The three-day weekend unfortunately came to a close and I am back at work today, but this will only be a three-day work week for me since I am off Friday, as well. So hopefully today and the next two will pass quick enough and in that time I can get the remaining packing stuff sorted out. Friday when I got out of here, I had totally checked out and thought nothing more about this place or any loose ends or any of what would await me when I got back. Took me the first full hour atleast just to sift through the mound of shit piled on my desk. Friday night went to Flip's in Hampden back by the mills and that with Rob and Angel. Have had better times, but it was lovely to come home and go to bed. Saturday was gorgeous (as was the entire weekend, really smashing weather), and it was a shame we didn't go to Brew At The Zoo, but we spent a good deal of time outside anyways. Stopped off at Nick's for him to change his shoes before he had us head to The Walter's on some mystery mission, shrouded in secrecy, for him to run in the museum whilst I circled the block and picked him back up. When he got in the car it was revealed the purpose of the trip was for him to procure my B-day present, a map of the London tube system from the Walter's current Maps exhibition (which I want to see before it closes.). It is lovely, and while it didn't cost much, it makes me very happy and Nick said how my face lit up and I looked like I had an orgasm when he gave it to me. I got a frame for it at Target last night and I am going to hang it in my room at the new house. It looks super cool. We went to The Wharf Rat down by the stadiums and had delicious fish and chips and I even had a beer (very British, got my map, pub fare, pint). Sat outside in the beautiful weather. Then, stuffed to the gills, we went to work it off at the park. Only got to Druid Hill once this weekend, but it was still good. Probably won't get there this weekend because of moving and my B-day, but totally want to go and enjoy working out there as much as possible. We walked around the lake, which is two miles, ran 100 meters, used the olipticle machines and some of the others. Saw more beautiful orioles. Didn't get to go down the slides this time, way too crowded. Of course The Brew was going on on the other side of the park in the zoo, and when my Mom called me as we were getting ready to leave, she said she had just seen a girl that looked like me walking there as they were leaving The Brew. That was funny, because it was in fact us walking around the lake. We left the park and Nick had us go up to Television Hill to see the view, which would be even better when the trees aren't fully in bloom. Left there and headed back to his by way of the Starbucks in Mt. Washington (promptly undoing any good the exercise would have done). Then we hung out a bit looking at a map of Baltimore from the 1800's that his mom has before I left to go home and get dressed and came back to pick him up. We headed to The Owl Bar. I had been wanting to take him there and while it was wierd not having been there since I think maybe my B-day last year, and of course on account of the fact that I was supposed to have been getting married there this year, I was glad to go and show it off and it is just so beautiful. I was really glad that Nick ended up liking it and the next day he told somebody how cool it was. It was dead that night, though, which was really wierd and disconcerting to me because I really hope they are not falling upon hard times or anything. I think it may have just been because of the holiday weekend or something though because the bartender said last weekend was busy. We got dinner there---wonderful Margherita pizza for me (my favourite!) and Nick got a burger (with bacon, of course), several drinks, including my SoCo Amaretto. Then over to Brewer's, for last call, where the Cherry Beer that I so enjoyed last week was nowhere near as good. I suspect it was either because I was drunk last week when I tried it and it tasted better for that reason (although, I was a little drunk Saturday) or they used all of their good beer for The Brew earlier that day and this was a sub-par batch.

Sunday we went to Riverside Park in South Baltimore for The Baltimore Tattoo Museum's Kickball Tournament and Cook-out. I so wanted to go to a cookout this weekend so I was really glad we found one. It was free yet, and while I really wished I would have brought something, the food was delicious and there was beer. I was in total Summer-Cookout mode, because I was drinking beer of my own volition and it tasted pretty good out in the sun. It wasn't even fancy beer. The weather again was so beautiful and there were so many awesome dogs to watch. We stayed there for several hours (grazing, I ate so much!!) then went to Fells to meet Christina and Cyntia for pizza and went to Soundgarden. Got The Kills on vinyl and an Amy Winehouse dvd. We were supposed to go to Ottobar with Rob and Angel but there was drama between them so Nick went out with Rob and I hung out with Carmin, didn't want to see Angel, and while Carmin and I had it out again about me abandoning her and not hanging out enough, it ended up alright and us talking about the new house and regular conversation. Nick came back over to sleep and yesterday we went to his for a Monty Python marathon on BBC America (Brilliant!!). I went out with Carm for ice cream and Target. Very cool. Tonight's Two For Tuesdays. Very excited. Plan on getting some more on the packing front done before going out. Really not too terribly much left, amazingly. Still need to go through and get rid of more stuff. Must be merciless.

Ate so fucking bad all last week, this weekend espceially. Totally committed to eating very, very litte this week, and ONLY salad and fruit. I know I will be bad again this weekend, so I must fast as much as possible. Seriously put every ounce back on, but have faith I can drop it.