I have been in a terrible funk of late, due to health reasons among other things, but my friends have done their best to help me banish it. Saturday after work I went over to K's house and had dinner with her, her kids, husband, and husband's friend. It was great to be surrounded by so many people. We ate lots of homemade burritos and watched a movie--or attempted to. Out of the six people in attendance, only two of us managed to remain conscious throughout the entire show. Granted, it was a long and slow-moving film, but it held my attention well enough. The movie was "Mongolian Ping Pong." I liked it, but I think I was alone in my appreciation. K's husband and his friend were being driven absolutely nuts by the pacing and began boisterously heckling the screen about halfway through. If you don't mind prolonged, long-range camera shots and a slow-moving and sparse plot, it's truly worth it. The scenery is breathtaking and I felt that the pacing and subdued dialogue fit the story and the culture beautifully. It reflected the broad, bleak landscapes and the isolation of a nuclear family living alone miles away from the closest neighbors.
Then I spent all day yesterday in Newport Beach with three friends--it was a much needed departure from my daily routine. Nothing but mindless fun and lots of lascivious conversation. We tried on corsets, ate a lot of food, made dizzying rounds in and out of the dressing rooms in a funky alternative clothing store with a sulky salesclerk with multicolored tall hair, and watched K (the other one) and L drink a lot of mixed drinks. Those girls know how to have a good time.
That's me in that photo, by the way, sporting the dominatrix outfit that I will be wearing to my new night job. I seem to have misplaced my whip...
Today I paid dearly for my fun, unfortunately. While I had only a few sips of the drinks (I was driving), I shouldn't have exerted myself so much. I couldn't sleep last night on top of being so exhausted, and today I'm really just not feeling up to snuff. I work tomorrow at the brewery and then have two days off to rest up. After a few more days' work at Stone I will leave for my survey job in Barstow--wish me luck!
3 comments:
K-
Wait! So I send you some monies for yor non-profit and now your' buying corset's! I cannot believe it! Next thing you know...you will be buying pizzas'.
Actually, seeing you in that corset makes me wonder...are you really comfortable? Is this a foreshadowing of some libidinal persona starting to permeate slowly through your soul? Will I start to see black stilettos, a patent leather Chevron, and an 18" chrome handled cat these next few years? Is this a mid-life crisis a la Betty Page?
If it is, why aren't I experiencing a mid-life crisis as well? And furthermore, why am I so far away from you when you are experiencing yours? You see, my life is rather mundane and I have never experienced many things...so if I were around you during this mid-life crisis, it would be nice. It would make me feel like I am experiencing a mid-life crisis too. Oh you are so lucky!
Ciao bella!
Fernando Gus A.
Dearest Gus, thank you so much for that liberal sprinkle of abused apostrophes! Or should I say, apostrophe's? Feel free to share some of my crises anytime; I'm growing tired of them! A whip and a Betty Page haircut sound like much more fun.
K
K-
Stick with the stilettos and the whip sans Betty Page haircut. Also avoid the other tricks of the libidinal trade. They were just to weird to mention...like the plug for I don't know butt...I mean, what! Oh, and the Arab Strap! I thought it was just the title of the Belle and Sebestian CD. Little did I know.
I hope all is well with you and that everything's clean between your tines.
I te watcho,
Fernando Gus A.
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