Twas a weekend full of friends, which is always wonderful. The visits were more on an individual basis than a group, though, which doesn’t happen very often. Jon was still in New York on Friday so Brian and I hung out together for the evening. We played Stepmania for most of the night after watching The Best of Will Ferrell on DVD. It was very nice, but I got cold after awhile so I spent the last hour or so cuddled up on my couch with a blanket wrapped around me while Brian played.

Saturday morning I awoke at somewhere around 8 AM. Too freaking early! So I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (at the suggestion of Ross.) I quite enjoyed the style of the film and it made a good point about fate. Because I believe in fate more than coincidence (I put little stock in coincidence at all) it spoke to me on a very personal level. Jim Carrey was actually quite good in the role and Kate Winslet was quite cute. Could have done without Kirsten Dunst in her underwear though….totally unnecessary. After that I was pretty sleepy so I decided to take a nap. I had another nightmare about being abandoned because I was too boring and I awoke in tears. This was the second time that’s happened, the same damned dream but in a different setting. :-( Luckily Ross was online when I got up so I was able to talk to him about it right away, but it was absolutely devastating to me. I know consciously it would never happen in real life, but I think my mind is just showing me my worst fear to remind me of how good I have it. It’s not like I would ever dream of taking this for granted, but with dreams like this, it’s guaranteed now. This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I have so much invested in it now that if anything happened to cause it to fall apart, I would be utterly ruined.

That put a damper on the rest of the afternoon. After being calmly reassured that the dream would never become reality, I dried my tears and went rollerblading with Alisha in the park. The weather was beautiful but the park was absolutely crammed full of cars and people. There was some gathering for motorboat enthusiasts so there were boats and cars and tents and people *everywhere*. A good chunk of the path was blocked off by this gathering so Alisha and I could only go so far before we had to turn around and go the opposite direction. We bladed back and forth and chatted for nearly 2 hours, and it was great. After showering, I drove to Subway to get some supper, and the woman behind the counter told me my hair smelled fantastic. XD I do believe that’s the first time a complete stranger has ever commented on the scent of my hair…and I must say it was rather flattering.

Peter and Melissa came over for the evening for a night of gaming. We set up Stepmania to pump out to my TV and set up both pads so we could try out couples mode. Pretty cool…instead of competing, the steps complement each other so it’s more choreographed. They convinced me to try doubles mode so I did a few songs that way…rather hilarious as my legs are not long enough for that and I have to do some somewhat comical hopping at times to get from one pad to the other. After that we played some Warioware and Tetris. During a munchies break in Warioware I finally discovered the source of this rotting vegetable/decaying animal flesh smell that’s been living in the kitchen for about a month. It turned out to be a bag of old potatoes that were actually more mold than potato. I screamed and grabbed a plastic bag and ran outside with it as quickly as possible. OMFG. That stench was so bad I could have thrown up. I told Peter that if he lost 3 games in a row he’d have to stand in the kitchen with the stench. He lost, so he did. When I lost 3 times I was supposed to eat “whatever the hell that thing is” and then Melissa was supposed to eat whatever I threw up. I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid. So I didn’t comply with Peter’s sick and twisted order. I went to bed at a decent hour since I had to be up relatively early Sunday.

Sunday I got up and showered then called Will. He and Hiroko had invited me to see a painting demo in a town about 45 minutes from Green Bay, so I got directions to Hiroko’s place and drove up there. The three of us ate lunch together at a restaurant right on Lake Michigan. It was in this inlet where all the water was really brown, and as you looked out towards the open water, it became blue. The demo was really cool to watch…the painter chose an audience member’s name out of a hat and the girl got to be his model. In about 2 hours he completed a portrait of the girl which I must admit looked pretty amazing. He talked to us the whole time he was painting and explained his reasons for what he was doing. I really enjoyed watching his process, because that’s something I haven’t had the opportunity to see too much of in my education. A little Dachschund doggie was running around the whole time, which was hilarious. After the demo we stopped by the most amazing tourist spot I’ve ever seen: The World’s Largest Grandfather Clock. I took an exceedingly stupid picture of Will standing next to it and I wondered who the hell thought that would be a good idea. My lord, how fucking dull! The gift shop inside was chock full of a ton of shit I’d never buy in my lifetime. The town itself is just beautiful because it is right on the lake, and before we took off, Hiroko took us down by a pier that went out to a lighthouse. It seriously looked like a postcard in motion. The coolest bit about it was the water, as there were patches of brown, green, and blue that met each other like camouflage. I tried to take some photos but unfortunately they couldn’t do it justice.

I stopped by Best Buy on my way to my parents’ house and got some blank CDs. I’ve been trying to clean off my hard drives and back stuff up so I’m running pretty low. My brother was home for the day since it was Father’s Day and they said they were planning on going out for frozen custard, so I gave Dad his gift and drove back to my place so I could eat supper before they came into town. We enjoyed the frozen custard together then they dropped me back home. I was totally exhausted and my head ached terribly, but instead of napping, I burned CDs and watched Notting Hill. I felt a little bored and lonely but luckily Ross came online before I succumbed to sleep due to understimulation, so I was able to talk to him for a bit. Poor guy has the flu…I really wish I could do something to help him other than to just “exist.” :3 Though it might not be apparent to everyone (or, well, anyone other than me,) Ross is actually very sweet and romantic. I absolutely adore him. guuuu Going to bed was very difficult, let me tell you. I’m very tired today. ~_~ It was worth it though.

I’m so sad the weekend is over…it went by waaaaaay too fast, as they always do.