I Got Looped

Wow! So where do I begin! I have been having crazy weekend after crazy weekend! Last night Gabby, her friend Lisa, and her Aunt Lexi, Neighbor Josh and I all went out to a Limo Crawl that took place in my bubble. It was a continuous loop from JD's Key Club, Muldoons, Bourbon Jakes, Dooley's, Cactus Jacks, and Hamlin Pub. We got started a Dooley's a little late, so we had a few beers, and then headed over to Jacks. Ate some nachos and danced a little there. Got back on the bus and made it to Hamlin Pub and had a few. Josh was quite drunk by this point so we really had to keep an eye on him. We wanted to make sure we were back at Jakes just before the last limo (bus) left, but we found out that we could only get our t-shirts at JD's so we decided to stay there for one round, but the limo (bus) was totally late, something like 45 minutes. We were all standing around outside just at the right time to see some unruly get pepper-sprayed by some cop. Nothing like the burn of pepper spray in the back of your throat. We finally get picked up and they were trying to tell us that we couldn't get a ride back to Dooley's cause it was late, and we were all like "F that! Your bus was late!" So the guy from JD's talked some sense into them since JD's is the one that hosted the whole thing. We finally get going and we stop at Muldoons, let some people off, and when we get to Jakes, the bus driver tells us its the end of the line. We were pissed but thankfully the other limo (bus) showed up and they took us back... But all and all... it was a good time, had some drinks, danced, talked, laughed... what more could you ask for?

Lily Allen, Lafayette Coney, And a Girl Named Jill

Monday started with a really long day at work, I didn't think that day was ever going to end. But thankfully 3:30 finally came and I busted out of work and headed right home to get ready to see Lily Allen with Ian.

We headed out to Detroit at about 5 o'clock making a few random stops along the way for cash, smokes, oil and a Monster energy drink. We got downtown at about 6 o'clock and headed over to Jacoby's for a little pre-show drinking. I had never been to Jacoby's before that, but I will definitely go back the next time I am headed to St. Andrews.

And speaking of St Andrews, it was only my second time to that venue and I have to say its my favorite place to see a show! It's so small, you can get right up front! And let me tell you, Ian was as close to Lily as he could get! We were front and center in no time, fighting off the 15 year old girls around us and the random "12 year old" kid that kept yelling things like "Lily! Rock, Paper, Scissors!" " I love you Lily" "I would let you cheat off me in science!" That kid was great.

Oh I suppose I should also mention the one weird chick we were talking to for a bit, I'm not sure why, other than the fact that she liked Coldplay, I kinda wanted to kick her ass. Beats me, not that I would have even wanted to or tried to, and as it turns out, Ian thinks she would have beatin me silly.

After the show, the drummer tossed his drumsticks out to the audience and this little 15 year old girl reaches over the barricade to pick them both up, and Ian actually helped her, but when she dropped one he swooped it up. She and her stupid gothic boyfriend actually had the never to tell Ian it was hers, and he was like "nope!" They called the security guard over, who pretty much didn't care at all and we took off out of there.

We put the drumstick in my car and headed back over to see if we could meet Lily. There was this one guy out there begging in the parking lot and I told him I was sorry but that I didn't have any cash, and Ian said the same, I couldn't help myself but I looked at him and I was like "Credit has really screwed up your gig, huh?" The man agreed. Anyway, we started talking to some guys putting their gear away, one of which was the keyboard player for Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. He was really cool. We also talked to some guy that was with Lily, and he was pretty cool, we followed him over to her bus and she opened the window and Ian was able to get her autograph, twice. Ian got a million pics, and posted them all on his FB.

After that we were both pretty hungry so Ian led me over to Lafayette Coney, and I gotta say, that was the best coney ever! Really awesome! We weren't ready to head home just yet so we made our way back to Rochester Hills and went to Bourbon Jakes. We hung out there for a bit, but being that it was Monday, they kicked us out early. So we went on over to CJ Mahoney's. Ian was told that he knew one of the bartenders through a mutual friend, and it was just our luck he was there. We hung out with this couple there, a girl named Jill and her husband the Firefighter. I have no idea what time we ever left there, but I know it was way late. We headed over to Rams Horn and got some breakfast... I don't regret taking Tuesday off of work at all!

