The Weekend Rockstars Are Practicing Their Lines

After this weekend, I am thoroughly Hampden-ed out. Friday night we went to Frazier's with Angel, Rob Soma, and Laurie, then over to Rocket. Stayed at Nick's to feed Mac in the morning. Intended to get to Hon Fest super early Saturday, but ended up getting there at 11 and finding good parking. I have never walked up and down The Avenue so many times in my life. There was, we learned, some validity to all of the Hon Fest backlash I'd been hearing about---this year it just got TOO big, too over the top, way too commercial. There were corporate sponsors and it seemed very contrived in parts. It's funny, because everything we ended up doing whilst there, everything we ate, everything we bought (which was very little), were all from places we go to anyways, so in a way, we just went to Hampden like regular, there just happened to be all these assholes there, too. Not everybody, mind, but the majority of the fucking yuppies, the tourists. Later on, when it started winding down, all the indigenous Hampdenites started seeping out of the woodwork, reclaiming their streets. I swear, I don't know what is worse sometimes, the natives, the yuppies, or the hipsters trying too hard. It was good to take breaks and walk up the side streets to get away from "The Maddening Crowd," random Thomas Hardy reference haha.

I was rather pleased with the fact that even though I figured I would, and even resigned or allowed for eating street fair food, ended up not eating anything from the festival, except for some Italian Ice (it was so hot), which is just water. Went to Starbucks on the way, ate lunch at Fraizier's, had a cheeseburger, then later we walked to Flip's for a couple drinks, then back to The Avenue right before the storm came up, retreated to Rocket for a couple of beverages, then walked to Golden West for dinner. Had the Turkey Jack sandwich again, only ate half, though. Went back to Nick's for a bit, then to mine and off back to Frazier's to meet up with the usual suspects again. I figure Carmin and Allen were with Rob and Melanie, because they got home after us, and while I checked to see if it was them that were downstairs, they didn't know we were home, got freaked out, and here comes Allen upstairs to investigate, armed with a beer and a pair of scissors, opening the bedroom door, and all of us getting startled. It was so funny, Allen still standing there explaining how they heard noises, and Nick and I in bed, in our underwear, then telling me, "nice body, by the way, I mean her." I then heard Carmin yelling, because Allen wanted to keep drinking once they were home, and then we went to Philly yesterday, so I haven't gotten to see her in a long time. For that reason, I am planning on staying home tonight, I know for sure that she is pissed with me for being out so much and leaving her in the house alone. I do miss her, too, and want to hang out and I do feel so bad about it, but at the same time, it is so hard for me to pass up the opportunity to be with Nick. Just like I know even though I need to make time tonight to see Carmin, I am going to hate not seeing him. I wish her and Allen would do something with Nick and I for once, they go with Rob and Melanie all the time. Went to Philly yesterday. Had a delicious dinner at Cuba Libre, totally worth it, despite the staff being a little wierd and shitty, then to Eulogy for Belgian beer, then on an ultimatley fruitless wild goose chase to find this club, Disgraceland, that was at neither of the two conflicting addresses we had. Ended up just driving home and getting Nick some Carlsberg's at Racer's (that made him feel better). Back to the house for various wonderful things, of varying degrees of legality haha.

Saturday marked our dating three months, and Nick said I am officially his longest girlfriend. I am really committed to being a good girl for him, not falling back into my bad old ways, and keeping the things I learned and have turned away from with what happened with Rob and I in the forefront of my mind.

I do want to see Carmin and try to redeem myself this evening, but I will be so glad to see Nick tomorrow for Two For Tuesdays.