Friday
Work was irritating...not anywhere near close to being one of Leanne's purgatory days. She views her days at work to be hellish and some days it turns into purgatory. My only purgatory day was when I removed my first baby from the hospital about 7 months ago. By the way, my yoda (that is what I nicknamed him) baby is doing just fine. He is on his way I believe to being placed for adoption. However I forgot a major step in the adoption process and had to scramble to correct this. I was fearful that I would affect yoda baby's timescales (basically shit you need to get done within the first year). I breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the day, but I do not think that I am completely out of the woods yet. Once the day ended I took to coping with my day by allowing myself to sink into a fantasy realm via movies from the video store and consumption of a couple of glasses of alcohol.

Saturday
I could of sworn that I planned to sleep in as much as possible today. I received a text from my next door neighbour informing me that I needed to move my car or pick up another ticket off the windshield. I dragged my ass out of bed and threw on some clothes that were never intended to be put together in an outfit or see the light of day. I stopped by my neighbour's house and had a bit of chat about helping her clear her back garden on Monday. I spent the rest of the day tidying up and preparing to go to a house party/birthday party in London. I drove into London, later that evening, thinking that it was similar to driving in any epicenter of a major city. No biggie, except for the agitation suffered following my printed directions that did not match the missing street signs. The party was amazing and the people I met were so interesting. Italians, South Africans, Americans, Brazilians, Finnish and some Brits. Of course I was intoxicated, but I was fine up until I hit the couch at 3 am. I met my nerdy white guy* and we chatted about cartoons and old school RnB. He was animated and funny. We flirted back and forth. The bummer is that he has a girlfriend and gave me the 'I am interested in you, but...' speech. One of my roomies had a great time swapping spit with a Brazilian in her ex-boyfriends house. The Finnish girl I met married a black military man and lived in Hayward, California for a couple of years before divorcing him. All night her drunk ass kept saying 'that is my girl from Hayward.' I happened to have lived in Hayward for a couple of months. Cool beans. Only hiccup was some Italian bitches (which does not include the Italians that I have known for the last 5 months) attempted to take over the party. Did not go over well with others.

*Nerdy white guy- I have realized that I am attracted to this type of man because they have a wealth of inane knowledge that is gleanable. I am not attracted to nerdy types in other races and can not give explanation to why that is. Let it be known that I am attracted to all races and consider myself to be an equal opportunity dater.


Sunday
I woke up hung over and having major second thoughts about the road trip Lynn and I planned for today. After some water, advil and coffee that all changed. We headed home to quickly change clothes and went on a three hour drive towards west England to the quaint city of Bath. We stopped in service station and got back on the highway to have a '28 days later' moment. There was only one car behind us and there were no cars in front or on the other side of the highway for at least a couple of miles. Creepy!

We made it to Bath and here's a little background info...
Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. It is situated 99 miles west of Central London.The city is founded around the only naturally occurring hot springs in the United Kingdom. It was first documented as a Roman spa, although tradition suggests that it was founded earlier. The waters from its spring were believed to be a cure for many afflictions. From Elizabethan to Georgian times it was a resort city for the wealthy. As a result of its popularity during the latter period, the city contains many fine examples of Georgian architecture, most notably the Royal Crescent. The city has a population of over 80,000 and is a World Heritage Site.

We came back home and watched more movies.

Monday-Bank Holiday
I woke up this morning with a groan knowing that I am supposed to assist my next door neighbour with clearing out her backyard. It has a foresty look to it. The groan quickly turned to a smile when I realized that it was raining. No lawn work for me. I gave Jennifer a call to confirm that my services would not be needed for the day. Hallelujah! We talked a bit about Lynn bday party she is having in June. She is the first invited guest and she has earned a place in my heart. She said that her mom would make coleslaw and potato salad, and she would pick up some liquor and bring chairs. Thank goodness. I hope the rest of our guests will be as considerate. But I made it a prerequiste in order for folks to attend that they had to bring something. We can not afford all the fixins on social worker's salaries.

Heading out to watch Spiderman 3...continue as you were