Time to Myself

Well I have taken a few days off from tours and work, which I needed. My ribs are still sore but I am doing alright for the most part. Tonight I went to my watering hole and saw Emma, Tim, Shelly, Will, Richie, and Manny. I love coming to the lantern and knowing cool people. It doesn't happen enough. We had a great time of laughing and carrying on. Those are the times I enjoy, the things I remember.

From the Doctor

Well I went to the doctor today and I do have a cracked rib, but he gave me some pills that make the world all better. After, I went for a couple of drinks (which I was quickly informed was against my best interest, but I did any way). As the night progressed, I was also informed that as an adult I should not have a roommate anymore. Apparently, in some bizarre way that makes me less of a person. I want to be very clear about this: I lived alone for the ten years before Katrina, quite comfortably. I choose to live with someone that is very cool and a nice compliment to myself. She is my friend and my confidant, and I challenge anyone to question this. And if any person thinks that it is odd for a gay man to live with a straight woman, I say get over yourself. It is rare that you find a friend that will watch-out for you, deal with your short-comings, and ignore your indiscretions. There is way too much judgment romping about concerning how people should be, or what they should do. I ascribe to being content and happy, which even with my bouts of depression I am very happy with certain things, my roommate and my friends (i.e. my family) are at the top of the list.

My Glasses

Over the sailing trip I was on I did not mention I thought I left my glasses on the boat. For those of you who know me this is a big deal. I am legally blind and can not wear contacts for too long without having problems with them. As the idiot I am, Larry called me today because he got to the boat and could not find them. I researched my bags and realized I stuck the glasses in a side pocket of my bag. So I have my glasses now. Ironically, I wore my contacts on the trip for fear of loosing my glasses. I left work early today because I was basically falling asleep at my desk. We are doing a lot of work on code enforcement downtown and it is a rather daunting task. I am happy that my role is more monitoring progress and making sure progress is being made as opposed to handling everything myself. I have four rangers handling most of the hands-on work so I get to answer questions, do a little research, and handle the weird stuff that comes-up. Tonight, I am just staying home and trying to pick-up my room as best I can not being able to pick-up much. Although, I am watching Family Guy and was introduced to a rather odd term a "Cleveland Steamer." I will not go into detail about what it means (if you really want to know, look it up like I did but be warned). There are a lot of odd things that people come-up with. Sickly enough, I am curious about the etymology of this term but not enough to delve any deeper. There are somethings that are just a bit too much for me.

Two Posts In a Row

Since I took an extra day off of work, I thought I would go ahead and do another quick post. I was just surfing the web and realized that the Gay Appreciation Awards will be allowing on-line voting June 9-15. There are just a couple of categories I am going to vote on: bartender of the year and entertainer of the year. I definitely would love to see Coca get entertainer of the year and Will as bartender of the year. If you are so inclined, please take the time and cast a vote. I will try to post again closer to time to remind everyone. Other than that, I think I am going to have to go to the doctor. My left rib cage is hurting really bad now and I want to make sure I didn't fracture anything. Although if memory serves there isn't much they can do for it anyway.

Sailed Away and Made It Back

Well, I went sailing this past weekend and just got back home today. It was really a good time until last night when I managed to fall off the boat. My right leg is all scratched-up, somewhat deep in a couple of places. The bigger issue is my left ribcage is very tender and I think I may have bruised or cracked something. I am horrifically embarrassed and feel I should not be showing my face anytime soon. But you might notice my slide show is updated from all the things I have been doing this past couple of weeks. You can also refer to my picassa page if you want to see them separated. I also got an email today from an old friend that I used to work with at the rangers. She was kind of shocked to hear I was back in New Orleans and working for the program again. Part of me is a little ashamed that I am not really doing more with my life. I think right now, I am just feeling a little down and it kind of hurts to breath. I guess I really am a tragic mess.

Up Late

I had a great time tonight. I hung-out with friends (Ken, Will and Jeff). I do have to go into work in a couple of hours for some sort of immediate thing but I am ok with it I think. I just hate working so many days a week. Although my sailing trip to Pensacola will be soon so I can not complain too much. I just really hope I have the money to afford a good time. I think I need it. BTW if anyone has a sleeping bag I can use, I would appreciate it.

Just a Quick Note

I only have a few minutes before my tour but today has already been a crazy day. I am still working on the parcel by parcel survey database and system. I think we almost have all the bugs worked-out (Thank God!). I have to say I have some really great people working for me, willing to help me pull all of this together. Tonight, I am supposed to have several people on my tour which means I won't get to the Lantern in time for pizza, but I should have money to by my own. Mmmm...I can eat tonight!!! hehehe