The Big Sick
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thepnutgalleryWell, I started working this week past week...my final diagnosis of the new job is "it'll do until I can find something better". There's a lot of things that could constitute "better": more pay, less hours, smaller commute, engaging daily routine, etc., but for now, it's a paycheck, and more money than I've ever made before. Not a life changing amount, but more is more.
I actually got sick last week, which might possibly be because I had my first day of work on the same day as my desk shift at APA, and then had D&D after the following day's shift. Neither of those are particularly stressful after-work activities, they just made for very long days, and it's been a long time since I've had days that long. Or it could be that I kept my calories down around 1000, as I didn't work out either day. Or it could be that I developed an allergy to work during my hiatus. I was pretty much really cold and achy all week long, and sweated BUCKETS every night, much to Ken's frustration. I actually got so sick that I took a half day on Thursday (I was already not coming in on Friday). I went to the gym, which I hadn't done all week, but I just layed in the steam room for about an hour or so, trying to sweat it out. I thought I was mostly successful, and I was certainly successful enough that Ken and I had sex that evening (we did on Monday, but both Tuesday and Wednesday I was too sick....they were a really long two days). Friday, we drove up to Palm Springs, and he met with an agent of his, who was letting him use her condo for the weekend! I got really scared when we went out that evening, because I had a drink, and immediately felt HORRIBLE. I was terrified that my overdrinking had caused me to develop some kind of allergy to alcohol. Turns out I just had some sickness still lingering. Whee! I'm back in the bottle! :D Kidding of course, as I've opted not to drink much even since coming to this realization.
Saturday, after some really good morning sex, Ken and I went down to the All Worlds resort, and hung out there for a few hours. It was a very casual, relaxed atmosphere, with lots of older naked gay men. Some were downright scary, but even that just contributed to the relaxed atmosphere. Ken gave me the full tour, and we passed by, but did not linger at, a small crowd starting to gather around someone giving a BJ. They had a BBQ while we were there, and I had a bun with fixin's on it. During the BBQ, we chatted with another young man who had driven up from SD for the weekend, and we might befriend him back here. Ken and I were couply in the pool for a while, and then we called it a day. Ken layed down for a bit, and I had meant to join him, but I kept having to get up to do things, and I finally just stayed up. I ate too much Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream, which made me feel bad, but I also started working out again. When Ken finally woke up, we had sex again, and then played Rummikub until we went out to Hunter's (a gay bar/club). The drinks in Palm Springs are RIDICULOUSLY strong; 3/4 alcohol or so. I had a couple sips of Ken's drink, but not many, as I wanted to be stone cold sober, since I was driving, and I'd heard about bored cops. The club was much busier than the night before, and the music was better, too. Even though I had a tummy ache from the ice cream, I danced a bunch, and it was good times. I also mentioned to Ken the other issue that had occurred to me during the week: when we had our tiff last Sunday, regarding him having made out with Matthew at the first party at Glenn's, I had told him no less than 5 times that day that he was free to fool around with Matthew, he just needed to let me know. Everytime, he had insisted to me that he just wanted to be friends, as he didn't have enough DJ friends in SD. I just wish I had remembered this when we had the argument. Anyway, I told him about it, and he didn't have an answer for me, but at least I got it out there. We went back after that, and then to bed.
Sunday, after sex, we just cleaned up the condo, packed up, and drove home. On the way, we stopped at his Aunt's house, where she and some cousins of his that he hadn't seen in 13-14 years had just had a Penis-themed Girl's Night Out the night before. We weren't there for long, maybe 30-40 min., and his aunt & cousins were extremely nice. His cousin even hugged me on the way out, and told us to come visit her in Austin. Finally back at his apartment, we pretty much just dropped our bags off, and then went over to Justin's for a few minutes before heading off to The Hole. I helped Ken drink his Cosmo, since it was in a small pitcher, and politely requested that he not purchase another. We got some Thai food instead, since he was hungry, and I was pleased he got it vegan so he could share with me. We were supposed to go to Glenn's after that, but we ended up staying in after eating the Thai food and napping. At the time, I was restless, and upset over staying in, but this morning, I'm glad I got rested. The big bonus for me is that Ken and I didn't fight once the whole weekend! I'm astounded, and quite thrilled, as I had noticed a rather disturbing trend in our weekend activities.
I'm looking forward to getting a lot done this week, and I'm looking forward to the weekend, so I'm going to work hard, and hope things go by quickly.