I really look forward to the next concert I get to see with Ian, or at St. Andrews!

A Letter From A Friend

Every so often, while rummaging around in my things, I come across a letter. This letter was written to me, by my friend Sianne, when she was just days or so from graduating from Avondale High School in 2000. I don't know why I have kept it for as long as I have, or how it has managed to survive. I love this letter so much, that I really wanted to type it out and share it with the rest of you, I really don't think Sianne will mind.

Jenny-
Your world is a vampire - sent to drain. All you wanted to do was
take your boat on the bay, forget your job for just one day, I know! I
wish it didn't have to be so bad. I wont try to argue, or hold it against
you. I know that you're leavin, you must have you're reasons, all I have
to say is "The Aliens Exist!" Oops I did it again - My name is Britney and
I'm a whore! But just remember: Good things come to those who
wait! So don't you cry tonight, there's a heaven above you, so don't you
cry. Its not good when all you want to do is to be sedated. Some day
I'll take you out on a Friday night and I'll wear cologne to get the feelin
right cuz you'd make one hell of a boyfriend!
All I have to say to you now, seriously, is that I'll never forget
you. Your one hell of a friend and I appreciate all you've done for
me. I love you man! Keep control of my brother when I'm gone.
Now that the time is here I actually don't want to leave. I'll even miss
all the people I hate! Always stay the sweet person that you are,
ok? Man, I feel like this is a suicide note or somthing so I'm gonna stop
now!
XO Sianne
Whenever you see, hear, or think about *Tom* remember
me........
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road..... It's something
unpredictable but in the end its right. I hope you had the time of your
life---------------

Thank you Sianne! That letter has always made me smile when I've found and read it... :o)

House Fever

Mikey and I recently decided that with the number of foreclosed homes in the area, we needed to take advantage of the cost savings and try to get a house of our own. We have been blessed with the ability to offer cash, up to a point of course, and so we have been searching for houses in the under 50k group. We've seen a few here and there and nothing has really stood out, of course until one we saw listed on Thursday. We set up and appointment to go see it on Friday, and since I have a lot of vacation time to use, I figured I'd take a half day even. So, Friday, about a half hour before I am supposed to leave, I get a call from Mikey, the house has an accepted offer. Bummer. But, since I already had the time off, I went home.

Mikey and I poked around on the internet for a bit looking at some houses, but then he was going to his mom's to play with his motorcycle. We had the address of a house near his mom's house so he figured he'd stop by to peek in the windows and he'd give me a call. In the meantime, I was bored out of my mind so I stopped by Ian's to chat for a bit. Mikey called and said that the door was actually open on the house, so if I wanted to, I should go over and check it out with him.

It's just a standard ranch, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. It was built in 1980, solid foundation, with a crawl and a 2-car attached garage. It needs some major cleaning up, but besides paint, carpet and some other minor things for appearance, it sounds like a winner! When we got home that afternoon, I looked it back up on the web, the asking price is just right! I don't want to get my hopes up, there could already be an offer on the place, but we did contact our agent and she's gonna put the bid in on Monday. It sounds like the place hasn't been listed for very long, so I am hoping we are the first ones with an offer. Again, I am still trying very hard not to get my hopes up!

Life is a Song

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions.
Pick Your Artist: The Beatles
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Are you male or female: Another Girl
Describe yourself: I'm A Loser
How do you feel about yourself: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Describe where you currently live: Penny Lane
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Blue Jay Way
Your best friend is: Lovely Rita
Your favorite color is: Yellow Submarine
You know that: Happiness is a Warm Gun
What's the weather like: Here Comes the Sun
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
What is life to you: A Hard Day's Night
What is the best advice you have to give: All You Need Is Love
If you could change your name, what would it be: Julia

My Bubble

I do not have a good sense of direction, and because of that, I really hate going places that I am not familiar with. I really hate driving to downtown Detroit. That maze of one way streets, and a cars that don't stop at lights, freaks me out. So, when a school friend convinced me to take a class in Dearborn with her, I hesitantly said ok. The first night of class, I maneuvered the highways, with the google maps in hand and made it an hour and a half early. I waited patiently in class for said school friend to show, and she didn't. In fact, she wasn't even on the roster.

