Who can blame us? there are a lot of really good movies out right now and it's dark and air conditioned. AND I <3 cheap matinee showings. We saw Horrible Bosses. It's really funny, go see it, I'm tellin ya. Then we lunched at Brickstreet Dive and read the paper. I rarely get to go there so I'll jump at the chance to order some bruschetta and hand made pizzas on a whole wheat crust. num num. Dave was complaining all weekend that he was coughing up blood, and me being the doting and nurturing lover told him he was overreacting, complaining and he should get over it. Ends up he's got a little cold or something so we relaxed at home and got him dosed up and in bed for some afternoon rest. I watched Monsoon Wedding (sigh, I love it) and looked up ticket prices to India while I prepared myself for re-entry to India with an Indian movie about an Indian wedding. Anyways, Dave woke up and we ventured to Frontier for some green chile stew where I made a new friend. During an awkward silence while waiting for my receipt to print, I channeled David's small chat skillz and asked the skinny young white guy taking my order if he had a long day ahead of him. He told me how he had spent the day dropping off demo cds to record stores in town to promote his rap group. They are called Deadite Killaz and perform such songs as "Stay Blunted" feat. Doom and SmeaR, "Ghetto Vampyrie" (did they spell it like that on purpose?) and "Serial Killer vs. Serial Killer." He handed me FOUR cds with the tracks handwritten in cursive on each cd slip. I'm pretty sure I should submit them to the police as handwriting samples. Could be the break they need for a murder case. Suffice to say, I am throwing these away (I listened to 10 secs of the first track...it's about stabbing someone in the jugular with a pen). I was trying to be nice to a stranger and look what I got: an angry angsty whitey juggalo who raps about sick crimes and pornos he sees on the internet. OMG. I guess I was hoping it would be more along the lines of grass roots hip hop group. not. at. all. then some weird man stood and stared at me through the glass while D was in the bathroom. awkward. freaking Frontier. After, we got some frozen yogurt at OLO to change the mood / get rid of the creeped out taste in my mouth, then came home and watched the ceerrrazzzyyy lightning show, had a very long catch up phone call with D's mom, and watched Breaking Bad.
In summary: I watched too much tv / movies, I didn't do anything productive, I missed Narayan terribly, I ate out a million times per day, my dogs didn't get walked, David might have a cold, I pinned 100 new things on Pinterest, I drank too much beer, and I feel very very very relaxed and once again happy, romanced, and bonded to my bf.
Sorry for the long rambling story :)
I leave you with this little guy who is tending my succulent garden these days:
Good for you for reaching out to the scary white rapper? With enough experience under your belt you will be able to figure out who not to engage with next time. :)
ReplyDeleteha this was great, especially the rap guy. but it was all good and your descriptive writing made me long for the weekend already. and it's only tuesday.
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