HNT - Ouch!

Work Crap, Lazy Summer Days, and Fireworks

Well, the first person who was hired at work quit before her second day began by sending an e-mail! Contestant number two is stupid, lazy, appears to not hear well, and did I say stupid? Tomorrow we are shutting down to do inventory until we are done, hopefully we will be out by 8pm. At first they wanted us to come back and finish on Saturday! I made such a stink about that, I almost lost my job. Now I wish I had!

34 Amity Lane really rocked last weekend. On Saturday, we had a dozen people all trying to beat the heat with frozen drinks in and around the pool. It was over 100 again! We had a great time. Vixen showed up and brought her Mother who is visiting from Denver. Her Mother had never been exposed to so many gay men at once. She tried to keep up with the drinking, but just couldn't. I'll never forget the face on Vixen when she and I came out of the house with another round of "Purple Tom's" to find her Mother learning to smoke pot! Priceless!

Sunday was low-key. I got up early to run, did some chores which included washing my truck. Afterwards I went to run some errands only to find my battery dead. Ida came over and jumped it for me, but it didn't hold the charge. Unexpected $63. Damn! After that was all done, G had made a batch of margaritas. I just had a towel wrapped around myself and decided to put a suit on. I had sipped maybe once or twice from the frozen treat. As I was walking around the edge of the pool, I must've lost my footing. All I know is, as I was falling in my right foot caught the pool deck from the top of my toes, along the top of my foot, scraping the side of my ankle and finishing on the upper part of my lower leg, OUCH! As I hit the water, my freshly poured margarita went skipping across the water like a rock. What a waste. I was thankful nobody saw it, it was not graceful. After surveying the damage, I slowly got out of the pool. G and his good friend helped me. They insisted I put ice on it right away. Then it was twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off, twenty minutes on, etc... Not quite the day at the pool I had imagined. They next day it was pretty swollen, but that has gotten better. I am lucky I didn't break anything, especially with the insurance I have!

I haven't even told Batman about it yet. I am flying to Orange County to see him Saturday afternoon. I figure I will give him the chance to make fun of me in person! We are going to spend a few days there with P & M in Huntington Beach. It is P's birthday and there is a party for him either Saturday or Sunday. P is a collector of antique cars. He has nine that he has completely restored and won awards with. He also likes to smoke pot. I found a pretty good gift. It is a black 1964 Chevy Impala marijuana pipe! Very cool!

As usual, I am very excited about seeing Batman. It has been five and a half weeks since he was here! I miss him so much, so often. We are spending a few days along The Coast, then we are heading to Palm Springs for the third and fourth. I fly back North on the fifth.

Work Life and Weekend Round-up

Well, another one bites the dust. Sarah gave her notice a couple of weeks ago citing "lack of benefits" as her reason to move on. But I know that a good part of her leaving was the "evil little garden gnome" who manages the place. Her last day was Wednesday. The place is like a tomb without her!
I know what I have to do, I just am not looking forward to it. I have always found looking for work rather depressing. Not smoking pot for weeks and coming out to yet another group of people is never fun for me. But I know what I have to do. Hell, just last Monday I was lectured on ethics by a man who tells everyone to stay out of the warehouse when the State Workers Comp officials are around doing audits because he doesn't carry the correct plan! What the fuck?
Since Sarah has meant so much to me, I invited everyone over to "the compound"on Friday evening for a going away pot-luck. Even Ida showed up briefly to share some smoke! Thankfully, only the fun ones showed up. We had several pink Johnnie's, more shots of Patron, countless beers, good food, and a pinata filled with candy, lube, penis suckers and other sexual treats. Plus a watergun fight. Most of them hadn't been here before and just loved it.
On Saturday some of the usual suspects started to trickle in. Vixen, Tom, Ida, G and several of his friends. More Pink Johnnies! Next weekend we are going to try Purple Toms...
After a day in the blazing sun, I took a disco nap, did a little workout then took G and myself to the local leather bar around 10:30, we had a good time.
On Sunday, after my run, I did a little skinny dipping and sun bathing. Then I headed over to Toms. He just went through a breakup and it has hit him harder than either of us expected. We went downtown and met a friend of his for lunch and beers. Then it was over to his house for a couple of movies, a bunch of candy and a very large pizza. A very nice day.
When I got back to the compound at 10pm, G and his Mother were just beginning to clean up after a dinner party they had. My God! The kitchen was a bigger mess than after my party! It was obvious they had a great time! They had hosted a total of ten people with enough wine and food for an army.
Monday night G, a friend of his and myself, dined on leftovers and had yet another good evening...
I love this place!

To Nancy

I miss you so much. There is never a day that passes that you aren't on my mind. You gave me and the rest of your children so much. Today marks ten years since you passed. It's really amazing how much can happen in such a short amount of time. I know you are still with us, smiling, laughing and occasionally shaking your head back and forth...Give Joe a big hug for me, and always know that I love you. Thank you for everything.

34 Amity Lane

Ida and myself have begun to call this place "The Compound". The house itself is just a little over two thousand square feet. But it sits on a very large corner lot. From the front of the house, the house is in a V-shape with the point coming out the furthest.

In the backyard the house wraps around a botanist's playground. There are banana trees sitting along side redwoods, we have cala lilies, birds of paradise, agapanthas, iris, many different cana's, a variety of ferns and a host of other plants and flowers. When Batman saw it, he said, "This place is like a resort!".

When I moved in, I had already began to go out less. Now, I rarely want to leave at all. Usually during the week I will hit the gym immediately after work, maybe stop at the store, then come straight home, pop open a beer and relax in the backyard. By the time I get around to fixing something for dinner, it is usually around nine o'clock.

Weekends are my favorite time. In the mornings I like to get errands and chores done so that I can spend the remainder of the day lounging by the pool. It is always fun to see who may stop by. So far there have been days when it is just a few men, maybe a few naked, or a good mixed crowd and everyone enjoys themselves.

This weekend was especially nice. Saturday it reached 94 fuckin' degrees. I loved it. The pool temperature had reached 78 and felt perfect. Being the amateur mixologist that I am, I tried to create a new drink. I called it a "Pink Johnny"- Easy and Fun! One can of frozen pink lemonade, one can full of SKYY vodka, add ice and blend. Naturally, they were garnished with a slice of lemon. They were a little tart, but I liked them! We went through all four cans of concentrate, so I believe others liked them as well.

Vixen came over on Sunday. That girl! I swear, she is a gay man trapped in that body of hers... A very pretty girl overflowing with moxie. We had a good time. I call her my sister-from-another-mister and I am her brother-from-another-mother. We've always had fun together. Originally she was just going to be here for about an hour before meeting another friend of ours at a live Blues event. But Vixen was flaked upon! Karma! So, she called and said she was heading back, I was glad. We had already had a couple PJ's and a shot of Patron plus a little mj. When she got back we tossed back another shot of Patron and cracked open a couple of Heinie's.

Of course G was there and his tan is nearly perfection, or is it that orange suit? He had a few friends over who I have really came to like. Ida stopped by for a short while. Later, boi showed up. He arrived with three water guns, one for each of us roommates, very sweet. Once he left his guard down, I loaded up and G and I got him good! I thought I had better get him before he got me. He got us back by throwing us in the pool.

Shortly after that it was just the three of us. "The Compound" had quieted. We BBQ'd, had a nice dinner, and called it another weekend.

A Public Service Announcement

Half Nekkid Thursday

I thought I might post something just a little different this Thursday...