So, since I needed the class I stuck with it, and managed to get myself there and home again one more time without hassle. That is until today.

I have had the pleasure of listening to the radio and never hearing any of the streets on my route mentioned. That is until today.

Today I actually did hear on the radio that there was a truck that had hit an overpass on I-94, and that it was shut down. And I checked Google maps and it looked as if it was outside of my path. I was wrong. As I neared the I-75 and I-94 interchange, I discovered that it was in fact in my way. So I pull off at the first exit I can, and attempt to look at a map and figure out the next best way to get to Michigan Ave. And thanks to the crack whore that insisted on knocking on my window, not once, but four times asking for change, I was forced to drive away and get on I-75 North and wait for my VZNavigator to download to my phone.

The navigator kept insisting that I get off and the next exit and make the first legal U-turn, and mind the congestion ahead. Obviously. I wanted to avoid the congestion. So I had to keep driving back north until it finally gave me a new route.

Through Downtown, and back to the Davison, eventually to 96, where I took that to the Southfield and on to Michigan Ave. It took me an hour and a half, when it normally only takes a half our best. And I got to tour some of the nicest parts of Michigan. I enjoyed every bottomless pothole and random pieces of car laying in the streets. Ugh! I would like a real Navigation system if anyone is listening.

The Red Minivan

For anyone who has commuted to work in Detroit, or any major city for that matter, you may understand the frustration and road rage that has recently entered my life.

On an average day, you wake up at the same time, shower, dress, maybe even eat a little breakfast, but you typically pull out of the drive at approximately the same time everyday, and arrive to work at approximately the same time so much time later. And you may have started to notice that your drive to work is repetitive, you hit the same lights, you see the same buses and trucks, and even a few of the same cars. You know the ones, that guy who has the vanity plate that says “GOATBOY,” there’s that chick that always cuts in front of you two exits early and on some days you feel frisky and don’t let her in, other days you don’t even realize that you’ve slowed to a crawl and its all her fault.

For me, I see “red minivan” as he’s been nicknamed. The problem with Red, is that he’s one of my neighbors, so I start out behind him any time I am running a bit late. I have no problems with this neighbor outside of his unusual driving habits. I have talked to him casually, we even searched for the owner of a dog that had gotten loose. But the problem with Red, is that at least 3 times, he’s pulled out of his driveway, with a front windshield fogged or iced over, and proceeds to drive with his head out his driver’s side window. I think you can see where I am going with this. He drives slow. He swerves. And for crying out loud, when he sees a string of cars gathering behind him, he doesn’t even pull over!

So the first encounter with Red, he pulled out in front of me and I was thinking to myself, what an idiot, but as he continued to drive down the street, even turning on to the next street that I needed to go down to, that’s when I got annoyed, and I gave a little honk. Nothing. So, I figured out I had enough room to pass and just flew around him. I thought it was a one time only situation.

The second time, it was the same scenario, only he was a street ahead of me and I caught up to him as he turned onto the main road. I thought there was no way, how is this guy turning on to the busy main road with his head sticking out the window? And when he swerved into oncoming traffic, I put my foot to the pedal, and passed him on the shoulder. This guy was now endangering so many lives!

Since these two times, if I see him backing out of his drive, I panic and speed up hoping that I can get in front of him, but the crazy thing is that he doesn’t even see me! We had a close one this morning even. I was considering getting him an ice scraper as a present, but now that the ice is gone, and its just fog, I don’t know if I should just give up hope, or buy him a Sham Wow!©