I actually got sick last week, which might possibly be because I had my first day of work on the same day as my desk shift at APA, and then had D&D after the following day's shift. Neither of those are particularly stressful after-work activities, they just made for very long days, and it's been a long time since I've had days that long. Or it could be that I kept my calories down around 1000, as I didn't work out either day. Or it could be that I developed an allergy to work during my hiatus. I was pretty much really cold and achy all week long, and sweated BUCKETS every night, much to Ken's frustration. I actually got so sick that I took a half day on Thursday (I was already not coming in on Friday). I went to the gym, which I hadn't done all week, but I just layed in the steam room for about an hour or so, trying to sweat it out. I thought I was mostly successful, and I was certainly successful enough that Ken and I had sex that evening (we did on Monday, but both Tuesday and Wednesday I was too sick....they were a really long two days). Friday, we drove up to Palm Springs, and he met with an agent of his, who was letting him use her condo for the weekend! I got really scared when we went out that evening, because I had a drink, and immediately felt HORRIBLE. I was terrified that my overdrinking had caused me to develop some kind of allergy to alcohol. Turns out I just had some sickness still lingering. Whee! I'm back in the bottle! :D Kidding of course, as I've opted not to drink much even since coming to this realization.
Saturday, after some really good morning sex, Ken and I went down to the All Worlds resort, and hung out there for a few hours. It was a very casual, relaxed atmosphere, with lots of older naked gay men. Some were downright scary, but even that just contributed to the relaxed atmosphere. Ken gave me the full tour, and we passed by, but did not linger at, a small crowd starting to gather around someone giving a BJ. They had a BBQ while we were there, and I had a bun with fixin's on it. During the BBQ, we chatted with another young man who had driven up from SD for the weekend, and we might befriend him back here. Ken and I were couply in the pool for a while, and then we called it a day. Ken layed down for a bit, and I had meant to join him, but I kept having to get up to do things, and I finally just stayed up. I ate too much Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream, which made me feel bad, but I also started working out again. When Ken finally woke up, we had sex again, and then played Rummikub until we went out to Hunter's (a gay bar/club). The drinks in Palm Springs are RIDICULOUSLY strong; 3/4 alcohol or so. I had a couple sips of Ken's drink, but not many, as I wanted to be stone cold sober, since I was driving, and I'd heard about bored cops. The club was much busier than the night before, and the music was better, too. Even though I had a tummy ache from the ice cream, I danced a bunch, and it was good times. I also mentioned to Ken the other issue that had occurred to me during the week: when we had our tiff last Sunday, regarding him having made out with Matthew at the first party at Glenn's, I had told him no less than 5 times that day that he was free to fool around with Matthew, he just needed to let me know. Everytime, he had insisted to me that he just wanted to be friends, as he didn't have enough DJ friends in SD. I just wish I had remembered this when we had the argument. Anyway, I told him about it, and he didn't have an answer for me, but at least I got it out there. We went back after that, and then to bed.
Sunday, after sex, we just cleaned up the condo, packed up, and drove home. On the way, we stopped at his Aunt's house, where she and some cousins of his that he hadn't seen in 13-14 years had just had a Penis-themed Girl's Night Out the night before. We weren't there for long, maybe 30-40 min., and his aunt & cousins were extremely nice. His cousin even hugged me on the way out, and told us to come visit her in Austin. Finally back at his apartment, we pretty much just dropped our bags off, and then went over to Justin's for a few minutes before heading off to The Hole. I helped Ken drink his Cosmo, since it was in a small pitcher, and politely requested that he not purchase another. We got some Thai food instead, since he was hungry, and I was pleased he got it vegan so he could share with me. We were supposed to go to Glenn's after that, but we ended up staying in after eating the Thai food and napping. At the time, I was restless, and upset over staying in, but this morning, I'm glad I got rested. The big bonus for me is that Ken and I didn't fight once the whole weekend! I'm astounded, and quite thrilled, as I had noticed a rather disturbing trend in our weekend activities.
I'm looking forward to getting a lot done this week, and I'm looking forward to the weekend, so I'm going to work hard, and hope things go by quickly.
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Palm Springs drinks
Date: 2007-07-05 03:22 am (UTC)See you in a few days :) :) :)
Re: Palm Springs drinks
Date: 2007-07-10 05:17 pm (UTC)