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September 28, 2008
The Visit, A Re-cap
 blogging    family drama    what's up?   

Oh look! I DO have a blog!

How is life? Mine, well, pretty good actually. My parents just left Saturday after a fun 7 day visit. Yes, I did say fun. My parents are young for my age as well as young for their ages (it makes sense, think about it). So we were on the go every day. I woke up early, well early for me, every day and took them on an adventure!

Saturday, after fetching them from the San Diego Airport we stopped off at C Level to toast their arrival and enjoy the view. Sunday we headed off to Old Town, where to my surprise there was an Art Festival! We looked at everything. After we were done there, Mom insisted on a trip to the Swap Meet. Ew… we capped off the day with dinner at the Turf Supper Club. Awesome place! What better way to follow up a meal in a dive than a trip to the shishy-est sky bar Altitude?? Monday was all about rest and a home cooked (by me!) meal. Tuesday we did the Geocaching with dad, since it was Richard’s day off. Plus, we wanted to try it with our iPhones. It works! So now we have a log in at the site and 7 caches under our belt. LOL. Obviously Mom had other plans, and was off for a Shopping Day with one of our friends. Later we de-parented at the big SDTweet-Up (#sdtweetup). That was, as always an amazing time! Wednesday my folks and I were off to Temecula Valley Wine Country for a day of tasting and scenery. Fantastic! Thursday was more Geocaching around town. That Geocaching is a great way to see some great sights you wouldn’t otherwise… That night I was pooped so Dad manned the grill and we dined out on the patio at home. Friday was when I finally had to sleep in! Well, till 9:30.. we lazed at the house till Richard got home. He had ditched work early so we shopped and hit up Bing Crosby’s Piano Lounge until it was time for the crowning jewel of the visit: dinner at Kous Kous. My folks got to eat well (very well! you MUST go to Kous Kous!) and meet up with our friends and generally have a great night out. Although we had drinks first at Martinis Above 4th, where the owner stressed me out when he KISSED Richard hello in front of my father. That’s when my father realized we had taken him to a GAY bar. OMG OMG OMG. He never would have known otherwise… Oh well. No harm was done. All was erased by the amazing food at Kous Kous!

As for Saturday… Well that was for packing and the Airport. Buh-bye!

You know what?

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tagged: richard gay san diego blog shopping mom friends parents wine surprise
September 25, 2008
Dude. I’m Like… Tired.
 family drama    what's up?   

The parental visit has been fun. A treat even, since I took PTO and have been on vacation with them. However… This “Julie Cruise Director” business is a bitch. Srsly. We have been going every day. I have seen more San Diego than I think ever before. Well, at least a lot for such a short time. Up at 8 or nine, out the door by 10 and just *going*. The Geocaching makes it more interesting, but still… I WANT A DAY OFF!

So tonight I *am* having a martini. Maybe 2 or 3. I am blogging and reading blogs (at least till my father wakes up).

Only 2 days to go! I can do it! 


tagged: san diego vacation family
September 21, 2008
Day Two Of The Visit
 family drama    what's up?   

I have to say. Day 2 of The Parental Visit was great. We were out early, and the plan was to hit Old Town. Tourist-y right? So we get there after a trip to Starbucks (of course) and we find that most of the streets are closed. Why? WTH? It turns out there was an Art Show. Eeeeeew! But Mom was excited. So we looked for parking, and after a bit of drama we find a spot right in front. Rock Star parking! So things were looking up. We did the festival as well as many, if not all shops in Old Town. THen it was off to the… Swap Meet? Really? Well, Mom was looking for this specific type of Mexican ceramics and she heard thru the buzz at the festival that the Swap Meet was a good place to look.

Now Richard has been trying to get me to the Swap Meet for like three years. I have always refused. Ew. I mean, really? shopping amongst other peoples crap? We have a garage full of our own crap, for cry-eye! But it is my mother after all so off we went.

It was the single most depressing thing I have ever seen. It was mostly just what I thought. Trash spread out on pavement for sale. Hrm. Luckily at that point my foot started bleeding from my Lesbian Sandals so we had to cut our “shopping” (ew) short. It was back home for a quick lunce then off to the mall! Where Richard and I retreated to Bing Crosby’s for a drink while Mom got a new handbag. Well Mom is a power shopper and in just twenty minutes she had bought at 4 stores!! Go Mom!! At least she did manage to accomplish the handbag goal as well. Phew! Back home for a wardrobe change and we were all off to dinner.

My plan was risky. A place we never heard of before, that was suggested by a bartender and was well liked on Yelp. The Turf Supper Club. A dive of a place. Grill your own and in a weird neighborhood. It was a hit! Read my review here… We followed that with some relaxation and cocktails at Altitude. It was a perfect low-key night. Pictures on Flickr soon…

Now as for the rest of the week the parents are here, help?? 


tagged: san diego parents turf supper club swap-meet altitude bing crosby's
September 20, 2008
2.5 Hours
 family drama    insanity   

OMG. My parents will be here in San Diego, IN my house in just a few hours.

