Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Ok, I have ALOT to blog about!!!!! First of all, yesterday I kept trying to post a more detailed summary like Liz did, blogger kept erasing my post for some reason, so I've decided to just quote Liz and then respond to what she wrote. (Cause she did such a great job anyway!)
It started off saturday with a phone call to Marie. We had never talked too each other so we both sounded nervous. I just wanted to let her know that I was leaving and when to expect me. The drive was uneventful, which is a good thing. Its about a 1and a half hour drive from my apt.
She said she would call me around 10:30am, so I was kinda sitting around waiting for the phone to ring!!!! I probably sounded like such an ass on the phone!!!! I got so excited just hearing her voice! (It made me even more nervous because hearing her voice made me all happy and giddy, what the hell was I going to do when I actually met her in person!!!!!)
When I arrived at Maries house, I met the family, and then we were off to the mall. She and I both agreed that It would probably be a good Idea to break the ice. It was nice to walk and talk. Ok, so we didn't spend too much time in the mall, so we decided to go to best buy. Where we found some Monty python dvd's and cd's. Marie decided to buy this two dvd set about the life of python.
I am one of those people that hate first impressions!!!! I had all this stuff going threw my head for what I should say to her when she arrived and when I saw her my mind went blank!!!! I can't even remember what I said to her!!!!! Then my biggest fear: Introducing her to my family!!! (I am very embarrsed when it comes to my family) So I introduced her, and then I wanted to rush out of there ASAP, I'm quite sure she knew this because I think like 10 sec after I introduced her I said something like, "are you ready to go to the mall?" I found out that she also likes stores that sell CD's and Movies so I asked if she'd rather go to Best Buy, and we did, and I actually found some Python stuff, so of course w/the way my Best Buy is, I needed to buy it when I saw it before it was gone!
After Best Buy we decided to go back to her house and watch Daves True meaning of Christmas Specials, and some other KITH related things. Let me just say that I never knew that Dave had such a pleasant singing voice. It was funny and warm and fuzzy all rolled in one. Great Stuff!!
I had decided even before she came that the first thing we were going to watch was Dave's X-mas special!(I felt so bad about making her wait so long) I was so glad that she enjoyed it, and it was so nice to laugh and smile w/someone who was enjoying it at the same time!!!
I Guess we left about 4:30 for the Chicago Theatre. The drive was very nice. We listened to bruces Shame based man. I was surprised to find out that she had never heard it. I have been listening too it on and off since 96, and it has kinda grown on me. I was glad that she seemed to enjoy it, because anyone who I have ever played it for has found it too strange.
Liz is such a great driver!!! And it was so nice listening to Bruce's Shame Based Man!! I did enjoy it, it was so funny! I was so glad she had brought it so that I could hear it!!! I also shared with her, one of my favourite things, everytime I go to Chicago my favourite thing is seeing the skyline!! Now this one was extra special, Picture this: Seeing the Skyline, in a car with with such a great friend, while listening to SBM!!! Corney I know, but i'll never forget it!!!! :)
When we got to Chicago, we didn't know what to do with ourselves before the show. So we found a Borders and went in for a few. (god this is a boring story, sorry) Most of the time was spent walking and talking. And looking for somewhere to eat. We shoulda done some more research, because we didn't find one place we wanted to eat. So we just sat in a Duncan Donuts drinking pop(soda for my east coast readers;) and talking. It was very cool to be able to talk face to face with someone that I had talked to more or less every day, on the internet.
Now at this point I was ready to murder my father!!! We couldn't find a place to eat to save our soles!!!!! And before, when we were planning the trip and everything, my dad told me: "Oh, don't worry about finding a place to eat, there are resturants all over downtown Chicago!" Like hell there are!! So we ended up just walking around and talking, and finally we decided that we would go in a Duncan Donuts and drink pop, warm up and eat at Denny's when we got back . It was so neat, because here Liz is sitting right next to me, I talk to her almost everyday on the Internet, and I couldn't think of anything to say to her!!!! I became a tounge twisted freak! I figured out that the problem was, I'm so used to just keeping quite about what i'm thinking/feeling (because usually I don't have anyone around who cares what I think) that I'd think of something to say, but because I was so used to keeping quite I would just stay quite, and I think she knew that, at least i'm hopping she did, because I think it seemed a bit rude that I was so quite.
It made me happy when I looked over at Marie and she was laughing just as hard as me. Im glad that she had a good time, she and I definatly needed it. :)
This was definately a good experience, and after she left I felt so sad that she was gone!!! (Here I am getting corney again) But I talked to her on the internet when she got home, and we talked about the weekend and everything. I asked her if she was uncomfortable and she said that she wasn't. Which I'm so happy about because that was one my other big fear! Making her uncomfortable!!! And even if she was she's a very good actress, because she seemed very comfortable, out of all the friends I've had over (Which haven't been many) she was the only one that actually seemed so relaxed and comfortable, and she's the only one i've ever felt that comfortable around! I know that spring break is going to be better because this was our first time meeting face to face, getting used to each other in person, but I know now that I can say anything to her with out being judged, we laugh at the same stuff and I can have a great time with her!!
Marie @ 2:37 PM