I think I am ready. Well, kinda ready. I mean, I put fresh sheets on the guest bed, cleaned, polished, scrubbed, vacuumed, and otherwise freshened the entire house. Richard trimmed the backyard to tropical perfection. The house is as ready as it will ever be. But… Am I?

I haven’t seen my parents in a year and a half. We get along great. I miss them a lot. However, there is always that nagging feeling that I will be judged. I hate that feeling. Last time they both told me I was fat. Nice, right? Well I have lost a few pounds, so maybe that won’t come up. Hopefully they won’t think we spent to much money in the nearly 3 years since they’ve been out. Hopefully my mother won’t be critical of our friends. Meh. It’s all probably a non-issue. They really are good people. But these are the things in my head. It’s my parents. They give me stress, That’s normal right?

Speaking of all my friends, I met them all through this blog that my parents know nothing about. How the hell do I juggle the conversations if I introduce them to people? As soon as I turn my back Mom will ask “So how do you know Dan and Richard?”. So?? What do I do? Ask all my friends to lie? Really?

Oi vey. So much to stress out about. 


tagged: san diego friends stress parents visit
December 02, 2007
D.Y.M.K. Does Your Mother Know?
 blogging    family drama   

So now that my blog might be outed (thanks hon!) and my mother could very well become a daily reader I figured today was a good a day as any to introduce my new knitting forum. It’s called Yernin’ Fer Yarn.

Okay I kid. My mother does not knit. But she could be joining us here at dp.com very soon. I am officially as blog-outed as I can be without direct links going out in email. What if it happens? What if mom does become a regular reader? Hell. I think I am filtering now… wait till that day comes. Would I block her? Could I? Do I have to? I am not really offensive. I am out of the closet. No surprises there. Sure there are a few things I’d rather not have her (or my father) know about my life, but done is done. What could it hurt? So I have sex. So I lied as a kid. So I partied a bit heavily in my youth. So I almost dated a drug dealer. So I said that my parents splash water when they wash their hands. I really have nothing that I am ashamed of here. I just don’t want yet an other ‘known’ audience member to write for. I cannot picture myself publishing some of the things that I do knowing my MOTHER might read it. Part of me would want to delete my whole online existence. Part of me says SCREW THAT! I have put a lot into this for the last 4 (FOUR!!!) years. What the hell? I could block their IP addresses if they come. But that seems extreme. It’s my family.

I hate that I have to even consider this. OMG. The problems caused by one stupidly created email. 


tagged: blog online mom email sex omg parents youth stressed regular
stressed  stressed
December 01, 2007
Today Really Sucked Dirty Ass
 family drama    making a living    insanity   

Enough said, right? It’s one of those work related things, as well as family stuff, so off to Member’s Only Land…


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    tagged: work richard blog day people drama mom email bitchy family
June 17, 2007
My Brother Rocks Sometimes
 family drama   

My brother called me today just to make sure I called my father for Father’s Day before it got too late. Isn’t that awesome? He didn’t want me to forget. I had just gotten off the phone with my dad though, so it was all good. But still, props to my bro, yo. 


tagged: family brother phone call father's day father's day
May 22, 2007
I Don’t Much Like Cats… And Other Late Night Fun
 family drama    making a living    what's up?   

I just spent 5 minutes playing peek-a-boo with the cat. Is that wrong? And does posting this make me just that much closer to becoming a ‘cat blogger’? Sigh. It does, doesn’t it? Gah! Well there you go. I can’t really ignore them. They are obnoxious. Right now they are fighting over a chair. The tactics used are pretty funny. One squeezes in where there is no room and spreads out. The other starts licking, kissing, or cleaning and follows with a chomp on the ear. Now that’s love right there, the chomp. Nice!

So I am restless tonight. Can you tell? Yeah. I am listening to a podcast and late night snacking. I think I am tense. I have buyers remorse! ‘What did you buy?’ you ask… Well let me tell you…

It all started earlier today when I was informed that my PTO request was GRANTED! I will be on vacation from June 25 through July 5th!  I am so excited because as you know me and my man celebrate our anniversary on the Fourth of July! (Because that’s when I first went to his place and never left...) This year is a big one too. TEN YEARS. Gawd I feel old. Anyhoo, we bought tickets to Florida! And reserved a convertible! Odd choice for a car as the Florida weather will be questionable then as far as the afternoon rain, but it was the same price as the not converting number. Besides we will be staying for the most part with mom and dad, so that’s like saving money right? Anyway. I am so excited for Richard to experience the joy of the 8 hours of travel, the humidity, and the charm of my parent’s small adopted home town that censors Cosmo in the grocery.

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